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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleimalulani Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaleimalulani Hart!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Black with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Hart misses.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hart as he jumps to the side.
Black shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hart displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Black.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Hart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Black fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hart, pushing him back against the cage.
Hart tries to break the clinch but Black is controlling the position.
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Hart tries to circle away but Black has him pinned against the cage.
Black pulls guard.
Hart must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Black trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hart is fighting to break Black's control of his arms but Black is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Black throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
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.
Black is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hart avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Black has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Black passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hart!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Black thowing shots but they're missing.
Black is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hart has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Black throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Black looking to ground and pound but Hart is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black controlling the pace for now.
Black has control of Hart's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hart regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Black misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Black dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Black tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hart sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Black somewhat.
Black shoots in but no luck this time.
Hart defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Black.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Hart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hart throws a combination. Black tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Joe Black has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black shoots in and drives through. Hart sprawls well.
Black shoots for a takedown but Hart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Black closes the distance and clinches up with Hart, looking for a takedown. Black pushes Hart against the cage but Hart circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Black shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hart defends it nicely.
Hart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hart throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Black shoots in for a double leg but Hart sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Black tries for a takedown but Hart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hart feints a jab promting Black to slip. Hart then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Black slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Joe Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hart throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Black dodges the punch combination from Hart.
Black has a takedown stuffed.
Hart stuffs the takedown attempt from Black. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Black with that takedown attempt.
Black looks to land a left hand but Hart moved out of range nicely.
Kaleimalulani Hart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown. Hart tries to sprawl out of it but Black keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaleimalulani Hart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Black's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No luck for Black with that takedown attempt.
Black fails with the takedown.
Black looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hart sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Black somewhat.
Hart misses with a few strikes there.
Kaleimalulani Hart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hart displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Black.
Hart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black dives in and grabs Hart's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hart pushes down on Black's head and hops out.
Hart throws a one two combo.
Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hart throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Hart throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Black misses
and Hart counters with a straight that turns Black's legs to rubber! Hart pushes forward with more strikes and Black goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaleimalulani Hart!
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FIGHT
RATING
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