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SPFT #1 PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali'i tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Ali'i lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
Ali'i clinches.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Ali'i has him pressed against the cage.
Ali'i working aggressively here.
Ali'i lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Ali'i swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali'i throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ali'i swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown wants to break free but Ali'i has control.
Ali'i pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown tries to break free but Ali'i pushes him back against the cage.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ali'i ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Brown sizes up Ali'i with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ali'i lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Ali'i counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali'i jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ali'i wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
We've been told by Brown's head coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ali'i throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali'i manages to avoid it.
Ali'i misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Ali'i fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ali'i ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Ali'i throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Ali'i.
Kekoa Ali'i seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali'i fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ali'i swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali'i ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ali'i tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ali'i misses with a hook.
Ali'i misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali'i throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ali'i throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brown counters with a left and a right that stings Ali'i.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Ali'i throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown throws a hook but Ali'i blocks it.
Brown lands with a cross.
Brown blocks a low kick nicely.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but Ali'i has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ali'i working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ali'i lands an uppercut.
Brown breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali'i.
Brown throws a right and a left that Ali'i avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Ali'i on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ali'i uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ali'i! But no joy.
Ali'i bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ali'i lands the left hand.
Ali'i throws a one two combo.
 It looks like Robert Brown has been cut.
Brown connects with a jab.
Brown tries to move into range but Ali'i moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but Ali'i has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Ali'i has the dominant position.
Ali'i swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali'i tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Ali'i back against the cage.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ali'i can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Ali'i works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ali'i with the inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Ali'i. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body kick from Brown.
Brown lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ali'i clinches.
Ali'i tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Ali'i.
Brown is trying to push Ali'i away but Ali'i has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ali'i has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ali'i misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab by Ali'i.
Brown lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kekoa Ali'i dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Brown's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ali'i throws out a powerful jab.
Ali'i scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Ali'i closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage.
Brown is trying to break free.
Brown tries to break free but Ali'i pushes him back against the cage.
Ali'i misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ali'i throws a leg kick that misses.
Ali'i takes one to the side of the head.
Ali'i pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Ali'i has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Ali'i is controlling him.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Ali'i lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ali'i feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali'i lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Ali'i misses.
Ali'i throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ali'i feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Ali'i lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Ali'i counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown slips under a jab from Ali'i.
Ali'i tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Ali'i throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown misses the jab.
Ali'i tries to clinch up
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ali'i.
Brown scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali'i misses with a looping left.
It looked like Brown was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ali'i.
Ali'i tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Ali'i.
Ali'i has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ali'i throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali'i is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ali'i on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ali'i misses with the combination.
Brown slips under a jab.
Ali'i tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Ali'i throws a leg kick
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Brown blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ali'i moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ali'i lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ali'i fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Ali'i.
Ali'i is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
Good work by Brown as he checks the leg kick.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Ali'i manages to avoid it.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali'i was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Kekoa Ali'i seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ali'i clinches.
Ali'i misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ali'i.
Ali'i fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown is trying to push Ali'i away but Ali'i has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ali'i.
Ali'i lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ali'i fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ali'i throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ali'i scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ali'i throws a big shot that misses.
As Ali'i tries to get set, Brown tries to push him back and clinch up but Ali'i manages to avoid the attempt.
Ali'i avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Ali'i misses with a straight left.
Brown tries to counter by clinching up but Ali'i breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Ali'i slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kekoa Ali'i showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Brown's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ali'i throws an off balance right hand
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Ali'i's shoulder, as Ali'i tries to avoid the shot.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ali'i lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.
Ali'i throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Ali'i tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooh!!! Ali'i has knocked Brown down with a huge combo! Ali'i steps away and waves a wobbly Brown back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Brown is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown looks for the body kick but Ali'i saw that one coming.
Ali'i is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
Brown is looking for a counter combo.
Ali'i scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ali'i is looking to score with low kicks.
Brown was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali'i sends Brown crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ali'i is motioning to the referee to let Brown up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.
Ali'i moves to clinch but Brown breaks away
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick lands for Ali'i.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Ali'i tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Ali'i wobbles Brown with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Ali'i dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Brown to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kekoa Ali'i!
Kekoa Ali'i decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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