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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jr Deloitte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Balisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jr Deloitte has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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142 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jr Deloitte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Balisi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balisi cracks a nice hook into Deloitte's ribs.
Balisi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Deloitte counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Balisi is trying to break the clinch but Deloitte has him pressed against the cage.
Deloitte prevents Balisi from breaking the clinch.
Deloitte is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Balisi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Deloitte goes for a takedown attempt but Balisi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Balisi misses with a combination
and Deloitte counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Balisi is trying to break free.
Balisi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balisi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deloitte.
Deloitte closes this distance looking for a takedown but Balisi circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jr Deloitte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balisi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Balisi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deloitte dives in for a single leg takedown but Balisi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Balisi takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Chris Balisi has been cut.
Balisi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Balisi tries to break free but Deloitte pushes him back against the cage.
Balisi is trying to push Deloitte away but Deloitte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Deloitte prevents the takedown attempt.
Balisi working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Deloitte obliges.
Deloitte lands an elbow inside that Balisi shrugs off.
Balisi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Deloitte has him pressed against the cage.
Deloitte scores with a hook to the body.
Deloitte jumps guard but Balisi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Deloitte lands an elbow inside.
Deloitte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Deloitte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Balisi is pressed up against the cage. Deloitte has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Balisi down to the mat. Balisi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Balisi misses the shot to the body.
Balisi tries to land a leg kick but Deloitte saw it coming and moves away.
Balisi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Deloitte counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Deloitte.
Deloitte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Balisi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Balisi tries to stall but Deloitte uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Deloitte working Balisi over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deloitte has Balisi pressed against the cage, preventing Balisi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Deloitte lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deloitte has Balisi pressed against the cage, preventing Balisi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Deloitte prevents Balisi from breaking the clinch.
Balisi is trying to break the clinch but Deloitte has him pressed against the cage.
Deloitte successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Deloitte trying to control the position here.
Balisi is looking to stand up but Deloitte won't let him.
Deloitte is pulling down on Balisi's head to control his posture.
Deloitte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Balisi wants to get up but he can't break Deloitte's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Balisi looks winded!
Deloitte is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deloitte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balisi is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jr Deloitte.
Deloitte shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Balisi sprawls well. Balisi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Deloitte gets slowly back to his feet.
Balisi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Balisi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Balisi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Deloitte circles away quickly and effectively.
Deloitte shoots in looking for a takedown but Balisi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Deloitte's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Balisi throws a nice looking combination but Deloitte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balisi misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Balisi misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deloitte slips a jab and a cross from Balisi.
Balisi misses with a double jab
and Deloitte counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Balisi tries to break free but Deloitte pushes him back against the cage.
Balisi working hard to break the clinch.
Balisi is looking to break free of the clinch but Deloitte has double underhooks.
Balisi wants to break free but Deloitte has control.
Knees to the body from Deloitte.
Deloitte has Balisi pressed against the cage, preventing Balisi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Deloitte keeps control of Balisi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Balisi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deloitte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Balisi working hard to break the clinch.
Deloitte gets control of Balisi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Deloitte will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Balisi is looking to stand up but Deloitte won't let him.
Deloitte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jr Deloitte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Balisi's cut.
That's time! Deloitte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Balisi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Deloitte counters by clinching up.
Deloitte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balisi backwards.
Balisi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Deloitte lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Deloitte.
Balisi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Balisi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Balisi missing with knees to the body.
Deloitte lands a knee to the body.
Deloitte lands a good knee to the midsection. Balisi won't want to take too many of those.
Balisi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Deloitte scores a nice knee to the body.
Deloitte manages to pull guard.
Balisi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Deloitte is proving hard to escape from.
Balisi is breathing heavily.
Deloitte 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.
Deloitte pulls Balisi in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balisi tries to stand but Deloitte is controlling from the bottom.
Deloitte is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Balisi wants to stand but Deloitte has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jr Deloitte.
Balisi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Deloitte counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Deloitte lands a knee to the body.
Deloitte jumps into guard, dragging Balisi to the mat.
Deloitte pulls Balisi in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Deloitte is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deloitte is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jr Deloitte wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Balisi lands a jab-cross combination.
Balisi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Deloitte counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Deloitte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balisi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Deloitte jumps guard but Balisi stands there with Deloitte around his waist. Deloitte gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deloitte prevents Balisi from breaking the clinch.
Deloitte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Deloitte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Deloitte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Balisi is trying to push Deloitte away but Deloitte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Balisi is looking to break free of the clinch but Deloitte has double underhooks.
Deloitte creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Balisi's defenses.
Deloitte avoiding damage.
Balisi is looking for a takedown.
Balisi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Deloitte jumps into guard, dragging Balisi to the mat.
Deloitte is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Balisi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Deloitte is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balisi won't allow Deloitte to sweep him here.
Balisi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Deloitte's guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Balisi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Deloitte.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deloitte shoots for a double leg takedown but Balisi sprawls well. He's pushed Deloitte's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jr Deloitte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deloitte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chris Balisi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balisi throws a series of punches but Deloitte avoids them all with ease.
Deloitte has a takedown stuffed.
Balisi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Deloitte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jr Deloitte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Balisi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Balisi tries to bum rush Deloitte with a series of wild strikes but Deloitte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balisi clinches.
Balisi working hard to break the clinch.
Balisi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Balisi tries to circle away but Deloitte has him pinned against the cage.
Deloitte scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Deloitte.
Deloitte landing knees to the head.
Balisi can't break the clinch.
Deloitte is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Deloitte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balisi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deloitte is defending well for now.
Deloitte lands a knee to the body.
Deloitte lands an elbow inside.
Deloitte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Balisi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Balisi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deloitte dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deloitte lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Deloitte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Balisi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Deloitte looking for a takedown.
Deloitte lands an elbow inside.
Deloitte pressing his opponent against the cage.
Deloitte lands a damaging elbow.
Jr Deloitte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Deloitte pulls guard successfully.
Deloitte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Balisi.
Deloitte controlling Balisi's posture.
Deloitte manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deloitte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Balisi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Balisi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Deloitte.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deloitte has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Balisi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Deloitte.
Deloitte keeps control of Balisi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Balisi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Balisi tries to break the clinch but Deloitte is controlling the position.
Balisi wants to get back to striking at distance but Deloitte won't allow it.
Balisi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deloitte avoids it.
Balisi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Balisi has had enough of the clinch but Deloitte keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deloitte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Deloitte is stalling here.
Balisi tries to circle away but Deloitte has him pinned against the cage.
Deloitte lands an elbow that stopped Balisi in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Deloitte.
Deloitte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Balisi wants to get back to striking at distance but Deloitte won't allow it.
Balisi takes an elbow to the temple.
Deloitte stalling the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Balisi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Deloitte has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Balisi uses from the top position.
Balisi being controlled here momentarily.
Deloitte wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balisi wants to stand and escape but instead Deloitte has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Deloitte not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We're going to have a standup here because Jr Deloitte wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Deloitte shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Balisi as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jr Deloitte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deloitte shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Balisi's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deloitte won't allow Balisi 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.
Deloitte is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jr Deloitte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Deloitte, 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Jr Deloitte!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Jr Deloitte!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Jr Deloitte!
Jr Deloitte wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Jr Deloitte started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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