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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Irvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irvin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jimmy Eat World - Pain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stephen Cerrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Irvin!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Irvin - that will leave a mark!
Good work by Cerrone as he checks the leg kick.
Cerrone takes a swing at Irvin's ribcage but misses.
Cerrone misses with a double jab
and Irvin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
No joy there for Cerrone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Irvin moves into range and clinches up with Cerrone.
Cerrone swings wildly with an uppercut but Irvin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irvin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Irvin lands an elbow inside that Cerrone shrugs off.
Cerrone avoiding damage as Irvin throws knees to the body.
Cerrone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cerrone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cerrone struggles to land a body shot inside as Irvin controls his hands.
Cerrone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Irvin tries to stall but Cerrone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cerrone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cerrone can't find room to land a body shot as Irvin controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone prevents a body shot from Irvin.
Irvin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cerrone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Irvin scores a nice knee to the body.
Cerrone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cerrone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Irvin.
Irvin misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cerrone as Irvin tries to tie him up.
Irvin trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cerrone as Irvin tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Irvin.
Irvin trying to land knees to the body.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cerrone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irvin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cerrone takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Cerrone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cerrone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Irvin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin trying to land knees to the body.
Cerrone tries to work over Irvin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cerrone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Irvins head.
Irvin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cerrone blocks it with crossed arms.
Irvin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Irvin lands an elbow inside that Cerrone shrugs off.
Cerrone managing to block the knees to the body from Irvin.
Irvin tries to land knees in the clinch but Cerrone avoids the damage to the body.
Cerrone avoids the elbow strike from Irvin, against the cage.
Irvin blocks a body shot from Cerrone.
Cerrone throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Cerrone.
Cerrone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Irvin has him pressed against the cage.
Cerrone misses with a body punch.
Cerrone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cerrone lands a left hand.
Cerrone taking a breather.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cerrone avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cerrone.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but Cerrone blocks it.
Cerrone slows down the pace here.
Irvin trying to land knees to the body.
Irvin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cerrone avoiding damage as Irvin throws knees to the body.
Cerrone works on Irvin's body with a couple of short punches.
Irvin pushes off an throws an elbow but Cerrone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cerrone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cerrone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Cerrone.
Cerrone decides to pull guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cerrone looking for a guillotine here but Irvin defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cerrone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Irvin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cerrone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cerrone is looking for a triangle but Irvin pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Cerrone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Irvin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Cerrone dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Irvin gets tackled into the cage by Cerrone. Cerrone maintains the clinch.
Irvin lands an elbow just above Cerrone 's eye.
Cerrone tries to work over Irvin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Irvin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Irvin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cerrone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cerrone misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Irvin.
Cerrone blocks the elbow strike.
Cerrone avoiding damage as Irvin throws knees to the body.
Irvin misses with a knee to the head.
Irvin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cerrone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Irvin trying to land knees to the body.
Irvin lands an elbow just above Cerrone 's eye.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cerrone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Irvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cerrone is defending well for now.
Cerrone digs a right hand underneath Irvin's ribcage. Irvin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone lands a shot to the body.
Irvin is breathing heavily.
Irvin misses with an elbow strike.
Cerrone taking a breather.
Cerrone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Irvin throws an elbow that misses.
Cerrone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Irvin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Irvin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cerrone lands a nice uppercut.
Cerrone works on Irvin's body with a couple of short punches.
Cerrone lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cerrone is trying to break free.
Cerrone tries a body shot but Irvin blocks it.
Cerrone struggles to land a body shot inside as Irvin controls his hands.
Cerrone lands a nice shot to the body.
Cerrone blocks a body shot from Irvin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone misses with a punch to the body.
Cerrone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cerrone is working Irvin over against the cage.
Cerrone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Irvin or not.
Irvin prevents a body shot from Cerrone.
Cerrone gets control of Irvin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cerrone will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cerrone is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Irvin has his hands clasped together but Cerrone extends an breaks Irvin's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Cerrone.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stephen Cerrone!
Stephen Cerrone decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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