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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aron Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogey James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aron Chan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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152 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aron Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogey James!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James fails to land the takedown.
Chan stuffs the takedown.
James misses with a few strikes there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chan checks a leg kick.
James fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chan avoids it really well and circles away.
Aron Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bogey James.
James shoots for a double leg takedown but Chan sprawls well. He's pushed James's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chan lands with a slapping head kick.
Chan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chan showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
Chan trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows James to get to his feet.
Chan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says James as he avoids it easily.
Chan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. James manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chan won't allow James to get back to his feet.
Chan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chan prevents James from getting back to his feet.
Chan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aron Chan.
James shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than James was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chan prevents any damage by holding on tight.
A nice elbow there by James.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan wants to hold on but James pushes him away.
Chan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for James!
Chan content just to control the position here.
Chan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Chan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chan get's back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aron Chan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from Chan.
James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chan's waist but Chan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James off to one side.
Chan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as James sprawls well. James wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chan gets slowly back to his feet.
James misses with a takedown
and Chan counters with a two punch combo.
Chan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on James. That did some damage!
Chan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. James looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chan taking a breather here.
Chan works to advance to full mount. James defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Chan.
Chan stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Chan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chan is trying hard to land a takedown here. James sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aron Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chan pinned against the cage. Chan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A nice combination there by James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries for a takedown but James sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
James leaves Chan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
James manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Chan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from James.
Chan has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and James counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
James sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chan defending well though.
James throws a strike but Chan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
James scoring with some ground and pound.
Chan looking to control.
Chan wants to sweep here but James controlling him for the moment.
Chan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. James gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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!
Chan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
James throwing strikes from guard but Chan blocks nicely.
Aron Chan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chan is looking for a triangle but James pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Chan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from James.
James tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten James somewhat.
Chan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. James was covering up waiting for the punch and Chan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aron Chan dominated that second 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. 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.
Chan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chan to the mat! Chan manages to get full guard.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Chan is retaining full guard.
Chan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
James avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chan looking for a sweep. Not yet Chan, not yet.
Chan is looking to stand up but James isn't so interested in that idea.
Chan pulls James in close to prevent any damage.
James must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
James postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chan is trying to control the position but James postures up.
James avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
James scoring with some ground and pound.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chan working a defensive guard here.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
James with a flurry of punches that miss.
James looking to pass the guard.
James lands a couple of digs.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Chan wants to sweep here but James controlling him for the moment.
Chan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
James landing with the ground and pound.
Chan keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
Chan striking off his back but it's not causing James any problems.
Chan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chan keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
James is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. James manages to get himself to full guard.
Chan wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chan is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
Chan trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aron Chan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Chan pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James jumps guard but Chan stands there with James around his waist. James gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chan gets control of James's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chan holds on and takes a little breather.
James throwing strikes but missing.
James throws a big right hand that misses.
James stops Chan from standing up.
James really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
James lands a couple of digs.
James passes Chan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bogey James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aron Chan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chan wants to control but James is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aron Chan.
Well Chan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aron Chan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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