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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ground And Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiapo Makaha (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 Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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, Ground And Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hiapo Makaha!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makaha tests And Pound's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Makaha wants to clinch.
And Pound misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Makaha.
Makaha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. And Pound manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Makaha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Pound ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makaha moves away.
Makaha scores with a jab to the body.
Makaha avoids the body shot from And Pound.
And Pound really is a fat lump.
Makaha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from And Pound.
Makaha moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And Pound throws a sloppy body shot
and Makaha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Makaha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Pound swats away the attempt to clinch by Makaha.
Makaha wants to clinch.
And Pound swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaha tries to clinch up.
Makaha avoids the body shot from And Pound.
Makaha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by And Pound.
Makaha is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
And Pound misses the shot to the body.
And Pound throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Pound looks to score with a jab to the body but Makaha is just out of range.
And Pound dodges the punch combination from Makaha.
And Pound ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makaha moves away.
And Pound looks to score with a jab to the body but Makaha is just out of range.
Makaha misses with a two punch combination.
Makaha throws a right and a left that And Pound avoids nicely.
And Pound misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makaha.
Makaha moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And Pound misses with a body shot.
And Pound misses with a body punch
and Makaha counters with a series of strikes. And Pound will be more careful next time no doubt.
And Pound ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makaha moves away.
Makaha stuns And Pound with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
And Pound takes a swing at Makaha's ribcage but misses.
And Pound is looking to wear down Makaha with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Makaha wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaha stalks And Pound and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into And Pound's face. And Pound staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Ground And Pound has been cut.
Makaha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And Pound throws a sloppy body shot
and Makaha counters with a right hand to the body.
Makaha lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And Pound takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Makaha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by And Pound.
Makaha doesn't manage to clinch there - And Pound circles away.
Makaha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Pound swings for the body but Makaha moves out of range.
And Pound is breathing heavily.
Makaha goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And Pound throws a body punch but Makaha moves out of range.
And Pound throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Makaha to counter with a crisp jab.
Makaha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Pound throws a body punch but Makaha moves out of range.
Makaha rushes And Pound and presses him up against the cage.
Makaha misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Makaha fails to land.
And Pound pressing his opponent against the cage.
Makaha misses with a knee strike.
And Pound blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And Pound prevents a takedown attempt there.
And Pound stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaha trying to control the position but instead, And Pound has worked for underhooks and has pushed Makaha into the cage.
And Pound taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And Pound avoiding damage as Makaha throws knees to the body.
Makaha is trying to force a seperation but And Pound has the dominant position.
Makaha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiapo Makaha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ground And Pound's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Makaha lands a two punch combo.
And Pound ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Makaha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ground And Pound seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
And Pound throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Makaha does no damage.
Hiapo Makaha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makaha scores with a hook.
And Pound misses the shot to the body.
Makaha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And Pound throws a body punch but Makaha moves out of range.
Hiapo Makaha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makaha lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as And Pound backs up against the cage.
Makaha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Makaha tries to clinch but And Pound is having none of it.
Makaha wants to clinch up but And Pound keeps it at a distance.
Makaha is looking to clinch but And Pound is avoiding it.
And Pound thows a body shot but no joy.
Makaha lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makaha misses with a wild combination.
And Pound swings for the body but Makaha moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. And Pound manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Pound takes a swing at Makaha's ribcage but misses.
And Pound fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makaha manages to avoid it.
And Pound misses with a body shot.
Makaha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Pound takes a swing at Makaha's ribcage but misses.
Makaha tries to close the distance and clinch up but And Pound swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Makaha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by And Pound.
And Pound misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Makaha counters with a nice body shot.
Makaha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by And Pound.
Makaha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Makaha moves in looking to clinch but And Pound pushes him off.
Makaha moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Makaha wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Makaha.
Makaha is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
And Pound thows a body shot but no joy.
And Pound fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makaha manages to avoid it.
Makaha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makaha throws a nice looking combination but And Pound bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makaha misses with a series of wild punches.
Makaha tries to clinch up but And Pound circles away and keeps his distance.
Makaha has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from And Pound. Makaha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makaha lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makaha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Pound ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makaha moves away.
And Pound swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Makaha counters with a one-two to the body.
And Pound throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Pound throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Makaha scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And Pound misses with a body shot
and Makaha counters with a one-two to the body.
Makaha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. And Pound manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Makaha both land. Nice combination.
And Pound throws a sloppy body shot
and Makaha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And Pound takes a swing at Makaha's ribcage but misses.
And Pound ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makaha moves away.
And Pound doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Makaha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makaha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. And Pound manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Pound misses the shot to the body.
And Pound takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And Pound has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Makaha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Makaha moves in looking to clinch but And Pound pushes him off.
Makaha throws a good cross that connects.
And Pound has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
And Pound swings for the body but Makaha moves out of range.
And Pound swings for the body but Makaha moves out of range.
Makaha tries to close the distance and clinch up but And Pound swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Makaha feints a jab promting And Pound to slip. Makaha then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. And Pound slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makaha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. And Pound doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And Pound throws a predictable looking body shot
and Makaha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makaha throws a series of punches but And Pound avoids them all with ease.
Makaha moves in looking to clinch but And Pound pushes him off.
A combination from Makaha does no damage.
Makaha is looking to clinch but And Pound is avoiding it.
Makaha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And Pound swings for the body but Makaha moves out of range.
Makaha tries to clinch there but And Pound circles away.
Makaha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. And Pound manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from And Pound misses
and Makaha counters with a two punch combo.
Makaha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. And Pound doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Makaha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Pound ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makaha moves away.
Makaha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by And Pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiapo Makaha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ground And Pound's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
And Pound keeps the fight on the outside.
And Pound looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
And Pound misses with a hook to the body
and Makaha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And Pound misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makaha.
And Pound tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makaha was well out of range. Poor timing from And Pound.
And Pound keeps the fight on the outside.
Makaha connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed And Pound momentarily.
Makaha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. And Pound doesn't seem bothered though.
And Pound swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Pound swats away the attempt to clinch by Makaha.
And Pound thows a body shot but no joy.
And Pound misses the shot to the body.
Makaha connects with a single shot there.
And Pound keeps the fight on the outside.
And Pound swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makaha fails in his attempt to clinch.
And Pound misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Makaha counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from And Pound. Makaha does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Makaha.
Makaha lands the left hand.
Makaha thows a body shot but no joy.
Makaha is looking to clinch.
Makaha tries to close the distance and clinch up but And Pound swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Makaha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to the body from And Pound misses
and Makaha counters with a series of strikes. And Pound will be more careful next time no doubt.
Makaha is working the combinations to good effect here.
And Pound gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Makaha.
And Pound misses with a telegraphed body shot
and And Pound takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Makaha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Makaha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. And Pound manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Makaha fails in his attempt to clinch.
And Pound throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Pound tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makaha was well out of range. Poor timing from And Pound.
Makaha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. And Pound manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Pound swings away with a body shot that misses
and Makaha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
And Pound throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makaha jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And Pound swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makaha wants to clinch up but And Pound keeps it at a distance.
Makaha tries to clinch but And Pound moves out of range.
And Pound fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makaha manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from And Pound misses
and Makaha counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
And Pound takes a swing at Makaha's ribcage but misses.
Makaha lands a body shot.
Makaha is looking to clinch.
Makaha misses with a jab, cross combination.
And Pound slips a jab and a cross from Makaha.
And Pound swings away with a body shot that misses
and Makaha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And Pound throws a sloppy body shot
letting Makaha counter with a right hand.
Makaha scores with a jab.
And Pound keeps the fight on the outside.
Makaha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Pound avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Makaha connects with a crisp jab.
Makaha tries to clinch but And Pound is having none of it.
Makaha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but And Pound manages to avoid it.
Makaha is looking to clinch.
And Pound fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makaha manages to avoid it.
And Pound misses the shot to the body.
Makaha tries to clinch up.
Makaha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. And Pound manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Pound misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Makaha counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from And Pound. Makaha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makaha lands a jab.
Makaha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but And Pound paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makaha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
And Pound misses with a wild body shot.
Makaha's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Makaha duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaha is looking to clinch but And Pound is avoiding it.
Makaha tries to clinch there but And Pound circles away.
Makaha takes the fight into the clinch.
Makaha jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as And Pound walks away with a smile on his face. Makaha gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Makaha wants to clinch up but And Pound keeps it at a distance.
Makaha scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
And Pound just misses with a punch to the body.
Makaha feints a jab promting And Pound to slip. Makaha then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. And Pound slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And Pound swats away the attempt to clinch by Makaha.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right-left combo lands from Makaha.
Ground And Pound has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hiapo Makaha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Makaha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. And Pound manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiapo Makaha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Makaha has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiapo Makaha!
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