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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Belcole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Boxer has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Belcole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belcole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boxer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Belcole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belcole shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Boxer's guard.
Belcole stands and steps away. Boxer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Boxer shoots in for a takedown but Belcole shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boxer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belcole darts in trying to clinch
and Boxer counters with a right hand to the body.
Belcole fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Boxer to the ground. Belcole is now in Boxer's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Belcole defends well.
Boxer trying to keep a closed guard but Belcole is proving a slippery customer.
Boxer trying to strike off his back.
Belcole trying to control but Boxer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belcole is really struggling to control Boxer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Boxer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brian Belcole wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Belcole tries to clinch up.
Belcole moves in looking to clinch but Boxer pushes him off.
Boxer lands a leg kick that knocks Belcole off balance momentarily.
Belcole tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boxer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Belcole thinking.
Boxer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Belcole as he avoids it easily.
Boxer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belcole fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boxer, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belcole is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brian Belcole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Boxer.
Belcole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boxer blocks it with crossed arms.
Boxer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Belcole to keep the fight standing.
Belcole gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Belcole connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boxer's face.
Boxer goes for a takedown attempt but Belcole pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Belcole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belcole wants to clinch up but Boxer keeps it at a distance.
Belcole slips a jab and a cross from Boxer.
Belcole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boxer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer throws a head kick that misses.
Belcole tries to clinch up but Boxer circles away and keeps his distance.
Belcole is looking to clinch.
Belcole tries to clinch up but Boxer circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belcole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belcole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belcole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boxer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boxer throws a right and a left that Belcole avoids nicely.
Belcole instigates a clinch.
Boxer looking for a takedown.
Belcole tries to land a knee to the head but Boxer blocks with his arms.
Belcole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boxer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Belcole slows down the pace here.
Boxer tries to pull guard but Belcole won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Belcole walks away with a smile on his face. Boxer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boxer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Belcole's head.
Belcole darts in and clinches Boxer up against the cage.
Belcole looking to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Belcole.
Belcole unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boxer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boxer drags the fight down to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Belcole sitting in guard, not really doing much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Belcole dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boxer gets tackled into the cage by Belcole. Belcole maintains the clinch.
Boxer is trying to pull guard but Belcole has him pressed against the cage.
Boxer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Belcole gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Belcole with a knee to the head.
Belcole misses with a knee strike.
Belcole with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boxer jumps guard but Belcole stands there with Boxer around his waist. Boxer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brian Belcole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Boxer.
Belcole pushes off an throws an elbow but Boxer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Belcole tries to land a knee to the head but Boxer blocks with his arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Belcole prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boxer takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Belcole walks away with a smile on his face. Boxer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Belcole has Boxer up against the cage in a clinch.
Boxer wants to break free but Belcole has control.
Belcole creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boxer's defenses.
Belcole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boxer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Belcole.
Boxer tries to pull guard but Belcole won't allow it.
Boxer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boxer tries to break the clinch but Belcole is controlling the position.
Boxer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boxer is trying to pull guard but Belcole has him pressed against the cage.
Brian Belcole has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boxer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Belcole after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boxer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boxer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belcole circles away quickly and effectively.
Boxer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belcole.
Belcole moves in looking to clinch but Boxer pushes him off.
Belcole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxer misses with a head kick.
Belcole bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Boxer tries to improve position but can't.
Boxer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Belcole controlling the position.
Boxer is not content to let Belcole control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcole tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Belcole has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boxer wants to control but Belcole postures up.
Belcole stands up and beckons Boxer to his feet.
Belcole is looking to clinch but Boxer is avoiding it.
Belcole takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Belcole is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belcole closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boxer counters with a straight right hand.
Boxer dives in and grabs Belcole's left leg, looking for a takedown. Belcole pushes down on Boxer's head and hops out.
Belcole moves in looking to clinch but Boxer pushes him off.
Boxer scores with a nice head shot.
Boxer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Boxer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brian Belcole overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belcole blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boxer.
Boxer is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Belcole dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Boxer throws a leg kick
and Belcole counters by moving into the clinch.
Boxer is trying to pull guard but Belcole has him pressed against the cage.
Belcole comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boxer can't get the takedown.
Belcole lands an elbow just above Boxer 's eye.
Belcole effectively controlling the action here.
Boxer pulls guard effortlessly.
Belcole won't allow Boxer to sweep him here.
Belcole stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Boxer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boxer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Belcole's calf.
Belcole connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer throws the kick towards the body but Belcole avoids it.
Belcole tries to clinch up but Boxer circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Belcole napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Boxer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Belcole is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Boxer is controlling him well.
Belcole regains half guard, as Boxer was trying to land strikes.
Belcole kicks off Boxer and gets to his feet.
Boxer throws a shot to the body.
Belcole is looking to clinch.
Belcole moves in looking to clinch but Boxer pushes him off.
Boxer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belcole shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Boxer's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxer controls Belcole momentarily but Belcole frees himself.
Belcole stands up and waves to Boxer to follow him.
Belcole doesn't manage to clinch there - Boxer circles away.
Boxer is looking to chop away at Belcole's legs.
Boxer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belcole clinches with his opponent.
Belcole lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boxer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Belcole smiles and moves away.
Brian Belcole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Boxer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcole shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Boxer keeping moving, preventing Belcole from controlling successfully.
Boxer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boxer has his foot on Belcole's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Belcole works his way back into a safe position though.
Brian Belcole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Belcole looking to pass the guard.
Belcole slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Belcole avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belcole won't allow Boxer to sweep him here.
Boxer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Belcole avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Belcole stands and steps away. Boxer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mark Boxer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belcole blocks a head kick by Boxer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belcole wants to clinch up but Boxer keeps it at a distance.
Belcole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Belcole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belcole 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Belcole!
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energy
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hype
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