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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sika Jauheliha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Romziel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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179 cm
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183 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sika Jauheliha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Corey Romziel!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romziel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jauheliha counters with a nice low kick that buckles Romziel's knee momentarily.
Romziel throws an overhand right that lands on Jauheliha's shoulder, as Jauheliha tries to avoid the shot.
Romziel walks into a straight right hand from Jauheliha.
Jauheliha throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Romziel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jauheliha.
Romziel moves away from the strike by Jauheliha.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Jauheliha.
Romziel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romziel has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Romziel.
Jauheliha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Romziel looks gassed!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jauheliha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jauheliha dodges an elbow strike from Romziel.
Jauheliha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jauheliha just leaning against Romziel, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jauheliha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jauheliha tries a knee to the head but Romziel blocks it.
Jauheliha scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Corey Romziel has been cut.
Jauheliha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jauheliha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jauheliha just leaning against Romziel, taking a breather.
Jauheliha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jauheliha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jauheliha wants to stall.
Jauheliha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jauheliha tries to land a knee to the head but Romziel blocks with his arms.
Jauheliha stalling in the clinch but Romziel improves position.
Jauheliha will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Romziel up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Romziel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romziel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romziel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jauheliha's elbow.
Romziel stalling in the clinch but Jauheliha improves position.
Romziel avoids a wild elbow strike from Jauheliha.
Jauheliha trying to land knees to the body.
Jauheliha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jauheliha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jauheliha landing knees to the body.
Jauheliha has Romziel pushed against the cage.
Romziel blocks the elbow strike.
Jauheliha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romziel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jauheliha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jauheliha controlling the action here for a moment.
Jauheliha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romziel.
Romziel works on Jauheliha's body with a couple of short punches.
Romziel tries to land a knee to the head but Jauheliha blocks with his arms.
Jauheliha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jauheliha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Corey Romziel's cut even more.
Romziel avoiding damage as Jauheliha throws knees to the body.
Romziel is trying to maintain a safe position but Jauheliha gets an underhook and turns Romziel into the cage.
Romziel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jauheliha landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jauheliha misses with an elbow strike.
Romziel tries to work over Jauheliha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jauheliha with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romziel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jauheliha is defending well for now.
Jauheliha stalls.
Romziel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Romziel pushes off an throws an elbow but Jauheliha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Romziel looking to slow down the pace here.
Jauheliha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romziel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jauheliha up against the cage.
Jauheliha taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sika Jauheliha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corey Romziel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A leg kick checked by Romziel.
Sika Jauheliha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Jauheliha.
Jauheliha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jauheliha throws a head kick but Romziel moves out of range.
Romziel misses with a body kick.
Jauheliha clinches with his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jauheliha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jauheliha tries to land a knee to the head but Romziel blocks with his arms.
Romziel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romziel.
Romziel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Romziel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jauheliha.
Romziel swings wildly with an uppercut but Jauheliha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Romziel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romziel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Romziel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romziel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jauheliha backwards.
Jauheliha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romziel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jauheliha misses with a knee strike.
Jauheliha missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Romziel leaning against his opponent.
Jauheliha prevents a body shot from Romziel.
Jauheliha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romziel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romziel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jauheliha - that landed with a thud.
Jauheliha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romziel blocks it with crossed arms.
Jauheliha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romziel blocks it with crossed arms.
Romziel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jauheliha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jauheliha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romziel is defending well for now.
Jauheliha slowing the pace effectively.
Romziel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jauheliha crunches a lovely knee into Romziel's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jauheliha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romziel's face.
Romziel is breathing heavily.
Jauheliha wants to stall.
Romziel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Jauheliha - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jauheliha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romziel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jauheliha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romziel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jauheliha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romziel trying to stall but Jauheliha improves his position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Romziel.
Romziel tries to throw a body punch but Jauheliha avoids it by throwing Romziel back against the cage.
Jauheliha misses with a knee strike.
Sika Jauheliha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jauheliha trying to land knees to the body.
Romziel tries to work over Jauheliha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Jauheliha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romziel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jauheliha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romziel tries to throw a body punch but Jauheliha avoids it by throwing Romziel back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jauheliha as Romziel tries to tie him up.
Jauheliha will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Romziel up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romziel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jauheliha slows down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jauheliha taking a breather.
Jauheliha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romziel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sika Jauheliha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Corey Romziel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jauheliha checks a leg kick.
A big right from Jauheliha misses.
Jauheliha fakes the leg kick and cracks Romziel in the body.
Romziel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jauheliha.
Jauheliha throws a head kick that misses.
Romziel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Romziel looks to land a right hand but Jauheliha moved out of range.
Jauheliha tries a head kick but it misses.
Romziel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jauheliha misses with a head kick.
Sika Jauheliha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jauheliha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jauheliha misses with a low kick.
Romziel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jauheliha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Romziel throws a jab but it's blocked by Jauheliha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jauheliha.
Jauheliha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jauheliha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romziel misses with a few strikes there.
Jauheliha throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Jauheliha.
Jauheliha throws a leg kick which misses Romziel's front leg but catches the back leg as Romziel tries to avoid it.
Jauheliha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jauheliha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romziel 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.
Jauheliha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Romziel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romziel tries to keep at a distance but Jauheliha has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jauheliha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romziel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Romziel throws an elbow but it misses.
Jauheliha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Romziel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Romziel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jauheliha is defending well for now.
Jauheliha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jauheliha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romziel can do to turn this around?
Jauheliha crunches a lovely knee into Romziel's ribcage.
Jauheliha has Romziel pushed against the cage.
Romziel missing with knees to the body.
Jauheliha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jauheliha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jauheliha looking to slow down the pace here.
Jauheliha is pushing Romziel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Romziel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jauheliha blocks it with crossed arms.
Jauheliha lands a good knee to the midsection. Romziel won't want to take too many of those.
Romziel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jauheliha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Romziel being controlled against the cage.
Jauheliha misses with a knee strike.
Corey Romziel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jauheliha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sika Jauheliha.
Jauheliha throws a chopping leg kick but Romziel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sika Jauheliha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jauheliha misses with a kick to the body.
Jauheliha moves into the clinch successfully.
Romziel tries to land knees in the clinch but Jauheliha avoids the damage to the body.
Jauheliha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jauheliha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Romziel wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romziel misses with a body punch.
Jauheliha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jauheliha throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sika Jauheliha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jauheliha 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sika Jauheliha!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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