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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Keel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itamar Colaiuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keel comes to the cage accompanied by SuperStar. Colaiuta is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica-Battery . Itamar Colaiuta acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Keel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Itamar Colaiuta!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colaiuta takes one on the button.
Keel rushes Colaiuta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Colaiuta misses with a knee to the head.
Colaiuta tries for a takedown. No joy.
Colaiuta misses with a knee strike.
Keel wants a takedown.
Keel dodges an elbow strike from Colaiuta.
Colaiuta wants a takedown.
Keel is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Colaiuta can't fight it off and eventually Keel manages to take the fight to the floor. Colaiuta looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Colaiuta keeping moving, preventing Keel from controlling successfully.
Keel advances to half guard.
Keel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keel stalling away here and it's allowed Colaiuta to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Colaiuta 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.
Keel stays in close to Colaiuta's body and controls the position.
Keel trying to control the position from guard on top but Colaiuta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Keel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Keel postures up.
Keel postures up in Colaiuta's guard and throws a big left but Colaiuta blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Keel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colaiuta keeping moving, preventing Keel from controlling successfully.
Keel is stalling in the full guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jay Keel just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Keel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Colaiuta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jay Keel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Itamar Colaiuta.
Keel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Keel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Colaiuta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Keel.
Colaiuta looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keel lands with a punch from half guard.
Keel takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Colaiuta is looking to improve his position.
Keel is keen to just control but Colaiuta is a slippery customer.
Colaiuta regains full guard. Nicely done.
Colaiuta looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Keel dominated that 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.
Keel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Colaiuta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Keel counters with a shoot takedown. Colaiuta fights it but they end up in guard.
Keel throwing strikes from guard but Colaiuta blocks nicely.
Keel prevents Colaiuta from getting back to his feet.
Keel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Colaiuta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Keel wants to stand but Colaiuta has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Colaiuta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Colaiuta is breathing heavily.
Keel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Keel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Colaiuta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Colaiuta with a poor takedown
and Keel counters with a takedown into side control.
Keel is staying tight to Colaiuta's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keel has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Keel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jay Keel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keel closes the distance and clinches.
Colaiuta tries to score a body lock takedown but Keel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jay Keel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Itamar Colaiuta.
Keel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Colaiuta prevents it.
Colaiuta is trying to maintain a safe position but Keel gets an underhook and turns Colaiuta into the cage.
Colaiuta is trying to trip Keel. He has hold of a leg but Keel is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Colaiuta persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keel pushes Colaiuta off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Keel misses with a few strikes there.
Colaiuta doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Keel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Keel is stalling in the full guard.
Keel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Colaiuta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keel stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Keel cracks a nice hook into Colaiuta's ribs.
Keel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keel is figuring out what he wants to do next.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colaiuta is looking to control Keel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Colaiuta avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Keel dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Keel tries a head kick but it misses.
Keel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Colaiuta misses with a takedown attempt
and Keel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Keel lands a head shot.
Keel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keel swats away the attempt to clinch by Colaiuta.
Colaiuta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Keel counters with a big head kick but Colaiuta shrugs it off.
Colaiuta doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Keel counters with a nice body kick.
Jay Keel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Itamar Colaiuta.
Colaiuta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Keel counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Keel.
Colaiuta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Colaiuta tries for a takedown but Keel circles away easily
and Keel counters with a two punch combo.
A cross from Keel lands.
Jay Keel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keel throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Colaiuta was covering up waiting for the punch and Keel finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Keel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Keel postures up.
Colaiuta being controlled here, momentarily.
Keel with a nice head shot there.
Itamar Colaiuta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colaiuta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Keel.
Keel lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colaiuta is trying to control the position but Keel postures up.
Keel decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Colaiuta, up you get!
Colaiuta with a lazy takedown attempt
and Keel counters with a good, hard body kick but Colaiuta shrugs it off.
Keel has closed the distance and engaged Colaiuta in a clinch.
Keel is trying to trip Colaiuta. He has hold of a leg but Colaiuta is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Keel persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Keel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Keel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Keel stands up over Colaiuta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Keel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Colaiuta looking for a guillotine here but Keel defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Keel throwing strikes from guard but Colaiuta blocks nicely.
Keel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Keel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keel trying to control the position from guard on top but Colaiuta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Keel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Keel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Keel!
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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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