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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Geeves Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scuba Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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167 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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, Geeves Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scuba Steve!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve darts in trying to clinch
and Armstrong counters with a big head kick but Steve shrugs it off.
Armstrong lands a nice shot to the body.
Armstrong darts in and clinches Steve up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Armstrong.
Armstrong prevents a takedown attempt there.
Armstrong breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Armstrong.
Armstrong scores with a head kick.
Armstrong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Armstrong tries to bum rush Steve with a series of wild strikes but Steve uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Armstrong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Armstrong rushes Steve and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Armstrong keeps Steve at a distance using the push kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Armstrong!
Steve doesn't manage to clinch there - Armstrong circles away.
Armstrong lands with a kick to the temple. Steve shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Armstrong could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Steve dodges the punch combination from Armstrong.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Armstrong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Armstrong manages to break the clinch.
Geeves Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong misses with a head kick.
Steve is trying hard to land a takedown here. Armstrong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Armstrong misses with a head kick.
Geeves Armstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Armstrong lands but Steve takes it in his stride.
Steve shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Armstrong as he avoids it easily.
Geeves Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scuba Steve.
Steve tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Armstrong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong just misses with a punch to the body.
Armstrong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steve fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Armstrong.
Steve on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Steve throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Armstrong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steve moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Armstrong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Armstrong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steve. Steve circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong rushes Steve and presses him up against the cage.
Armstrong drags the fight down to the ground.
Armstrong throws his legs up looking for a submission but Steve uses it to pass to side control.
Armstrong throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Armstrong throws a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Armstrong is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Steve is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Armstrong is trying desperately to improve position.
Steve can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Armstrong is looking to escape.
Armstrong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steve on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve prevents Armstrong from getting the reversal.
Armstrong throwing punches despite being mounted.
Armstrong is in all sorts of trouble here.
Steve can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Armstrong is looking to escape.
Armstrong tries to lock up and control but Steve gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steve prevents Armstrong from getting the reversal.
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!
Armstrong tries to improve his position but instead Steve has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geeves Armstrong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Armstrong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Armstrong misses with a head kick.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve shoots for a double leg takedown but Armstrong sprawls well. He's pushed Steve's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Armstrong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Steve.
Armstrong lands a high kick!
Armstrong throws a nice head kick!
Armstrong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches.
Steve is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Steve is working for takedown but Armstrong is calmly controlling the position for now.
Armstrong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Armstrong is trying to pull guard but Steve has him pressed against the cage.
Armstrong keeps control of Steve as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick from Armstrong lands but Steve takes it in his stride.
Steve moves in looking to clinch but Armstrong pushes him off.
Steve shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Armstrong napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Steve tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Steve has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Armstrong is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Steve is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Armstrong wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Steve controlling well, preventing Armstrong from escaping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steve is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Steve gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Steve gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Steve apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Armstrong tries to bum rush Steve with a series of wild strikes but Steve uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Armstrong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve wants to clinch.
Armstrong throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Steve shoots in looking for a takedown but Armstrong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steve's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Geeves Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scuba Steve.
Armstrong clinches up with Steve and pushes him back against the cage.
Steve goes for a takedown attempt but Armstrong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Steve avoids the head kick by Armstrong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong connects with a leg kick. Steve looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Armstrong throws a sloppy head kick and Steve moves out of range easily.
Armstrong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steve with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Armstrong to score with a decent uppercut.
Armstrong pushes Steve up against the cage in a clinch.
Steve has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Armstrong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Armstrong lands a takedown into guard.
Armstrong trying to control but Steve is working from the bottom.
Armstrong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Armstrong slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Armstrong trying to control but Steve is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Geeves Armstrong just wasn't active enough.
Steve takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Armstrong moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong moves into range and clinches up with Steve.
Armstrong breaks the clinch.
Armstrong is looking to wear down Steve with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Steve takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Geeves Armstrong is winning the standup battle so far.
Armstrong throws a head kick that Steve semi-blocks.
Armstrong fails to land with a series of punches.
Steve wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decent striking displayed by Armstrong there.
Armstrong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geeves Armstrong 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. This is the final round!
Armstrong looks to land a combination. Steve sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Steve shoots in for a takedown but Armstrong shows good takedown defense.
Steve shoots in but Armstrong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Steve takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Armstrong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Armstrong moves into range and clinches up with Steve.
Steve trying to land knees to the body.
Armstrong breaks from the clinch.
Armstrong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steve has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Armstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Armstrong.
Armstrong thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Steve if he has to take too many more of those.
Steve avoids the head kick by Armstrong.
Geeves Armstrong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Armstrong.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve avoids the head kick by Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Steve.
Armstrong tries to improve position but can't.
Steve has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Armstrong throws the kick towards the body but Steve avoids it.
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
Armstrong throws a head kick but Steve moves out of range.
Steve chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Armstrong can pounce on him.
Steve takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Armstrong connects with a leg kick. Steve looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steve takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Armstrong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong misses with a head kick.
Steve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Armstrong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Armstrong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Armstrong cracks the inside of Steve's front leg.
Armstrong moves into the clinch.
Armstrong breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve is looking to clinch.
Armstrong throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Armstrong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Armstrong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Armstrong misses with a hook.
Steve pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steve is looking to clinch but Armstrong is avoiding it.
Armstrong moves into range and clinches up with Steve.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Armstrong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Steve's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Armstrong prevents Steve from breaking the clinch.
Armstrong pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong trying to strike off his back.
Armstrong trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Armstrong looking for a guillotine here but Steve defends easily.
Steve showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Armstrong looking to control but Steve passes into half guard.
Scuba Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Geeves Armstrong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armstrong flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geeves Armstrong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Armstrong 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geeves Armstrong!
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FIGHT
RATING
63% |
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