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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ikaika Kealoha (ranked 4264 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Dante (ranked 4411 p4p, 0 weight class). Dante comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ikaika Kealoha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ikaika Kealoha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Dante!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Dante with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Kealoha was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dante.
Kealoha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dante fails with the takedown
and Kealoha counters with a nice uppercut.
Dante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dante rushes Kealoha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kealoha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kealoha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dante has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kealoha is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ikaika Kealoha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Dante.
Dante managing to block the knees to the body from Kealoha.
Kealoha stalling in the clinch.
Kealoha misses with a body punch.
Kealoha lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kealoha with a knee to the head.
Dante wants to take the fight to the mat but Kealoha manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kealoha lands a knee to the head.
Dante blocks a body shot from Kealoha.
Kealoha misses with a knee strike.
Kealoha missing with knees to the body.
Dante on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dante avoiding damage as Kealoha throws knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Kealoha has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kealoha missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kealoha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dante blocks a body shot from Kealoha.
Kealoha misses with a punch to the body.
Kealoha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dante is defending well for now.
Kealoha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dante's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kealoha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dante.
Kealoha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kealoha misses with a knee to the head.
Kealoha gets underhooks to prevent Dante's takedown attempt.
Kealoha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dante is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kealoha is defending well.
Dante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kealoha connects with a knee to the head.
Kealoha is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Kealoha.
Kealoha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kealoha gets underhooks to prevent Dante's takedown attempt.
Kealoha misses with a punch on the inside.
Dante is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kealoha pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kealoha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kealoha missing with knees to the body.
Kealoha tries a body shot but Dante blocks it.
Dante is looking for a takedown.
Dante has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kealoha is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kealoha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dante drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kealoha gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dante being controlled against the cage.
Kealoha stops a takedown attempt from Dante.
Kealoha lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Kealoha.
Kealoha gets through Dante's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kealoha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dante is defending well for now.
Kealoha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dante's elbow.
Dante tries to score a body lock takedown but Kealoha shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kealoha prevents the takedown attempt.
Kealoha stalling the fight.
Dante is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kealoha is defending well.
Dante has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kealoha after a bit of a struggle.
Kealoha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kealoha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dante or not.
Kealoha can't find room to land a body shot as Dante controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikaika Kealoha dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dante swats away the attempt to clinch by Kealoha.
Kealoha fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Dante tries to counter it with a takedown but Kealoha pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kealoha misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Dante misses.
Dante moves out of range as Kealoha strikes.
Dante shoots in but no luck this time.
Dante fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kealoha avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Dante. Those never looked like landing.
Kealoha throwing a counter right hand but Dante manages to avoid it.
Dante throws a series of punches but Kealoha avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dante motions for Kealoha to come forward. Dante throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kealoha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dante scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dante swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kealoha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dante misses with a leg kick.
Dante swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kealoha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dante can do to turn this around?
Kealoha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kealoha trying to land knees to the body.
Dante blocks a body shot from Kealoha.
Kealoha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dante has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kealoha struggles to land a body shot inside as Dante controls his hands.
Kealoha tries to land knees in the clinch but Dante avoids the damage to the body.
Kealoha is pressed up against the cage. Dante has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kealoha down to the mat. Kealoha avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ikaika Kealoha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Dante.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Dante does no damage.
It looked like Kealoha was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dante.
Kealoha misses with a wild body shot.
Dante fails to land with a series of punches.
Kealoha has closed the distance and engaged Dante in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dante avoiding damage as Kealoha throws knees to the body.
Dante avoiding damage as Kealoha throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kealoha landing knees to the head.
Come on Kealoha - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dante blocking some punches.
Dante goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kealoha prevents it.
Ikaika Kealoha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dante prevents a body shot from Kealoha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kealoha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dante.
Dante tries to score a body lock takedown but Kealoha shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kealoha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kealoha prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dante blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dante managing to block the knees to the body from Kealoha.
Kealoha tries to throw a body punch but Dante avoids it by throwing Kealoha back against the cage.
Kealoha tries a body shot but Dante blocks it.
Kealoha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dante on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kealoha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dante.
Dante on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kealoha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dante.
Kealoha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dante tries for a takedown but Kealoha manages to get underhooks.
Kealoha crunches a lovely knee into Dante's ribcage.
Kealoha missing with knees to the body.
Dante is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kealoha is trying to stall.
Dante wants to take the fight to the mat but Kealoha manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikaika Kealoha dominated that second round.
That's time! Kealoha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dante misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Kealoha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dante throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dante misses with a low kick.
Dante moves away from the strike by Kealoha.
Kealoha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from Kealoha.
Dante now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dante looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kealoha is fending him off so far but Dante persists. Nope, Kealoha circles away and we're back to standing.
Dante fails with a takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Kealoha misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dante shoots in but Kealoha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ikaika Kealoha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Dante.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dante fails with the takedown
and Kealoha counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dante takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dante keeps the fight on the outside.
Dante throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kealoha's waist but Kealoha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dante off to one side.
Kealoha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dante moves away.
Dante wants to counter with a clinch but Kealoha pushes him away.
Bruce Dante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dante thows a leg kick but Kealoha checks it
and Kealoha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kealoha wants to clinch.
Dante scores with a one two! Kealoha had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dante slips a jab from Kealoha.
Kealoha throws a jab but it's blocked by Dante.
And Dante tries to counter it with a takedown but Kealoha pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dante takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dante closes the distance and clinches up with Kealoha, looking for a takedown. Dante pushes Kealoha against the cage but Kealoha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kealoha throws a big counter combination but Dante scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dante swats away the attempt to clinch by Kealoha.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice takedown defense from Kealoha. No joy for Dante on that attempt.
Bruce Dante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dante drops his hands momentarily and Kealoha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dante keeps the fight on the outside.
Dante drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kealoha defends it well.
Dante misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kealoha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dante shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kealoha counters with a nice body shot.
Dante shoots in for a takedown but Kealoha shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kealoha moves into range and clinches up with Dante.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kealoha obliges.
Kealoha working Dante over with knees to the body.
Dante takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kealoha lands a shoulder strike.
Kealoha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dante's face.
Kealoha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kealoha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dante has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kealoha after a bit of a struggle.
Dante blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ikaika Kealoha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dante goes for a takedown attempt but Kealoha pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dante moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dante has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kealoha is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kealoha slowing the pace effectively.
Bruce Dante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dante tries for a takedown but Kealoha manages to get underhooks.
Kealoha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ikaika Kealoha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kealoha 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ikaika Kealoha!
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