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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Renfro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tally Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, Justin Renfro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tally Ho!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho staying out of range there.
Ho misses the shot to the body.
Ho shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Renfro's guard.
Ho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ho wants to control from the top but Renfro keeps moving.
Renfro looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Renfro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ho is stalling in the full guard.
Renfro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ho's guard.
Renfro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ho can do anything to dispel that myth.
Renfro thows a big elbow that misses.
Ho pulls Renfro in close to his closed guard and prevents Renfro from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ho wants to sweep here but Renfro controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renfro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Renfro stopping the sweep attempt from Ho.
Renfro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ho keeping moving, preventing Renfro from controlling successfully.
Renfro preventing the sweep.
Renfro throws and elbow that misses. Ho uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Renfro's guard. Nice move by Ho!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renfro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ho wants to pass the guard but Renfro is keeping the position.
Ho prevents Renfro from getting back to his feet.
Renfro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Renfro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Renfro is trying to control the position but Ho postures up.
Renfro 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Justin Renfro wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ho defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Renfro.
Ho throws a right and a left that Renfro avoids nicely.
Ho takes a swing at Renfro's ribcage but misses.
Renfro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Renfro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho. Renfro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Renfro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Renfro misses.
Ho scores a takedown into full mount!
Ho fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ho landing strikes from the mount and Renfro is in trouble!
Renfro holds on to Ho as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Renfro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ho in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renfro is trying to stand up.
Ho punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho lands a nice shot to the head.
Ho fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Renfro wants to hold on but Ho pushes him away.
Renfro is looking to get to half guard.
Ho lands a heavy elbow.
Ho looking to finish Renfro with some ground and pound. This is bad for Renfro!
Ho postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Renfro looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Renfro is trying desperately to improve position.
Ho looking to control but Renfro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tally Ho dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ho closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ho lands in his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Renfro holds on and takes a little breather.
Ho tries to free his leg and advance position but Renfro is retaining full guard.
Renfro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ho scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ho with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Renfro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Renfro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Renfro keeping moving, preventing Ho from controlling successfully.
Ho must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ho looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tally Ho.
Renfro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Renfro manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho staying out of range there.
Ho looks to score with a jab to the body but Renfro is just out of range.
Ho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Renfro at a distance.
Renfro just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Renfro.
Renfro missing with a left hand there. Ho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Renfro.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Renfro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renfro blocks a jab.
Renfro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Renfro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Renfro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ho throws out a loose jab but Renfro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Renfro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho.
Ho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Renfro avoids the body shot from Ho.
Renfro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Renfro fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ho just misses with a punch to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ho.
Renfro throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Ho scoring with punches from side control.
Renfro regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Renfro controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tally Ho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Renfro takes one to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Renfro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Renfro misses with a takedown
and Ho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Renfro thinking.
Ho punishes Renfro's body with a nice straight punch.
Ho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Renfro rather than just go for the knockout.
Ho throws a body punch but Renfro moves out of range.
Ho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ho looks to score with a jab to the body but Renfro is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ho working away.
Renfro gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Renfro trying to control here.
Ho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Renfro actively working from the bottom here.
Ho is keen to just control but Renfro is a slippery customer.
Ho thows a huge punch but Renfro dodges it nicely.
Ho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renfro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ho.
Renfro tries to roll over but Ho keeps him under control.
Renfro taking some punishment here, with Ho in his half guard.
Renfro trying to control but Ho postures up.
Ho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renfro punching from the bottom.
Ho takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Renfro moves into full guard.
Renfro keeping moving, preventing Ho from controlling successfully.
Renfro controls Ho momentarily but Ho frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Renfro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ho tries to free his leg and advance position but Renfro is retaining full guard.
Renfro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ho postures up.
Ho is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ho tries to free his leg and advance position but Renfro is retaining full guard.
Renfro is trying to keep Ho in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho tries to free his leg and advance position but Renfro is retaining full guard.
Renfro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Justin Renfro wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Renfro was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho.
Ho closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Renfro is looking for a sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ho working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ho moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Justin Renfro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tally Ho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ho scoring with punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tally Ho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tally Ho!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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