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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Walter Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viavao Kaho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaho has chosen Joey B - Tonga (Feat. Sarkodie) as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter Dunham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Viavao Kaho!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaho closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dunham quickly recovers to half guard.
Dunham slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dunham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kaho doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kaho manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kaho wants to control from the top but Dunham keeps moving.
Dunham is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dunham keeping full guard, as Kaho tries to pass.
Kaho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunham looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dunham looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kaho is aware though and is defending well.
Kaho advances to half guard.
Kaho is working for a kimura but Dunham is defending it quite comfortably.
Dunham is defending against the submission attempts here by Kaho.
Kaho is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dunham doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kaho.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kaho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dunham keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kaho trying to control but Dunham is working from the bottom.
Kaho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dunham is keeping the position for now.
Kaho wants to control from the top but Dunham keeps moving.
Dunham looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dunham wants to improve his position but instead Kaho has moved into half guard.
Dunham gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham working a defensive guard here.
Dunham striking off his back but it's not causing Kaho any problems.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaho looking to pass the guard.
Dunham is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dunham looking for a guillotine here but Kaho defends easily.
Kaho must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kaho wants to control from the top but Dunham keeps moving.
Kaho stands and throws Dunham's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaho is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dunham is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dunham is trying to control Kaho's posture but Kaho avoids it.
Dunham manages to get back to half guard.
Dunham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kaho is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Dunham manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viavao Kaho dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dunham misses the shot to the body.
Kaho throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dunham was covering up waiting for the punch and Kaho finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kaho tries to stand but Dunham is controlling from the bottom.
Dunham has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kaho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kaho advances position into side control!
Kaho tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunham can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham is looking to reverse the position.
Kaho wants to control but Dunham is keeping him busy.
Dunham tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kaho wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kaho tries for a kimura but Dunham is defending well.
Kaho wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dunham, who protects the arm well.
Dunham is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dunham is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kaho passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham is not content to let Kaho control the position.
Dunham is looking for a sweep.
Kaho tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kaho has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kaho is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dunham knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dunham misses with a strike from the bottom.
Kaho working away.
Kaho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kaho tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kaho has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaho tries to advance to mount but Dunham denies him.
Dunham is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kaho is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dunham has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Dunham's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kaho working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kaho is trying to get an arm triangle but Dunham is defending well.
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.
Kaho is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dunham has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dunham manages to get back to half guard.
Viavao Kaho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dunham is refusing to be controlled, as Kaho sits in half guard.
Kaho looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dunham looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viavao Kaho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Kaho feints and as Dunham raises his hands in defense, Kaho changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kaho trying to control but Dunham is working from the bottom.
Dunham looking for a guillotine here but Kaho defends easily.
Dunham throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kaho escapes and throws Dunham's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kaho thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham trying his best to control but Kaho has mounted him.
Dunham is trying to reverse the position but instead Kaho has taken his back - oops!
Dunham defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kaho's arms.
Kaho is trying to stick to Dunham's back but Dunham is turning into Kaho. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kaho's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dunham.
Kaho lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kaho wants to control from the top but Dunham keeps moving.
Dunham is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dunham has his foot on Kaho's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kaho works his way back into a safe position though.
Kaho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dunham is keeping the position for now.
Kaho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dunham has an active guard here but Kaho has managed to pass into half guard.
Kaho is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dunham regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dunham is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Viavao Kaho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaho trying to control but Dunham is working from the bottom.
Kaho controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dunham manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kaho manages to get himself to full guard.
Dunham advances position into side control!
Kaho is trying to control Dunham's posture but Dunham avoids it.
Kaho tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kaho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dunham goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kaho rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dunham's guard! Nice work there by Kaho!
Dunham keeping moving, preventing Kaho from controlling successfully.
Kaho postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dunham isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kaho stacks Dunham on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kaho!
Walter Dunham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dunham tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kaho presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Viavao Kaho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kaho 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viavao Kaho!
Viavao Kaho seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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