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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Nevada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siz Sizzle (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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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Nevada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Siz Sizzle!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sizzle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nevada sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nevada scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sizzle wants to control but Nevada is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sizzle kicks off Nevada and gets to his feet.
Nevada darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Nevada.
Nevada missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nevada throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sizzle to regain full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sizzle is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sizzle wriggles free and stands up.
Sizzle misses with an uppercut.
Nevada gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizzle wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sizzle sneaks back into half guard.
Sizzle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nevada thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sizzle's head.
Ground and pound from Nevada.
Nevada throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sizzle to regain full guard.
Sizzle looking for a guillotine here but Nevada defends easily.
Nevada throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevada throwing strikes from guard but Sizzle blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nevada throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nevada accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sizzle is working an open guard so Nevada takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sizzle throws a hook to the side of Nevada's head but Nevada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nevada is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sizzle's half guard.
Sizzle looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nevada throws a strike but Sizzle avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nevada connects with a couple of short punches.
Nevada wants to get up but he can't break Sizzle's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sizzle has momentary wrist control but Nevada slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizzle working for a triangle but Nevada defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nevada cracks Sizzle with a solid left hand.
Nevada throws a strike but Sizzle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nevada wants to get back to his feet but Sizzle passes into half guard.
Sizzle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nevada sees it coming and defends easily.
Nevada is trying to stand back up but Sizzle is controlling him
Nevada on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nevada tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sizzle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nevada pushes Sizzle off looking to stand but Sizzle dives back in and keeps control.
Sizzle postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Nevada to stand up.
Sizzle tries to keep at a distance but Nevada has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nevada throws an elbow but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sizzle has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nevada after a bit of a struggle.
Nice elbow from Nevada.
Sizzle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sizzle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Nevada 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.
Nevada ducks under a wild hook from Sizzle.
Sizzle lands a nice hook to Nevada's body. Nevada takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nevada takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sizzle misses with a hook. Nevada ducked under it nicely.
Sizzle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nevada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sizzle.
Nevada moves forwards but Sizzle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nevada closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nevada lands in his opponent's guard.
Nevada lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nevada wants to stand and escape but instead Sizzle has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Nevada is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sizzle is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizzle looking to pass the guard.
Sizzle stands up from Nevada's guard - Sizzle perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nevada dives in and scores a takedown into Sizzle's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nevada is looking to work some ground and pound but Sizzle has wrist control.
Sizzle manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nevada is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sizzle is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Nevada dives in and scores a takedown into Sizzle's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nevada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sizzle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nevada throwing strikes from guard but Sizzle blocks nicely.
Sizzle kicks Nevada off and gets to his feet.
Nevada blocks a head kick by Sizzle.
Nevada shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sizzle's guard.
Nevada throws an elbow that misses. Sizzle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nevada's guard. Nice move by Sizzle!
Nevada keeping moving, preventing Sizzle from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizzle stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nevada shoots in and bounces Sizzle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sizzle is pulling down on Nevada's head to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nevada accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sizzle trying to control the position.
Sizzle has momentary wrist control but Nevada slips an elbow through the middle.
Nevada postures up in Sizzle's guard and throws a big left but Sizzle blocks it.
Sizzle wants to stand but Nevada is controlling the position.
Nevada postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sizzle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nevada.
Nevada stands up over Sizzle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sizzle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sizzle trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sizzle is trying to control the position but Nevada postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Nevada 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. And we move into the final round!
Nevada shoots in and bounces Sizzle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nevada throws an elbow that misses. Sizzle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nevada's guard. Nice move by Sizzle!
Nevada is working an open guard so Sizzle takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sizzle throws a leg kick
so Nevada counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sizzle trying to keep a closed guard but Nevada is proving a slippery customer.
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!
Sizzle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nevada throws a big right hand that misses.
Nevada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nevada in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevada working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sizzle has momentary wrist control but Nevada slips an elbow through the middle.
Nevada has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nevada postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nevada gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nevada manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sizzle on his heels. He'll look to pass Sizzle's guard now, I'm sure.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nevada accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nevada is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chris Nevada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sizzle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nevada loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sizzle is looking for a triangle but Nevada pushes his legs off easily.
Sizzle trying to keep a closed guard but Nevada is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevada postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nevada throws an elbow that misses. Sizzle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nevada's guard. Nice move by Sizzle!
Sizzle wanted to stand there but Nevada had control of the position.
Nevada wants to stand but Sizzle is controlling the position.
Sizzle drops back looking for a leg! Nevada is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nevada manages to kick Sizzle off! Sizzle jumps back into Nevada's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevada is looking to stand up but Sizzle isn't so interested in that idea.
Nevada uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sizzle with a poor takedown
and Nevada counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nevada.
Nevada utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sizzle is looking to break free of the clinch but Nevada has double underhooks.
Sizzle avoiding damage as Nevada throws knees to the body.
Sizzle pulls guard effortlessly.
Nevada with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sizzle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nevada.
Sizzle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nevada defends well.
Nevada with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sizzle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nevada throws a strike but Sizzle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Siz Sizzle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Nevada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sizzle gets to his feet. Nevada looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Nevada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nevada, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Nevada!
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