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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aengus O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rile Nokea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Donnell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dropkick Murphys - Worker's Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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208 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aengus O Donnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rile Nokea!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nokea tried to score with a low kick but O Donnell checks it.
O Donnell slips under a jab from Nokea.
O Donnell darts in and clinches Nokea up against the cage.
Nokea looking for a takedown.
Nokea has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. O Donnell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nokea is trying to break free.
Nokea gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
O Donnell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nokea trying to stand up but can't free himself from O Donnell's guard.
O Donnell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
O Donnell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nokea is looking to stand up but O Donnell won't let him.
Nokea missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nokea has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of O Donnell is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokea trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nokea working some strikes from top position.
Nokea is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! O Donnell is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! O Donnell has escaped and now he's on top!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Donnell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nokea wants to stand and escape but O Donnell is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
O Donnell trying to control but Nokea is working from the bottom.
Nokea is pulling down on O Donnell's head. It's preventing any offense from O Donnell, at least for the moment.
O Donnell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and O Donnell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
O Donnell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nokea looking for a guillotine here but O Donnell defends easily.
O Donnell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
O Donnell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nokea trying to keep a closed guard but O Donnell is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nokea controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nokea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
O Donnell won't allow Nokea to get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
O Donnell wants to control from the top but Nokea keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rile Nokea.
Nokea tests O Donnell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nokea throws a jab but it's blocked by O Donnell.
Nokea scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Donnell in his tracks.
O Donnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Donnell slips under a jab from Nokea.
O Donnell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
O Donnell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nokea sprawls well initially but O Donnell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nokea trying to control here.
O Donnell is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
O Donnell throws a big right hand that misses.
O Donnell wants to pass the guard but Nokea is keeping the position.
Nokea pushes O Donnell off and scrambles back to his feet.
O Donnell shoots in for a takedown but Nokea shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nokea scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Donnell is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Donnell shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nokea manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
O Donnell trying to control the position from guard on top but Nokea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nokea looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O Donnell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nokea swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Donnell stops Nokea from standing up.
Nokea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nokea scrambles and gets back to his feet.
O Donnell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nokea's half guard.
O Donnell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Donnell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nokea wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rile Nokea dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nokea throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nokea moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
O Donnell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nokea sprawls well. Nokea wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. O Donnell gets slowly back to his feet.
O Donnell shoots in looking for a takedown. Nokea tries to sprawl out of it but O Donnell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nokea manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
O Donnell shoots for a takedown but Nokea saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aengus O Donnell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nokea throws out a loose jab but O Donnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Donnell has a takedown stuffed.
Nokea swinging wildly here.
Nokea misses with a hook. O Donnell ducked under it nicely.
Nokea defends well against a solid takedown attempt from O Donnell.
O Donnell dives in and grabs Nokea's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nokea pushes down on O Donnell's head and hops out.
Nokea misses with a hook. O Donnell ducked under it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Donnell has a takedown stuffed.
O Donnell tries for a takedown but Nokea sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nokea.
O Donnell throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nokea tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. O Donnell is in Nokea's guard.
Nokea tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nokea wants to stand and escape but O Donnell is having none of it.
Nokea has O Donnell pulled in close to control his posture.
Nokea keeping moving, preventing O Donnell from controlling successfully.
Nokea pulls O Donnell in close to prevent any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nokea fails to land with a series of punches.
O Donnell moves into the clinch.
Nokea wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Donnell has him pressed against the cage.
Nokea goes for a takedown in the clinch but O Donnell prevents it.
Nokea working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nokea is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. O Donnell can't fight it off and eventually Nokea manages to take the fight to the floor. O Donnell looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nokea throws a big right hand that misses.
O Donnell looking for a sweep. Not yet O Donnell, not yet.
O Donnell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nokea doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nokea manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
O Donnell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nokea loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nokea would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nokea content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell managing to control the position.
Nokea is looking to stand up but O Donnell won't let him.
Nokea advances to half guard.
O Donnell actively working from the bottom here.
Nokea is trying to control the action in half guard but O Donnell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
O Donnell is trying to control but can't.
O Donnell wants to get back to full guard.
Nokea is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Nokea landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nokea sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Donnell defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nokea seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
O Donnell tries to roll over but Nokea keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Donnell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nokea is working away from the top position though.
We're going to have a standup here because Aengus O Donnell wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
O Donnell shoots in and bounces Nokea off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nokea controlling O Donnell's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rile Nokea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nokea fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O Donnell is out of range.
O Donnell dodges the punch combination from Nokea.
O Donnell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nokea to the mat! Nokea manages to get full guard.
O Donnell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nokea uses the cage to get back to his feet.
O Donnell gets a takedown into half guard.
O Donnell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nokea is looking to escape.
Nokea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Donnell tries to pass to full mount but Nokea defends it.
O Donnell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
O Donnell prevents Nokea from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokea is looking to improve his position.
O Donnell wants to take a breather but Nokea is having none of it.
O Donnell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nokea's head.
O Donnell is pressing down on Nokea's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nokea is holding on for now.
O Donnell stops Nokea from getting back to his feet.
O Donnell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nokea is looking to get back to is feet but O Donnell passes into side control.
O Donnell tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
O Donnell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
O Donnell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nokea is trying to improve his position.
O Donnell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Aengus O Donnell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell working the body and head with strikes.
O Donnell works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
O Donnell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nokea keeps working.
Nokea is trying to control O Donnell's posture but O Donnell avoids it.
O Donnell scoring with punches and elbows.
O Donnell scoring with punches from side control.
O Donnell in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Nokea tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
O Donnell wants to control but Nokea is keeping him busy.
O Donnell thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nokea struggling a bit here.
Nokea is trying to improve his position.
O Donnell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nokea is trying to control O Donnell's posture but O Donnell avoids it.
O Donnell wants to control but Nokea is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nokea is looking for a sweep.
O Donnell wants to control but Nokea is keeping him busy.
O Donnell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nokea takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nokea is not content to let O Donnell control the position.
O Donnell working the ground and pound but Nokea is defending the strikes.
Nokea explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
O Donnell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nokea throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
O Donnell moves into range and clinches up with Nokea.
O Donnell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nokea's efforts to push away.
Aengus O Donnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rile Nokea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Donnell jumps guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aengus O Donnell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nokea 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... Rile Nokea!
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FIGHT
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