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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Garry Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 4462 weight class) and Fire Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 144 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Garry Newman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fire Truck!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Newman circles away quickly and effectively.
Newman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Truck avoids it really well and circles away.
Newman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Truck to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Truck is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck passes Newman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Truck in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Truck decides to stand up.
Newman darts in looking for a takedown but Truck gets double underhooks and turns Newman into the cage.
Truck is working for takedown but Newman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Newman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Truck is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garry Newman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newman lands with a short shot to the head.
Newman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Truck is working Newman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Truck is working Newman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Newman working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck works over Newman with some ground and pound from guard.
Truck lands a couple of elbows.
Truck advances position into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Truck scoring with punches and elbows.
Truck working away.
Newman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Newman is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newman tries to control but Truck manages to take his back.
Oh Newman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Truck is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Newman defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Truck looking for the choke from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Newman. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Truck softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Truck looking for the choke but no joy.
Truck has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Newman's body.
Newman just trying to survive but Truck is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Newman seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newman grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Newman is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Truck is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Truck is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Truck gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Truck gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Truck apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Truck looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Newman is fending him off so far but Truck persists. Nope, Newman circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Newman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Truck is keeping busy.
Newman breaks the clinch.
Newman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Newman is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newman is trying to pull guard but Truck turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Truck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fire Truck dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Truck gets a clinch.
Newman tries to break free but Truck pushes him back against the cage.
Truck working hard to break the clinch.
Newman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Truck clinches up against the cage.
Newman trying to stall but Truck improves his position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Newman lands an elbow inside.
Newman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Truck smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Truck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Truck takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Newman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Truck fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Truck is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Truck has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Newman after a bit of a struggle.
Newman is working for takedown but Truck is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garry Newman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Truck keeps control of Newman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Truck has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Newman prevents Truck from breaking the clinch.
Newman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Newman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Truck pulls his leg out and moves away.
Truck shoots for a takedown but Newman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Truck bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Truck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Truck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Newman keeps working.
Newman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Truck wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Newman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Newman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Truck is chipping away with strikes.
Truck working the ground and pound.
Truck working away.
Newman is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck taking a breather here.
Newman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Truck on the ground.
Newman is trying to get back to half guard.
Truck is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Newman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Newman is looking for a sweep.
Newman being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Newman is trying to control Truck's posture but Truck avoids it.
Newman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Truck cracks Newman with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Truck working the head and body with strikes.
Truck lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Newman down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big shot lands for Truck! That's hurt Newman! Will he recover? Truck fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fire Truck!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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