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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonga Anoai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Gatling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anoai comes to the cage accompanied by Danse Macabre. Gatling has chosen Bleed by Meshuggah as his entrance music. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tonga Anoai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Gatling!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatling tries to clinch up but Anoai circles away and keeps his distance.
Anoai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gatling paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anoai fails with a takedown attempt.
Gatling paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Anoai wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Gatling as Anoai shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anoai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gatling counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatling using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anoai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anoai avoiding damage as Gatling throws knees to the body.
Gatling has a couple of punches blocked by Anoai.
A shot in the inside from Gatling.
Anoai blocks an elbow strike.
Gatling manages to break the clinch.
Anoai could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Anoai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Anoai dodges an elbow strike from Gatling.
Gatling looking to throw knees to the head but Anoai is blocking nicely.
Gatling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gatling lands an elbow just above Anoai 's eye.
Gatling lands an elbow that stopped Anoai in his tracks for a moment.
Gatling stalling.
Gatling is pressed up against the cage. Anoai has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gatling down to the mat. Gatling avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonga Anoai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gatling throws a head kick that Anoai semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Anoai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gatling clinches but Anoai breaks the clinch
and Anoai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anoai clinches up with Gatling and pushes him back against the cage.
Anoai wants to stall.
Gatling landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gatling throws an elbow but it misses.
Gatling breaks from the clinch.
Anoai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gatling forces Anoai back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gatling just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anoai's brow.
Gatling lands an elbow inside.
Anoai avoids the elbow strike from Gatling, against the cage.
A short right from Gatling on the inside.
Gatling ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gatling no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatling looking to control.
Gatling is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gatling looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gatling controls Anoai momentarily but Anoai frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gatling is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anoai is breathing heavily.
Gatling sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anoai defending well though.
Gatling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anoai keeps working.
Gatling is stalling here. Anoai is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gatling seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Anoai has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Gatling dominated that round.
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.
Gatling wants to clinch but Anoai slips to the side
and Anoai counters by clinching up.
Gatling manages to break the clinch.
Gatling tries to clinch but Anoai is having none of it.
Anoai gets a takedown into half guard.
Gatling trying to control from the bottom.
Gatling is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Anoai is staying active.
Gatling is trying to control but Anoai manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Richard Gatling just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anoai.
Anoai closes the distance and clinches up with Gatling, looking for a takedown. Anoai pushes Gatling against the cage but Gatling circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anoai rushes Gatling and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gatling stalling the fight.
Gatling lands an elbow inside.
Anoai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gatling is keeping busy.
Gatling stalling.
Gatling breaks the clinch.
Anoai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tonga Anoai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anoai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gatling as he avoids it easily.
Anoai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gatling takes the fight into the clinch.
Gatling misses with an elbow over the top.
Gatling stalling the fight.
Gatling landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gatling throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gatling escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anoai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonga Anoai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gatling tries to clinch there but Anoai circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anoai pushes Gatling up against the cage in a clinch.
Anoai blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Anoai.
Gatling stalling in the clinch.
Anoai stalling in the clinch but Gatling improves position.
Anoai managing to block the knees to the body from Gatling.
Anoai has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gatling avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Anoai blocks an elbow strike from Gatling.
Anoai blocks an elbow strike.
Gatling lands an elbow that stopped Anoai in his tracks for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Anoai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gatling missing with knees to the body.
Gatling throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anoai blocks it with crossed arms.
Gatling keeps control of Anoai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anoai changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gatling fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gatling wants to clinch
and Anoai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Richard Gatling has been cut.
Anoai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gatling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anoai thuds his right hand into Gatling's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gatling tries to clinch up
letting Anoai counter with a right hand.
Gatling is rocked!
Anoai wants to clinch up but Gatling keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonga Anoai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richard Gatling's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gatling moves out of range of the body kick.
A combination from Anoai does no damage.
Gatling tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anoai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gatling wants to clinch but Anoai slips to the side
and Anoai counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gatling's guard now.
Gatling wants to improve his position but instead Anoai has moved into half guard.
Gatling flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Anoai controlling the action here.
Gatling trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Gatling takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatling is working to get back to half guard.
Gatling is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Anoai takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gatling wants to hold on but Anoai pushes him away.
Gatling can't escape the position.
Anoai takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gatling can't escape the position.
Anoai takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatling is trying to escape the mount.
Gatling tries to hold on but Anoai pushes him away.
Anoai controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gatling tries to lock up and control but Anoai gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anoai prevents Gatling from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anoai controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tonga Anoai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anoai 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonga Anoai!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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