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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ongoto Kakala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Pleaser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pleaser is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Brainpool - We Aim to Please. Ongoto Kakala had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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145 lbs
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168 cm
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137 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ongoto Kakala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Pleaser!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pleaser throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kakala on the side of the head.
Kakala shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pleaser but Pleaser pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pleaser lands an overhand right.
Kakala shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pleaser pinned against the cage. Pleaser gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pleaser lands an overhand right.
Pleaser stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ongoto Kakala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pleaser fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kakala on the side of the head.
Kakala is rocked!
Kakala ducks straight into an uppercut from Pleaser and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Kakala maanges to regain guard straight away.
Oh Kakala is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pleaser stopping the sweep attempt from Kakala.
Pleaser controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pleaser cracks Kakala with a solid left hand.
Pleaser has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pleaser sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pleaser trying to control but Kakala is working from the bottom.
Pleaser stands up from Kakala's guard - Pleaser perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kakala seems to have got his legs back now.
Ongoto Kakala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleaser gets caught flat footed, as Kakala shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pleaser is looking to stand up but Kakala isn't so interested in that idea.
Pleaser keeping moving, preventing Kakala from controlling successfully.
Kakala wants to pass the guard but Pleaser is keeping the position.
Pleaser manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kakala manages to get himself to full guard.
Pleaser scoring with some ground and pound.
Pleaser is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kakala has his foot on Pleaser's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pleaser works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakala has his foot on Pleaser's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pleaser works his way back into a safe position though.
Kakala is breathing heavily.
Pleaser lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pleaser seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pleaser trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pleaser is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pleaser works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pleaser decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Pleaser throws a nice head kick!
Horrible takedown by Kakala or perhaps it was just good defense by Pleaser which made him look bad.
Pleaser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pleaser tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pleaser gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pleaser seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleaser will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kakala preventing the sweep.
Pleaser wants to get back to his feet but Kakala is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kakala passes into half guard.
Kakala prevents Pleaser from improving his position.
Kakala trying to pass the guard but Pleaser defending well.
Pleaser slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kakala prevents Pleaser from getting back to his feet.
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.
Pleaser keeping moving, preventing Kakala from controlling successfully.
Pleaser trying to control the position.
Kakala trying to control but Pleaser is working from the bottom.
Kakala is looking to work some ground and pound but Pleaser has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kakala shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pleaser pinned against the cage. Pleaser gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pleaser explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pleaser shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kakala's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kakala is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kakala keeping moving, preventing Pleaser from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Pleaser dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A lazy left from Pleaser finds it's target.
Kakala has his takedown stuffed
and Pleaser counters with a head kick. That will keep Kakala thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pleaser scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kakala misses with a looping left.
Kakala gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pleaser counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kakala shoots and misses
enabling Pleaser to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ongoto Kakala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pleaser throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kakala.
Whack! Pleaser lands a heavy head kick that drops Kakala. The ref tackles Pleaser to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Kakala was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Richard Pleaser!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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