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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hogan (ranked 7939 p4p, 579 weight class) and Good Vibes (ranked 7350 p4p, 564 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Good Vibes!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan is looking to clinch but Vibes is avoiding it.
Vibes keeps the fight on the outside.
Hogan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vibes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hogan moves in looking to clinch but Vibes pushes him off.
Hogan throws a head kick that misses.
Vibes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vibes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hogan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hogan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vibes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vibes unleashes a big counter combination but Hogan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Vibes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hogan wants to clinch up but Vibes keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hogan moves in looking to clinch but Vibes pushes him off.
Hogan throws a head kick that misses.
Vibes moves into the clinch successfully.
Vibes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hogan avoids it.
Hogan misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vibes breaks from the clinch.
Vibes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vibes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hogan circles away quickly and effectively.
Vibes shoots in for a takedown but Hogan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vibes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vibes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vibes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hogan's head.
Vibes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hogan defends it well.
Hogan is trying to stand back up but Vibes is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vibes trying to control the pace.
Hogan is trying to stand up here but Vibes is controlling him well.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hogan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hogan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vibes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vibes rushes Hogan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vibes stalling in the clinch.
Vibes blocking some punches.
Hogan misses with an elbow over the top.
Hogan throws a punch but it's blocked by Vibes.
Vibes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vibes throws a push kick but Hogan slaps the foot to one side.
Hogan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vibes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vibes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hogan moves in looking to clinch but Vibes pushes him off.
Hogan tries to clinch but Vibes moves out of range.
Vibes has managed to clinch.
Hogan throws a punch but it's blocked by Vibes.
I was talking to Hogan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vibes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vibes forces Hogan back against the cage and clinches.
Hogan misses with an elbow over the top.
Vibes blocks the elbow strike.
Hogan misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hogan fails to land.
Vibes is stalling here.
Vibes blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hogan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vibes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hogan looks to clinch
and Vibes counters with a three punch combo that has Hogan backing up. Hogan nods at Vibes to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vibes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vibes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vibes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vibes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hogan walks away with a smile on his face. Vibes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joe Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Good Vibes.
Vibes swats away the attempt to clinch by Hogan.
As Hogan backs off Vibes throws a huge counter combo but Hogan manages to avoid it all.
Vibes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hogan doesn't manage to clinch there - Vibes circles away.
Hogan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hogan tries to clinch but Vibes is having none of it.
Hogan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vibes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Good Vibes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hogan is looking to clinch.
Vibes moves out of range of the body kick.
Hogan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vibes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vibes unleashes a big counter combination but Hogan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hogan tries to close the distance and clinch but Vibes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vibes shoots in for a double leg but Hogan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Joe Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogan looks to clinch
and Vibes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hogan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vibes pushes Hogan up against the cage in a clinch.
Vibes is trying to drag Hogan to the mat but Hogan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hogan working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vibes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vibes keeps the fight on the outside.
As Hogan backs off Vibes throws a huge counter combo but Hogan manages to avoid it all.
Vibes has managed to clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Vibes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vibes blocking some punches.
Vibes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hogan tries to clinch but Vibes moves out of range.
Vibes blocks a head kick by Hogan.
Vibes rushes Hogan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vibes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vibes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hogan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Hogan manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Vibes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hogan or not.
Vibes stalling the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vibes has picked Hogan up - he's going for a ride! Vibes dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan wants to get back to his feet.
Good Vibes has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vibes decides to return to a standing position.
Vibes swats away the attempt to clinch by Hogan.
Vibes clinches with his opponent.
Hogan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vibes backwards.
Vibes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hogan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vibes lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hogan fails to land.
Vibes blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hogan.
Vibes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vibes.
Good Vibes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan working aggressively here.
Vibes blocks an uppercut.
Come on Vibes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hogan misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hogan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vibes's brow.
Vibes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hogan is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hogan.
Vibes stalls.
Vibes pushes Hogan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hogan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vibes blocks an uppercut.
Hogan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hogan misses with a punch on the inside.
Vibes misses with an elbow strike.
Vibes is looking to take this one to the mat.
Joe Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Good Vibes.
Vibes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan misses with the head strike.
Hogan throws a head punch that misses.
Vibes avoids a wild elbow strike from Hogan.
Vibes has Hogan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Vibes pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hogan tumbling to the mat - Vibes dives into Hogan's guard.
Vibes stops Hogan from standing up.
Vibes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hogan, up you get!
Vibes blocks a head kick by Hogan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Hogan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Good Vibes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Hogan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Vibes avoids the head kick by Hogan.
Hogan tries to clinch up but Vibes circles away and keeps his distance.
Vibes darts in and clinches Hogan up against the cage.
Hogan pushes off an throws an elbow but Vibes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Vibes scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vibes.
Hogan is pressed up against the cage. Vibes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hogan down to the mat. Hogan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A big left from Hogan misses.
Vibes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vibes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vibes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Vibes misses.
Hogan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good Vibes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan throws a head kick that misses.
Hogan tries to clinch but Vibes moves out of range.
Hogan moves in looking to clinch but Vibes pushes him off.
Hogan tries to clinch but Vibes is having none of it.
Vibes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hogan tries to clinch up.
Joe Hogan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hogan tries to clinch but Vibes moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hogan tries to clinch but Vibes moves out of range.
Hogan tries to clinch up.
Hogan is looking to clinch but Vibes is avoiding it.
Vibes unleashes a big counter combination but Hogan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
No joy there for Vibes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hogan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Vibes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hogan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vibes counters with a single leg into guard. Hogan didn't expect that.
Vibes connects with a couple of short punches.
Vibes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Vibes moves into range and clinches up with Hogan.
Hogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hogan misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vibes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hogan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hogan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vibes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hogan scrambles back to his feet.
Hogan throws a head kick but Vibes moves out of range.
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!
A right-left combo lands from Vibes.
Hogan tries to clinch but Vibes moves out of range.
Vibes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vibes decides to pull guard.
Hogan preventing the sweep.
Vibes pulls Hogan in close to prevent any damage.
Hogan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vibes's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan stopping the sweep attempt from Vibes.
Vibes has his hands on Hogan's head, controlling the position.
Vibes is working an open guard so Hogan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Vibes has managed to clinch.
Hogan throws a punch but it's blocked by Vibes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vibes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hogan swings wildly with an uppercut but Vibes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hogan misses with some punches.
Hogan misses with the head strike.
Vibes missing with knees to the body.
Vibes manages to break the clinch.
Hogan misses with a head kick.
Joe Hogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hogan lands a head kick!
It looks like Good Vibes has been cut.
Hogan drives through and clinches with Vibes against the cage.
A short left from Hogan.
Hogan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hogan throws a head punch that misses.
Good Vibes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hogan has a couple of punches blocked by Vibes.
Hogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Good Vibes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vibes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Good Vibes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
53% |
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