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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cung Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ole Kopete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kopete comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fight to live kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cung Lau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ole Kopete!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Lau. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lau.
Nice straight punches there by Lau. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lau.
Lau throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lau scores with a one two! Kopete had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lau misses with a two punch combination.
Lau connects with a nice looking jab.
Lau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lau throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lau cracks Kopete with a good jab.
Lau has Kopete up against the cage in a clinch.
Kopete is trying to drag Lau to the mat but Lau just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kopete's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopete has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Lau as Kopete shoots in.
Cung Lau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ole Kopete.
Lau wants to clinch up but Kopete keeps it at a distance.
Kopete fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kopete circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lau digs a good hook to Kopete's body.
Lau pushes Kopete up against the cage in a clinch.
Kopete can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lau misses with a straight left.
Kopete tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lau swivels and escapes.
Kopete tries to close the distance and clinch but Lau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cung Lau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kopete shoots in looking for a takedown. Lau tries to sprawl out of it but Kopete keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lau manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kopete turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lau throws a right hand that Kopete ducks under and follows up with a left that Kopete also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau misses with a wild body shot.
Lau has managed to clinch.
Lau breaks the clinch.
Lau uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kopete keeps the fight on the outside.
Lau misses with a looping left.
Kopete throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kopete on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kopete fails with a takedown attempt.
Lau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kopete moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kopete will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lau doesn't manage to clinch there - Kopete circles away.
Lau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kopete swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown by Kopete or perhaps it was just good defense by Lau which made him look bad.
Good exchange - Lau coming out on top.
Kopete shoots for a double leg takedown but Lau sprawls well. He's pushed Kopete's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cung Lau dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kopete swats away the attempt to clinch by Lau.
Kopete takes a swing at Lau's ribcage but misses.
Lau throws a jab when Kopete was well out of range.
Lau takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lau lands an overhand right.
Lau swinging wilding here.
Lau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kopete paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kopete shoots in for a double leg but Lau sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lau throws a right hand that Kopete ducks under and follows up with a left that Kopete also avoids with ease.
Kopete fails with the takedown.
Lau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kopete.
Cung Lau is winning the standup battle so far.
Kopete gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lau.
Lau fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kopete shoots in but no luck this time.
Cung Lau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ole Kopete.
Lau swings for the body but Kopete moves out of range.
Kopete is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lau is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kopete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau just misses with a punch to the body.
Lau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lau lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lau throws a shot to the body.
Kopete slips under a jab.
Kopete fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kopete has a takedown stuffed.
Lau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kopete swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau punishes Kopete's body with a nice straight punch.
Kopete uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lau.
Lau drives through and clinches with Kopete against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Lau.
Kopete jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lau walks away with a smile on his face. Kopete gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lau misses with the combination.
Lau thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kopete throws the kick towards the body but Lau avoids it.
Lau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kopete.
Lau throws a series of punches but Kopete avoids them all with ease.
Lau throws a hook but Kopete blocks it.
Kopete walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lau tries to close the distance and clinch but Kopete swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cung Lau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kopete takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cung Lau dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kopete moves away.
Kopete throws a body punch but Lau moves out of range.
Lau fails to land with a series of punches.
Lau takes a swing at Kopete's ribcage but misses.
Lau throws a right hand that Kopete ducks under and follows up with a left that Kopete also avoids with ease.
Lau looks to land a combination but Kopete avoids it well.
Kopete looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kopete tries to keep at a distance but Lau has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau misses with a wild body shot.
Lau misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Kopete misses.
Kopete throws a body punch but Lau moves out of range.
Lau goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kopete tries for a takedown but Lau sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lau tries to clinch but Kopete is having none of it.
Kopete tries to clinch but Lau moves out of range.
Kopete closes the distance and clinches up with Lau, looking for a takedown. Kopete pushes Lau against the cage but Lau circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kopete circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kopete is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lau tries to clinch but Kopete moves out of range.
Lau misses with a shot to the body
and Kopete counters with an inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kopete.
Cung Lau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ole Kopete.
Kopete shoots for a double leg takedown but Lau sprawls well. He's pushed Kopete's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lau moves into range and clinches up with Kopete.
Kopete is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lau pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lau with a knee to the head.
Lau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kopete counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cung Lau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kopete moves away.
Lau lands a slapping body shot.
Lau lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kopete backs up against the cage.
Lau with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kopete throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lau darts in and clinches Kopete up against the cage.
Kopete tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lau avoiding damage as Kopete throws knees to the body.
Kopete is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lau gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopete wants a takedown but no success here.
Lau lands a nice uppercut.
Lau blocking some punches.
Kopete tries to pull guard but Lau won't allow it.
Lau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lau jabs at Kopete's body.
Kopete avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lau thuds a left hand into Kopete's body.
Ole Kopete has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lau scores with a one two! Kopete had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lau tests Kopete's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cung Lau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lau 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cung Lau!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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