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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sloppy Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keanu Ikaika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sloppy Joe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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222 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sloppy Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keanu Ikaika!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ikaika misses with a few strikes there.
Ikaika throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joe shoots in and bounces Ikaika off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Joe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joe won't allow Ikaika to get back to his feet.
Joe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Joe 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.
Joe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Joe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ikaika works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joe works over Ikaika with some ground and pound from guard.
Joe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joe thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ikaika misses with a wild body shot.
Ikaika thows a body shot but no joy.
Ikaika misses with a straight left.
Ikaika throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joe.
Ikaika scores with a shot to the body.
Joe is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikaika looks to land a combination but Joe avoids it well.
Ikaika misses with a two punch combination.
Ikaika drops Joe with a beautiful combination! Joe stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ikaika is looking for the KO!
Joe is rocked!
It looks like Sloppy Joe has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ikaika lands a nice shot to the body.
Ikaika misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ikaika scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ikaika comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Keanu Ikaika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Ikaika misses.
Joe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ikaika misses the shot to the body.
Ikaika swings for the body but Joe moves out of range.
Ikaika throws a series of punches but Joe avoids them all with ease.
Ikaika throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keanu Ikaika is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ikaika jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ikaika is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Joe rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ikaika fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ikaika throws a good cross that connects.
Ikaika fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ikaika looks to throw the jab but Joe is out of range.
Ikaika looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ikaika misses the jab.
Joe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ikaika napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ikaika can't do much from the bottom here.
Joe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe in side control, throwing shots but Ikaika defends.
Ikaika is looking for a sweep.
Joe landing strikes.
The ground and pound from Joe seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ikaika is pushing Joe's head away, looking to escape. Joe manages to hold on to the position though.
Ikaika is looking to regain half guard here but Joe keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ikaika throws a nice looking combination but Joe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ikaika misses with the combination.
Ikaika throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ikaika fails to land with a series of punches.
Ikaika tries to bum rush Joe with a series of wild strikes but Joe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Joe cracks Ikaika with a solid left hand.
Joe stands and throws Ikaika's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ikaika is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Joe lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ikaika is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Joe in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ikaika managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Joe.
Ikaika tries to get back to half guard but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ikaika fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ikaika throws a series of punches but Joe moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Joe or perhaps it was just good defense by Ikaika which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keanu Ikaika dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sloppy Joe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Ikaika.
Ikaika misses with a two punch combination.
Joe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joe could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A jab lands there for Ikaika.
Joe takes one to the side of the head.
Sloppy Joe's cut is getting worse.
Joe loses concentration momentarily and Ikaika pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Joe crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Ikaika finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Keanu Ikaika!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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