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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Buscemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percy Priest (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Dangerous knees
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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, Steve Buscemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Percy Priest!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Buscemi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Priest circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buscemi throws a leg kick that misses.
Buscemi has managed to clinch.
Priest tries to land a knee to the head but Buscemi blocks with his arms.
Buscemi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Priest keeps the fight on the outside.
Buscemi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Priest tries to land a knee to the head but Buscemi blocks with his arms.
Priest tries to land a knee to the head but Buscemi blocks with his arms.
Priest trying to land knees to the body.
Priest tries a knee to the head but Buscemi blocks it.
Priest throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buscemi blocks it with crossed arms.
Priest tries a knee to the head but Buscemi blocks it.
Buscemi lands a nice elbow.
Buscemi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buscemi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buscemi fails with a takedown attempt.
Buscemi tries to close the distance and clinch but Priest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest pushes Buscemi up against the cage in a clinch.
Buscemi breaks from the clinch.
Priest avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice cross by Buscemi.
Priest stuffs the takedown attempt from Buscemi. Buscemi gets slowly back to his feet.
Priest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buscemi.
Priest moves into the clinch successfully.
Buscemi looking to throw knees to the head but Priest is blocking nicely.
Priest misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buscemi.
Buscemi could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Buscemi 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 Steve Buscemi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buscemi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Priest pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priest has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priest misses with a knee to the head.
Priest throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buscemi blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Buscemi.
Priest throws a knee to the head but misses.
Priest tries a knee to the head but Buscemi blocks it.
Priest looking to throw knees to the head but Buscemi is blocking nicely.
Buscemi misses with a knee strike.
Buscemi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Priest blocks it with crossed arms.
Buscemi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Buscemi is breathing heavily.
Priest misses with a knee strike.
Priest with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Priest unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Priest throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buscemi blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buscemi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Priest takes an elbow to the forehead.
Buscemi effectively controlling the action here.
Priest tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buscemi goes for a takedown attempt but Priest pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Buscemi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Priest gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Priest misses with a knee strike.
Priest takes an elbow to the forehead.
Priest tries to land a knee to the head but Buscemi blocks with his arms.
Priest using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buscemi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Buscemi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Buscemi breaks the clinch.
Priest defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Buscemi.
Priest moves into the clinch.
Buscemi can't break the clinch.
Buscemi goes for a takedown attempt but Priest pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Buscemi misses with a takedown attempt - Priest sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buscemi shoots in looking for a takedown but Priest manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Buscemi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priest rushes Buscemi and presses him up against the cage.
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 Steve Buscemi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Priest moves into the clinch.
Priest misses with a knee to the head.
Buscemi avoiding damage.
Buscemi has Priest pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Priest manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Priest using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buscemi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Priest tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Priest trying to land knees to the body.
Buscemi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Priest has managed to clinch.
Priest throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buscemi blocks it with crossed arms.
Buscemi avoiding damage as Priest throws knees to the body.
Priest is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buscemi is defending well for now.
Priest tries a knee to the head but Buscemi blocks it.
Buscemi gets control of Priest's arms and successfully pulls guard. Buscemi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Buscemi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Buscemi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buscemi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Priest's guard.
Buscemi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Priest, up you get!
Buscemi tries for a takedown but Priest sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buscemi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Priest sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Buscemi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Priest gets a clinch.
Priest tries a knee to the head but Buscemi blocks it.
Buscemi tries to pull guard but Priest forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Priest misses with a knee to the head.
Priest missing with knees to the body.
Buscemi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Priest tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buscemi managing to block the knees to the body from Priest.
Priest tries a knee to the head but Buscemi blocks it.
Priest with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buscemi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Priest tries to land a knee to the head but Buscemi blocks with his arms.
Buscemi is trying to drag Priest to the mat but Priest just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Priest tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Buscemi lands an elbow inside that Priest shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Priest misses with a knee strike.
Priest misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buscemi.
Buscemi lands a damaging elbow.
Priest misses with a knee strike.
Buscemi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Priest in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Buscemi manages to break the clinch.
Buscemi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Buscemi stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Priest to get to his feet.
Priest is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buscemi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Priest but Priest pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Priest closes the distance and clinches.
Buscemi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Buscemi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Priest but Priest pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Priest moves into the clinch.
Priest throws a knee to the head but misses.
Priest looking to throw knees to the head but Buscemi is blocking nicely.
Buscemi is trying to pull guard but Priest has him pressed against the cage.
Priest using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buscemi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest missing with knees to the body.
Priest looking to throw knees to the head but Buscemi is blocking nicely.
Priest misses with a knee strike.
Percy Priest seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Priest throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buscemi blocks it with crossed arms.
Buscemi lands an elbow just above Priest 's eye.
Buscemi avoiding damage as Priest throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Buscemi.
Buscemi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Buscemi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Priest pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Buscemi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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!
Priest misses with a knee strike.
Buscemi is trying to pull guard but Priest turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buscemi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Priest misses with a knee strike.
Buscemi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 Steve Buscemi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Priest clinches up with Buscemi and pushes him back against the cage.
Priest tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buscemi avoids it.
Buscemi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Buscemi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buscemi misses with a wild combination.
Priest darts in and clinches Buscemi up against the cage.
Buscemi jumps guard but Priest turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Priest using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buscemi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Priest with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buscemi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Priest clinches with his opponent.
Buscemi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Priest misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buscemi goes for a takedown attempt but Priest pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Steve Buscemi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buscemi swinging wildly here.
Buscemi misses with a takedown attempt - Priest sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Buscemi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Priest moves into the clinch successfully.
Buscemi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Buscemi misses with a knee strike.
Buscemi is trying to drag Priest to the mat but Priest just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Priest misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priest landing knees to the body.
Priest using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buscemi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Priest lands a knee to the head.
Priest with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Priest tries to land a knee to the head but Buscemi blocks with his arms.
Buscemi is trying to pull guard but Priest has him pressed against the cage.
Priest using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buscemi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Priest with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buscemi gets control of Priest's arms and successfully pulls guard. Buscemi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Buscemi wants to get back to his feet but Priest is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Priest landing some decent shots from guard.
Buscemi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Priest is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest trying to control but Buscemi is working from the bottom.
Steve Buscemi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Priest really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Buscemi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Buscemi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Priest gets to his feet. Buscemi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Buscemi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Priest throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buscemi blocks it with crossed arms.
Priest tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Priest with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Priest throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buscemi blocks it with crossed arms.
Buscemi avoiding damage as Priest throws knees to the body.
Buscemi jumps guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Priest scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Percy Priest has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buscemi pulls Priest in to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Percy Priest comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Buscemi 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Steve Buscemi!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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