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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hinuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and River Greywar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greywar has chosen Written in the stars as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. River Greywar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Hinuri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, River Greywar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinuri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Greywar throws a solid leg kick but Hinuri takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Greywar.
Hinuri misses the shot to the body.
Greywar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hinuri but Hinuri pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hinuri misses with a body shot.
Greywar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hinuri throws a body punch but Greywar moves out of range.
Jack Hinuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hinuri looks for a takedown but Greywar sprawls well.
Greywar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hinuri to the mat! Hinuri manages to get full guard.
Hinuri not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hinuri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Greywar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hinuri. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Greywar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Greywar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hinuri is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greywar won't allow Hinuri to sweep him here.
Hinuri working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Greywar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Greywar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hinuri will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hinuri manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Greywar manages to get himself to full guard.
Hinuri is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hinuri wants to control from the top but Greywar keeps moving.
Hinuri with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hinuri wants to control from the top but Greywar keeps moving.
Hinuri drops back looking for a leg! Greywar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Greywar manages to kick Hinuri off! Hinuri jumps back into Greywar's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinuri advances position into side control!
Greywar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hinuri thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hinuri wants to control but Greywar is keeping him busy.
Greywar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hinuri's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hinuri is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Greywar has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinuri takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hinuri tries to pass to full mount but Greywar defends it.
Hinuri is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Greywar sees it coming and defends easily.
Greywar wants to control but Hinuri is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Greywar tries to get to full guard but Hinuri has control of the leg.
Hinuri missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hinuri is working for a submission of some sort.
Hinuri is looking for a kimura but Greywar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hinuri to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greywar is looking to improve his position.
Greywar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Greywar.
Greywar trying to keep a closed guard but Hinuri is proving a slippery customer.
Hinuri passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hinuri is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Greywar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hinuri.
Greywar actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hinuri dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hinuri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hinuri lands with a hook. Greywar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hinuri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Greywar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hinuri displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Greywar.
Hinuri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hinuri scores with a jab.
Hinuri lands a head kick. Greywar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Greywar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hinuri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Greywar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Greywar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greywar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hinuri has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A combination from Hinuri does no damage.
Hinuri scoring well with a low kick there.
Hinuri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Greywar throws a low kick but Hinuri avoids it.
Hinuri throws a right hand that Greywar ducks under and follows up with a left that Greywar also avoids with ease.
Greywar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Greywar thumps Hinuri with a low kick.
Hinuri throws a leg kick but Greywar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Greywar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hinuri can pounce on him.
Hinuri scores with a jab to the body.
Hinuri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Greywar in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinuri walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Greywar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hinuri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hinuri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hinuri throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Greywar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Hinuri.
Sloppy strikes from Greywar. Those never looked like landing.
Jack Hinuri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greywar moves out of range of the body kick.
Hinuri lands with a shot to the body.
Hinuri pushes Greywar up against the cage in a clinch.
Greywar is trying to force a seperation but Hinuri has the dominant position.
Hinuri pressing his opponent against the cage.
Greywar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greywar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Greywar has hold of one of Hinuri's legs. Hinuri is fighting the takedown attempt but Greywar gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Greywar won't allow Hinuri to sweep him here.
Greywar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jack Hinuri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Greywar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Greywar thows a big elbow that misses.
Greywar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hinuri is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hinuri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Greywar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hinuri is on top in guard.
Hinuri drops back looking for a leg! Greywar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Greywar manages to kick Hinuri off! Hinuri jumps back into Greywar's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinuri slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Greywar can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hinuri thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Greywar tries to buck Hinuri off but Hinuri is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Greywar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greywar is looking for a sweep.
Hinuri looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hinuri dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hinuri misses with a series of wild punches.
Hinuri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Hinuri. Those never looked like landing.
Hinuri shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Greywar pinned against the cage. Greywar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice combination there by Hinuri.
Hinuri lands a slapping body shot.
Hinuri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinuri fails with a takedown attempt.
Greywar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hinuri throws a head kick that misses.
Greywar avoids the head kick by Hinuri.
Hinuri takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Greywar lands a jab-cross combination.
Greywar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A chopping leg kick lands by Greywar.
Greywar misses with a low kick.
Hinuri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hinuri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinuri blocks a low kick nicely.
Hinuri misses with a body kick.
Greywar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Greywar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hinuri.
Greywar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hinuri.
Hinuri is looking to wear down Greywar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greywar misses with a series of wild punches.
Hinuri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hinuri lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Greywar backwards.
Greywar working hard to break the clinch.
Greywar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hinuri is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hinuri shoots in looking for a takedown. Greywar tries to sprawl out of it but Hinuri keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Greywar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hinuri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greywar misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinuri checks the leg kick.
Hinuri misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Hinuri.
Greywar throws a sloppy head kick and Hinuri moves out of range easily.
Hinuri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hinuri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Greywar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinuri throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hinuri scores with a nice head shot.
Hinuri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Greywar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hinuri is out of range.
Greywar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Greywar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hinuri counters with a head kick.
Greywar closes the distance and clinches up with Hinuri, looking for a takedown. Greywar pushes Hinuri against the cage but Hinuri circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hinuri tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Greywar is able to avoid easily.
Greywar is looking to chop away at Hinuri's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greywar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hinuri fails with a takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Hinuri blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jack Hinuri did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Greywar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Greywar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hinuri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Greywar tries to bum rush Hinuri with a series of wild strikes but Hinuri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hinuri throws a one two combo.
Hinuri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greywar.
Greywar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hinuri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Greywar misses with a wild combination.
Hinuri with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinuri cracks Greywar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Greywar tries to bum rush Hinuri with a series of wild strikes but Hinuri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hinuri defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Greywar.
Hinuri fails to land the takedown.
Greywar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Greywar swats away the attempt to clinch by Hinuri.
Hinuri throws a nice looking combination but Greywar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hinuri is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Greywar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hinuri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinuri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Greywar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hinuri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Greywar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jack Hinuri is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Hinuri.
Hinuri lands a slapping body shot.
Hinuri shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Greywar is desperately trying to improve his position but Hinuri has a good base and remains in mount.
Hinuri controlling from the full mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greywar tries to hold on but Hinuri pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinuri trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hinuri with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Greywar gets back to half guard.
Greywar is concentrating on defense, preventing Hinuri from advancing position.
Hinuri is looking to advance position but Greywar won't allow it.
Greywar is refusing to be controlled, as Hinuri sits in half guard.
Hinuri seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greywar tries to get to full guard but Hinuri has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinuri is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Greywar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hinuri stopping the sweep attempt from Greywar.
Greywar keeping moving, preventing Hinuri from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greywar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hinuri had his way with River Greywar in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hinuri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Greywar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Greywar.
Hinuri misses with a double jab.
Hinuri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hinuri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hinuri scores with a jab to the body.
Hinuri misses the shot to the body.
Hinuri tries a head kick but it misses.
Greywar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hinuri misses with an uppercut. Greywar saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinuri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greywar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Greywar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hinuri avoids it really well and circles away.
Greywar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hinuri cracks Greywar with a good jab.
Greywar looks to land a combination but Hinuri avoids it well.
Greywar dodges the punch combination from Hinuri.
Hinuri lands with a hook. Greywar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hinuri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hinuri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Greywar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hinuri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greywar checks a low kick from Hinuri.
Greywar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hinuri dips to his left and cracks Greywar with an uppercut!
Hinuri throws a body punch but Greywar moves out of range.
Hinuri throws a shot to the body.
Hinuri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hinuri looks to score with a jab to the body but Greywar is just out of range.
A low kick from Greywar misses
and Hinuri makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinuri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Greywar checks a low kick from Hinuri.
Hinuri lands a slapping body shot.
Greywar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hinuri tests Greywar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Hinuri does no damage.
Greywar looks for a takedown but Hinuri sprawls well.
Greywar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hinuri closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greywar is trying to break the clinch but Hinuri has him pressed against the cage.
Hinuri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hinuri unloads a knee to the mid-section. Greywar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hinuri tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hinuri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hinuri. Greywar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greywar slaps away a takedown attempt from Hinuri, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jack Hinuri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hinuri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greywar was well out of range. Poor timing from Hinuri.
Greywar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hinuri plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hinuri just misses with a punch to the body.
River Greywar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greywar tries to bum rush Hinuri with a series of wild strikes but Hinuri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Hinuri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hinuri has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Hinuri!
Jack Hinuri retains his featherweight title!
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