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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zachariah Wampler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chito Greatwich (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 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, Zachariah Wampler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chito Greatwich!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greatwich has Wampler up against the cage in a clinch.
Greatwich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wampler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greatwich is trying to drag Wampler to the mat but Wampler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Greatwich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wampler fails to land the takedown.
Greatwich thows a body shot but no joy.
Wampler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wampler misses with a wild body shot.
Wampler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Greatwich defends it nicely.
Zachariah Wampler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wampler shoots in looking for a takedown but Greatwich manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wampler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zachariah Wampler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greatwich looks to score with a jab to the body but Wampler is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Greatwich. No joy for Wampler on that attempt.
Greatwich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wampler scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Greatwich tries to get to full guard but Wampler has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greatwich is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Greatwich keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Wampler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Greatwich pushes Wampler off but Wampler dives into side control.
Greatwich is looking for a sweep.
Wampler working the ground and pound.
Wampler is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Greatwich knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wampler works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wampler is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Greatwich has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wampler swings around for an armbar but Greatwich sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Wampler's guard.
Wampler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Greatwich slips nicely into half guard.
Greatwich wants to control but Wampler is keeping him busy.
Greatwich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Greatwich decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Greatwich tries to clinch there but Wampler circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wampler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Greatwich sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Greatwich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Greatwich lands with a left to the head.
Greatwich is trying to break the clinch but Wampler is controlling him.
Wampler is trying to drag Greatwich to the mat but Greatwich just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Greatwich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Greatwich manages to break the clinch.
Wampler shoots in looking for a takedown. Greatwich tries to sprawl out of it but Wampler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Greatwich manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Greatwich has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wampler has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wampler looking to score a takedown here. Greatwich is defending well but Wampler drives through and ends up in Greatwich's guard.
Wampler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wampler is breathing heavily.
Greatwich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Greatwich throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Greatwich controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greatwich looking for a sweep. Not yet Greatwich, not yet.
Greatwich is looking for a triangle here but Wampler uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Wampler tries to score with some ground and pound. Greatwich controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wampler working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greatwich tries to bench press Wampler off him but Wampler keeps the position.
Wampler is putting a hurting on Greatwich here, landing some big shots from side control.
Greatwich keeps Wampler under control for a moment.
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 Zachariah Wampler will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wampler shoots in for a takedown but Greatwich shows good takedown defense.
Wampler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Greatwich tries to avoid it but Wampler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Greatwich to the ground. Greatwich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wampler shoots in and drives through. Greatwich sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zachariah Wampler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greatwich lands the left hand.
Wampler shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wampler showed some decent athleticism there.
Wampler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wampler prevents Greatwich from standing back up.
Greatwich trying to control here.
Greatwich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wampler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wampler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Greatwich is refusing to be controlled, as Wampler sits in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Greatwich can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wampler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Greatwich has one foot on Wampler's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Greatwich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wampler closes the distance and clinches up with Greatwich, looking for a takedown. Wampler pushes Greatwich against the cage but Greatwich circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wampler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zachariah Wampler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greatwich displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wampler.
Wampler manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Greatwich on his heels. He'll look to pass Greatwich's guard now, I'm sure.
Greatwich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Greatwich controls Wampler momentarily but Wampler frees himself.
Greatwich wants to control the position but Wampler says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wampler is nestled in close to Greatwich, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Greatwich trying to control from the bottom.
Wampler working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greatwich works his way to full guard. Good work.
Greatwich working a defensive guard here.
Wampler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wampler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wampler is working Greatwich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Greatwich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wampler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wampler landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greatwich has an active guard here but Wampler has managed to pass into half guard.
Greatwich trying to hold on to Wampler's head to control him but Wampler postures up.
Greatwich is controlling Wampler's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Wampler is trying to work for a kimura but Greatwich is defending well.
Wampler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Greatwich is looking for a sweep. Wampler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greatwich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wampler.
Wampler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wampler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wampler working the head and body with strikes.
Wampler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Greatwich sees it coming and defends easily.
Wampler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Greatwich tries to get to full guard but Wampler has control of the leg.
Wampler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wampler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Greatwich's head.
Zachariah Wampler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wampler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Greatwich does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachariah Wampler dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Wampler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wampler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Greatwich lands a nice shot to the body.
Wampler throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Greatwich was covering up waiting for the punch and Wampler finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Greatwich is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wampler drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Greatwich manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wampler has Greatwich in his guard.
Greatwich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Greatwich's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greatwich stops Wampler from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Greatwich trying to control the position from guard on top but Wampler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wampler uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wampler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Greatwich pinned against the cage. Greatwich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zachariah Wampler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wampler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Greatwich's waist but Greatwich gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wampler off to one side.
Greatwich digs a good hook to Wampler's body.
Wampler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Greatwich finds it's way round the side to connect with Wampler's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greatwich tries to clinch up.
Greatwich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wampler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wampler shoots and misses
and Greatwich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Greatwich.
A nice right hand lands inside from Greatwich.
Greatwich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Greatwich misses with a body shot.
Greatwich stuffs the takedown attempt from Wampler. Wampler gets slowly back to his feet.
Wampler ducks under a wild hook from Greatwich.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greatwich misses the shot to the body.
Wampler shoots in for a takedown but Greatwich shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greatwich misses with a body shot.
Greatwich tries to clinch but Wampler is having none of it.
Wampler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Greatwich instigates a clinch.
Wampler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Greatwich works on Wampler's body with a couple of short punches.
The referee calls for Greatwich to work.
Still in the clinch, Greatwich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wampler avoids the elbow strike from Greatwich, against the cage.
Greatwich breaks the clinch.
Greatwich just misses with a punch to the body.
Wampler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Greatwich as he jumps to the side.
Chito Greatwich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wampler circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Wampler with that takedown attempt.
Greatwich has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greatwich.
Greatwich lands an elbow inside.
Greatwich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wampler fails to pull guard.
Greatwich lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greatwich breaks the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wampler.
Greatwich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chito Greatwich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wampler 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachariah Wampler!
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