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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joey Bolten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Villi Kotobalavu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotobalavu has chosen "Another Body Murdered" by Faith No more & Boo-Yaa Tribe as his entrance music. Villi Kotobalavu told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Bolten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Villi Kotobalavu!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kotobalavu scores with a leg kick.
Bolten tries to clinch up but Kotobalavu circles away and keeps his distance.
Bolten wants to clinch
and Kotobalavu counters with a good low kick that Bolten was not able to check.
Kotobalavu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kotobalavu counters with a head kick.
Kotobalavu misses with a kick to the body.
Kotobalavu scores with the left hand. Bolten knows he should have avoided that one.
Bolten closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kotobalavu counters with a nice body kick.
Bolten tries to clinch there but Kotobalavu circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bolten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kotobalavu keeps the fight on the outside.
Bolten lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kotobalavu takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotobalavu misses with a low kick.
Bolten leaves Kotobalavu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bolten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kotobalavu blocks a head kick by Bolten.
Kotobalavu's corner calls for a 1-2. Kotobalavu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kotobalavu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kotobalavu counters with a takedown into side control.
Kotobalavu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bolten keeps working.
Bolten is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kotobalavu's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bolten is refusing to be controlled, as Kotobalavu sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolten tries to get to full guard but Kotobalavu has control of the leg.
Bolten pushes Kotobalavu off looking to stand but Kotobalavu dives back in and keeps control.
Bolten wants to control but Kotobalavu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kotobalavu working the head and body with strikes.
Bolten trying to control from the bottom.
Bolten wants to get back to full guard.
Kotobalavu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bolten is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bolten closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu throws a head punch that misses.
Kotobalavu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bolten tries a knee to the head but Kotobalavu blocks it.
Kotobalavu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kotobalavu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bolten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kotobalavu stalling.
Kotobalavu wants a takedown.
Bolten blocks a body shot from Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu breaks the clinch.
Joey Bolten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolten tries to clinch there but Kotobalavu circles away.
Bolten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kotobalavu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bolten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolten tries to clinch but Kotobalavu is having none of it.
Kotobalavu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bolten, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bolten tries a knee to the head but Kotobalavu blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bolten obliges.
Bolten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kotobalavu avoids it.
Bolten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kotobalavu.
Bolten with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Villi Kotobalavu has been cut.
Bolten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kotobalavu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bolten tries to land knees in the clinch but Kotobalavu avoids the damage to the body.
Bolten displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kotobalavu up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolten stalling in the clinch but Kotobalavu improves position.
Bolten trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Villi Kotobalavu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Villi Kotobalavu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bolten throws a sloppy head kick
and Kotobalavu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bolten pushes Kotobalavu up against the cage in a clinch.
Kotobalavu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bolten missing with knees to the body.
Bolten missing with knees to the body.
Bolten working Kotobalavu over with knees to the body.
Kotobalavu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kotobalavu managing to block the knees to the body from Bolten.
Bolten trying to land knees to the body.
Kotobalavu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bolten looking to throw knees to the head but Kotobalavu is blocking nicely.
Bolten manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kotobalavu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bolten has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kotobalavu has managed to get both his arms back between Bolten's legs - danger averted.
Bolten is looking for a triangle but Kotobalavu pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolten is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kotobalavu is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kotobalavu postures up and lands a big shot to Bolten's brow.
Kotobalavu is in close to Bolten's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bolten 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.
Kotobalavu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kotobalavu lands a couple of digs.
Bolten is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kotobalavu defends well.
Kotobalavu landing with the ground and pound.
Kotobalavu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kotobalavu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kotobalavu wants to pass the guard but Bolten is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolten can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kotobalavu controls the pace.
Kotobalavu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kotobalavu slips nicely into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kotobalavu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bolten's head.
Kotobalavu throwing shots but Bolten is blocking nicely.
Kotobalavu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kotobalavu is trying to control the action in half guard but Bolten is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bolten wants to get back to full guard.
Bolten manages to get to full guard.
Bolten tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu wants to control from the top but Bolten keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kotobalavu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bolten has his foot on Kotobalavu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kotobalavu works his way back into a safe position though.
Kotobalavu throwing strikes from guard but Bolten blocks nicely.
Kotobalavu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kotobalavu prevents Bolten from getting back to his feet.
Kotobalavu trying to control but Bolten is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Villi Kotobalavu wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bolten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bolten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu lands a nice shot to the body.
Kotobalavu pushes Bolten back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kotobalavu avoiding damage as Bolten throws knees to the body.
Kotobalavu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boltens head.
It looks like Joey Bolten has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kotobalavu avoids it.
Bolten misses with a knee strike.
Kotobalavu misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kotobalavu struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolten controls his hands.
Kotobalavu throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolten.
Kotobalavu managing to block the knees to the body from Bolten.
Kotobalavu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Villi Kotobalavu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Bolten moves to clinch but Kotobalavu breaks away
and Kotobalavu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kotobalavu.
Bolten looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kotobalavu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bolten has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kotobalavu has managed to get both his arms back between Bolten's legs - danger averted.
Kotobalavu pushing down on Bolten's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kotobalavu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kotobalavu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kotobalavu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bolten on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolten has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kotobalavu is working away from the top position though.
Bolten looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotobalavu is looking for a kimura but Bolten is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kotobalavu to get the leverage.
Kotobalavu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bolten manages to get to full guard.
Kotobalavu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bolten has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kotobalavu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bolten utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolten preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bolten escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kotobalavu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kotobalavu advances position into side control!
Bolten tries to improve position but can't.
Kotobalavu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kotobalavu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bolten keeps working.
Kotobalavu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kotobalavu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kotobalavu is chipping away with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Bolten's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bolten gets back to half guard.
Kotobalavu is keen to just control but Bolten is a slippery customer.
Bolten moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolten utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kotobalavu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kotobalavu landing some decent shots from guard.
Bolten throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kotobalavu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bolten's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kotobalavu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kotobalavu trying to move into half guard but instead Bolten has managed to sweep!
Bolten trying to control the position from guard on top but Kotobalavu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joey Bolten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kotobalavu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bolten.
And that's the end of the fight!
Villi Kotobalavu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kotobalavu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Villi Kotobalavu!
Villi Kotobalavu gave a mention to Supersize Me in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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hype
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