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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Laoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ava Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laoka comes into the arena with The Bell Tolls blaring out of the sound system. Noel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: A Moment. This should be fireworks!
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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
15 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsu Laoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ava Noel!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Noel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Noel.
Laoka moves out of range as Noel throws a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laoka.
Noel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Laoka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Laoka misses with a straight left.
Laoka cracks a nice hook into Noel's ribs.
Noel throws a head kick that misses
and Laoka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laoka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Noel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laoka connects with a jab.
A cross from Laoka lands.
Laoka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Noel scoring well with a low kick there.
Noel misses with a hook
and Laoka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Laoka looks to land a left hand but Noel moved out of range nicely.
Laoka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Noel takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laoka tries to land knees in the clinch but Noel avoids the damage to the body.
Laoka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Noel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Noel misses with an uppercut. Laoka saw that one coming.
Laoka looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Noel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laoka circles away quickly and effectively.
Laoka throws a leg kick but Noel checks it.
A little jabbing left from Noel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laoka gets a clinch.
Laoka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Noel looks winded!
Noel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noel manages to break the clinch.
Laoka misses with a few strikes there.
Noel throws a hook but Laoka avoids it easily.
Noel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laoka to score with a decent uppercut.
Noel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Noel does no damage.
Laoka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Laoka there.
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!
Laoka lands with a shot to the body.
Laoka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID260K) in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laoka. That's going to slow Noel down.
Laoka lands with a hook. Noel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch combination from Noel misses.
Laoka throws a leg kick that misses.
Laoka takes one to the side of the head.
Noel swats away the attempt to clinch by Laoka.
Noel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Noel there as he acknowledges the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Noel.
Laoka tries to clinch up.
Noel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Noel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Noel throws a push kick but Laoka slaps the foot to one side.
Laoka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laoka misses with a low kick.
Laoka throws a right and a left that Noel avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noel.
Noel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noel slips under a jab.
Laoka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A solid body kick from Noel.
Laoka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Laoka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Noel's sensitive parts.
Noel swinging wildly here.
Laoka throws the kick towards the body but Noel avoids it.
Laoka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Noel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laoka gets tackled into the cage by Noel. Noel maintains the clinch.
Laoka tries to work over Noel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Noel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Noel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laoka forces Noel back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noel.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Noel breaks the clinch.
Noel misses with a straight right.
Laoka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Noel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laoka counters with a right hand to the body.
Noel clinches up with Laoka and pushes him back against the cage.
Laoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noel.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laoka obliges.
Noel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
A short left from Noel.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but Noel blocks it.
Laoka is leaning against Noel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Noel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Noel misses.
Laoka with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Laoka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Noel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Katsu Laoka is winning the standup battle so far.
Laoka lands with a right hand.
Laoka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Noel's head backwards.
Noel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laoka swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Noel misses with a combination
and Laoka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laoka avoids the body shot from Noel.
Laoka clinches with his opponent.
Noel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laoka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Laoka lands a knee to the head.
Noel is rocked!
It looks like Ava Noel has been cut.
Noel misses with a punch on the inside.
Noel breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Laoka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laoka avoids the body shot from Noel.
Laoka looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ava Noel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laoka slips a jab from Noel.
Laoka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Noel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka tried to score with a low kick but Noel checks it.
Noel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Noel looks to land a left hand but Laoka moved out of range nicely.
Laoka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Noel under the eye.
Noel throws out a loose jab but Laoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laoka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Noel.
Noel slips under a jab from Laoka.
Laoka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laoka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Noel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Noel takes the fight into the clinch.
Noel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laoka crunches a lovely knee into Noel's ribcage.
Noel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Noel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Noel is breathing heavily.
Laoka's corner calls for a 1-2. Laoka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Laoka moves into the clinch.
Laoka is looking to control Noel's arms but Noel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Laoka has his back to the cage.
Noel tries to break free but Laoka pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Noel as Laoka tries to tie him up.
Laoka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laoka obliges.
Laoka tries to land knees in the clinch but Noel avoids the damage to the body.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Noel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Laoka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Noel can do to turn this around?
Noel wants to get back to striking at distance but Laoka won't allow it.
Laoka is working Noel over against the cage.
Noel is trying to push Laoka away but Laoka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Noel is trying to break free.
Laoka lands a knee to the head.
Noel is still on wobbly legs! Can Laoka finish him?
Noel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laoka slows down the pace here.
Laoka working Noel over with knees to the body.
Laoka lands a shoulder strike.
Laoka trying to land knees to the body.
Laoka scores a nice knee to the body.
Laoka looking to throw knees to the head but Noel is blocking nicely.
Laoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noel.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Noel seems to have recovered his senses.
Laoka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Laoka as the two fighters clinch.
Laoka is working Noel over against the cage.
Laoka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Noel gets through Laoka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laoka tries a body shot but Noel blocks it.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Laoka misses with a body punch.
Noel lands a hook that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Laoka lands with a light punch inside.
Noel tries to circle away but Laoka has him pinned against the cage.
Noel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Noel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laoka keeps control of Noel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Noel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Laoka misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laoka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel prevents a body shot from Laoka.
Noel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laoka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laoka takes a shot to the head.
Laoka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noel's elbow.
Noel is trying to break the clinch but Laoka has him pressed against the cage.
Noel is looking to break free of the clinch but Laoka has double underhooks.
Laoka stalling against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laoka works on Noel's body with a couple of short punches.
Noel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laoka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Noel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laoka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Noel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Noel throws out a counter right but Laoka avoids it with no problem.
Laoka slips under a jab from Noel.
Noel throws a nice looking combination but Laoka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laoka tries to clinch there but Noel circles away.
A head kick misses from Noel.
Noel misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Laoka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ava Noel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Laoka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noel moves away.
Noel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Laoka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Noel scrambles back to his feet.
Laoka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Noel.
Noel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laoka.
Noel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Laoka.
Laoka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Laoka jabs Noel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laoka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Noels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Laoka throws a leg kick but Noel checks it.
Good leg kick by Laoka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laoka staying out of range there.
Laoka throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel slips a jab and a cross from Laoka.
Noel unleashes a big counter combination but Laoka bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Noel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Noel misses with a looping left.
Laoka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Laoka staying out of range there.
Noel moves into the clinch successfully.
Laoka trying to land knees to the body.
Noel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Katsu Laoka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laoka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Noel wants to get back to striking at distance but Laoka won't allow it.
Noel breaks the clinch.
Laoka checks a low kick from Noel.
Jab, jab by Noel - just one landing.
Laoka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Noel throws a body shot but no joy.
Laoka tests Noel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka sizes up Noel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laoka.
Laoka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noel.
Laoka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Noel's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laoka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Noel dodges the punch combination from Laoka.
Laoka misses with a few strikes there.
Noel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Laoka counters with a right hand to the body.
Noel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Noel clinches up against the cage.
Laoka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Noel tries to break free but Laoka pushes him back against the cage.
Laoka looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel gets underhooks to prevent Laoka's takedown attempt.
Noel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laoka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Noel is looking for the big counter here.
Laoka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noel.
Laoka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Noel with a jab.
Laoka loads up on a big right hand but Noel slips the punch.
Noel misses with a lunging right hand
and Laoka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laoka throws a low kick but Noel avoids it.
Noel clinches up against the cage.
Laoka trying to land knees to the body.
Laoka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Noel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Noel misses with a punch on the inside.
Laoka trying to land knees to the body.
Laoka tries to land knees in the clinch but Noel avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laoka is struggling to control the position.
Noel manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laoka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noel moves away.
Laoka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Noel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Laoka under the eye.
Noel's corner calls for a 1-2. Noel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick misses from Laoka.
Ava Noel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katsu Laoka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Noel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Laoka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laoka misses with an uppercut. Noel saw that one coming.
Laoka scores with a leg kick.
No joy there for Noel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laoka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noel was well out of range. Poor timing from Laoka.
Noel is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Noel moves forwards but Laoka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsu Laoka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laoka 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsu Laoka!
Katsu Laoka decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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