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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Kildahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Brunk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brunk has chosen Hukka Blues as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Terry Brunk is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Kildahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Brunk!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kildahl fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kildahl takes a swing at Brunk's ribcage but misses.
Brunk clinches up against the cage.
Kildahl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brunk jumps into guard, dragging Kildahl to the mat.
Kildahl gets to his feet - Brunk follows without any prompting.
Brunk is looking to clinch but Kildahl is avoiding it.
Kildahl lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brunk circles away quickly and effectively.
Brunk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kildahl.
Brunk tries to clinch but Kildahl is having none of it.
Kildahl closes the distance and clinches.
Brunk gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kildahl regains guard.
Kildahl is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Brunk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kildahl smiles and moves away.
Brunk closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunk decides to stand up.
Kildahl rushes Brunk and presses him up against the cage.
Brunk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kildahl is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brunk pulls guard.
Brunk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kildahl throwing strikes from guard but Brunk blocks nicely.
Kildahl passes into half guard.
Brunk has hold of Kildahl's hands but Kildahl slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kildahl blocks the strikes from Brunk.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kildahl tries to stand and escape but Brunk is controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kildahl.
Kildahl lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kildahl is thwarting Brunk's attempts to control the position.
Brunk looks gassed!
Kildahl moves into full mount! Brunk won't be happy about that!
Kildahl looking to finish Brunk with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brunk!
Kildahl scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brunk?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kildahl with a couple of short strikes.
Brunk wants to hold on but Kildahl pushes him away.
Kildahl 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.
Kildahl looking to control but Brunk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brunk tries to lock up and control but Kildahl gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunk is squirming around, avoiding Kildahl's attempts to control the action.
Kildahl unloading with bombs!
Kildahl landing strikes from the mount and Brunk is in trouble!
Kildahl can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brunk is looking to escape.
Kildahl is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kildahl breaks from Brunk's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kildahl is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Brunk to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Brunk shrugs it off.
Brunk wants to control but Kildahl is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunk working to try and regain half guard.
Kildahl sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kildahl has hold of Brunk's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Brunk manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Brunk tries to lock up and control but Kildahl gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kildahl looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brunk is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Kildahl dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kildahl misses with a body kick.
Kildahl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brunk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brunk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kildahl's waist but Kildahl gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brunk off to one side.
Kildahl wants to clinch.
Brunk tries to move into range but Kildahl moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kildahl misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunk throws a head kick but Kildahl moves out of range.
Brunk is breathing heavily.
Kildahl looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brunk!
Brunk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kildahl wants to control the pace but Brunk is squirming around nicely.
Kildahl lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kildahl cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kildahl controlling the pace for now.
Kildahl unloading with bombs!
Kildahl lands a nice shot to the head.
Kildahl lands a big elbow.
Brunk tries to hold on but Kildahl postures up.
Brunk is squirming around, avoiding Kildahl's attempts to control the action.
Kildahl punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kildahl controlling the pace for now.
Kildahl avoids the attempt from Brunk to control.
Kildahl dominating with strikes here.
Kildahl looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brunk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kildahl prevents Brunk from getting the reversal.
Kildahl scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Brunk is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kildahl with a couple of short strikes.
Kildahl lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunk is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kildahl working Brunk over with strikes here.
Brunk wants to control but Kildahl is having none of it.
Sam Kildahl overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kildahl pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kildahl trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brunk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kildahl looking to secure an arm triangle but Brunk defends it well.
Kildahl is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Brunk wants to hold on but Kildahl pushes him away.
Kildahl sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kildahl looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Brunk is looking to improve his position but Kildahl isn't that keen on the idea.
Brunk throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kildahl. What's that going to do exactly?
Kildahl working Brunk over with strikes here.
Kildahl lands a big shot there that rocks Brunk but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kildahl lands a nice shot to the head.
Kildahl in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kildahl looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Kildahl dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kildahl displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brunk fails with a takedown attempt.
Sam Kildahl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kildahl throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kildahl lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brunk circles away quickly and effectively.
Kildahl fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kildahl closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brunk to the mat! Brunk manages to get full guard.
Brunk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kildahl is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kildahl decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Brunk avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kildahl lands a front kick.
Kildahl changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brunk looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brunk is trying to control Kildahl's posture but Kildahl avoids it.
Kildahl avoids the strikes from the bottom by Brunk.
Brunk is not content to let Kildahl control the position.
Kildahl lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kildahl decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kildahl closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Terry Brunk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunk missing with punches from the bottom.
Kildahl is keen to just control but Brunk is a slippery customer.
Brunk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brunk is looking to control Kildahl's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brunk avoid being mounted?
Kildahl passes to side control.
Brunk is looking to regain half guard here but Kildahl keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Brunk's face as Kildahl controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kildahl is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Brunk is trying to escape and Kildahl transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Brunk is forced to tap! Nice work there by Kildahl! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sam Kildahl!
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energy
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hype
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