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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Palo Meta (ranked 3570 p4p, 3013 weight class) and Issiaga Kapi Sylla (ranked 397 p4p, 334 weight class). Meta kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Welcome To Jamrock - Damian Marley. Palo Meta has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Palo Meta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Issiaga Kapi Sylla!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meta throws a body punch but Kapi Sylla moves out of range.
Kapi Sylla misses with a body shot.
Meta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kapi Sylla flicks out a counter leg kick but Meta steps away.
Meta throws the left hand but Kapi Sylla avoids the punch easily.
Kapi Sylla tries a quick counter leg kick but Meta is wise to it.
Kapi Sylla is looking to score with low kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Meta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meta misses with an uppercut.
Kapi Sylla pivots, looking for a leg kick but Meta is out of range and Kapi Sylla settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Meta misses the target.
Meta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kapi Sylla swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kapi Sylla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Issiaga Kapi Sylla has been cut.
Meta cracks Kapi Sylla with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapi Sylla moves out of range as Meta strikes.
Kapi Sylla misses with a low kick.
Kapi Sylla lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice defenses there by Meta.
Meta is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Meta misses.
Kapi Sylla lands a leg kick that knocks Meta off balance momentarily.
Meta throws a jab when Kapi Sylla was well out of range.
Meta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kapi Sylla throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kapi Sylla gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Meta counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meta misses with a hook. Kapi Sylla ducked under it nicely.
Kapi Sylla shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Meta is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kapi Sylla takes one on the button.
Meta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meta lands a jab.
Meta misses with a wild body shot.
Meta swings for the body but Kapi Sylla moves out of range.
Meta just misses with a punch to the body.
Meta darts in and clinches Kapi Sylla up against the cage.
Meta misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Kapi Sylla as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapi Sylla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kapi Sylla stuns Meta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Kapi Sylla.
Meta jabs Kapi Sylla to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kapi Sylla takes a swing at Meta's ribcage but misses.
Meta throws a hook but Kapi Sylla avoids it easily.
It seemed like Kapi Sylla was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kapi Sylla avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kapi Sylla misses with a kick to the body
and Meta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice combination there by Meta.
Kapi Sylla keeps Meta at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapi Sylla with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meta to score with a decent uppercut.
That has opened up Issiaga Kapi Sylla's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meta lands with a shot to the body.
Kapi Sylla fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meta.
Meta misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Kapi Sylla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Meta misses the target.
Meta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kapi Sylla throws out the jab.
Meta tries to clinch but Kapi Sylla is having none of it.
Kapi Sylla is looking to slow Meta down with leg kicks.
Kapi Sylla throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Palo Meta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Issiaga Kapi Sylla's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Meta closes the distance but Kapi Sylla moves to the side
and Kapi Sylla counters with a low kick, right behind Meta 's knee.
Nice cross by Meta.
Meta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Meta tries to clinch but Kapi Sylla is having none of it.
Meta misses with a few strikes there.
Kapi Sylla only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kapi Sylla moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kapi Sylla in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapi Sylla buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kapi Sylla throws a lazy uppercut
and Meta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Meta. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kapi Sylla misses the target.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Meta here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Meta throws a hook but Kapi Sylla avoids it easily.
Meta connects with a nice looking jab.
Kapi Sylla takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Meta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kapi Sylla.
Kapi Sylla misses with a lunging right hand
and Meta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kapi Sylla thinking.
Meta misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kapi Sylla.
Meta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapi Sylla scores with a jab to the jaw.
Palo Meta is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Meta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kapi Sylla doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kapi Sylla lands a lovely overhand right.
Kapi Sylla walks into a straight right hand from Meta.
The cut above Issiaga Kapi Sylla's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Meta punishes Kapi Sylla's body with a nice straight punch.
Meta swings widly with a right hand
and Kapi Sylla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Palo Meta has been cut.
Kapi Sylla scoring well with a low kick there.
A lazy left from Meta finds it's target.
Kapi Sylla misses with an uppercut.
Meta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Meta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kapi Sylla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meta.
Kapi Sylla misses with a leg kick
and Meta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kapi Sylla throws an off balance right hand
and Meta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kapi Sylla can do to turn this around?
Meta lands a jab.
Kapi Sylla ducks under a wild hook from Meta.
Kapi Sylla is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Meta with a body shot.
Meta wants to clinch.
It seemed like Kapi Sylla was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapi Sylla lands a leg kick that knocks Meta off balance momentarily.
Kapi Sylla has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Meta misses with a wild body shot.
Meta tries to clinch there but Kapi Sylla circles away.
Kapi Sylla connects with a high kick.
Meta throws a body punch but Kapi Sylla moves out of range.
Meta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kapi Sylla appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Meta connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kapi Sylla is looking to chop away at Meta's legs.
Meta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Palo Meta dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Meta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kapi Sylla. That one must have hurt.
Kapi Sylla keeps the fight on the outside.
Meta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Kapi Sylla misses
letting Meta counter with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Kapi Sylla - just one landing.
Meta instigates a clinch.
Meta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kapi Sylla swings wildly with an uppercut but Meta uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapi Sylla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kapi Sylla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kapi Sylla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kapi Sylla lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meta lands a hook that snaps the head of Kapi Sylla backwards.
Issiaga Kapi Sylla's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Meta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kapi Sylla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kapi Sylla attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Meta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kapi Sylla misses with a body shot
and Meta counters with a nice body shot.
Kapi Sylla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kapi Sylla appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Meta digs a good body shot into Kapi Sylla's ribs.
Meta lands with a straight right. Kapi Sylla didn't see that one coming.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Issiaga Kapi Sylla's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Palo Meta!
Palo Meta decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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