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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Romeo Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kett Dela Calzada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dela Calzada is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Papercut. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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169 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
166 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kobe Romeo Paris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kett Dela Calzada!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dela Calzada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dela Calzada misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dela Calzada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paris throws out the jab.
Dela Calzada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paris slips a jab and a cross from Dela Calzada.
Dela Calzada misses with a body shot.
Paris throws a shot to the body.
Kett Dela Calzada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dela Calzada swinging wildly here.
Dela Calzada's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dela Calzada duly obliges.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Paris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Calzada moves out of range of the body kick.
Paris wants to clinch but Dela Calzada slips to the side
and Dela Calzada counters with a left to the body.
Paris lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dela Calzada takes a step back to recover.
Paris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dela Calzada tries to move into range but Paris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Paris misses with a low kick as Dela Calzada jumps back.
Paris rushes Dela Calzada and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Paris looking for a takedown.
Paris is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dela Calzada gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Paris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dela Calzada avoids it.
Paris leaning against his opponent.
Paris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dela Calzada misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Calzada lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Kobe Romeo Paris has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dela Calzada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paris.
Jab, jab by Dela Calzada - just one landing.
Paris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dela Calzada throws a shot to the body.
Paris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dela Calzada manages to avoid it.
Paris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dela Calzada defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobe Romeo Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paris throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dela Calzada counters with a left and a right that stings Paris.
Paris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dela Calzada lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Paris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Paris throws a head kick that Dela Calzada semi-blocks.
Dela Calzada lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Paris backs up against the cage.
Paris thows a body shot but no joy.
Paris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dela Calzada cracks a nice hook into Paris's ribs.
Paris is looking to wear down Dela Calzada with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dela Calzada stuns Paris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Paris lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dela Calzada has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dela Calzada and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Calzada misses with a double jab.
Paris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dela Calzada.
Dela Calzada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paris thows a body kick. Dela Calzada tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dela Calzada swinging wildly here.
Dela Calzada lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Dela Calzada misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dela Calzada jabs at Paris's body.
Dela Calzada throws a combination that misses
and Paris counters with a low kick, right behind Dela Calzada 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kett Dela Calzada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kobe Romeo Paris's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dela Calzada swats away the attempt to clinch by Paris.
Paris wants to clinch.
Dela Calzada throws out a powerful jab.
Dela Calzada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dela Calzada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Dela Calzada misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paris throws a head kick but Dela Calzada moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paris.
Paris needs to keep his hands up - Dela Calzada had a free shot at his head there.
Dela Calzada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paris.
Paris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dela Calzada to score with a decent uppercut.
Dela Calzada avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dela Calzada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dela Calzada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paris.
Paris throws a head kick that misses.
Paris looks to land a body kick but Dela Calzada moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Calzada throws a combination. Paris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dela Calzada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dela Calzada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paris tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Dela Calzada misses.
Paris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kett Dela Calzada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dela Calzada misses with a few strikes there.
Paris shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dela Calzada is trying to defend but Paris finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Paris in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Dela Calzada tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Paris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kobe Romeo Paris!
Kobe Romeo Paris was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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