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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Kobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny Andersson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Kobra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Andersson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobra looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andersson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andersson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kobra circles away.
Andersson closes the distance and pushes Kobra back into the cage.
Kobra leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kobra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kobra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kobra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kobra tries to land a knee to the head but Andersson blocks with his arms.
Kobra jumps guard but Andersson stands there with Kobra around his waist. Kobra gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kobra.
Andersson avoids a wild elbow strike from Kobra.
Andersson dodges an elbow strike from Kobra.
Andersson avoids a wild elbow strike from Kobra.
Kobra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kobra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Andersson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kobra tries to pull guard but Andersson holds him up against the cage and eventually Kobra drops back down to his feet.
Kobra misses with a knee strike.
Kobra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Andersson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kobra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kobra tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Kobra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kobra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Kenny Andersson has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kobra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andersson's brow.
Andersson avoids a wild elbow strike from Kobra.
Andersson blocks the elbow strike.
Andersson pushes off an throws an elbow but Kobra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kobra is struggling to control the position.
Kobra turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kobra manages to end up in side control.
Kobra is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Andersson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kobra is trying to get an arm triangle but Andersson is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is trying to get back to his feet.
Kobra trying to control the position but Andersson is working away.
Andersson is trying to get back to his feet.
Kobra is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Andersson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kobra is breathing heavily.
Andersson is pushing Kobra's head away, looking to escape. Kobra manages to hold on to the position though.
Kobra is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Andersson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Andersson tries to clinch up but Kobra circles away and keeps his distance.
Andersson tries to clinch but Kobra is having none of it.
Andersson wants to clinch up but Kobra keeps it at a distance.
Andersson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kobra swats away the attempt to clinch by Andersson.
Kobra throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kobra listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kobra swats away the attempt to clinch by Andersson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andersson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Andersson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andersson wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Kobra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Andersson's cut.
That's time! Kobra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Andersson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Andersson wants to clinch up but Kobra keeps it at a distance.
Andersson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kobra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andersson tries to clinch up.
Andersson moves in looking to clinch but Kobra pushes him off.
Andersson wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kobra circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobra decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Andersson kicks Kobra off and gets back to his feet.
Kobra keeps the fight on the outside.
Kobra swats away the attempt to clinch by Andersson.
Andersson wants to clinch up but Kobra keeps it at a distance.
Kobra does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobra shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Andersson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kobra.
Kobra is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kobra is working for a submission of some sort.
Andersson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is trying to stand.
Kobra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kobra seems to be working for a kimura but Andersson defends the submission attempt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Andersson tries to clinch there but Kobra circles away.
Andersson wants to clinch up but Kobra keeps it at a distance.
Kobra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kenny Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A swing and a miss from Kobra.
Kobra has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kobra misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kobra throws an elbow but misses.
Andersson dodges an elbow strike from Kobra.
Andersson blocks an elbow strike from Kobra.
Kobra tries a knee to the head but Andersson blocks it.
Andersson blocks an elbow strike.
Andersson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Andersson avoids the elbow strike from Kobra, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Andersson avoids the elbow strike from Kobra, against the cage.
Andersson avoids a wild elbow strike from Kobra.
Kobra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andersson.
Kobra tries to pull guard but Andersson holds him up against the cage and eventually Kobra drops back down to his feet.
Andersson blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Kobra dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Andersson's cut.
That's time! Kobra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kobra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andersson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kobra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kobra circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kobra counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson misses with an elbow strike.
Andersson blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andersson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andersson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Andersson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kobra tries to land a knee to the head but Andersson blocks with his arms.
Andersson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like King Kobra has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kobra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andersson's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kobra.
Andersson lands a nice elbow.
Kobra pushes off an throws an elbow but Andersson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kobra tries to land a knee to the head but Andersson blocks with his arms.
Andersson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kobra.
Andersson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kobra misses with an elbow over the top.
Andersson misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kobra.
Andersson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kobra tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Andersson smiles and moves away.
Andersson closes the distance but Kobra moves to the side
so Kobra counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kobra is controlling him.
Andersson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kobra drops back, looking for a kneebar! Andersson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Andersson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Andersson!
Kobra is trying to improve his position.
Andersson tries to advance to mount but Kobra denies him.
Andersson tries for a kimura but Kobra is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobra manages to work his way to half guard, despite Andersson's best efforts.
Kobra has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Andersson escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Andersson!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kobra is looking to regain half guard here but Andersson keeps moving and retains side control.
Andersson wants to control but Kobra is keeping him busy.
Kobra gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kobra actively working from the bottom here.
Kobra looking for subs from the bottom but Andersson mounts him!
Andersson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Andersson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kobra counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to King Kobra.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kobra, 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Kobra!
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energy
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hype
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