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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joao Rill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarryd Veres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joao Rill has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joao Rill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jarryd Veres!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veres moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rill looks to land a combination but Veres avoids it well.
Rill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rill shoots in and gets a takedown into Veres's guard.
Rill stands and throws Veres's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Veres looking for a sweep but Rill has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Veres throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rill. What's that going to do exactly?
Veres regains half guard.
Rill is nestled in close to Veres, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Veres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rill trying to control the action but Veres is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veres throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Rill manages to pass to side control.
Rill is working Veres over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rill in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rill has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rill working the head with strikes.
Rill connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Veres some visible discomfort.
Rill cracks Veres with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rill in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Veres can't do much from the bottom here.
Veres takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rill is looking to take a break and control but Veres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veres is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rill connects with a decent elbow.
Veres struggling a bit here.
Rill grinds an elbow into Veres's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veres is looking to regain half guard here but Rill keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rill lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Veres is trying to control Rill's posture but Rill avoids it.
Rill happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rill trying to control the position but Veres is working away.
Rill controls the position.
Veres is not content to let Rill control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Veres wants to control but Rill postures up.
Rill grinds an elbow into Veres's temple.
Veres takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
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.
Rill decides to stand up, so the ref orders Veres to his feet.
Veres looks gassed!
Rill throws a low kick, looking for Veres's leg but Veres calmly moves out of range.
Veres fails with the takedown
and Rill counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Veres misses with a body punch.
A short right from Rill on the inside.
Rill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Veres tries to circle away but Rill has him pinned against the cage.
Veres tries to score a body lock takedown but Rill shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Veres looking to stall.
Rill lands a nice elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rill lands an uppercut.
Veres tries to pull guard but Rill won't allow it.
Joao Rill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarryd Veres.
Veres takes a shot to the head.
Veres tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rill just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Rill dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rill fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Veres sprawls well initially but Rill persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rill passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Veres!
BOOM! Rill connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Veres is looking to improve his position but Rill isn't that keen on the idea.
Rill controlling the pace for now.
Veres takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Veres is breathing heavily.
Rill pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rill lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Veres is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Rill.
Rill with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rill dominating with strikes here.
Veres taking shots to the head.
Rill scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Veres?
Rill with shots to the head and body - Veres looks very uncomfortable down there.
Veres wants to hold on but Rill pushes him away.
Rill lands a heavy elbow.
Veres is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Rill.
Veres really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rill lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Veres hang on?
Rill raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rill lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Veres hang on?
Veres taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Rill.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veres working to try and regain half guard.
Rill lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rill controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Rill.
Rill lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Veres hang on?
Veres is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rill punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rill postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Veres looks a forlorn figure.
Veres is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rill is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Veres can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rill is landing with some decent strikes but Veres is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Veres is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rill trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Veres is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veres throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Rill dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rill is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Veres's half guard.
Veres pushes Rill off looking to stand but Rill dives back in and keeps control.
Rill seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Veres does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rill is thwarting Veres's attempts to control the position.
Rill working Veres over with strikes.
Veres has hold of Rill's hands but Rill slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Veres trying to control from the bottom.
Rill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Veres can do to turn this around?
Rill working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Veres taking some punishment here, with Rill in his half guard.
Veres is in trouble now - Rill has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rill postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Veres looks a forlorn figure.
Rill looking to finish Veres with some ground and pound. This is bad for Veres!
Veres squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Veres is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Rill.
Veres tries to hold on but Rill pushes him away.
That's two 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.
Rill is working for a guillotine from mount but Veres frees his head quite easily.
Rill trying to control but Veres is having none of it.
Rill scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Veres?
Rill scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Veres?
Rill is landing with some decent strikes but Veres is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rill unloads with some shots from mount but Veres bucks and avoids them well.
Rill looking to control but Veres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veres tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Veres tries to hold on but Rill postures up.
Rill postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Veres looks a forlorn figure.
Rill is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Veres can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rill with good strikes from the mount here!
Veres holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rill tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Veres bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rill controlling Veres's posture.
Veres stopping the sweep attempt from Rill.
Joao Rill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rill keeping full guard, as Veres tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Rill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rill, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Rill!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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