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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deondre Boller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deacon Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cage's choice of entrance music: Black Tide - "Warriors of Time". These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Deondre Boller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Deacon Cage!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cage fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boller avoids it really well and circles away.
Boller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cage manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Boller on his heels. He'll look to pass Boller's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cage thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cage trying to control but Boller is working from the bottom.
Cage throws a big elbow that misses.
Cageis looking to pass into half guard but Boller pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Boller is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boller trying to control the position from guard on top but Cage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boller throws a big elbow that misses.
Boller trying to control the position from guard on top but Cage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cage wants to sweep here but Boller controlling him for the moment.
Boller trying to control but Cage is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Deondre Boller just wasn't active enough.
Cage shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cage showed some decent athleticism there.
Cage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boller keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boller is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cage scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boller is in trouble now - Cage has advanced to mount!
Cage is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boller is bucking up trying to escape but Cage cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cage working Boller over with strikes here.
Cage is landing with some decent strikes but Boller is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Boller tries to lock up and control but Cage gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cage thowing shots but they're missing.
Boller is breathing heavily.
Cage controlling from mount.
Cage lands a nice shot to the head.
Boller is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cage with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Cage cracks Boller with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage landing strikes from the mount.
Cage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage lands a nice shot to the head.
Cage throws some wild stikes that Boller manages to avoid easily.
Cage is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Boller to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Boller shrugs it off.
Cage raining down hammerfists from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cage lands a big shot there that rocks Boller but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deacon Cage dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cage.
Boller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cage sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boller somewhat.
Boller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boller wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boller fails with the takedown
and Cage counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boller is keeping the position for now.
Deacon Cage has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cage is looking to work some ground and pound but Boller has wrist control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cage forces his way into half guard.
Cage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boller keeps working.
Boller on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Boller wants to improve his position but Cage is controlling well.
Cage is trying to control. Boller wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage is nestled in close to Boller, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cage is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Cage there.
Cage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boller keeps working.
Cage slows the pace down in half guard.
Cage wants to free his trapped foot but Boller is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boller has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cage working over Boller with some ground and pound. Boller looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cage content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage trying to pass the guard but Boller defending well.
Cage working over Boller with some ground and pound. Boller looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cage is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cage is pressing down on Boller's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boller is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deacon Cage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! 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.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cage.
Cage lands an elbow.
Boller avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cage.
Cage is trying to get an arm triangle but Boller is defending well.
Cage passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Boller!
Cage throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage punishing his opponent with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boller is looking to get to half guard.
Cage lands a big shot there that rocks Boller but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cage looking to secure an arm triangle but Boller defends it well.
The referee warns Boller that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cage lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Boller that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cage landing strikes from the mount.
Cage is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Boller to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Boller shrugs it off.
Boller defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cage.
Cage is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Cage extends the arm and Boller is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Deacon Cage!
After the fight, Deacon Cage 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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