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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antiq Roadshow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ren Trexler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Roadshow might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to roadshow theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Antiq Roadshow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ren Trexler!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roadshow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Trexler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trexler shoots in and bounces Roadshow off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Roadshow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Trexler is controlling him.
Trexler wants to control from the top but Roadshow keeps moving.
Roadshow is looking to stand up but Trexler isn't so interested in that idea.
Trexler passes into half guard.
Trexler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Trexler wants to pass the guard but Roadshow is defending well.
Roadshow tries to kick Trexler off but Trexler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Trexler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Trexler thows a huge punch but Roadshow dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trexler wants to control but Roadshow is keeping him busy.
Roadshow is trying to stand back up but Trexler is controlling him
Trexler is trying to control the action in half guard but Roadshow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Roadshow looks like he's trying to stand up.
Roadshow on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Roadshow pushes Trexler off and gets back to his feet.
Roadshow throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Roadshow darts in trying to clinch
and Trexler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Trexler.
Trexler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roadshow keeping moving, preventing Trexler from controlling successfully.
Roadshow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Trexler is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trexler connects with a couple of short punches.
Trexler landing with the ground and pound.
Roadshow manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roadshow moves in looking to clinch but Trexler pushes him off.
Trexler misses with a takedown
and Roadshow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roadshow tries to clinch up.
Roadshow tries to clinch but Trexler moves out of range.
Roadshow tries to clinch up but Trexler circles away and keeps his distance.
Antiq Roadshow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roadshow tries to clinch there but Trexler circles away.
Trexler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roadshow doesn't manage to clinch there - Trexler circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trexler fails with a takedown attempt.
Antiq Roadshow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trexler misses with a takedown attempt
and Roadshow holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Antiq Roadshow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ren Trexler.
Trexler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Roadshow stalling in the clinch.
Roadshow lands a damaging elbow.
Roadshow lands a nice elbow.
Roadshow effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Roadshow for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Roadshow is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Trexler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roadshow gets underhooks to prevent Trexler's takedown attempt.
Roadshow putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trexler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roadshow.
The referee calls for Roadshow to work.
Roadshow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trexler backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roadshow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roadshow connects with a knee to the head.
Roadshow is breathing heavily.
Roadshow lands an elbow just above Trexler 's eye.
Roadshow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Roadshow stops a takedown attempt from Trexler.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roadshow.
Roadshow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roadshow unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trexler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roadshow is pressed up against the cage. Trexler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Roadshow down to the mat. Roadshow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Roadshow wants to clinch
and Trexler counters with a nice double leg into side control. Roadshow won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roadshow pushes Trexler away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Trexler gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
An elbow from Trexler crashes against the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roadshow is pushing Trexler's head away, looking to escape. Trexler manages to hold on to the position though.
Trexler working the head and body with strikes.
Roadshow takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ren Trexler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Trexler shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Roadshow's guard.
Roadshow keeping moving, preventing Trexler from controlling successfully.
Trexler stays in close to Roadshow's body and controls the position.
Trexler won't allow Roadshow to get back to his feet.
Roadshow keeping moving, preventing Trexler from controlling successfully.
Roadshow is looking to stand up but Trexler isn't so interested in that idea.
Ren Trexler has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Roadshow tries to clinch up but Trexler circles away and keeps his distance.
Roadshow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roadshow wants to clinch but Trexler slips to the side
and Trexler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roadshow wants to clinch.
Trexler swats away the attempt to clinch by Roadshow.
Antiq Roadshow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roadshow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trexler fails to land with a series of punches.
Roadshow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roadshow tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trexler.
Trexler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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.
Trexler feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Roadshow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Trexler is controlling him.
Trexler trying to control the position from guard on top but Roadshow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roadshow is looking to stand up but Trexler isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Trexler thows a big elbow that misses.
Trexler won't allow Roadshow to get back to his feet.
Ren Trexler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trexler lands a couple of elbows.
Roadshow is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Trexler with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trexler landing with the ground and pound.
Trexler is in close to Roadshow's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Trexler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Roadshow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trexler.
Trexler won't allow Roadshow to get back to his feet.
Roadshow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trexler wants to control from the top but Roadshow keeps moving.
Trexler prevents Roadshow from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trexler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Trexler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Trexler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Trexler wants to pass the guard but Roadshow is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roadshow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Trexler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Trexler controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Roadshow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trexler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trexler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trexler prevents Roadshow from getting back to his feet.
Trexler landing with the ground and pound.
Trexler throwing strikes from guard but Roadshow blocks nicely.
Roadshow wants to stand but Trexler is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ren Trexler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Trexler swings widly with a right hand
and Roadshow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roadshow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roadshow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roadshow wants to clinch but Trexler slips to the side
and Trexler counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Roadshow!
Trexler has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Roadshow's face.
Trexler raining down hammerfists from mount.
Trexler throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Roadshow tries to buck Trexler off but he can't manage it.
BOOM! Trexler connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Roadshow is squirming around, avoiding Trexler's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Trexler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trexler scoring with strikes but Roadshow is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roadshow wants to try and get back to his feet.
Trexler with the ground and pound from mount.
Trexler lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Trexler.
It looks like Antiq Roadshow has been cut.
BOOM! Trexler connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Roadshow is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Trexler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Roadshow looks a forlorn figure.
Trexler with a couple of short strikes.
Roadshow is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Trexler fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Trexler lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trexler has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Roadshow's face.
Trexler breaks from Roadshow's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roadshow is squirming around, avoiding Trexler's attempts to control the action.
Roadshow's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Trexler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Trexler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ren Trexler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trexler controlling his opponent.
Trexler's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Roadshow is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Antiq Roadshow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trexler content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ren Trexler hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Trexler shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Trexler showed some decent athleticism there.
Trexler controlling the action here.
Roadshow wants to get back to his feet.
Trexler trying to control from half guard but Roadshow is working away.
Roadshow is looking to escape.
Trexler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Trexler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Trexler content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trexler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Trexler perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Roadshow is staying active underneath Trexler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Trexler perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Roadshow is trying to stand up here but Trexler is controlling him well.
Trexler looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Trexler sitting and controlling from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ren Trexler wasn't active enough on the ground.
Roadshow is looking to clinch but Trexler is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ren Trexler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trexler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ren Trexler!
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energy
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hype
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