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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cristian Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Greens (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cristian Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Greens!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Greens fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vasquez avoids it really well and circles away.
Greens scores with a one two! Vasquez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Greens lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vasquez at a distance.
Greens fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vasquez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Greens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vasquez misses the shot to the body.
Greens lands with an overhand left.
Greens defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vasquez.
Vasquez has a takedown stuffed.
Vasquez looks for a takedown but Greens sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristian Vasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasquez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Greens trying to control but Vasquez is working from the bottom.
Greens must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Greens slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vasquez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greens.
Greens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vasquez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Greens is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Greens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vasquez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vasquez wants to stand up but Greens is controlling him.
Greens scoring with some ground and pound.
Greens tries to free his leg and advance position but Vasquez is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vasquez is breathing heavily.
Greens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vasquez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Greens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Greens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vasquez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Greens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Greens controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Greensis looking to pass into half guard but Vasquez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Vasquez is in guard.
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!
Greens controlling Vasquez's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Greens holds on and takes a little breather.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Greens hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Greens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John Greens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasquez shoots in for a takedown but Greens shows good takedown defense.
A left lands for Greens.
Greens scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Cristian Vasquez has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasquez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Greens!
Greens looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Greens wants to pass the guard but Vasquez is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greens scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vasquez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Greens.
Greens decides to stand and escape the position.
Greens getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Greens tries to land a front kick but Vasquez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Greens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cristian Vasquez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Greens works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Greens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vasquez circles away quickly and effectively.
Greens lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vasquez shoots in looking for a takedown. Greens tries to sprawl out of it but Vasquez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Greens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Greens misses with a low kick.
Vasquez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Greens pinned against the cage. Greens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vasquez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Greens pinned against the cage. Greens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristian Vasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greens lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Greens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greens scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A left and a right from Greens both land. Nice combination.
Cristian Vasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Greens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vasquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice combination there by Greens.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greens gets the takedown into side control.
Greens decides to stand back up. Greens steps back and let's Vasquez get back to his feet.
Greens shoots in but no luck this time.
Greens tests Vasquez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice combination there by Greens.
John Greens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasquez wants to clinch.
Greens lands with a nice body punch.
A right-left combo lands from Greens.
Vasquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Vasquez blocks the low kick.
Greens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Greens throws a leg kick but Vasquez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vasquez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice combination there by Greens.
Greens swings for the body but Vasquez moves out of range.
Vasquez looks to land a left hand but Greens moved out of range nicely.
Greens moves in looking to clinch but Vasquez pushes him off.
Greens throws a shot to the body.
Greens misses with a takedown attempt - Vasquez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vasquez shoots in but no luck this time.
Greens throws a leg kick that misses.
Greens scores with a head kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Vasquez. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Greens stalks Vasquez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vasquez's face. Vasquez staggers backwards, shaken.
Greens's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Greens duly obliges.
Vasquez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Greens tries to land a leg kick but Vasquez saw it coming and moves away.
Greens fails with an attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vasquez.
Greens feints a jab promting Vasquez to slip. Greens then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vasquez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vasquez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasquez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Greens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cristian Vasquez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Greens lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Greens connects with a jab.
Greens tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vasquez shoots for a double leg takedown but Greens sprawls well. He's pushed Vasquez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Greens is working the combinations to good effect here.
Vasquez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Greens lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A combination from Greens does no damage.
Greens tries a low kick but Vasquez avoids it.
Greens is looking to clinch.
Greens has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Greens lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greens attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vasquez misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Greens pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vasquez back to the cage. Greens follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez takes one to the chin there.
Greens scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Greens feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vasquezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Greens stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Greens wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristian Vasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasquez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Greens lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Decent striking displayed by Greens there.
Vasquez shoots in but no luck this time.
Greens looks to land a combination but Vasquez avoids it well.
Greens listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Greens scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greens.
Greens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vasquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vasquez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Greens lands a two punch combo.
Vasquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Greens.
Vasquez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Greens throws a series of punches but Vasquez moves out of range.
Vasquez looks for a takedown but Greens sprawls well.
Vasquez tries to clinch up but Greens circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greens will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Greens clobbers Vasquez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vasquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Greens scores with a one two! Vasquez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vasquez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Greens jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Greens throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vasquez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Greens scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vasquez in his tracks.
Greens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John Greens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Greens.
Left hook, right uppercut from Greens.
Greens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vasquez slips a jab and a cross from Greens.
Vasquez fails with the takedown.
Greens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vasquez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasquez tries to keep at a distance but Greens has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cristian Vasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greens breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Greens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Greens 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... John Greens!
After the fight, John Greens was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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