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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jetrone Lagoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ralph Joaquin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralph Joaquin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jetrone Lagoc!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lagoc tries to sprawl but Joaquin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Joaquin wants to pass to mount but Lagoc is defending the position.
Joaquin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lagoc trying to control from the bottom.
Lagoc is looking for a sweep. Joaquin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Joaquin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lagoc does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A combination from Lagoc does no damage.
Lagoc fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joaquin tries a head kick but it misses.
Joaquin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lagoc makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lagoc leaves Joaquin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lagoc misses with a series of wild punches.
Joaquin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lagoc as he jumps to the side.
Joaquin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagoc cracks a nice hook into Joaquin's ribs.
Joaquin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lagoc manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lagoc looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Joaquin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lagoc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Joaquin postures up in Lagoc's guard and throws a big left but Lagoc blocks it.
Joaquin stands and throws Lagoc's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Joaquin laying and praying for a moment but Lagoc takes advantage and regains half guard.
Lagoc tries to roll over but Joaquin keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagoc is staying active underneath Joaquin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lagoc makes his way to full guard, as Joaquin worked for a kimura.
Joaquin drops back looking for a leg! Lagoc is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lagoc manages to kick Joaquin off! Joaquin jumps back into Lagoc's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joaquin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lagoc is trying to keep Joaquin in close.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lagoc working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joaquin.
Joaquin 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagoc looking for a sweep. Not yet Lagoc, not yet.
Joaquin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lagoc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lagoc keeping moving, preventing Joaquin from controlling successfully.
Lagoc is trying to keep Joaquin in close.
Joaquin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joaquin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Joaquin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joaquin throwing strikes from guard but Lagoc blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin wants to pass the guard but Lagoc is keeping the position.
Lagoc utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lagoc avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lagoc working a defensive guard here.
Joaquin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lagoc's guard.
Lagoc has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Joaquin is working away from the top position though.
Lagoc wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joaquin thows a huge punch but Lagoc dodges it nicely.
Joaquin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Joaquin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lagoc swinging wildly here.
Lagoc swings for the body but Joaquin moves out of range.
Joaquin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lagoc sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Joaquin somewhat.
Lagoc lands a jab to Joaquin's midsection.
Joaquin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Lagoc misses.
Joaquin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lagoc works over Joaquin's head and body with a nice combination.
Joaquin is rocked!
Lagoc swinging wildly here.
Oh Joaquin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lagoc swinging wildly here.
Lagoc lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Joaquin falls backwards - clearly groggy! Lagoc dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jetrone Lagoc!
Jetrone Lagoc is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Jetrone Lagoc thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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