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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Trinidad Hurst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Maroga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Trinidad Hurst has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Trinidad Hurst seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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151 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trinidad Hurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Maroga!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurst stuffs the takedown attempt from Maroga. Maroga gets slowly back to his feet.
Maroga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maroga tries to clinch there but Hurst circles away.
Hurst swats away the attempt to clinch by Maroga.
Maroga pushes Hurst up against the cage in a clinch.
Hurst looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurst can't break the clinch.
Hurst tries to pull guard but Maroga holds him up against the cage and eventually Hurst drops back down to his feet.
Maroga prevents a body shot from Hurst.
Hurst breaks from the clinch.
Maroga checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurst is looking to chop away at Maroga's legs.
Maroga moves in looking to clinch but Hurst pushes him off.
Hurst is looking for a counter combo.
Maroga shoots in for a takedown but Hurst shows good takedown defense.
Josh Maroga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maroga throws a right and a left that Hurst avoids nicely.
Maroga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Trinidad Hurst has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Maroga.
Maroga lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Maroga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hurst swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maroga takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maroga lands with a straight right. Hurst didn't see that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hurst.
Hurst shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maroga tries to clinch
and Hurst counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maroga tries to clinch there but Hurst circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maroga lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maroga tries to clinch but Hurst is having none of it.
Maroga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hurst paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hurst is looking for a counter combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maroga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Hurst, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maroga shoots and misses
and Hurst counters with a one-two to the body.
Maroga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hurst seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Maroga shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hurst pinned against the cage. Hurst gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maroga looks winded!
Hurst circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurst tries to land a leg kick but Maroga saw it coming and moves away.
Maroga tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hurst defends well and Maroga ends up having to push Hurst into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hurst misses with a kick to the body.
Maroga has managed to clinch.
Hurst pulls guard successfully.
Maroga wants to get up but he can't break Hurst's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Maroga wants to stand and escape but instead Hurst has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Maroga manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Hurst tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hurst breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurst misses with a low kick.
Maroga tries to clinch up but Hurst circles away and keeps his distance.
Maroga fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hurst moves out of range of the body kick.
Hurst throws a low kick but Maroga moves out of range easily.
Hurst misses with a low kick as Maroga jumps back.
Maroga is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hurst dodges the punch combination from Maroga.
Hurst throws a sloppy head kick and Maroga moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Hurst finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trinidad Hurst dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maroga tries to clinch but Hurst is having none of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maroga.
Hurst lands with a slapping head kick.
Hurst circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Hurst was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hurst is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maroga can do to turn this around?
Hurst looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maroga tries to clinch up.
It looked like Hurst was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hurst keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maroga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maroga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hurst counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Maroga!
Hurst has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maroga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hurst swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hurst is looking to land body kicks.
Maroga wants to clinch but Hurst slips to the side
and Hurst counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hurst closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Maroga's guard.
Maroga is looking to stand back up but Hurst counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Maroga.
Maroga is breathing heavily.
Hurst is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Maroga scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hurst manages to mount him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurst controlling the pace for now.
Maroga is trying to stand but he's just given Hurst his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurst controls the action.
Hurst's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maroga wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trinidad Hurst dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Hurst misses with a low kick.
Hurst stuffs the takedown.
Maroga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maroga just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Maroga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hurst throws a big counter combination but Maroga scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Maroga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hurst swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Trinidad Hurst has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Maroga.
Hurst throws a leg kick that misses.
Hurst fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maroga checks it well.
Hurst throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maroga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurst misses with a low kick.
Maroga throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maroga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maroga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hurst keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maroga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maroga shoots for a double leg takedown but Hurst sprawls well. He's pushed Maroga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maroga tries to clinch but Hurst moves away
and Hurst counters with a takedown into side control.
Hurst is staying tight to Maroga's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hurst stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hurst misses with a low kick.
Maroga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hurst swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hurst throws a low kick, looking for Maroga's leg but Maroga calmly moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Hurst there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurst lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hurst.
Trinidad Hurst is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maroga checks a leg kick.
Hurst looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maroga clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hurst breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maroga moves in looking to clinch but Hurst pushes him off.
Maroga with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hurst counters with a three punch combo that has Maroga backing up. Maroga nods at Hurst to acknowledge the strikes.
Hurst circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maroga fails with a takedown attempt.
Hurst has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maroga has had enough of the clinch but Hurst keeps him there for the moment.
Maroga is trying to break free.
Hurst breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hurst displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maroga.
Hurst throws a leg kick but Maroga moved away.
Hurst throws a solid leg kick but Maroga takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hurst.
Hurst drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hurst is standing up over Maroga. Maroga looks to escape but Hurst dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurst decides to stand up, so the ref orders Maroga to his feet.
Hurst throws a sloppy head kick and Maroga moves out of range easily.
Hurst shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Maroga manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Maroga wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hurst manages to pass to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maroga wants to stand back up but Hurst manages to pass into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trinidad Hurst showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hurst, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trinidad Hurst!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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