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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Semore Butkiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suleman Pokong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butkiss comes to the ring accompanied by Mama said. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Suleman Pokong enters the ring!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Semore Butkiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Suleman Pokong!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butkiss misses with a few strikes there.
Pokong throws a body punch but Butkiss moves out of range.
Pokong tries to score with a low kick but Butkiss moves his leg out of the way.
Pokong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pokong misses with a shot to the body
and Butkiss counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Butkiss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butkiss tries to clinch but Pokong moves away
and Pokong counters with a three punch combo that has Butkiss backing up. Butkiss nods at Pokong to acknowledge the strikes.
Butkiss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pokong.
Butkiss swats away the attempt to clinch by Pokong.
Pokong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Butkiss shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pokong eats them both and turns towards Butkiss to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pokong moves into range and clinches up with Butkiss.
Pokong tries to break the clinch but Butkiss is controlling the position.
Pokong tries to break the clinch but Butkiss is controlling the position.
Butkiss is trying to push Pokong away but Pokong has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pokong is trying to break the clinch but Butkiss has him pressed against the ropes.
Butkiss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butkiss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Butkiss moves in looking to clinch but Pokong pushes him off.
Pokong swats away the attempt to clinch by Butkiss.
Pokong throws a one two combo.
Butkiss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pokong.
Butkiss drives through and clinches with Pokong against the ropes.
Butkiss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Pokong is predictable there
and Butkiss counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Butkiss tries to clinch up.
Pokong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butkiss.
Butkiss tries to clinch but Pokong moves out of range.
Butkiss on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pokong tries to clinch up but Butkiss circles away and keeps his distance.
Pokong clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butkiss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Butkiss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pokong.
Butkiss is breathing heavily.
Butkiss checks a leg kick.
Pokong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Butkiss makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pokong lands a jab-cross combination.
Butkiss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pokong misses with a wild combination.
Suleman Pokong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butkiss wants to clinch
and Pokong counters with a two punch combo.
Butkiss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pokong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pokong scores with a body shot.
Pokong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A left and a right from Pokong both land. Nice combination.
Butkiss takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokong shoots in looking for a takedown. Butkiss tries to sprawl out of it but Pokong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Butkiss manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Butkiss takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pokong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butkiss.
Pokong tries to bum rush Butkiss with a series of wild strikes but Butkiss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pokong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Butkiss at a distance.
Butkiss looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A clash of legs there as Butkiss blocks the low kick.
Pokong misses with a wild body shot.
Butkiss takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Butkiss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pokong.
Pokong fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Pokong. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Butkiss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pokong misses the shot to the body.
Pokong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Butkiss counters with a body kick that stops Pokong in his tracks momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Butkiss. Those never looked like landing.
Pokong lands with a shot to the body.
Pokong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butkiss moves away.
Butkiss avoids the head kick by Pokong.
Pokong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Butkiss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butkiss dodges the punch combination from Pokong.
Pokong dodges the punch combination from Butkiss.
Pokong clinches with his opponent.
Pokong gets underhooks to prevent Butkiss's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Semore Butkiss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Butkiss is trying to push Pokong away but Pokong has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pokong has had enough of the clinch but Butkiss keeps him there for the moment.
Pokong is trying to force a seperation but Butkiss has the dominant position.
Pokong working hard to break the clinch.
Butkiss breaks from the clinch.
Pokong shoots for a double leg takedown but Butkiss sprawls well. He's pushed Pokong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pokong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Butkiss rather than just go for the knockout.
Pokong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Butkiss throws a hook but Pokong avoids it easily.
Pokong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pokong throws a sloppy body shot
and Butkiss counters with a left and a right that stings Pokong.
Pokong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pokong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Butkiss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pokong wants to clinch.
Butkiss takes one to the chin there.
Pokong misses with a wild combination.
Butkiss tries to bum rush Pokong with a series of wild strikes but Pokong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pokong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pokong misses with a low kick.
Pokong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pokong throws a nice looking combination but Butkiss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Butkiss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butkiss misses with a few strikes there.
Butkiss looks to land a combination but Pokong avoids it well.
Pokong lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Butkiss backs up against the ropes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pokong misses with a head kick.
Pokong pushes Butkiss up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pokong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Butkiss has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pokong after a bit of a struggle.
Pokong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butkiss checks the leg kick nicely there.
Butkiss misses with the combination.
Pokong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pokong throws a right and a left that Butkiss avoids nicely.
Butkiss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pokong circles away quickly and effectively.
Butkiss takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pokong.
Pokong is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pokong doesn't manage to clinch there - Butkiss circles away.
Butkiss avoids the body shot from Pokong.
Pokong shoots in for a double leg but Butkiss sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Butkiss lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Butkiss.
Butkiss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pokong scores with a shot to the body.
Pokong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Butkiss avoids the body shot from Pokong.
Butkiss goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Pokong swinging wildly here.
Butkiss throws a series of punches but Pokong avoids them all with ease.
Pokong misses with a wild body shot.
Butkiss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pokong moves away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pokong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Butkiss sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pokong throws a series of punches but Butkiss avoids them all with ease.
Butkiss misses with a head kick.
Butkiss tries to clinch but Pokong is having none of it.
Butkiss on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pokong moves in looking to clinch but Butkiss pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pokong. Butkiss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pokong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pokong fails to land with a series of punches.
Butkiss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pokong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pokong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butkiss throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pokong's head.
Pokong scores with a jab to the body.
Pokong tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suleman Pokong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pokong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Semore Butkiss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Butkiss tries to clinch there but Pokong circles away.
Butkiss misses with a double jab
and Pokong counters by clinching up.
Butkiss looking to throw knees to the head but Pokong is blocking nicely.
Pokong tries to break the clinch but Butkiss is controlling the position.
Butkiss breaks from the clinch.
Butkiss lands with a nice combination. Pokong backs away looking to recover.
Nice takedown defense from Butkiss. No joy for Pokong on that attempt.
Pokong stalks Butkiss and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Butkiss's face. Butkiss staggers backwards, shaken.
Butkiss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pokong.
Pokong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pokong scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokong takes a swing at Butkiss's ribcage but misses.
Pokong throws an off balance right hand
and Butkiss counters with a left and a right that stings Pokong.
Butkiss cracks Pokong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pokong just misses with a punch to the body.
Butkiss lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pokong takes a step back to recover.
Pokong misses with a leg kick
and Butkiss counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pokong punishes Butkiss's body with a nice straight punch.
Pokong takes one on the button.
Pokong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Butkiss circles away.
Pokong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Semore Butkiss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Suleman Pokong.
Butkiss stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Butkiss wants it to stay on the feet.
Pokong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pokong slips a jab and a cross from Butkiss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pokong. Butkiss does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokong tries a low kick but Butkiss avoids it.
Pokong scores with a shot to the body.
Butkiss closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pokong throws a body punch but Butkiss moves out of range.
Butkiss ducks under a wild hook from Pokong.
Butkiss has managed to clinch.
Butkiss successfully pulls guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pokong tries to stand but Butkiss is controlling from the bottom.
Pokong trying to control the position from guard on top but Butkiss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pokong is looking to stand up but Butkiss won't let him.
Pokong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Butkiss is working an open guard so Pokong takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pokong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butkiss manages to avoid it.
Pokong has a takedown stuffed.
Butkiss dodges the punch combination from Pokong.
Pokong swats away the attempt to clinch by Butkiss.
Pokong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Butkiss takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A left lands for Butkiss.
Butkiss's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Butkiss duly obliges.
Pokong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butkiss was well out of range. Poor timing from Pokong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokong stuns Butkiss with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pokong looks to score with a jab to the body but Butkiss is just out of range.
Pokong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Pokong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Butkiss lands with a kick to the temple. Pokong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pokong stuns Butkiss with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pokong scores with a hook to the body. Butkiss takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Butkiss tries to clinch up but Pokong circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butkiss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Butkiss wants to clinch but Pokong slips to the side
and Pokong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Butkiss tries to clinch but Pokong moves out of range.
Butkiss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pokong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pokong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Butkiss doesn't seem bothered though.
Pokong scores with a body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pokong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Butkiss breaks the clinch.
Butkiss checks the leg kick.
Butkiss throws a body kick that misses.
Pokong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butkiss manages to avoid it.
Butkiss lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Butkiss.
Pokong lands a jab to Butkiss's midsection.
Butkiss lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Butkiss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice combination there by Pokong.
Butkiss tries to bum rush Pokong with a series of wild strikes but Pokong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Butkiss blocks the body kick.
Pokong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pokong looks to land a right hand but Butkiss moved out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Pokong.
Butkiss leaves Pokong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pokong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pokong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butkiss was well out of range. Poor timing from Pokong.
Pokong throws a series of punches but Butkiss avoids them all with ease.
Pokong has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Butkiss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suleman Pokong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Pokong. Beautiful body shot.
Pokong lands with a right hand.
Pokong thows a body shot but no joy.
Butkiss scores with a head kick. Pokong tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Some wild striking there from Pokong.
Pokong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Butkiss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pokong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Butkiss moves into the clinch.
Butkiss keeps control of Pokong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Butkiss breaks from the clinch.
Pokong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pokong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pokong works Butkiss's body with a nice hook.
Butkiss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pokong looks to land a combination but Butkiss avoids it well.
Pokong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pokong.
Butkiss looks to land a combination but Pokong avoids it well.
Pokong pushes Butkiss up against the ropes in a clinch.
Butkiss tries to pull guard but Pokong won't allow it.
Butkiss keeps control of Pokong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Butkiss misses with a punch on the inside.
Pokong is trying to break the clinch but Butkiss has him pressed against the ropes.
Butkiss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pokong misses with a low kick.
Butkiss tries to clinch but Pokong is having none of it.
Pokong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Butkiss has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butkiss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pokong has Butkiss pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Butkiss manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Butkiss breaks the clinch.
Semore Butkiss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suleman Pokong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Butkiss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pokong was well out of range. Poor timing from Butkiss.
Pokong is looking to clinch but Butkiss is avoiding it.
Pokong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Butkiss, pushing him back against the ropes.
Butkiss working aggressively here.
Butkiss fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pokong working hard to break the clinch.
Pokong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pokong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butkiss has him pressed against the ropes.
Butkiss tries to break the clinch but Pokong is controlling the position.
Pokong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suleman Pokong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pokong 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Suleman Pokong!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Suleman Pokong!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Suleman Pokong!
Suleman Pokong wins by unanimous decision!
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