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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Awa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Awa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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, Ricardo Awa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jax Teller!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teller scores with a jab.
Teller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Awa.
Awa fails with the takedown.
Teller has closed the distance and engaged Awa in a clinch.
Teller gets control of Awa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Teller will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Awa wants to get up but he can't break Teller's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Teller is trying to control the position but Awa postures up.
Awa stands up and waves to Teller to follow him.
Awa has managed to clinch.
Teller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Awa is trying to drag Teller to the mat but Teller just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Teller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Awa has him pressed against the cage.
Awa lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller working hard to break the clinch.
Teller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Awa trying to land knees to the body.
Awa jumps guard but Teller stands there with Awa around his waist. Awa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Awa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Teller drags the fight down to the ground.
Awa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Awa is looking to stand up but Teller won't let him.
Teller is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Awa is aware though and is defending well.
Awa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Awa is breathing heavily.
Awa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Teller is proving hard to escape from.
Awa trying to control the position from guard on top but Teller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller wants to stand and escape but Awa is having none of it.
Awa wants to control from the top but Teller keeps moving.
Awa gets to his feet - Teller follows without any prompting.
Teller dives in and grabs Awa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Awa pushes down on Teller's head and hops out.
Awa fails to land the takedown.
Awa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Teller cracks Awa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Awa slaps away a takedown attempt from Teller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Teller shoots in but Awa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teller.
Awa wants to land a leg kick but Teller is out of range.
Teller lands a slapping body shot.
Teller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Awa is fending him off so far but Teller persists. Nope, Awa circles away and we're back to standing.
Awa has closed the distance and engaged Teller in a clinch.
Awa tries a knee to the head but Teller blocks it.
Awa wants to get back to striking at distance but Teller won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Teller wants to get back to striking at distance but Awa won't allow it.
Awa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Awa clinches.
Teller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teller scores with a nice right hand.
Awa misses with a double jab
and Teller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Awa darts in and clinches Teller up against the cage.
Teller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Awa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Teller tries to break free but Awa pushes him back against the cage.
Awa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teller wants to clinch.
Teller moves in looking to clinch but Awa pushes him off.
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!
Teller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Awa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Awa moves into range and clinches up with Teller.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teller takes an elbow to the forehead.
Teller pushes off an throws an elbow but Awa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Teller tries to break the clinch but Awa is controlling the position.
Awa breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ricardo Awa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Awa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Awa swats away the attempt to clinch by Teller.
Awa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Teller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Awa.
Teller fails to land the takedown.
Teller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Awa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ricardo Awa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Awa rushes Teller and presses him up against the cage.
Awa looking to slow down the pace here.
Teller pulls Awa into guard.
Awa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Awa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Teller, up you get!
Teller misses with a low kick.
Awa rushes Teller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Awa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Teller is defending well for now.
Awa looking to stall.
Teller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Awa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Awa manages to break the clinch.
Awa misses with a few strikes there.
Awa tries to score with a low kick but Teller moves his leg out of the way.
Ricardo Awa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Awa misses with a wild body shot.
Awa throws a right hand that Teller ducks under and follows up with a left that Teller also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller looks for a takedown but Awa sprawls well.
Ricardo Awa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jax Teller.
Teller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Awa as he avoids it easily.
Awa pushes Teller up against the cage in a clinch.
Awa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Teller is trying to push Awa away but Awa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Awa pulls guard.
Awa wants to get back to his feet but Teller passes into half guard.
Awa is looking to improve his position.
Teller wants to control but Awa is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Teller lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Awa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Teller wants to control the pace but Awa is squirming around nicely.
Teller working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Teller trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Teller looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller controlling his opponent.
Teller scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Teller punching from mount but Awa doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Awa is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teller throws some wild stikes that Awa manages to avoid easily.
Teller avoids the attempt from Awa to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ricardo Awa will probably get the nod.
That's time! 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.
Teller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Teller wants to clinch up but Awa keeps it at a distance.
Awa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Awa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Teller.
Awa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Awa clinches with his opponent.
Awa trying to control the position but instead, Teller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Awa into the cage.
Awa throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Teller is trying to force a seperation but Awa has the dominant position.
Teller pulls guard effortlessly.
Awa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Teller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Awa postures up in Teller's guard and throws a big left but Teller blocks it.
Awa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Teller is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Awa, into his guard.
Teller passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Teller cracks Awa with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Awa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Teller prevents Awa from improving his position.
Teller is trying to control. Awa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller stands up and beckons Awa to join him on the feet.
Jax Teller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teller dives in and grabs Awa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Awa pushes down on Teller's head and hops out.
Awa lands an overhand right.
Awa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Awa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Teller. No joy for Awa on that attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Awa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Teller moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Awa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Awa is trying to push Teller away but Teller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Teller stops a takedown attempt from Awa.
Teller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ricardo Awa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Awa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Awa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Awa wants to get back to striking at distance but Teller won't allow it.
Teller is trying to break the clinch but Awa has him pressed against the cage.
Awa prevents Teller from breaking the clinch.
Awa being controlled against the cage.
Awa breaks from the clinch.
Teller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Teller is pressed up against the cage. Awa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Teller down to the mat. Teller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Teller dives in and grabs Awa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Awa pushes down on Teller's head and hops out.
Teller blocks a head kick by Awa.
Awa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Awa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Awa wants it to stay on the feet.
Teller lands an overhand right.
Awa clinches up with Teller and pushes him back against the cage.
Teller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Awa backwards.
Teller prevents Awa from breaking the clinch.
Awa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Teller will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Awa up against the cage.
Awa wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teller gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jax Teller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricardo Awa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Awa has his foot on Teller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Teller works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jax Teller.
I think Awa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Awa!
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