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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koko Pinea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koko Pinea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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134 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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144 lbs
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Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Koko Pinea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Travis Keller!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinea fakes the leg kick and cracks Keller in the body.
Keller slips a jab from Pinea.
Koko Pinea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinea throws a head kick that misses.
Pinea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pinea lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pinea goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Keller tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pinea misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinea scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pinea wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keller keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinea throws a strike aimed at the side of Keller's head but Keller avoids it well.
Pinea trying to control the action but Keller is working from the bottom.
Pinea throws a strike aimed at the side of Keller's head but Keller avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pinea wants to control but Keller is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pinea catches Keller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pinea connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Travis Keller has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinea trying to land knees to the body.
Pinea landing knees to the body.
Keller takes a shot to the head.
Pinea putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Keller in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pinea throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pinea lands a good knee to the midsection. Keller won't want to take too many of those.
Keller looks winded!
Pinea lands a body punch.
Pinea landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pinea digs a right hand into Keller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Keller's gas tank.
Pinea crunches a lovely knee into Keller's ribcage.
Pinea tries a knee to the head but Keller blocks it.
A short right from Pinea.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinea lands with a light punch inside.
Pinea doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Pinea.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pinea obliges.
Pinea is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pinea with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pinea tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pinea tries to land a knee to the head but Keller blocks with his arms.
Pinea with a knee to the head.
Keller tries to score a body lock takedown but Pinea shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pinea lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pinea lands a knee to the head.
Keller is rocked!
Keller takes a shot to the head.
Keller is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinea finish him?
Pinea tries a knee to the head but Keller blocks it.
Keller seems to have recovered his senses.
Pinea crunches a lovely knee into Keller's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koko Pinea dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Keller's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Keller takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pinea looks for the body kick but Keller saw that one coming.
Pinea sets himself, and Keller steps forward looking for the clinch! Pinea avoids it this time.
Keller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pinea.
Pinea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keller. That did some damage!
Pinea feints and then cracks Keller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keller down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinea fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Keller sprawls well initially but Pinea persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pinea wants to control but Keller is keeping him busy.
Keller taking some punishment here, with Pinea in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinea throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pinea trying to control the pace.
Pinea thows a huge punch but Keller dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Keller is refusing to be controlled, as Pinea sits in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pinea pushes Keller away with a front kick.
Pinea has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pinea lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pinea lands with a short shot to the head.
Keller blocks a body shot from Pinea.
Keller is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pinea is defending well.
Pinea landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Keller is breathing heavily.
Pinea crunches a lovely knee into Keller's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinea tries to land a knee to the head but Keller blocks with his arms.
Pinea lands a knee to the head.
Pinea throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keller blocks it with crossed arms.
Pinea tries a knee to the head but Keller blocks it.
Pinea is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keller can do to turn this around?
Pinea connects with a knee to the head.
Pinea scores a nice knee to the body.
Pinea crunches a lovely knee into Keller's ribcage.
Pinea with a knee to the head.
Pinea missing with knees to the body.
Pinea tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keller avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pinea.
Pinea connects with a nasty looking knee right to Keller's face.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A hook to the body from Pinea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinea lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Pinea.
Pinea throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keller blocks it with crossed arms.
Keller takes a shot to the head.
Pinea lands a right hand that snaps the head of Keller backwards.
Pinea unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pinea tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pinea connects with a nasty looking knee right to Keller's face.
A knee to the head by Pinea.
Pinea landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pinea lands with a light punch inside.
Pinea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koko Pinea dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Travis Keller's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Keller steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pinea. That one must have hurt.
Pinea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pinea connects with a jab.
Pinea feints and then cracks Keller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keller down.
Pinea lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinea changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Keller looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pinea trying to control the action but Keller is working from the bottom.
Keller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pinea. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinea throws a strike aimed at the side of Keller's head but Keller avoids it well.
Keller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Keller is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pinea connects with a decent elbow.
Keller is not content to let Pinea control the position.
Koko Pinea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Keller defending against the ground and pound.
Pinea 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.
Pinea misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Keller takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Keller dodges the ground and pound from Pinea.
Pinea misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pinea working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinea wants to control but Keller is keeping him busy.
Pinea lands an elbow.
Pinea content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pinea sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Keller is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Travis Keller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pinea scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pinea.
Keller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pinea can pounce on him.
Pinea scores with a spinning back kick!
Pinea is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Keller's half guard.
Pinea is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koko Pinea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pinea 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:24
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koko Pinea!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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