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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Kobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Kobra could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake Wright's chin.
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Kobra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Wright!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Wright or perhaps it was just good defense by Kobra which made him look bad.
Kobra throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kobra. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kobra tries to clinch up but Wright circles away and keeps his distance.
Kobra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kobra tries to clinch up.
Wright avoids the head kick by Kobra.
A swing and a miss from Kobra.
Kobra tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kobra throws out the jab.
Wright slips a straight right by Kobra.
Kobra lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobra misses with a few strikes there.
Kobra darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wright changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kobra looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wright with the ground and pound but Kobra regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kobra is trying to control but can't.
Kobra is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Kobra keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kobra's head.
Wright not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kobra misses with the combination.
Wright shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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.
Wright drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wright throwing strikes but missing.
Wright landing with the ground and pound.
Kobra controls Wright momentarily but Wright frees himself.
Kobra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a big right hand that misses.
Kobra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kobra loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Kobra connects with the punch.
Kobra looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kobra.
Kobra misses with a looping left.
King Kobra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright walks into a jab.
Wright avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kobra loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kobra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kobra stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kobra wants to clinch.
Kobra throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horrible takedown by Wright or perhaps it was just good defense by Kobra which made him look bad.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Kobra.
Kobra throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Wright drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wright working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wright works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Wright dominated that round.
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.
Kobra smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wright on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kobra.
Kobra throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kobra misses with a straight right.
Kobra throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
Kobra lands a nice hook to Wright's body. Wright takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wright slips a straight right by Kobra.
Wright fails with the takedown.
A big right from Kobra misses.
Wright fails to land the takedown.
King Kobra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Wright.
Kobra scoring well with a low kick there.
Kobra is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kobra connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright fails with the takedown.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Kobra.
Good shot there by Kobra.
Kobra lands a nice shot that snaps Wright's head back.
Kobra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jake Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kobra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wright misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kobra throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Kobra. No joy for Wright on that attempt.
A jab from Kobra finds it's way through Wright's defenses.
Kobra throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
Kobra connects with a jab.
A jab from Kobra misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright blocks a jab.
A big left from Kobra misses.
Wright slips under a jab from Kobra.
Wright drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kobra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kobra connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wright's hands.
Wright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright staying out of range there.
Kobra throws a series of punches but Wright avoids them all with ease.
Kobra throws a series of punches but Wright moves out of range.
Wright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kobra circles away.
Wright fails with a takedown attempt.
Wright slips a jab from Kobra.
Kobra scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kobra avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kobra throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kobra scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kobra misses with a looping left.
Kobra scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kobra throws out the jab.
Kobra lands the left hand.
Kobra thows a left - swing and a miss!
King Kobra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kobra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wright.
Kobra is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wright decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kobra is doing well to control the position and prevent Wright from advancing to side control.
Wright trying to mount his opponent but Kobra defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wright is looking to take a break and control but Kobra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kobra has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wright is working away from the top position though.
Wright trying to mount his opponent but Kobra defends it.
Kobra holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Kobra dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kobra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Kobra misses the target.
Wright blocks a jab.
Kobra tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Kobra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kobra to the mat! Kobra manages to get full guard.
Kobra managing to control the position.
Kobra trying to keep a closed guard but Wright is proving a slippery customer.
Wright with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright thows a big elbow that misses.
Wright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wright distracts Kobra with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kobra seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kobra is trying to keep Wright in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wright looking to pass the guard.
Wright with a flurry of punches that miss.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kobra holds on and takes a little breather.
Kobra trying to keep a closed guard but Wright is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of King Kobra.
Kobra looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kobra.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Kobra.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kobra scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wright slips under a jab.
Kobra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good standup being displayed there by Kobra as he connects with a hook.
Kobra lands with a thumping leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wright.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes there by Wright.
Wright postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobra is trying to control Wright's posture but Wright avoids it.
Wright misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wright is trying to ground and pound but Kobra uses the momentary lack of control by Wright to regain half guard.
Wright thows a huge punch but Kobra dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake Wright.
I think Wright has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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