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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Evander Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Judge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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146 lbs
2 - 4 - 1 |
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135 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Evander Mackenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barney Judge!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judge misses with a leg kick
and Mackenzie counters with a low kick, right behind Judge 's knee.
Judge looks to land a combination but Mackenzie avoids it well.
Judge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mackenzie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Judge has Mackenzie up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mackenzie lands a nice elbow.
Judge takes an elbow to the temple.
Mackenzie lands an elbow that stopped Judge in his tracks for a moment.
Mackenzie avoiding damage.
Mackenzie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Judge's defenses.
Judge takes an elbow to the temple.
Mackenzie lands an elbow that stopped Judge in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mackenzie.
Judge wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mackenzie taking a breather.
Mackenzie keeps control of Judge as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mackenzie is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judge working hard to break the clinch.
Mackenzie leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Judge takes an elbow to the temple.
Judge lands with a right to the head.
Judge's coach down at Hilo Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Judge's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Judge takes an elbow to the temple.
Judge is trying to stall.
Mackenzie holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Judge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Judge fails to land.
Mackenzie lands an elbow that stopped Judge in his tracks for a moment.
Mackenzie lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judge lands a shoulder strike.
Mackenzie stalling against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mackenzie.
Mackenzie lands an elbow inside.
Mackenzie throws an elbow that misses.
Mackenzie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Judge's defenses.
Mackenzie lands a hook that snaps the head of Judge backwards.
Mackenzie controlling the action here for a moment.
Judge lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mackenzie lands an elbow inside that Judge shrugs off.
Mackenzie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Judge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mackenzie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Judge's brow.
Mackenzie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Judge wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mackenzie has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Judge working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Judge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mackenzie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Judge taking a breather.
Judge tries to break free but Mackenzie pushes him back against the ropes.
Mackenzie lands an elbow inside that Judge shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mackenzie.
Mackenzie is stalling here.
Mackenzie blocking some punches.
Judge taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mackenzie.
Judge tries to circle away but Mackenzie has him pinned against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Judge as Mackenzie tries to tie him up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mackenzie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Judge is trying to break the clinch but Mackenzie has him pressed against the ropes.
Mackenzie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mackenzie.
Mackenzie keeps control of Judge as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mackenzie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Judge's defenses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie prevents Judge from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Judge as Mackenzie tries to tie him up.
Mackenzie stalling the fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mackenzie prevents Judge from breaking the clinch.
Come on Mackenzie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Evander Mackenzie.
Mackenzie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mackenzie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sloppy strikes from Judge. Those never looked like landing.
Judge misses with a two punch combination.
Judge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Judge tries to clinch but Mackenzie moves out of range.
Judge moves out of range as Mackenzie throws a body kick.
Mackenzie is looking to clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Judge doesn't manage to clinch there - Mackenzie circles away.
Mackenzie closes the distance and pushes Judge back into the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Judge's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Judge is trying to push Mackenzie away but Mackenzie has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mackenzie stalling.
Mackenzie lands a damaging elbow.
Judge takes an elbow to the temple.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mackenzie misses with a knee to the head.
Judge being controlled against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mackenzie lands a damaging elbow.
Mackenzie has Judge pressed against the ropes, preventing Judge from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A bit of stalling here from Mackenzie.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Judge is trying to break the clinch but Mackenzie is controlling him.
Judge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mackenzie looking to slow down the pace here.
Mackenzie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mackenzie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mackenzie lands an elbow that stopped Judge in his tracks for a moment.
Mackenzie scores with a shoulder strike.
Mackenzie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mackenzie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Judge working hard to break the clinch.
Mackenzie lands a good knee to the midsection. Judge won't want to take too many of those.
Mackenzie lands a damaging elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mackenzie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mackenzie tries to stall but Judge uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mackenzie can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Judge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Judge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mackenzie looking to slow down the pace here.
Judge takes an elbow to the forehead.
Judge misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mackenzie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mackenzie lands with a right to the head.
Judge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie avoiding damage.
Judge is trying to maintain a safe position but Mackenzie gets an underhook and turns Judge into the ropes.
Judge wants to get back to striking at distance but Mackenzie won't allow it.
Judge tries to break free but Mackenzie pushes him back against the ropes.
Judge blocks an elbow strike from Mackenzie.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Judge as Mackenzie tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Evander Mackenzie.
A head kick misses from Judge.
Mackenzie tries to clinch up.
Judge tries to clinch there but Mackenzie circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mackenzie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judge.
Mackenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Judge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Judge is looking to clinch but Mackenzie is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Mackenzie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Judge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mackenzie.
Judge's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Judge duly obliges.
Barney Judge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judge walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mackenzie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Judge drives through and clinches with Mackenzie against the ropes.
Judge wants to get back to striking at distance but Mackenzie won't allow it.
Judge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mackenzie effectively controlling the action here.
Judge is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Judge is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Mackenzie has denied him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mackenzie tries to land a knee to the head but Judge blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Judge fails to land.
Mackenzie lands an elbow inside that Judge shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie just leaning against Judge, taking a breather.
Judge wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Judge misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mackenzie working Judge over with knees to the body.
Mackenzie leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Mackenzie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mackenzie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mackenzie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Judge's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Judge's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Evander Mackenzie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Judge avoids the elbow strike from Mackenzie, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mackenzie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Judge's brow.
Mackenzie trying to stall but Judge improves his position.
Judge is trying to force a seperation but Mackenzie has the dominant position.
A bit of stalling here from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Judge working hard to break the clinch.
Mackenzie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Judge's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Judge takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mackenzie is trying to stall.
Mackenzie misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judge lands an uppercut.
Mackenzie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Judge lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mackenzie stalling in the clinch but Judge improves position.
Judge can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mackenzie.
Judge has had enough of the clinch but Mackenzie keeps him there for the moment.
Mackenzie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mackenzie lands an elbow inside.
Judge takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mackenzie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mackenzie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mackenzie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judge avoids it.
Mackenzie lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie blocks an uppercut.
Judge is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Judge fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Judge's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Judge is trying to force a seperation but Mackenzie has the dominant position.
Mackenzie is struggling to control the position.
Judge working hard to break the clinch.
Mackenzie avoiding damage.
Judge lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mackenzie gets through Judge's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mackenzie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Mackenzie throws an elbow but misses.
Mackenzie lands an elbow inside.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Judge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mackenzie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Judge has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mackenzie prevents Judge from breaking the clinch.
Mackenzie looking to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mackenzie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Judge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mackenzie backwards.
Judge is trying to force a seperation but Mackenzie has the dominant position.
Judge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mackenzie's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Judge takes an elbow to the temple.
Judge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mackenzie stalls.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie landing knees to the head.
Mackenzie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mackenzie is trying to maintain a safe position but Judge gets an underhook and turns Mackenzie into the ropes.
Judge is trying to push Mackenzie away but Mackenzie has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Evander Mackenzie.
Judge closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mackenzie counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie stalling in the clinch but Judge improves position.
Mackenzie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mackenzie prevents Judge from breaking the clinch.
Mackenzie missing with knees to the body.
Mackenzie has Judge pushed against the ropes.
Judge swings wildly with an uppercut but Mackenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mackenzie lands an uppercut.
Judge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mackenzie looking to slow down the pace here.
Judge looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Judge looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mackenzie lands an elbow inside that Judge shrugs off.
Mackenzie keeps control of Judge as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mackenzie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Judge wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mackenzie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mackenzie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mackenzie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Judges head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judge is trying to break the clinch but Mackenzie has him pressed against the ropes.
Mackenzie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Judge's defenses.
Mackenzie has Judge pressed against the ropes, preventing Judge from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mackenzie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Judge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Judge wants to break free but Mackenzie has control.
Mackenzie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mackenzie throws an elbow but it misses.
Come on Mackenzie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mackenzie has Judge pressed against the ropes, preventing Judge from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Judge wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mackenzie stalling in the clinch.
Barney Judge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mackenzie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evander Mackenzie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mackenzie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Evander Mackenzie!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Evander Mackenzie!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Evander Mackenzie!
Evander Mackenzie wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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