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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Bryantss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kobe Bryantss!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Bryantss misses.
Maia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
Maia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bryantss throws out the jab.
Bryantss lands with a nice body punch.
Maia scores with a takedown into Bryantss's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Maia controlling from the top position.
Maia drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bryantss manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Maia has Bryantss in his guard.
Maia wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryantss tries to free his leg and advance position but Maia is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryantss throwing strikes but missing.
Bryantss must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maia pulls Bryantss in close to prevent any damage.
Bryantss passes into half guard.
Bryantss is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bryantss is pressing down on Maia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maia is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia is looking to control Bryantss's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maia avoid being mounted?
Bryantss trying to pass the guard but Maia defending well.
Maia is looking to improve his position.
Bryantss is trying to work for a kimura but Maia is defending well.
Still in half guard, Bryantss seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryantss seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maia gets full guard.
Bryantss looking to pass the guard.
Bryantss stopping the sweep attempt from Maia.
Maia has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Maia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maia stops Bryantss from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maia wants to pass the guard but Bryantss is defending well.
Bryantss avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maia.
Maia with the ground and pound but Bryantss uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Maia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bryantss works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bryantss keeping full guard, as Maia tries to pass.
Maia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia throwing strikes but missing.
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 Damian Maia will probably get the nod.
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.
Bryantss catches Maia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maia manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bryantss on his heels. He'll look to pass Bryantss's guard now, I'm sure.
Maia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maia looking to sit in guard and control but Bryantss gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Damian Maia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bryantss is aware though and is defending well.
Bryantss trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
Maia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bryantss manages to get himself to full guard.
Bryantss is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryantss is stalling here.
Bryantss lands a knee to the body.
Maia has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bryantss clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Maia has his opponent's back but Bryantss is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Maia.
Maia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bryantss.
Kobe Bryantss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bryantss does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bryantss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maia shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Maia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia trying to pass the guard but Bryantss defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Maia is keen to just control but Bryantss is a slippery customer.
Maia throwing shots but Bryantss is blocking nicely.
Bryantss wants to get back to his feet.
Bryantss is staying active underneath Maia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bryantss avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bryantss does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bryantss is trying to stand back up but Maia is controlling him
Bryantss regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Maia.
Bryantss wants to stand but Maia is controlling the position.
Bryantss preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bryantss keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
Maia passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Maia misses with the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Maia seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryantss prevents Maia from improving position.
Maia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Maia sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bryantss is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Maia in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Maia controlling the position from side mount.
Bryantss is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia is looking to take a break and control but Bryantss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Maia dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Maia throws a sloppy head kick and Bryantss moves out of range easily.
Maia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bryantss.
Maia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryantss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Maia.
Bryantss lands a head shot.
Bryantss thuds a left hand into Maia's body.
Maia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bryantss blocks a head kick by Maia.
Bryantss lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bryantss.
Bryantss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bryantss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryantss tests Maia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maia drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maia tries to free his leg and advance position but Bryantss is retaining full guard.
Maia is working hard here to advance position.
Bryantss is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryantss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maia throwing strikes from guard but Bryantss blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryantss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Maia tries to free his leg and advance position but Bryantss is retaining full guard.
Maia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Damian Maia.
Maia throws a right hand that Bryantss ducks under and follows up with a left that Bryantss also avoids with ease.
Bryantss's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bryantss duly obliges.
Kobe Bryantss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryantss throws a series of punches but Maia avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryantss throws a shot from downtown. Maia moves away and avoids it.
Bryantss moves out of range as Maia strikes.
Maia throws a head kick but Bryantss moves out of range.
Maia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bryantss connects with a leg kick. Maia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A combination from Bryantss does no damage.
Bryantss gets caught flat footed, as Maia shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Maia prevents Bryantss from getting back to his feet.
Bryantss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bryantss swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maia looking to sit in guard and control but Bryantss gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryantss is fighting to break Maia's control of his arms but Maia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bryantss controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bryantss stopping the sweep attempt from Maia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia pulls Bryantss in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Maia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maia, 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Maia!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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