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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Kali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
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200 cm
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192 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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, Bobby Lennox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damien Kali!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kali lands a jab to the nose.
Lennox drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kali is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kali looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lennox passes into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lennox throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kali is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lennox connects with a decent elbow.
Lennox lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lennox lands some shots froms side control.
Kali tries to improve position but can't.
Kali manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lennox's best efforts.
Kali flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kali can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kali has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lennox is working away from the top position though.
Lennox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kali is not content to let Lennox control the position.
Lennox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kali blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lennox.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kali wants to improve his position but Lennox is controlling well.
Kali keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lennox working the head and body with strikes.
Lennox has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kali missing with punches from the bottom.
Kali misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lennox prevents Kali from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lennox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kali throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kali scores with a body shot.
No joy there for Kali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kali leaves Lennox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kali fails with the takedown
so Lennox counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kali can't keep his opponent in guard - Lennox advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lennox is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kali wants to improve his position but Lennox is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennox slips a nice elbow through Kali's hands, connecting with Kali's forehead.
Lennox seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kali does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kali avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lennox.
Kali tries to roll over but Lennox keeps him under control.
Kali is refusing to be controlled, as Lennox sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Lennox there.
Kali throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lennox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lennox throwing shots but Kali is blocking nicely.
Kali is in trouble now - Lennox has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennox looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lennox landing shots from mount.
Kali flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kali is desperately trying to improve his position but Lennox has a good base and remains in mount.
Lennox blocks Kali's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kali is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Kali is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lennox takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lennox lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lennox dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kali lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kali misses with a straight left.
Bobby Lennox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kali throws a series of punches but Lennox moves out of range.
Kali throws a sloppy body shot
and Lennox counters with a shoot takedown. Kali fights it but they end up in guard.
Bobby Lennox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kali not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lennox lands a couple of digs.
Lennox wants to pass the guard but Kali is keeping the position.
Lennox stops Kali from standing up.
Lennox landing with the ground and pound.
Kali keeping moving, preventing Lennox from controlling successfully.
Kali 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox looking to sit in guard and control but Kali gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kali throws a big right hand that misses.
Kali preventing the sweep.
Kali is looking to work some ground and pound but Lennox has wrist control.
Kali throws a big right hand that misses.
Kali postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lennox is trying to control the position but Kali postures up.
Kali throwing strikes but missing.
Kali wants to control from the top but Lennox keeps moving.
Lennox might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kali swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lennox counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lennox stops Kali from standing up.
Lennox postures up.
Kali trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kali is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lennox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kali looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennox scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lennox postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kali working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lennox.
Lennox won't allow Kali to sweep him here.
Lennox trying to control the position from guard on top but Kali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lennox prevents Kali from getting back to his feet.
Kali has momentary wrist control but Lennox slips an elbow through the middle.
Lennox chips away with some ground and pound.
Kali throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kali is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kali wants to stand up but Lennox is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennox is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kali looking for a sweep. Not yet Kali, not yet.
Lennox trying to control but Kali is working from the bottom.
Kali controls Lennox momentarily but Lennox frees himself.
Lennox won't allow Kali to sweep him here.
Lennox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lennox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lennox distracts Kali with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lennox chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lennox dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kali misses with a hook.
Lennox looks for a takedown but Kali sprawls well.
Kali misses with a combination
and Lennox counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ground and pound from Lennox.
Kali is refusing to be controlled, as Lennox sits in half guard.
Kali is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lennox's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lennox's back!
Lennox avoids the strikes from Kali.
Kali throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lennox manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kali's guard. Nice work there by Lennox.
Kali controlling Lennox's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kali has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lennox has passed into side control.
Lennox misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kali is looking for a sweep.
Lennox trying to control the position but Kali is working away.
Lennox laying and praying for a moment but Kali takes advantage and regains half guard.
Kali is looking to control Lennox's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kali avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kali is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Lennox is thwarting Kali's attempts to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lennox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kali as he jumps to the side.
Lennox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Decent striking displayed by Kali there.
Kali displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lennox.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Lennox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kali catches Lennox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennox checks a leg kick nicely.
A big right from Kali misses.
Kali is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kali moves into range and connects with a jab.
Damien Kali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lennox is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kali.
A swing and a miss from Kali.
Kali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kali takes a swing at Lennox's ribcage but misses.
Lennox tries for a takedown but Kali sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kali misses with an uppercut.
Lennox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lennox fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kali misses with a combination
and Lennox counters by moving into the clinch.
Lennox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lennox tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kali prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kali wants the takedown. Lennox is fighting it off but Kali persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lennox's guard against the ropes.
Kali is looking to work some ground and pound but Lennox has wrist control.
Kali looking to sit in guard and control but Lennox gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kali is trying to keep Lennox in close.
Damien Kali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lennox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Kali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lennox has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Lennox!
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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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