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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Kaeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sambo Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaeo's entrance music is On Fire. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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185 cm
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207 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Kaeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sambo Greco!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaeo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Greco looks for a takedown but Kaeo sprawls well.
Kaeo looks for the body kick but Greco saw that one coming.
Greco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kaeo. Kaeo obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaeo wants to clinch up but Greco keeps it at a distance.
Kaeo tries to sprawl but Greco drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kaeo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaeo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kaeo working a defensive guard here.
Kaeo wants to stand but Greco is controlling the position.
Kaeo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greco is one step ahead there.
Greco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Greco thows a big elbow that misses.
Kaeo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Greco is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Greco tries to lock up and control but Kaeo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kaeo looking to finish Greco with some ground and pound. This is bad for Greco!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Greco can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kaeo avoids the attempt from Greco to control.
Kaeo landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaeo trying to control but Greco is having none of it.
Kaeo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Greco tries to lock up and control but Kaeo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kaeo lands with some strikes.
Greco tries to reverse the position but Kaeo maintains control.
Kaeo has control of Greco's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Greco regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Greco can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaeo has control of Greco's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Greco regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Greco tries to hold on but Kaeo pushes him away.
Greco regains half guard.
It looks like Kaeo is going to stand back up.
Kaeo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Greco trying to control from the bottom.
Greco is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kaeo is staying active.
Greco is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kaeo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kaeo's back!
Greco lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Greco misses with an elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaeo turns into Greco and is now in his guard.
Greco tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Kaeo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Greco misses with a hook. Kaeo ducked under it nicely.
Kaeo moves out of range of the body kick.
Kaeo scores with a body shot.
Greco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kaeo.
Greco gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kaeo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaeo wants to stand but Greco has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kaeo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Greco is breathing heavily.
Greco pulls Kaeo in close to his closed guard and prevents Kaeo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Greco wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaeo wants to get up but he can't break Greco's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kaeo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kaeo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Greco is proving hard to escape from.
Greco working a defensive guard here.
Kaeo is looking to work some ground and pound but Greco has wrist control.
Kaeo postures up.
Kaeo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Greco is proving hard to escape from.
Greco looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sambo Greco wasn't active enough on the ground.
Greco misses the shot to the body.
Greco tries for a takedown but Kaeo circles away easily
and Kaeo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Greco is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kaeo jumps into side control!
Greco tries to improve position but can't.
Kaeo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Greco, who protects the arm well.
Kaeo wants to stand but Greco has his arm trapped.
Kaeo looking to control but instead Greco has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaeo is thwarting Greco's attempts to control the position.
Greco regains full guard. Nicely done.
Greco keeping moving, preventing Kaeo from controlling successfully.
Greco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kaeo wanted to stand there but Greco had control of the position.
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.
Greco wants to sweep here but Kaeo controlling him for the moment.
Dan Kaeo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Greco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kaeo manages to get himself to full guard.
Greco missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaeo is trying to control the position but Greco postures up.
Greco must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Greco chips away with some ground and pound.
Greco trying to control but Kaeo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Kaeo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kaeo throws a nice looking combination but Greco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Greco shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kaeo's guard.
Greco throwing strikes from guard but Kaeo blocks nicely.
Greco postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Greco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Greco wants to control from the top but Kaeo keeps moving.
Kaeo wants to stand but Greco is controlling the position.
Greco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Greco postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco thows a big elbow that misses.
Greco lands a couple of digs.
Greco throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Greco trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaeo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaeo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Greco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Greco postures up.
Kaeo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greco.
Greco landing with the ground and pound.
Kaeo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kaeo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greco.
Greco trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaeo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greco throws a big right hand that misses.
Greco throws and elbow that misses. Kaeo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Greco's guard. Nice move by Kaeo!
Kaeo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Greco pulls Kaeo in close to his closed guard and prevents Kaeo from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaeo stands and steps away. Greco gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kaeo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Greco circles away.
Kaeo scores with a punch to the head.
Kaeo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaeo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Greco.
Kaeo moves in looking to clinch but Greco pushes him off.
Kaeo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dan Kaeo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaeo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greco.
Nice defenses there by Greco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco has his takedown stuffed
and Kaeo counters with a two punch combo.
Kaeo throws a series of punches but Greco moves out of range.
Greco throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kaeo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Greco is in Kaeo's guard.
Greco throws a big right hand that misses.
Greco is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Greco is looking to work some ground and pound but Kaeo has wrist control.
Dan Kaeo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Greco passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kaeo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Greco lands a nice forearm strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sambo Greco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kaeo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Kaeo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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