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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jared Kalei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Zapputo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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300 lbs
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275 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jared Kalei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Zapputo!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalei steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zapputo. That one must have hurt.
Kalei swinging wildly here.
Zapputo gets a clinch.
Zapputo lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jared Kalei has been cut.
Zapputo lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zapputo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kalei up against the cage.
Zapputo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kalei is breathing heavily.
Zapputo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zapputo lands a knee to the body.
Zapputo lands a good knee to the midsection. Kalei won't want to take too many of those.
Zapputo pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapputo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kalei takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Zapputo.
A short right from Zapputo on the inside.
Zapputo misses with a knee to the head.
Zapputo is working Kalei over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zapputo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kalei in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zapputo obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zapputo obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zapputo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zapputo.
Zapputo landing knees to the body.
Zapputo lands a good knee to the midsection. Kalei won't want to take too many of those.
Zapputo landing knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Zapputo.
Zapputo slowing the pace effectively.
Zapputo works on Kalei's body with a couple of short punches.
Zapputo controlling the action here for a moment.
Zapputo lands a good knee to the midsection. Kalei won't want to take too many of those.
Zapputo tries to land a knee to the head but Kalei blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zapputo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaleis head.
Zapputo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zapputo obliges.
Zapputo has Kalei pushed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Zapputo.
Zapputo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zapputo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zapputo landing knees to the body.
Zapputo lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapputo lands a nice knee to the body.
Zapputo digs a right hand underneath Kalei's ribcage. Kalei let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zapputo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zapputo lands a nice knee to the body.
Zapputo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zapputo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zapputo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zapputo scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Zapputo.
Zapputo lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Zapputo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jared Kalei's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zapputo scores with a nice body kick.
Zapputo scoring well with a low kick there.
Zapputo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zapputo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Zapputo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kalei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zapputo can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zapputo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zapputo thuds his shin into the meat of Kalei's side.
Kalei on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zapputo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zapputo scores with a hook to the body.
Zapputo lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zapputo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zapputo.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zapputo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zapputo lands a nice knee to the body.
Zapputo with a knee to the head.
Zapputo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zapputo lands a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Zapputo.
Zapputo has Kalei pressed against the cage.
Zapputo lands a good knee to the midsection. Kalei won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zapputo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zapputo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zapputo pushes Kalei back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zapputo.
Zapputo lands a knee to the head.
Zapputo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kalei in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zapputo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Zapputo with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zapputo.
Mickey Zapputo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zapputo lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zapputo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zapputo obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zapputo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zapputo lands a knee to the body.
Zapputo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kalei or not.
Zapputo lands a shot to the body.
Zapputo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zapputo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kalei in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zapputo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kalei or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapputo crunches a lovely knee into Kalei's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Zapputo.
Zapputo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zapputo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zapputo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zapputo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zapputo.
Zapputo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Zapputo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jared Kalei's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zapputo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zapputo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short left from Zapputo.
Kalei takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zapputo gets through Kalei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zapputo avoiding damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zapputo.
Zapputo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Zapputo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zapputo scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapputo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zapputo connects with a knee to the head.
Zapputo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zapputo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Zapputo scores a nice knee to the body.
Zapputo scores with a knee to the head.
Zapputo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zapputo scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zapputo.
Jared Kalei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zapputo working Kalei over with knees to the body.
Zapputo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kalei or not.
Zapputo crunches a lovely knee into Kalei's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Zapputo.
Zapputo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zapputo crunches a lovely knee into Kalei's ribcage.
Zapputo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kalei's face.
Jared Kalei's cut is getting worse.
A left hand lands to the body for Zapputo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zapputo obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Zapputo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zapputo obliges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zapputo works on Kalei's body with a couple of short punches.
Zapputo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zapputo with a knee to the head.
Zapputo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zapputo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zapputo scores with a knee to the head.
Zapputo lands a knee to the body.
Kalei takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapputo scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Zapputo.
Zapputo has Kalei pushed against the cage.
Zapputo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kalei in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Zapputo.
Zapputo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kalei.
Zapputo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kalei in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zapputo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zapputo obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Zapputo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zapputo 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 Josh West scores the fight 24:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Zapputo!
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hype
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