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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billa Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liquid Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
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25
170 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Billa Bong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Liquid Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rage manages to avoid it.
Rage shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rage is keen to just control but Bong is a slippery customer.
Rage is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rage.
Bong controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Rage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bong keeps working.
Rage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rage dives in and grabs Bong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bong pushes down on Rage's head and hops out.
Rage shoots for a takedown but Bong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bong scores with a sloppy right hand. Rage should have avoided that one.
Rage dives in and grabs Bong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bong pushes down on Rage's head and hops out.
Billa Bong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liquid Rage.
Rage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rage changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bong tries to avoid it but Rage manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bong to the ground. Bong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bong cracks Rage with a good jab.
Bong lands a glancing blow to the side of Rage's head.
Rage tries to clinch up but Bong circles away and keeps his distance.
Bong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rage looks gassed!
Bong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bong lands a really nice looking cross but Rage seems unphased.
Rage shoots in for a takedown but Bong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong scores with a jab.
Bong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rage on the side of the head.
Bong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bong connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bong swats away the attempt to clinch by Rage.
Bong lands a glancing blow to the side of Rage's head.
Bong scores with a sloppy right hand. Rage should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheers as Bong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rage doesn't seem phased though.
Bong cracks Rage with an open hand slap.
Bong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bong showed some decent athleticism there.
Bong is taking a breather. Rage says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rage is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bong lands with a punch from half guard.
Bong controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bong winds up and cracks Rage with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rage manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rage is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bong landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bong prevents Rage from getting back to his feet.
Bong trying to control the position from guard on top but Rage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bong content to stall in guard here.
Bong is in close to Rage's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bong stops Rage from standing up.
Bong showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bong lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billa Bong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rage misses with a takedown
letting Bong counter with a right hand.
Rage doesn't manage to clinch there - Bong circles away.
Rage doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Liquid Rage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rage tries a head kick but it misses.
Bong clobbers Rage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rage misses with a takedown attempt
and Bong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Billa Bong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liquid Rage.
Rage tries to close the distance and clinch but Bong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bong works Rage's body with a nice hook.
Rage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bong connects with a couple of short punches.
Rage is breathing heavily.
Bong slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bong landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong wants to control from the top but Rage keeps moving.
Bong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bong wants to control from the top but Rage keeps moving.
Bong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rage on the ground.
Rage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bong.
Bong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rage wriggles free and stands up.
Bong misses with a body shot.
Bong misses with a body shot.
Rage shoots and misses
and Bong counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rage won't be happy with that.
Bong happy to just control the position for now.
Bong lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage pushes Bong away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bong gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bong cracks Rage with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rage tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Check out the look on Bong's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rage keeps working.
Rage is looking for a sweep.
Bong avoids the strikes from the bottom by Rage.
Bong scores with punches from side control.
Rage manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bong's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong controlling the pace.
Bong seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rage for as long as he can get away with.
Bong trying to control the action but Rage is working from the bottom.
Rage pushes Bong off and gets back to his feet.
Bong scores with a takedown into Rage's guard.
Rage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bong is one step ahead there.
Bong landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage is trying to control the position but Bong postures up.
Bong won't allow Rage to get back to his feet.
Bong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rage isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bong stacks Rage on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bong!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bong connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rage some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billa Bong dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rage misses with a kick to the body.
Bong connects with a right hand. Rage shakes it off.
Billa Bong is winning the standup battle so far.
Bong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rage momentarily.
Bong thuds a left hand into Rage's body.
Bong thows a body shot but no joy.
Bong lands a nice looking body shot.
Bong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rage shoots and misses
so Bong counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rage is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bong is controlling him.
Bong trying to control the position from guard on top but Rage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong stays in close to Rage's body and controls the position.
Rage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bong distracts Rage with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rage manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rage trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rage swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bong is now in Rage's guard. A big mistake from Rage there, giving up the dominant position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bong trying to control the position from guard on top but Rage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rage wants to stand and escape but Bong is having none of it.
Bong wants to control from the top but Rage keeps moving.
Bong is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rage is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rage lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bong!
Billa Bong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage looking to finish with strikes here!
Rage misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Billa Bong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rage punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rage is landing with some decent strikes but Bong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bong can't escape the position.
Bong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bong tries to get out of the position.
Bong is working hard here to advance position.
Rage wants to control the pace but Bong is squirming around nicely.
Liquid Rage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Rage throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rage working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bong tries to hold on but Rage postures up.
Bong holds on to Rage as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Rage is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bong has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bong!
And that's the end of the fight!
Billa Bong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billa Bong!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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