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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al Koholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James McLaren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koholic comes to the cage accompanied by The Distance by Cake. James McLaren will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Koholic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James McLaren!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLaren swats away the attempt to clinch by Koholic.
McLaren connects with a right hand. Koholic shakes it off.
McLaren tries to keep at a distance but Koholic has taken the fight into the clinch.
McLaren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McLaren lands a with a good body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koholic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koholic tries to close the distance and clinch up but McLaren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koholic tries to clinch there but McLaren circles away.
Koholic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decent striking displayed by McLaren there.
Koholic gets a clinch.
A short right from Koholic on the inside.
McLaren tries to break the clinch but Koholic is controlling the position.
Koholic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McLaren is trying to break free.
Koholic has McLaren pressed against the cage, preventing McLaren from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Koholic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Koholic misses with a knee strike.
Koholic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from McLaren.
McLaren wants to break free but Koholic has control.
Koholic struggles to land a body shot inside as McLaren controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koholic breaks the clinch.
Koholic slips a jab and a cross from McLaren.
McLaren lands with an uppercut that bounces Koholic off the cage and back into rage.
McLaren stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McLaren clinches.
Koholic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koholic doesn't manage to clinch there - McLaren circles away.
Koholic pushes McLaren up against the cage in a clinch.
Koholic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koholic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Koholic fails to land.
Koholic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koholic goes for a takedown attempt but McLaren pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McLaren is looking to clinch but Koholic is avoiding it.
Koholic wants to clinch.
McLaren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McLaren throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaren lands a high kick!
Koholic moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McLaren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koholic breaks the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McLaren, as that shot connected.
Al Koholic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koholic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling McLaren to counter with a crisp jab.
McLaren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koholic.
McLaren doesn't manage to clinch there - Koholic circles away.
Koholic is looking to clinch but McLaren is avoiding it.
Koholic is looking to clinch but McLaren is avoiding it.
McLaren clinches.
Koholic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koholic prevents the takedown attempt.
McLaren is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Koholic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McLaren looks gassed!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koholic.
McLaren wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koholic breaks the clinch.
Koholic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McLaren, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koholic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koholic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McLaren napping and manages to drive through into side control!
McLaren is trying to buck Koholic off.
McLaren trying to remain calm as Koholic controls from the top position.
Koholic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Koholic controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koholic'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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Al Koholic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Koholic doesn't manage to clinch there - McLaren circles away.
McLaren moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koholic lands an elbow inside.
Koholic wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Koholic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koholic.
McLaren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James McLaren will probably get the nod.
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.
McLaren gets caught flat footed, as Koholic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Koholic wants to control from the top but McLaren keeps moving.
Koholic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Koholic seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McLaren for as long as he can get away with.
McLaren is looking to stand up but Koholic isn't so interested in that idea.
Koholic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McLaren is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koholic passes McLaren's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Al Koholic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Koholic has closed the distance and engaged McLaren in a clinch.
Koholic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McLaren swats away the attempt to clinch by Koholic.
Koholic moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koholic is leaning against McLaren and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Koholic digs a right hand underneath McLaren's ribcage. McLaren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koholic.
Come on Koholic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koholic has McLaren pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Koholic pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending McLaren tumbling to the mat - Koholic dives into McLaren's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koholic is working McLaren over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Koholic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Koholic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Koholic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Al Koholic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Koholic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koholic tries to clinch there but McLaren circles away.
Koholic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Koholic clinches up against the cage.
Koholic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koholic wants to stall.
Koholic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Koholic lands a right hand that snaps the head of McLaren backwards.
McLaren wants a takedown.
Koholic pulls McLaren into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Koholic dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Koholic closes the distance and clinches.
McLaren is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Koholic misses with a knee to the head.
Koholic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Al Koholic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McLaren misses with a few strikes there.
Koholic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Koholic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McLaren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koholic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koholic wants to clinch up but McLaren keeps it at a distance.
McLaren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McLaren misses with a hook. Koholic ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koholic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koholic wants to clinch up but McLaren keeps it at a distance.
Koholic moves into range and clinches up with McLaren.
McLaren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McLaren breaks the clinch.
Koholic tries to clinch but McLaren is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koholic clinches up with McLaren and pushes him back against the cage.
Koholic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McLaren up against the cage.
Koholic breaks from the clinch.
McLaren lands a body shot.
Koholic instigates a clinch.
McLaren prevents a takedown attempt there.
Koholic gets underhooks to prevent McLaren's takedown attempt.
Koholic goes for a takedown attempt but McLaren pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Koholic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koholic lands with a shot to the body.
Koholic moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koholic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koholic is looking to clinch but McLaren is avoiding it.
McLaren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koholic swats away the attempt to clinch by McLaren.
Koholic looks for a takedown but McLaren sprawls well.
Koholic tries to clinch but McLaren is having none of it.
McLaren missing with a left hand there. Koholic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McLaren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McLaren closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koholic circles away.
Koholic clinches with his opponent.
Koholic breaks the clinch.
Koholic instigates a clinch.
Koholic can't get the takedown.
Koholic gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
McLaren can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Koholic controls the pace.
McLaren keeping moving, preventing Koholic from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koholic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McLaren can do anything to dispel that myth.
McLaren is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McLaren keeping moving, preventing Koholic from controlling successfully.
Koholic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Al Koholic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Koholic.
Koholic is looking to clinch but McLaren is avoiding it.
Koholic fails in his attempt to clinch.
McLaren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koholic tries to close the distance and clinch up but McLaren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koholic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koholic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McLaren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koholic feints and as McLaren raises his hands in defense, Koholic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Koholic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koholic 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Koholic!
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energy
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