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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ralf Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralf Lazarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trent Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lazarus defends it nicely.
Lazarus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stevens is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stevens tries to clinch up but Lazarus circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lazarus sizes up Stevens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stevens tries to clinch there but Lazarus circles away.
Lazarus feints a jab promting Stevens to slip. Lazarus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stevens slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lazarus swinging wildly here.
Lazarus misses with a wild combination.
Lazarus misses with a straight left.
Stevens lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Ralf Lazarus has been cut.
Stevens moves in looking to clinch but Lazarus pushes him off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lazarus misses with a combination
and Stevens counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stevens.
Lazarus is breathing heavily.
Stevens manages to break the clinch.
Stevens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lazarus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lazarus working hard to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Stevens as the two fighters clinch.
Stevens changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lazarus fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stevens throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lazarus's waist but Lazarus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stevens off to one side.
Ralf Lazarus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Stevens.
Stevens takes one to the side of the head.
Lazarus leaves Stevens with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lazarus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stevens tries to clinch up but Lazarus circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevens fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stevens shoots in for a double leg but Lazarus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lazarus has a takedown stuffed.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ralf Lazarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lazarus lands with an overhand left.
Lazarus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch but Lazarus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stevens tries to clinch there but Lazarus circles away.
Lazarus wants to clinch up but Stevens keeps it at a distance.
Lazarus fails to land with a series of punches.
Lazarus throws a series of punches but Stevens avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevens darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stevens thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lazarus's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Lazarus won't allow Stevens to pass to mount.
Stevens is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stevens tries to stand and escape but Lazarus is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stevens doesn't manage to clinch there - Lazarus circles away.
Stevens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens checks a leg kick.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lazarus as he jumps to the side.
Lazarus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stevens avoids it really well and circles away.
Lazarus throws a sloppy head kick and Stevens moves out of range easily.
Stevens doesn't manage to clinch there - Lazarus circles away.
Lazarus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stevens.
Stevens clinches.
Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens wants to slow Lazarus down by chopping away at his legs.
Lazarus throws a leg kick but Stevens sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lazarus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stevens.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Stevens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ralf Lazarus's cut.
That's time! Lazarus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lazarus connects with a crisp jab.
Stevens moves into the clinch.
Stevens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lazarus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stevens scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stevens tries to clinch up.
Stevens misses with a series of wild punches.
Lazarus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevens throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lazarus connects with a jab.
Lazarus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stevens.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lazarus gets tackled into the cage by Stevens. Stevens maintains the clinch.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevens wants to clinch up but Lazarus keeps it at a distance.
Lazarus swinging wildly here.
Stevens tries to clinch but Lazarus is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens shoots for a takedown but Lazarus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lazarus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stevens rushes Lazarus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stevens jumps guard but Lazarus turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stevens lands a nice elbow.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trent Stevens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lazarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stevens wants to clinch up but Lazarus keeps it at a distance.
No luck for Stevens with that takedown attempt.
Ralf Lazarus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Stevens.
Lazarus misses with a head kick.
Lazarus scores with a nice head shot.
Lazarus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stevens. Stevens circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lazarus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stevens misses with the combination.
Ralf Lazarus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevens moves in looking to clinch but Lazarus pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus misses with a double jab.
Stevens throws a series of punches but Lazarus moves out of range.
Lazarus pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stevens back to the cage. Lazarus follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stevens will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevens is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lazarus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lazarus throws a big shot that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stevens shoots for a takedown but Lazarus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lazarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lazarus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stevens's waist but Stevens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lazarus off to one side.
Lazarus jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus fails to land with a series of punches.
Lazarus throws a right hand that Stevens ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevens also avoids with ease.
Stevens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lazarus as he jumps to the side.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Stevens tries to bum rush Lazarus with a series of wild strikes but Lazarus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lazarus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lazarus as he avoids it easily.
Lazarus lands with a straight right. Stevens didn't see that one coming.
Stevens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stevens tries to clinch up.
Stevens shoots in and bounces Lazarus off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stevens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stevens stands up and waves to Lazarus to follow him.
Stevens instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lazarus is trying to break free.
Stevens prevents Lazarus from breaking the clinch.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Stevens or perhaps it was just good defense by Lazarus which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Stevens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ralf Lazarus's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Stevens throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stevens tries to clinch but Lazarus is having none of it.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevens throws a head kick but Lazarus moves out of range.
Stevens drops his hands momentarily and Lazarus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good exchange - Lazarus coming out on top.
Lazarus tries to close the distance and clinch but Stevens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stevens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stevens lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stevens moves in looking to clinch but Lazarus pushes him off.
Stevens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lazarus, pushing him back against the cage.
Stevens pulls Lazarus into guard.
Stevens pushes Lazarus off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazarus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lazarus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevens moves in looking to clinch but Lazarus pushes him off.
Stevens tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lazarus swivels and escapes.
Stevens takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stevens changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lazarus tries to avoid it but Stevens manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lazarus to the ground. Lazarus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lazarus drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lazarus wants to stand but Stevens has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stevens bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lazarus's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lazarus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevens wanted to stand there but Lazarus had control of the position.
Stevens tries to free his leg and advance position but Lazarus is retaining full guard.
Stevens distracts Lazarus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stevens with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lazarus keeping full guard, as Stevens tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stevens prevents Lazarus from getting back to his feet.
Stevens looking to pass the guard.
Stevens passes into half guard.
Trent Stevens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lazarus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is keen to just control but Lazarus is a slippery customer.
Stevens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lazarus defending well though.
Stevens thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lazarus is refusing to be controlled, as Stevens sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Stevens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stevens has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Stevens!
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energy
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hype
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