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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karbao Kamang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karbao Kamang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Summers!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamang shoots in and bounces Summers off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Summers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kamang is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Summers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Summers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kamang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Summers keeping moving, preventing Kamang from controlling successfully.
Summers is trying to keep Kamang in close.
Kamang lands a couple of elbows.
Summers is trying to control the position but Kamang postures up.
Kamang scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kamang wants to control from the top but Summers keeps moving.
Summers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kamang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kamang content to stall in guard here.
Summers escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kamang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Summers looks gassed!
Kamang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Summers tries to bum rush Kamang with a series of wild strikes but Kamang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kamang looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamang not doing much here.
Kamang looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Kamang there.
Kamang working Summers over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kamang lands a nice short elbow.
Kamang wants to pass the guard but Summers is defending well.
Kamang lands with a punch from half guard.
Kamang prevents Summers from improving his position.
Summers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Kamang there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamang working over Summers with some ground and pound. Summers looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Summers on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Kamang.
Summers looking for a kimura from the bottom but Kamang passes into side control!
Check out the look on Kamang's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kamang cracks Summers with a big elbow.
Kamang is looking to take a break and control but Summers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Summers taking a bit of punishment here - Kamang scoring with strikes.
Kamang lands some shots froms side control.
Kamang scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Summers to see if he's OK.
Kamang scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Summers to see if he's OK.
Kamang trying to control the position but Summers is working away.
Kamang works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamang creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kamang scoring with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Summers is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kamang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Summers on the ground.
A lull in the action here.
Kamang landing a few strikes.
Check out the look on Kamang's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kamang is looking to take a break and control but Summers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kamang lands some shots froms side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamang tries to move to mount but Summers blocks the move with his legs.
Kamang is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karbao Kamang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kamang shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kamang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Summers is keeping the position for now.
Summers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kamang content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Summers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Summers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kamang can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kamang postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kamang scoring with some ground and pound.
Summers is breathing heavily.
Kamang landing with the ground and pound.
Kamang working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamang wants to control from the top but Summers keeps moving.
Kamang lands a couple of digs.
Kamang postures up and lands a big shot to Summers's brow.
Summers keeping moving, preventing Kamang from controlling successfully.
Kamang connects with a couple of short punches.
Kamang scoring with some ground and pound.
Kamang controlling from the top position.
Kamang postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Summers manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kamang gets the takedown into side control.
Kamang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Summers keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers pushes Kamang away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kamang gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kamang working the head and body with strikes.
Summers gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kamang fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kamang is landing with some decent strikes but Summers is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kamang controlling from mount.
Kamang raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Kamang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamang wants to control the pace but Summers is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Summers tries to reverse the position but Kamang maintains control.
Kamang landing strikes from the mount.
Kamang landing shots from mount.
Kamang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Summers is looking to escape.
Kamang working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kamang working the ground and pound effectively.
Kamang postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Summers looks a forlorn figure.
Kamang lands a big shot there that rocks Summers but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kamang cracks Summers with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamang working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Summers wants to control but Kamang is having none of it.
Summers is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kamang controlling from the full mount.
Summers trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kamang trying to control but Summers is having none of it.
Kamang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Summers can do to turn this around?
Summers is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamang controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karbao Kamang dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Summers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kamang wants to pass the guard but Summers is keeping the position.
Kamang landing with the ground and pound.
Summers keeping moving, preventing Kamang from controlling successfully.
Summers trying to strike off his back.
Kamang landing some decent shots from guard.
Summers keeping moving, preventing Kamang from controlling successfully.
Summers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kamang is really struggling to control Summers but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kamang has passed into half guard!
Kamang lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Kamang.
Kamang not doing much here.
Kamang is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kamang wants to free his trapped foot but Summers is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kamang takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Karbao Kamang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kamang in particular looking to stall.
Kamang looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Summers with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kamang with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Karbao Kamang just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kamang dodges the punch combination from Summers.
Kamang closes the distance and clinches up with Summers, looking for a takedown. Kamang pushes Summers against the cage but Summers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Summers.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kamang.
Kamang just content to control the position.
Summers tries to escape but Kamang is in control.
Summers manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kamang's best efforts.
Kamang is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Joe Summers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers is trying to stand.
Summers tries to get to full guard but Kamang has control of the leg.
Kamang content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kamang lands strikes from half guard.
Kamang sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karbao Kamang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kamang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karbao Kamang!
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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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