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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Norton Wawatai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Richmond V (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Norton Wawatai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Richmond V!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richmond V gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wawatai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richmond V doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wawatai counters with a stiff right hand.
Richmond V misses with a double jab
and Richmond V takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wawatai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Richmond V's calf.
Richmond V with a poor takedown
and Wawatai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Norton Wawatai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Richmond V.
Richmond V has his takedown stuffed
and Wawatai counters with a straight right hand.
Richmond V looks gassed!
Wawatai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wawatai lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Richmond V takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wawatai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Richmond V thows a leg kick but Wawatai checks it
and Wawatai finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Richard Richmond V seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wawatai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Richmond V doesn't seem bothered though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wawatai.
Wawatai jabs Richmond V to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wawatai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Richmond V. That did some damage!
Norton Wawatai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richmond V misses with a kick to the body
and Wawatai counters with a right hand to the body.
Wawatai scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wawatai.
Wawatai scores with a body shot.
Richmond V throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wawatai counters with a good low kick that Richmond V was not able to check.
Wawatai jabs at Richmond V's body.
Wawatai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Richmond V shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wawatai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richmond V is trying desperately to land a takedown but Wawatai is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Richmond V.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wawatai connects with a single shot there.
Wawatai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richmond V should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wawatai pushes Richmond V away with a front kick.
Wawatai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wawatai. That's going to slow Richmond V down.
Richmond V steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wawatai. That one must have hurt.
Richmond V has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wawatai.
Wawatai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Richmond V.
Wawatai with a nice cross.
Wawatai looks to land a combination. Richmond V sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wawatai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Richmond V's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Wawatai.
Wawatai thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Richmond V if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wawatai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wawatai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Richmond V throws a body kick the misses
and Wawatai counters with a leg kick.
Wawatai looks to land a combination. Richmond V sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wawatai digs a good body shot into Richmond V's ribs.
A low kick from Richmond V is predictable there
and Wawatai counters with a nice body kick.
Richmond V's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wawatai lands a two punch combo.
Wawatai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wawatai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Richmond V shoots and misses
and Wawatai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richmond V doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wawatai counters with a straight right hand.
Richmond V closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wawatai connects with an inside leg kick.
Wawatai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wawatai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wawatai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Richmond V takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wawatai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richmond V has his takedown stuffed
and Wawatai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richmond V on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wawatai. Wawatai obviously looking to wear him down.
Richmond V throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wawatai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Richmond V's knee momentarily.
Wawatai scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norton Wawatai dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Richmond V with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Wawatai to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Wawatai does it's job there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Richmond V might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wawatai has got the better of the exchanges.
Richmond V on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wawatai. Wawatai obviously looking to wear him down.
Richmond V swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wawatai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Richmond V with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wawatai counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wawatai.
Wawatai scores with a head kick. Richmond V tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wawatai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Richmond V looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Norton Wawatai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wawatai thumps Richmond V with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richmond V shoots and misses
and Wawatai counters with a good low kick that Richmond V was not able to check.
Norton Wawatai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Richmond V.
Wawatai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wawatai scores with a leg kick.
Norton Wawatai is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wawatai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Richmond V takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wawatai connects with a leg kick. Richmond V looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Richmond V misses with a takedown
and Wawatai counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Richmond V misses with a takedown attempt
and Wawatai counters with a nice body kick.
Richmond V gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wawatai.
Richmond V on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wawatai jabs at Richmond V's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wawatai, right into the meat.
Richmond V tries for a takedown but Wawatai circles away easily
and Wawatai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richmond V walks into a straight right hand from Wawatai.
Wawatai is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Richmond V sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wawatai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wawatai lands a jab-cross combination.
Good exchange - Wawatai coming out on top.
Wawatai with a nice cross.
Richmond V has his takedown stuffed
and Wawatai counters with a body kick.
Richmond V throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wawatai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Richmond V's knee momentarily.
Richmond V swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wawatai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wawatai thows a body kick. Richmond V tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Richmond V misses
and Wawatai counters with a head kick. That will keep Richmond V thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Richmond V tries to move into range but Wawatai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Richmond V swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wawatai counters with a big head kick but Richmond V shrugs it off.
Richmond V doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wawatai counters with a big head kick but Richmond V shrugs it off.
Wawatai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Richmond V's calf.
Wawatai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wawatai connects with a high kick.
Richmond V has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Richmond V misses with a takedown attempt
and Wawatai finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Richmond V tries for a takedown but Wawatai circles away easily
and Wawatai counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richmond V misses with a combination
and Wawatai counters with a low kick, right behind Richmond V 's knee.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wawatai.
Wawatai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Richmond V with a poor takedown
and Wawatai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Richmond V throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wawatai counters with a three punch combo that has Richmond V backing up. Richmond V nods at Wawatai to acknowledge the strikes.
Richmond V misses with a double jab
and Wawatai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Richmond V's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richmond V on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Richmond V with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wawatai counters with a nice uppercut.
Wawatai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norton Wawatai dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Richmond V throws a lazy body kick
and Wawatai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Richmond V misses with a takedown attempt
and Wawatai counters with a solid body kick.
Wawatai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Richmond V momentarily.
Jab, jab by Wawatai - just one landing.
Richmond V with a poor takedown
and Wawatai counters with a head kick. That will keep Richmond V thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Richmond V misses with a body shot
and Wawatai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wawatai tests Richmond V's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Richmond V doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wawatai counters with a slapping leg kick.
Norton Wawatai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Richmond V.
Wawatai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wawatai connects with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wawatai lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wawatai throws a front kick that sends Richmond V stumbling back into the cage.
Wawatai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Richmond V with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wawatai counters with a good low kick that Richmond V was not able to check.
Richmond V gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wawatai counters with a left to the body.
Richmond V shoots and misses
and Wawatai counters with a low kick, right behind Richmond V 's knee.
Richmond V misses with the body kick
and Wawatai counters with a low kick, right behind Richmond V 's knee.
Wawatai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wawatai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Richmond V throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wawatai counters with a stiff right hand.
Richmond V throws a head kick that misses
and Wawatai counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wawatai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Richmond V.
Richmond V fails with the takedown
and Wawatai counters with a slapping leg kick.
Richmond V throws a sloppy head kick
and Wawatai counters with an inside leg kick.
Wawatai lands a body shot.
Wawatai lands with a nice body punch.
Wawatai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Richmond V on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Richmond V tries for a takedown but Wawatai circles away easily
and Wawatai counters with a nice leg kick.
Richmond V takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richmond V throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wawatai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Richmond V gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wawatai counters with a stiff right hand.
Richmond V fails with the takedown
and Wawatai counters with a head kick. That will keep Richmond V thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Richmond V gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wawatai counters with a big head kick but Richmond V shrugs it off.
Wawatai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wawatai lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A head kick from Wawatai lands but Richmond V takes it in his stride.
Richmond V fails with the takedown
and Wawatai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richmond V tries for a takedown but Wawatai circles away easily
and Wawatai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richmond V tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wawatai counters with a thumping low kick.
Richmond V has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wawatai.
Richmond V falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wawatai counters with a body kick.
Richmond V shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wawatai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Richard Richmond V has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wawatai works over Richmond V's head and body with a nice combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norton Wawatai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wawatai 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 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norton Wawatai!
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