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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Governor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Carmichael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Governor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Governor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rob Carmichael!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carmichael misses with a hook
and Carmichael takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rob Carmichael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carmichael throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Governor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carmichael misses with a combination
and Governor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carmichael takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Governor lands a jab.
Carmichael is rocked!
Carmichael throws a lazy uppercut
so Governor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Carmichael is still in real trouble! Can Governor finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Governor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Governor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carmichael seems to have recovered his senses.
Governor throws a big right hand that misses.
Governor wants to pass the guard but Carmichael is keeping the position.
Carmichael controls Governor momentarily but Governor frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Governor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carmichael is trying to control the position but Governor postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Governor stopping the sweep attempt from Carmichael.
Governor cracks Carmichael with a solid left hand.
Carmichael keeping moving, preventing Governor from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Governor connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Governor wants to control from the top but Carmichael keeps moving.
Governor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Governor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Governor wants to control from the top but Carmichael keeps moving.
Governor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Governor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Governor thows a big elbow that misses.
Governor slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Governor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carmichael has momentary wrist control but Governor slips an elbow through the middle.
Governor looking to pass the guard.
Carmichael preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Governor wants to control from the top but Carmichael keeps moving.
Governor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Governor throwing strikes from guard but Carmichael blocks nicely.
Carmichael preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carmichael working a defensive guard here.
Governor is looking to work some ground and pound but Carmichael has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Governor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Governor closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Governor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carmichael makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Governor.
Governor digs a right hand into Carmichael's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carmichael's gas tank.
Governor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Governor has closed the distance and engaged Carmichael in a clinch.
Governor pushes Carmichael back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Governor lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Governor.
Governor works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Carmichael wants to hit a switch here but Governor passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Carmichael there!
Governor misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Governor there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Governor misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carmichael tries to hold on but Governor postures up.
Governor throwing strikes but Carmichael bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Carmichael looking to hit a scissor sweep but Governor is one step ahead there.
Carmichael has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Governor throws a big right hand that misses.
Governor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Governor seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Governor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carmichael pulls Governor in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rob Carmichael hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Governor throws a leg kick which misses Carmichael's front leg but catches the back leg as Carmichael tries to avoid it.
Carmichael swings away with a body shot that misses
and Governor counters by moving into the clinch.
Governor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carmichael has a couple of punches blocked by Governor.
Carmichael throws a punch but it's blocked by Governor.
Governor blocks an uppercut.
Carmichael can't break the clinch.
Carmichael misses with a punch on the inside.
Governor works on Carmichael's body with a couple of short punches.
Governor gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Governor works over Carmichael with some ground and pound from guard.
Governor connects with a couple of short punches.
Governor wants to pass the guard but Carmichael is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Governor postures up in Carmichael's guard and throws a big left but Carmichael blocks it.
Governor trying to control but Carmichael is working from the bottom.
Governor pushes down on Carmichael's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Governor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carmichael keeps working.
Governor perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Governor dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Carmichael connects with a jab.
Carmichael throws a predictable looking body shot
and Governor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Governor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carmichael.
Carmichael throws a poor cross that misses
and Governor moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Carmichael fails to land.
Nice body punch from Governor - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carmichael.
Carmichael working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Governor.
Carmichael throws a head punch that misses.
Governor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Governor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Governor moves into the clinch.
Governor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carmichael misses with the head strike.
Carmichael tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carmichael misses with a hook from the clinch.
Governor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carmichael backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carmichael.
Governor presses Carmichael against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carmichael takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Governor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Governor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Governor turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Governor manages to end up in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Governor working the ground and pound from side control.
Governor working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Governor lands some shots froms side control.
Governor landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Governor sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Carmichael is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jimmy Governor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Governor misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Carmichael dodges the ground and pound from Governor.
Carmichael dodges the ground and pound from Governor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Governor looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Carmichael is avoiding damage well.
Governor creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Carmichael sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Governor throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Governor are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Carmichael gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Governor with a couple of short strikes.
Carmichael holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Governor tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Governor dominating with strikes here.
Governor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Governor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Governor lands a big elbow - Carmichael is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Carmichael is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jimmy Governor!
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