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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keanu Ikaika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammad Lowal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ikaika comes to the cage accompanied by Not Afraid. Lowal has chosen KING KING KING as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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222 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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217 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keanu Ikaika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mohammad Lowal!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowal throws a hook but Ikaika avoids it easily.
Lowal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ikaika connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lowal misses with an uppercut
and Ikaika counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ikaika throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lowal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ikaika misses with an uppercut
and Lowal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Ikaika.
Ikaika dodges the punch combination from Lowal.
Lowal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Lowal.
Ikaika has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ikaika there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lowal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ikaika connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lowal's hands.
Lowal lands the left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ikaika throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lowal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lowal swinging wildly here.
Lowal staying out of range there.
Lowal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowal throws a poor cross that misses
and Ikaika connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lowal lands a jab to the nose.
A combination from Lowal does no damage.
Decent striking displayed by Lowal there.
Lowal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Ikaika misses the target.
Ikaika bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ikaika misses with a straight right.
Lowal lands a jab.
Ikaika throws an off balance right hand
and Lowal counters with a straight right hand.
Ikaika's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ikaika duly obliges.
Ikaika misses with a combination
and Lowal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ikaika works the jab nicely.
Lowal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ikaika's waist but Ikaika gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lowal off to one side.
Ikaika misses with a wild body shot.
Ikaika stuns Lowal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ikaika tries to bum rush Lowal with a series of wild strikes but Lowal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowal jabs Ikaika right on the nose. Ikaika blinks but takes it well.
Lowal throws a hook to the side of Ikaika's head but Ikaika sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Lowal. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Lowal. That snapped Ikaika's head back.
Lowal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck for Lowal with that takedown attempt.
Ikaika lands an overhand right.
Lowal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ikaika is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ikaika avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lowal shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ikaika napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lowal passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ikaika!
Lowal controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Lowal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lowal throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ikaika because Lowal loaded up on that one.
Ikaika blocking the ground and pound.
Lowal wants to control the pace but Ikaika is squirming around nicely.
Lowal pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
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.
Lowal punching from mount but Ikaika doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lowal controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lowal looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammad Lowal dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lowal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ikaika.
Ikaika scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lowal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lowal misses with a right hand
and Ikaika cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lowal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lowal throws a sloppy body shot
and Ikaika counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ikaika tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lowal was well out of range. Poor timing from Ikaika.
Lowal slips a jab from Ikaika.
Lowal throws a hook but Ikaika avoids it easily.
Lowal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lowal there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Ikaika.
Lowal throws a right hand that Ikaika ducks under and follows up with a left that Ikaika also avoids with ease.
Lowal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ikaika punishes Lowal's body with a nice straight punch.
Lowal cracks Ikaika with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Ikaika misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowal lands a slapping body shot.
Lowal feints and as Ikaika raises his hands in defense, Lowal changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lowal trying to control but Ikaika is working from the bottom.
Ikaika looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lowal puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lowal is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ikaika sees it coming and defends easily.
Lowal moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowal is trying to get an arm triangle but Ikaika is defending well.
Ikaika knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lowal on the ground.
Lowal working the ground and pound but Ikaika is defending the strikes.
Lowal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Lowal crashes against the mat.
Lowal has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Lowal there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lowal controlling the position easily from mount.
Lowal is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ikaika can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lowal misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammad Lowal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ikaika's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ikaika moves out of range of the strikes.
Ikaika dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ikaika lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lowal at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Lowal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lowal.
A jab from Ikaika finds it's way through Lowal's defenses.
Nice sprawl there from Ikaika as Lowal shoots in.
Lowal swings widly with a right hand
and Ikaika counters with a right hand to the body.
Ikaika just misses with a punch to the body.
Ikaika feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lowals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Lowal finds it's way through Ikaika's defenses.
Lowal's corner calls for a 1-2. Lowal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ikaika misses with a lunging right hand
and Lowal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ikaika blocks a jab.
Ikaika misses with a hook.
Keanu Ikaika is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice combination there by Ikaika.
Lowal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lowal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ikaika moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lowal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowal slips a jab from Ikaika.
Lowal slips a jab from Ikaika.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lowal.
Ikaika moves out of range of the strikes.
Lowal slips under a jab from Ikaika.
Lowal misses with a straight right.
Lowal looks to land a combination but Ikaika avoids it well.
Ikaika takes a swing at Lowal's ribcage but misses.
Lowal throws a good cross that connects.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ikaika!
Lowal shoots in looking for a takedown but Ikaika manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lowal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ikaika scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lowal slips under a jab.
Ikaika lands with a shot to the body.
Ikaika throws a hook but Lowal avoids it easily.
Lowal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ikaika.
Keanu Ikaika has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lowal.
Horrible takedown by Lowal or perhaps it was just good defense by Ikaika which made him look bad.
Keanu Ikaika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohammad Lowal.
Lowal needs to keep his hands up - Ikaika had a free shot at his head there.
Ikaika throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ikaika stalks Lowal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lowal's face. Lowal staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ikaika swivels and escapes.
Mohammad Lowal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lowal shoots for a takedown but Ikaika saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ikaika lands with a hook. Lowal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ikaika's corner calls for a 1-2. Ikaika obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lowal drops his hands momentarily and Ikaika takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ikaika keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lowal closes the distance and clinches up with Ikaika, looking for a takedown. Lowal pushes Ikaika against the cage but Ikaika circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ikaika looks to land a left hand but Lowal moved out of range nicely.
Lowal throws a hook to the side of Ikaika's head but Ikaika sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikaika missing with a left hand there. Lowal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lowal throws a right and a left that Ikaika avoids nicely.
Lowal throws a hook to the side of Ikaika's head but Ikaika sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lowal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lowal shoots in for a double leg but Ikaika sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lowal takes one to the side of the head.
Ikaika lands a nice shot that snaps Lowal's head back.
Ikaika cracks Lowal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ikaika lands with a big left! Lowal is wobbled badly! Ikaika comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Lowal to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Keanu Ikaika!
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hype
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