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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Ono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis comes into the arena with Can't be touched blaring out of the sound system. Eddie Willis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Larry Ono's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Ono!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ono wants to clinch.
Ono pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ono throws a body kick that misses.
Ono gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Willis.
Willis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ono dodges the punch combination from Willis.
Willis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Willis misses with an uppercut. Ono saw that one coming.
Willis moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Ono goes down! Can Willis finish him!?
Ono is rocked!
It looks like Larry Ono has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ono looking to control.
Ono is still in real trouble! Can Willis finish him?
Ono has a closed guard, preventing Willis from standing up.
Ono seems to have recovered his senses.
Willis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ono avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Willis with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Willis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Willis trying to control but Ono is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Willis misses with a series of wild punches.
Willis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ono throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Willis!
Ono goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Willis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Willis throws a combination that misses
and Ono counters with a head kick.
Ono tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Willis does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis tries to keep at a distance but Ono has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ono lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Willis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Willis breaks the clinch.
Willis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ono can pounce on him.
Willis is breathing heavily.
Willis misses with the combination.
Ono shoots in but no luck this time.
Willis throws out a loose jab but Ono uses good head movement to avoid it.
Willis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ono staying out of range there.
Ono scores with a spinning back kick!
Ono tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Willis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Willis misses with an uppercut.
Ono gets a clinch.
Ono has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Willis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ono is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ono lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ono keeps control of Willis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ono with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Willis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Willis is trying to break free.
Ono keeps control of Willis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ono pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Willis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ono tries to clinch up.
Willis misses with the combination.
Ono has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Eddie Willis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ono will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Eddie Willis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Ono.
Nice defenses there by Ono.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis avoids the head kick by Ono.
Ono misses with a series of wild punches.
Willis throws a series of punches but Ono avoids them all with ease.
Ono misses with a kick to the body.
Willis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Willis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ono tries to clinch up.
Willis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ono can pounce on him.
Ono tries to clinch but Willis moves out of range.
Ono moves in looking to clinch but Willis pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willis misses the body punch
and Ono finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Ono there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ono fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ono misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Willis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larry Ono's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ono throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ono clinches with his opponent.
Willis wants to break free but Ono has control.
Ono throws a knee to the head but misses.
Willis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ono keeps control of Willis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Willis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ono changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Willis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Willis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Eddie Willis is winning the standup battle so far.
Willis cracks Ono with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Willis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Willis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ono tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Willis swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ono throws a sloppy head kick and Willis moves out of range easily.
Willis throws a right and a left that Ono avoids nicely.
Willis misses with a combination
and Ono counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ono lands with a kick to the temple. Willis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Willis lands a nice shot that snaps Ono's head back.
Ono fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Eddie Willis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Ono.
Willis lands with a nice combination. Ono backs away looking to recover.
Eddie Willis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ono counters with an outside leg kick.
Ono lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Willis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ono's head.
Willis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ono closes the distance and clinches up with Willis, looking for a takedown. Ono pushes Willis against the cage but Willis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Willis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Willis connects with a jab.
Willis lands with a nice combination. Ono backs away looking to recover.
Nice takedown defense from Willis. No joy for Ono on that attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Willis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Willis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Willis throws a right and a left that Ono avoids nicely.
Ono shoots in for a takedown but Willis shows good takedown defense.
Willis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ono tries to clinch up but Willis circles away and keeps his distance.
Ono closes the distance and clinches up with Willis, looking for a takedown. Ono pushes Willis against the cage but Willis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Willis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ono scores with a push kick.
Ono showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Willis.
Ono throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Willis's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ono swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ono blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ono closes this distance looking for a takedown but Willis circles away.
Ono takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ono throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Willis's waist but Willis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ono off to one side.
Willis throws a one two combo.
Ono throws a head kick that Willis semi-blocks.
Willis avoids the head kick by Ono.
Willis scores with a one two! Ono had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ono throws a sloppy head kick and Willis moves out of range easily.
Ono tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Willis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ono shoots in and drives through. Willis sprawls well.
Willis misses with a leg kick.
Willis throws a combination that misses
and Ono counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Willis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ono dodges the punch combination from Willis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ono clinches with his opponent.
Willis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ono has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ono prevents Willis from breaking the clinch.
Willis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ono stalling the fight.
Ono is trying desperately to land a takedown but Willis is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ono.
Willis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Willis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ono pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Willis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ono lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ono takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ono shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Willis pinned against the cage. Willis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Willis avoids the head kick by Ono.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Willis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Larry Ono's cut.
That's time! Willis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Willis scores with a four punch combination!
Good exchange - Willis coming out on top.
Ono takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ono throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Willis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Willis avoids the head kick by Ono.
Left hook, right uppercut from Willis.
Willis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Willis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ono has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ono there as he acknowledges the shot.
Willis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Willis is working the combinations to good effect here.
Good standup being displayed there by Willis as he connects with a hook.
Ono shoots in and drives through. Willis sprawls well.
Willis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Willis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Willis throws a series of punches but Ono avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ono has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ono displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Willis throws out the jab.
Willis throws a shot from downtown. Ono moves away and avoids it.
Ono swinging wilding here.
Willis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Willis misses with a wild combination.
A shot to de liver by Ono. Beautiful body shot.
Ono lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Willis backs up against the cage.
Ono tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Ono.
Ono takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis misses with a wild combination.
Willis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ono cracks Willis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Willis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ono lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ono moves in looking to clinch but Willis pushes him off.
Ono throws a looping overhand right but Willis ducks down to avoid it.
No luck for Ono with that takedown attempt.
Willis scores with a punch to the head.
Willis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ono moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ono shoots for a takedown but Willis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Eddie Willis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Ono.
Nice sprawl there from Willis as Ono shoots in.
Willis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Ono with that takedown attempt.
Willis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Willis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ono. That one must have hurt.
Ono shoots for a takedown but Willis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Willis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ono slips a jab from Willis.
Willis loads up on a big right hand but Ono slips the punch.
Ono lands with a nice body kick.
Ono misses with a combination
and Willis counters with a two punch combo.
Ono tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good work by Ono as he checks the leg kick.
Willis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A head kick from Ono lands but Willis takes it in his stride.
Willis throws a right and a left that Ono avoids nicely.
Ono shoots in and drives through. Willis sprawls well.
Ono fails in his attempt to clinch.
Willis misses with a few strikes there.
Willis tries to bum rush Ono with a series of wild strikes but Ono uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ono displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ono throws a big shot that misses.
Willis cracks Ono with a right hand to the side of the head.
Larry Ono has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ono throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Willis misses with a two punch combination.
Ono moves into range and clinches up with Willis.
Willis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ono drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eddie Willis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ono scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Willis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Willis, 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Willis!
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energy
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hype
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