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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Newton Fandango (ranked 3355 p4p, 373 weight class) and Kai Kealoha (ranked 3754 p4p, 403 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
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180 cm
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160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Newton Fandango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kai Kealoha!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kealoha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fandango takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fandango definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kealoha misses with a body shot.
Fandango tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kealoha defends well and Fandango ends up having to push Kealoha into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fandango takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kealoha thuds his right hand into Fandango's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kealoha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kealoha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fandango was well out of range. Poor timing from Kealoha.
Fandango gets a double leg takedown into Kealoha's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kealoha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fandango.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fandango with a nice head shot there.
Fandango is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fandango accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kealoha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fandango cracks Kealoha with a solid left hand.
Fandango chips away with some ground and pound.
Fandango cracks Kealoha with a solid left hand.
Kealoha is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fandango is controlling him.
Fandango is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fandango throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kealoha can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fandango controls the pace.
Fandango in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kealoha has control of Fandango's left arm, preventing Fandango from doing any damage.
Fandango trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fandango trying to control the position from guard on top but Kealoha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kealoha looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kealoha tries to clinch up
and Fandango counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fandango scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fandango works over Kealoha with some ground and pound from guard.
Fandango landing with the ground and pound.
Fandango is working Kealoha over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kealoha is trying to keep Fandango in close.
Fandango controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fandango passes Kealoha's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kealoha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fandango slips a nice elbow through Kealoha's hands, connecting with Kealoha's forehead.
Fandango uses his free foot to push down on Kealoha's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kealoha.
Fandango controlling the position easily from mount.
Fandango raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fandango lands a heavy elbow.
Fandango is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kealoha can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kealoha keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kealoha takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fandango controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Newton Fandango dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fandango uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kealoha.
Fandango fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fandango moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kealoha darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fandango slips under a jab from Kealoha.
Kealoha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kealoha misses with an uppercut
so Fandango counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Newton Fandango overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fandango throwing strikes from guard but Kealoha blocks nicely.
Fandango controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fandango 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fandango chips away with some ground and pound.
Fandango lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fandango tries to free his leg and advance position but Kealoha is retaining full guard.
Fandango with a nice head shot there.
Fandango postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fandango postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fandango pushing down on Kealoha's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fandango perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kealoha taking some punishment here, with Fandango in his half guard.
Kealoha is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fandango scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fandango lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Fandango seems content to control.
Fandango takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kealoha on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fandango prevents Kealoha from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Fandango there.
Fandango is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kealoha can do to turn this around?
Fandango looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kealoha with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fandango throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fandango winds up and cracks Kealoha with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fandango scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fandango is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kealoha defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fandango is nestled in close to Kealoha, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fandango winds up and cracks Kealoha with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fandango working Kealoha over with strikes.
Fandango trying to control the pace.
Nice strikes from Fandango there.
Fandango is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fandango lands strikes from half guard.
Fandango drops an elbow to the side of Kealoha's head.
Fandango is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fandango moves into full mount! Kealoha won't be happy about that!
Fandango tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fandango punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fandango connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fandango lands a big shot there that rocks Kealoha but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kealoha is desperately trying to improve his position but Fandango has a good base and remains in mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kealoha can do anything to dispel that myth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fandango dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns Kealoha that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fandango with shots to the head and body - Kealoha looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Newton Fandango dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kealoha throws a lazy right hand but Fandango sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fandango tries to counter with a takedown but Kealoha is quick to defend against it.
Kealoha throws a good cross that connects.
Kealoha misses with a body shot.
Fandango uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kealoha.
Fandango fails with the takedown
and Kealoha counters with a straight right hand.
Fandango misses with a right hand
and Kealoha counters with a nice uppercut.
Kai Kealoha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fandango misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kealoha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Newton Fandango has been cut.
Fandango walks into a jab.
Fandango throws a sloppy body shot
and Fandango takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fandango slips a jab from Kealoha.
Fandango tries to counter with a takedown but Kealoha is quick to defend against it.
Fandango misses with a straight right.
Fandango shoots in for a double leg but Kealoha sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kealoha looks to land a right hand but Fandango moved out of range.
Fandango throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fandango closes the distance and clinches up with Kealoha, looking for a takedown. Fandango pushes Kealoha against the cage but Kealoha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Newton Fandango. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kealoha. Fandango does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fandango scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kealoha misses with an uppercut. Fandango saw that one coming.
Fandango jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kealoha avoids the body shot from Fandango.
Fandango fails with a takedown attempt.
Kealoha lands a nice shot that snaps Fandango's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kealoha scores with the left hand. Fandango knows he should have avoided that one.
Kealoha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fandango attempts a counter takedown but Kealoha avoids it well and moves away.
Kealoha getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice jab there from Kealoha.
Kealoha scores with a one two! Fandango had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fandango wants to clinch.
Kealoha loads up on a big right hand but Fandango slips the punch.
Fandango tries to counter with a takedown but Kealoha is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fandango gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fandango performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kai Kealoha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kealoha looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Kealoha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fandango has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Newton Fandango!
An out of breath Newton Fandango thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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