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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between anthony karehana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think karehana might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to blood, mongrel mob song . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, anthony karehana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Hope!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hope closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hope lands in his opponent's guard.
Hope thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hope passes into half guard.
Hope is working for a submission of some sort.
Hope wants to free his trapped foot but karehana is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope seems to be working for a kimura but karehana defends the submission attempt.
Hope is trying to work for a kimura but karehana is defending well.
karehana wants to get back to his feet.
Hope wants to control but karehana is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hope prevents karehana from standing back up.
Hope is pressing down on karehana's thigh, looking to free his foot. karehana is holding on for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hope tries to clinch up.
Hope looks gassed!
karehana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hope stuffs the takedown attempt from karehana. karehana gets slowly back to his feet.
Hope looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hope works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hope is working for a submission of some sort.
Hope is pressing down on karehana's thigh, looking to free his foot. karehana is holding on for now.
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.
karehana is staying active underneath Hope, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hope frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hope won't let karehana get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Hope dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hope fails with the takedown
and karehana moves into the clinch.
karehana misses with a knee strike.
karehana looking to throw knees to the head but Hope is blocking nicely.
karehana is pressed up against the cage. Hope has hold of a leg and is looking to drag karehana down to the mat. karehana avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
karehana lands with a kick to the temple. Hope shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hope shoots and misses
and karehana counters by clinching up.
anthony karehana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Hope.
karehana lands a knee to the head.
Hope takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hope is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
karehana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hope blocks it with crossed arms.
Hope takes a knee right on the jaw!
karehana misses with a knee strike.
karehana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hope blocks it with crossed arms.
karehana connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hope's face.
karehana looking to throw knees to the head but Hope is blocking nicely.
karehana tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
karehana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hope is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hope tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. karehana smiles and moves away.
anthony karehana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hope fails to land with a series of punches.
Hope tries for a takedown but karehana circles away easily
and karehana counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hope thinking.
karehana lands a head kick. Hope smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
karehana moves into range and clinches up with Hope.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hope fails to pull the fight into his guard.
karehana tries a knee to the head but Hope blocks it.
karehana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hope blocks it with crossed arms.
karehana tries to land a knee to the head but Hope blocks with his arms.
karehana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
karehana throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
karehana looking to throw knees to the head but Hope is blocking nicely.
Hope tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. karehana just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hope is looking to break free of the clinch but karehana has double underhooks.
karehana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
karehana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hope has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. karehana avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hope is trying to work for a single leg takedown but karehana pulls him back up using the underhooks.
karehana tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
anthony karehana dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The crowd cheers as karehana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hope doesn't seem phased though.
karehana lands with a hook. Hope tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hope tries for a takedown but karehana circles away easily
and karehana counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by karehana.
Hope can't get the takedown.
karehana lands a knee to the head.
karehana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
karehana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hope takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
karehana misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
karehana connects with a knee to the head.
Hope misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hope tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. karehana just stands there and leans against the cage.
anthony karehana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Hope.
karehana misses with a knee to the head.
karehana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
karehana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hope wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but karehana has him pressed against the cage.
karehana tries a knee to the head but Hope blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
karehana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
karehana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
karehana gets underhooks to prevent Hope's takedown attempt.
Hope tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. karehana smiles and moves away.
Hope misses with a takedown
and karehana counters with a shoot takedown. Hope fights it but they end up in guard.
karehana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
karehana looking to pass the guard.
Hope preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
karehana working some strikes from top position.
Hope avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
karehana lands a couple of elbows.
karehana throwing strikes but missing.
karehana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hope shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hope tries for a takedown but karehana circles away easily
and karehana counters with a head kick. That will keep Hope thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hope shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and karehana counters with a head kick. That will keep Hope thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hope decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hope trying to pass the guard but karehana defending well.
Hope is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hope is sneakily working for an arm triangle but karehana sees it coming and defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
anthony karehana showed his dominance in that final round.
I think karehana 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... anthony karehana!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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