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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Hinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kage has chosen "Warriors" by Kymani Marley as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good takedowns
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Hinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Kage!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hinger.
Luke Kage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kage tries for a takedown but Hinger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hinger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hinger throws a leg kick but Kage sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kage misses with the combination.
A right-left combo lands from Kage.
Kage throws a series of punches but Hinger avoids them all with ease.
Kage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hinger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kage.
Kage is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kage fails to land with a series of punches.
Kage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hinger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kage.
Hinger decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage looking for submissions off his back.
Hinger stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kage to get to his feet.
Hinger tries for a takedown but Kage circles away easily
and Kage counters with a one-two to the body.
Kage throws a series of punches but Hinger avoids them all with ease.
Kage lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kage.
Kage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hinger has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Hinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hinger instigates a clinch.
Kage has had enough of the clinch but Hinger keeps him there for the moment.
Hinger fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinger has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kage avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to de liver by Kage. Beautiful body shot.
Kage fails to land with a series of punches.
Kage fails to land with a series of punches.
Kage throws a series of punches but Hinger moves out of range.
Kage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kage swinging wildly here.
Kage looks to land a combination but Hinger avoids it well.
Kage throws a one two combo.
Hinger instigates a clinch.
Kage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kage closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hinger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kage throws a series of punches but Hinger moves out of range.
Kage throws a series of punches but Hinger moves out of range.
Kage lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kage throws a right hand that Hinger ducks under and follows up with a left that Hinger also avoids with ease.
Hinger shoots for a double leg takedown but Kage sprawls well. He's pushed Hinger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kage tries to bum rush Hinger with a series of wild strikes but Hinger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kage misses with a double jab.
Kage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kage tries for a takedown but Hinger circles away easily
and Hinger counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hinger.
Hinger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kage is looking for a triangle but Hinger pushes his legs off easily.
Kage has an active guard here but Hinger has managed to pass into half guard.
Kage looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinger decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hinger shoots in but no luck this time.
Kage throws a right hand that Hinger ducks under and follows up with a left that Hinger also avoids with ease.
Kage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hinger throws a low kick, looking for Kage's leg but Kage calmly moves out of range.
Hinger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No joy there for Kage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hinger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hinger shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Hinger dominated that 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.
Kage throws a nice looking combination but Hinger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hinger shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kage manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kage looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hinger gets to his feet. Kage looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Some wild striking there from Kage.
Nice defenses there by Kage.
Hinger throws a head kick but Kage moves out of range.
Good shot there by Kage.
Hinger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kage.
Kage lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hinger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kage throws a nice looking combination but Hinger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hinger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kage.
No joy there for Kage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kage tries to bum rush Hinger with a series of wild strikes but Hinger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kage misses with a double jab.
Kage misses with a wild combination.
Kage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hinger misses with a wild body shot.
Hinger throws a leg kick but Kage sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kage throws a right and a left that Hinger avoids nicely.
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.
Kage misses with a double jab.
A combination from Kage does no damage.
Josh Hinger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kage misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Kage does no damage.
Kage digs a good body shot into Hinger's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Kage.
Kage misses with a double jab.
A combination from Kage does no damage.
Hinger fails to land the takedown.
Nice uppercut lands for Kage. That snapped Hinger's head back.
Decent striking displayed by Kage there.
Kage misses with a wild combination.
Hinger swings for the body but Kage moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kage scores with a nice right hand.
Hinger shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kage counters with a two punch combo.
Kage misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Kage does no damage.
Kage misses with a few strikes there.
Kage lands a two punch combo.
Kage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hinger.
Kage throws a series of punches but Hinger moves out of range.
Kage throws a right and a left that Hinger avoids nicely.
Hinger misses with a combination
and Kage counters with a series of strikes. Hinger will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kage scores with a one two! Hinger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Kage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hinger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hinger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kage looks to land a combination but Hinger avoids it well.
Kage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hinger tries to clinch up but Kage circles away and keeps his distance.
Kage cracks Hinger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hinger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kage as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Hinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kage throws a right hand that Hinger ducks under and follows up with a left that Hinger also avoids with ease.
Kage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hinger's hands.
Hinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kage manages to avoid it.
Kage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hinger fails with the takedown
and Kage counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hinger!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kage goes for an armbar but Hinger turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hinger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Kage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kage lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hinger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kage counters with a series of strikes. Hinger will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kage throws a series of punches but Hinger avoids them all with ease.
Kage scores with a one two! Hinger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kage moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hinger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kage closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kage scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hinger tries for a takedown but Kage circles away easily
letting Kage counter with a right hand.
Kage goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kage throws a right hand that Hinger ducks under and follows up with a left that Hinger also avoids with ease.
Kage goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No joy there for Kage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kage throws a series of punches but Hinger avoids them all with ease.
Luke Kage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hinger shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kage napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hinger stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kage throws a one two combo.
Hinger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kage counters with a series of strikes. Hinger will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hinger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kage throws a series of punches but Hinger avoids them all with ease.
Kage tries to bum rush Hinger with a series of wild strikes but Hinger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kage with a nice cross.
Kage throws a series of punches but Hinger avoids them all with ease.
Kage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kage throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage fails to land with a series of punches.
Kage misses with a wild combination.
Hinger tries to work over Kage's front leg with a kick but Kage checks it.
Hinger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kage circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Hinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kage scores with a one two! Hinger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Kage.
Kage tries to bum rush Hinger with a series of wild strikes but Hinger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kage throws a right and a left that Hinger avoids nicely.
Kage scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kage digs a good body shot into Hinger's ribs.
A punch combination from Kage misses.
Kage misses with a double jab.
Kage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kage throws a nice looking combination but Hinger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kage stuffs the takedown.
Kage's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kage duly obliges.
Kage fails to land with a series of punches.
Hinger slips a jab and a cross from Kage.
Kage lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kage throws a series of punches but Hinger avoids them all with ease.
Kage swinging wildly here.
Kage throws a nice looking combination but Hinger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kage swinging wildly here.
Kage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kage fails to land with a series of punches.
Kage lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kage misses with a wild combination.
Hinger wants to clinch up but Kage keeps it at a distance.
Kage throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by Kage.
Kage lands a jab-cross combination.
Kage fails to land with a series of punches.
Hinger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hinger with a poor takedown
and Kage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kage throws a nice looking combination but Hinger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hinger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hinger slips a jab and a cross from Kage.
Kage lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kage misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Kage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kage has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Kage!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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