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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Emmersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aoio Uwukiwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uwukiwe has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Aoio Uwukiwe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Victor Emmersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aoio Uwukiwe!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emmersson moves to clinch but Uwukiwe breaks away
and Emmersson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emmersson slips a jab and a cross from Uwukiwe.
Emmersson moves out of range of the body kick.
Emmersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Victor Emmersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emmersson tries for a takedown but Uwukiwe circles away easily
so Uwukiwe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Uwukiwe prevents Emmersson from getting back to his feet.
Emmersson is working an open guard so Uwukiwe takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Emmersson wants to clinch but Uwukiwe slips to the side
and Uwukiwe counters with a big head kick but Emmersson shrugs it off.
Emmersson cracks the inside of Uwukiwe's front leg.
Uwukiwe looks gassed!
Emmersson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Uwukiwe looks to land a combination but Emmersson avoids it well.
Emmersson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Emmersson closes the distance but Uwukiwe moves to the side
and Uwukiwe counters with a low kick, right behind Emmersson 's knee.
Emmersson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Uwukiwe counters with an inside leg kick.
Emmersson wants to clinch but Uwukiwe slips to the side
and Uwukiwe makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Emmersson really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uwukiwe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Emmersson's head.
Uwukiwe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emmersson throws a sloppy head kick and Uwukiwe moves out of range easily.
Uwukiwe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Uwukiwe moves out of range of the body kick from Emmersson.
Emmersson closes the distance but Uwukiwe moves to the side
and Uwukiwe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emmersson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheers as Emmersson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Uwukiwe doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick misses from Uwukiwe.
Emmersson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Emmersson tries to clinch but Uwukiwe moves away
and Uwukiwe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Emmersson lands a knee to the body.
Emmersson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uwukiwe misses with a head kick.
Emmersson blocks a head kick by Uwukiwe.
Emmersson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emmersson misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emmersson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Uwukiwe backs up against the cage.
Nice sprawl there from Uwukiwe as Emmersson shoots in.
Emmersson tries to clinch up
and Uwukiwe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Uwukiwe prevents Emmersson from improving his position.
Emmersson is positioning himself well to prevent Uwukiwe advancing to mount.
Uwukiwe wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Emmersson uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Emmersson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emmersson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Uwukiwe is controlling him.
Uwukiwe stands and steps away. Emmersson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Uwukiwe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emmersson tries a head kick but it misses.
Emmersson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Uwukiwe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Uwukiwe.
Emmersson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Emmersson wants to stand up but Uwukiwe is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uwukiwe decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Uwukiwe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emmersson throws out the jab.
Emmersson moves to clinch but Uwukiwe breaks away
and Uwukiwe counters with a nice body kick.
Uwukiwe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Uwukiwe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emmersson.
Emmersson tries to clinch but Uwukiwe moves away
and Uwukiwe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Uwukiwe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Uwukiwe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Emmersson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Uwukiwe has had enough of the clinch but Emmersson keeps him there for the moment.
Uwukiwe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Uwukiwe is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoio Uwukiwe dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emmersson. Uwukiwe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emmersson is looking to clinch but Uwukiwe is avoiding it.
Emmersson looks to clinch
and Uwukiwe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Emmersson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emmersson wants to clinch up but Uwukiwe keeps it at a distance.
Uwukiwe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Uwukiwe throws a sloppy head kick
and Emmersson counters with a good low kick that Uwukiwe was not able to check.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Emmersson - that will leave a mark!
An inside leg kick lands from Emmersson.
Emmersson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Uwukiwe as he avoids it easily.
Emmersson tries to clinch there but Uwukiwe circles away.
Emmersson tries to clinch
so Uwukiwe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Emmersson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Uwukiwe is controlling him.
Emmersson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emmersson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Uwukiwe manages to get himself to full guard.
Uwukiwe is breathing heavily.
Uwukiwe manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Emmersson misses with a head kick.
Uwukiwe swats away the attempt to clinch by Emmersson.
Emmersson misses with a looping right.
Emmersson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Uwukiwe defends it nicely.
Emmersson scores with a nice body kick.
Emmersson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Uwukiwe's waist but Uwukiwe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Emmersson off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Emmersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emmersson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emmersson closes the distance but Uwukiwe moves to the side
so Uwukiwe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Emmersson keeping moving, preventing Uwukiwe from controlling successfully.
Uwukiwe wants to stand but Emmersson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Emmersson is trying to control the position but Uwukiwe postures up.
Uwukiwe trying to control but Emmersson is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Uwukiwe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Emmersson is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emmersson wants to stand but Uwukiwe is controlling the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Aoio Uwukiwe hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Emmersson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uwukiwe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uwukiwe throws a head kick but Emmersson moves out of range.
Emmersson with a nice cross.
Emmersson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Uwukiwe is out of range and Emmersson settles back down.
Emmersson moves into the clinch.
Uwukiwe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emmersson.
Uwukiwe is working for takedown but Emmersson is calmly controlling the position for now.
A frustrated look appears on Emmersson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emmersson is trying to maintain a safe position but Uwukiwe gets an underhook and turns Emmersson into the cage.
Knees to the body from Emmersson.
Emmersson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Uwukiwe is trying to break the clinch but Emmersson is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emmersson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uwukiwe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emmersson throws an elbow that misses.
Emmersson tries to break the clinch but Uwukiwe is controlling the position.
Emmersson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Uwukiwe is defending well for now.
Emmersson trying to land knees to the body.
Emmersson trying to control the position but instead, Uwukiwe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emmersson into the cage.
Uwukiwe keeps control of Emmersson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Emmersson looking to throw knees to the head but Uwukiwe is blocking nicely.
Emmersson misses with the head strike.
Emmersson working Uwukiwe over with knees to the body.
Emmersson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uwukiwe wants to get back to striking at distance but Emmersson won't allow it.
Uwukiwe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Emmersson is working Uwukiwe over against the cage.
Emmersson landing knees to the body.
Emmersson can't break the clinch.
Emmersson missing with knees to the body.
Uwukiwe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoio Uwukiwe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Uwukiwe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Emmersson lands with a kick to the temple. Uwukiwe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Emmersson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emmersson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Uwukiwe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Emmersson connects with a leg kick. Uwukiwe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Uwukiwe blocks the body kick.
Emmersson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Emmersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Uwukiwe controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Emmersson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Uwukiwe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Uwukiwe is looking to break free of the clinch but Emmersson has double underhooks.
Uwukiwe wants to get back to striking at distance but Emmersson won't allow it.
Uwukiwe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Uwukiwe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Uwukiwe wants to break free but Emmersson has control.
Emmersson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Emmersson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Uwukiwe's efforts to push away.
Emmersson crunches a lovely knee into Uwukiwe's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emmersson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Uwukiwe is keeping busy.
Emmersson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Uwukiwe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Emmersson.
Uwukiwe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emmersson tries to clinch up.
A big right from Emmersson misses.
Emmersson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Emmersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emmersson connects with a high kick.
Emmersson shoots in for a takedown but Uwukiwe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Uwukiwe circles away from the clinch attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Uwukiwe!
Emmersson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Emmersson misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emmersson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Uwukiwe counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Emmersson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Victor Emmersson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emmersson tries a head kick but it misses.
Emmersson with a poor takedown
and Uwukiwe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Emmersson misses with a wild body shot.
Emmersson avoids the head kick by Uwukiwe.
Emmersson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emmersson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emmersson tries a head kick but it misses.
Uwukiwe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Emmersson moves out of range of the body kick from Uwukiwe.
Emmersson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uwukiwe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Uwukiwe clinches up with Emmersson and pushes him back against the cage.
Emmersson tries to break free but Uwukiwe pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emmersson effectively controlling the action here.
Uwukiwe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Emmersson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Emmersson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Victor Emmersson is winning the standup battle so far.
Emmersson moves to clinch but Uwukiwe breaks away
and Uwukiwe counters with a body kick that stops Emmersson in his tracks momentarily.
Emmersson wants to clinch but Uwukiwe slips to the side
and Uwukiwe counters by clinching up.
Emmersson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aoio Uwukiwe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Uwukiwe is trying to force a seperation but Emmersson has the dominant position.
Emmersson working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Emmersson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emmersson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Emmersson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Uwukiwe or not.
Emmersson is trying to force a seperation but Uwukiwe has the dominant position.
Uwukiwe has Emmersson pressed against the cage, preventing Emmersson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Uwukiwe tries to circle away but Emmersson has him pinned against the cage.
Knees to the body from Emmersson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emmersson is trying to break free.
Uwukiwe blocks the elbow strike.
Emmersson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emmersson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uwukiwe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Emmersson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Uwukiwe fails to land with a series of punches.
Emmersson is looking to clinch.
No luck for Emmersson with that takedown attempt.
Uwukiwe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Emmersson tries to bum rush Uwukiwe with a series of wild strikes but Uwukiwe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emmersson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uwukiwe swats away the attempt to clinch by Emmersson.
Uwukiwe throws a head kick but Emmersson moves out of range.
Victor Emmersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emmersson tries to clinch there but Uwukiwe circles away.
Emmersson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Emmersson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Uwukiwe 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... Aoio Uwukiwe!
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