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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eiki Daikaura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heng Keo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Soulfly - Bleed. Heng Keo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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139 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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173 cm
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158 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eiki Daikaura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heng Keo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daikaura looks to throw a body kick
and Keo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Daikaura!
Daikaura has given up his back here. Will Keo look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Daikaura is trying to get back to his feet but Keo has full control of the position and if anything, Daikaura has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Daikaura rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Keo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Keo is keen to just control but Daikaura is a slippery customer.
Daikaura trying to control from the bottom.
Daikaura is concentrating on defense, preventing Keo from advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keo trying to control from half guard but Daikaura is working away.
Keo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Daikaura throws a right hand that misses
so Keo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daikaura looking for a sweep. Not yet Daikaura, not yet.
Keo trying to control the position from guard on top but Daikaura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daikaura is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Keo dives into side control.
Keo advances nicely into full mount.
Keo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Daikaura is looking to escape.
Keo prevents Daikaura from getting the reversal.
Daikaura tries to hold on but Keo postures up.
Keo controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daikaura is trying desperately to improve position.
Daikaura wants to try and get back to his feet.
Keo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Keo trying to control but Daikaura is having none of it.
Keo looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Keo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Daikaura controls the position.
Daikaura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Keo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Keo controlling from mount.
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.
Daikaura wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Keo controlling the pace for now.
Daikaura is looking to improve his position but Keo isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heng Keo 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.
Daikaura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daikaura has managed to clinch.
Keo tries to land knees in the clinch but Daikaura avoids the damage to the body.
Daikaura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daikaura dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Daikaura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daikaura avoids it.
Daikaura takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daikaura managing to block the knees to the body from Keo.
Keo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daikaura.
Daikaura is trying to maintain a safe position but Keo gets an underhook and turns Daikaura into the cage.
Daikaura leaning against his opponent.
Daikaura avoids a wild elbow strike from Keo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daikaura blocks an elbow strike.
Daikaura throws an elbow but it misses.
Daikaura creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Daikaura is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Daikaura managing to block the knees to the body from Keo.
Daikaura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daikaura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Keo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Keo pulls Daikaura into guard.
Daikaura content to stall in guard here.
Daikaura looking to pass the guard.
Keo has a closed guard, preventing Daikaura from standing up.
Keo is trying to control the position but Daikaura postures up.
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.
Keo looking for a sweep. Not yet Keo, not yet.
Daikaura has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Keo has his foot on Daikaura's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Daikaura works his way back into a safe position though.
Daikaura looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Keo is looking for a triangle but Daikaura pushes his legs off easily.
Keo keeping moving, preventing Daikaura from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Daikaura puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Keo wants to get back to full guard.
Daikaura content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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.
Keo is looking for a sweep. Daikaura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Daikaura trying to control the pace.
Daikaura tries to pass the half guard into mount. Keo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eiki Daikaura.
Keo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eiki Daikaura dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Daikaura is looking to land body kicks.
Daikaura tries to clinch but Keo is having none of it.
Eiki Daikaura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daikaura closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Daikaura misses with a body kick.
Daikaura misses with an uppercut
and Keo counters by moving into the clinch.
Daikaura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daikaura is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Keo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Keo avoids a wild elbow strike from Daikaura.
Daikaura taking a breather.
Daikaura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daikaura with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Eiki Daikaura has been cut.
Keo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Keo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Daikaura smiles and moves away.
Keo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keo wants to clinch.
Daikaura misses with a left hand
and Keo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Keo.
Keo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daikaura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Daikaura had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Keo defends it easily.
Keo trying to control but Daikaura is working from the bottom.
Daikaura is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daikaura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Keo trying to control the position from guard on top but Daikaura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daikaura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Keo lands with an overhand left.
Daikaura throws a right hand that Keo ducks under and follows up with a left that Keo also avoids with ease.
Daikaura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daikaura misses with a straight right.
Daikaura misses with a body kick.
Daikaura gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Keo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keo passes Daikaura's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Keo prevents Daikaura from improving his position.
Heng Keo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keo is working for a kimura but Daikaura is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Daikaura manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Keo trying to control the position from guard on top but Daikaura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daikaura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daikaura can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Keo controls the pace.
Keo wants to pass the guard but Daikaura is keeping the position.
Keo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Daikaura is pulling down on Keo's head to control his posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heng Keo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Keo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heng Keo!
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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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