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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kai Kona (ranked 906 p4p, 1348 weight class) and Wulfgang Bleak (ranked 116 p4p, 172 weight class). Kona kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is A Warriors Call. Bleak has chosen Du Hast - Rammstein as his entrance music. Kai Kona has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Excellent MT
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kai Kona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wulfgang Bleak!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kona.
Kona has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
A big right from Kona misses.
Kona throws a series of punches but Bleak moves out of range.
Bleak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bleak slips a jab and a cross from Kona.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kona enables Bleak to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kona manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bleak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kona wants to stand but Bleak is controlling the position.
Bleak tries to free his leg and advance position but Kona is retaining full guard.
Bleak lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kona has his hands on Bleak's head, controlling the position.
Bleak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bleak working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bleak postures up and lands a big shot to Kona's brow.
Bleak tries to free his leg and advance position but Kona is retaining full guard.
Bleak connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kona working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bleak.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bleak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kona wants to stand and escape but Bleak is having none of it.
Kona utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bleak throws a strike but Kona rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bleak has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kona can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bleak escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kona gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kona got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bleak has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kona has managed to get both his arms back between Bleak's legs - danger averted.
Bleak wants to sweep here but Kona controlling him for the moment.
Bleak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kona is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kona wants to pass the guard but Bleak is keeping the position.
Bleak wants to sweep but no luck.
Bleak has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kona has passed into side control.
Kona decides to stand back up.
Bleak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kona counters with a straight right hand.
Kona misses with an uppercut. Bleak saw that one coming.
A big right from Kona misses.
Bleak closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kona counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kona lands a nice looking body shot.
Kona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bleak manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bleak shoots in for a takedown but Kona shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kona just misses with a punch to the body.
Bleak changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kona throws a hook but Bleak blocks it.
Bleak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bleak throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bleak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bleak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kona moves away.
Bleak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kona cracks Bleak with an open hand slap.
Bleak moves away from the strike by Kona.
Wulfgang Bleak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bleak slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kona looks to score with a jab to the body but Bleak is just out of range.
Bleak throws a body shot but no joy.
Bleak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bleak looks to land a left hand but Kona moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Bleak does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kona throws a body shot but no joy.
Bleak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kona manages to avoid it.
Bleak closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kona's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak passes Kona's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bleak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bleak prevents Kona from improving his position.
Bleak is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Kona as he works his way to full guard.
Bleak stands up over Kona, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bleak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bleak lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bleak throws a strike but Kona rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bleak looking for a sweep. Not yet Bleak, not yet.
Kona pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bleak is keeping the position for now.
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 Kai Kona will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Kona.
Bleak throws a right and a left that Kona avoids nicely.
Kona throws an overhand right that lands on Bleak's shoulder, as Bleak tries to avoid the shot.
Kona lands with a straight right. Bleak didn't see that one coming.
Kona circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kona slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice cross by Kona.
Kona is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bleak can do to turn this around?
Bleak dives in for a single leg takedown but Kona sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kona quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kona misses with a kick to the body.
Bleak doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kona counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kona manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kona avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bleak scoring with some ground and pound.
Bleak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kona wants to stand and escape but Bleak is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak throws a strike but Kona rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bleak is looking for a triangle but Kona pushes his legs off easily.
Kona trying to control but Bleak is working from the bottom.
Bleak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bleak bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kona's guard.
Kona looking for a sweep. Not yet Kona, not yet.
Kona working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bleak.
Kona looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bleak postures up and lands a big shot to Kona's brow.
Kona wants to sweep here but Bleak controlling him for the moment.
Bleak postures up in Kona's guard and throws a big left but Kona blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak postures up in Kona's guard and throws a big left but Kona blocks it.
Kona is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bleak presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Kona wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kona breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bleak cracks Kona with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bleak fails with a takedown attempt.
Kai Kona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wulfgang Bleak.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kona fakes the leg kick and cracks Bleak in the body.
Bleak throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kona counters with a two punch combo.
Kona connects with a solid leg kick.
Kona thumps Bleak with a low kick.
Kona waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bleak.
Kona explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kona takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bleak moves into the clinch.
Kona's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bleak looks for a takedown but Kona sprawls well.
Kona is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bleak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kona counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bleak throws an off balance right hand
and Kona counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bleak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bleak looks to land a right hand but Kona moved out of range.
Bleak is looking to clinch but Kona is avoiding it.
Bleak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Kona.
Bleak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Kona misses the target.
Bleak walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kona misses with a wild body shot.
Bleak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kona can pounce on him.
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!
Bleak closes the distance and clinches up with Kona, looking for a takedown. Bleak pushes Kona against the cage but Kona circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kona lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bleak shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kona kicks Bleak off and gets back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Kona. No joy for Bleak on that attempt.
Bleak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kona counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bleak is breathing heavily.
Kona scores with a nice body kick.
A big right from Bleak misses.
Bleak gets a double leg takedown into Kona's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kona pulls Bleak in to control the position.
Bleak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Kona dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Kona throws out a loose jab but Bleak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bleak shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kona wants to improve his position but Bleak is controlling well.
Bleak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kona taking some punishment here, with Bleak in his half guard.
Bleak is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bleak working over Kona with some ground and pound. Kona looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak throwing shots but Kona is blocking nicely.
Bleak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bleak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kona manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kona is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kona wants to take a breather but Bleak is having none of it.
Wulfgang Bleak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bleak is pressing down on Kona's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bleak wants to hit a sweep here but Kona passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bleak there!
Kona trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kona raining down shots from the mount!
Wulfgang Bleak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak is trying to escape the mount.
Kona putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Bleak that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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!
Kona stands up from mount. Strange move.
Kona's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bleak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kona scrambles back to his feet.
Bleak defending well as Kona loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Bleak catches Kona right on the button with a cross.
Bleak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kona closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kona uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kai Kona is winning the standup battle so far.
A left lands for Kona.
Kona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bleak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kona misses with a looping left.
Bleak tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kona defends well and Bleak ends up having to push Kona into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kona throws a head kick that half lands.
Bleak is rocked!
Bleak ducks right into an uppercut from Kona.
Bleak is still on wobbly legs! Can Kona finish him?
Kona fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bleak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bleak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kona closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Bleak! Kona dives in looking to finish! Bleak is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Kona!
Kai Kona thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Wulfgang Bleak spoke after the fight, saying 'I don't mind the pain, it helps remember the lesson. Great job by my opponent, he earned it. But I will be back!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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