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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kilgore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randle Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilgore comes to the ring accompanied by "Providence" - Heal These Wounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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134 lbs
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175 cm
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140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Kilgore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randle Floyd!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Kilgore.
Floyd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kilgore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Floyd misses with a combination
and Kilgore counters with a thumping low kick.
Floyd dodges the punch combination from Kilgore.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kilgore, right into the meat.
A punch combination from Kilgore misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Kilgore scores with a four punch combination!
Kilgore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kilgore lands a glancing blow to the side of Floyd's head.
Floyd closes the distance and clinches up with Kilgore, looking for a takedown. Floyd pushes Kilgore against the ropes but Kilgore circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Floyd wants to clinch up but Kilgore keeps it at a distance.
Kilgore lands a two punch combo.
Kilgore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kilgore scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilgore throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kilgore thuds a left hand into Floyd's body.
Ivan Kilgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilgore misses with a two punch combination.
Kilgore decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd is trying to stand.
Floyd looks gassed!
Floyd tries to get to full guard but Kilgore has control of the leg.
Kilgore is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Floyd is just riding it out for now. Kilgore eventually gives up the hold.
Kilgore working over Floyd with some ground and pound. Floyd looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Floyd wants to get back to full guard.
Floyd makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Floyd.
Kilgore is stalling in the full guard.
Floyd working a defensive guard but Kilgore passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kilgore throwing shots but Floyd is blocking nicely.
Floyd gets full guard.
Kilgore has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kilgore is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Floyd keeping full guard, as Kilgore tries to pass.
Floyd looking for a sweep. Not yet Floyd, not yet.
Kilgore wanted to stand there but Floyd had control of the position.
Kilgore stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kilgore lands a jab-cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kilgore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kilgore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kilgore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good leg kick by Kilgore there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch combination from Kilgore misses.
Floyd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kilgore's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kilgore duly obliges.
Kilgore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kilgore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kilgore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kilgore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Floyd tries for a takedown but Kilgore sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kilgore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kilgore keeps the fight on the outside.
Kilgore lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kilgore.
Floyd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore lands a head kick. Floyd smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kilgore digs a good body shot into Floyd's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Floyd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kilgore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Floyd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kilgore lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Floyd is rocked!
Floyd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kilgore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kilgore is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kilgore cracks Floyd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Floyd is still on wobbly legs! Can Kilgore finish him?
Kilgore throws a series of punches but Floyd moves out of range.
Floyd seems to have recovered his senses.
Kilgore misses with a double jab
and Floyd counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kilgore's guard now.
Kilgore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Floyd on the ground.
Floyd wanted to stand there but Kilgore had control of the position.
Floyd stops Kilgore from standing up.
Kilgore has his feet on Floyd's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilgore explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kilgore. That's going to slow Floyd down.
Kilgore misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kilgore dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kilgore swats away the attempt to clinch by Floyd.
Kilgore stuffs the takedown attempt from Floyd. Floyd gets slowly back to his feet.
Kilgore misses with a takedown attempt
and Floyd counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Floyd has Kilgore pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Floyd pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kilgore tumbling to the mat - Floyd dives into Kilgore's guard.
Kilgore is trying to control the position but Floyd postures up.
Floyd throwing strikes but missing.
Kilgore has an active guard here but Floyd has managed to pass into half guard.
Floyd is tying to control. Kilgore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kilgore is trying to stand.
Floyd wants to pass to mount but Kilgore is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Floyd is tying to control. Kilgore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Floyd tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kilgore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kilgore throws a hook but Floyd avoids it easily.
Floyd shoots in for a takedown but Kilgore shows good takedown defense.
Floyd wants to clinch up but Kilgore keeps it at a distance.
Kilgore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Floyd stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Floyd misses with a series of wild punches.
Ivan Kilgore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kilgore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kilgore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Floyd drives through and clinches with Kilgore against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kilgore.
A head punch on the inside from Floyd fails to land.
Floyd tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kilgore smiles and moves away.
Ivan Kilgore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randle Floyd.
Floyd fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kilgore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Floyd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kilgore throws a nice head kick!
Kilgore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Floyd misses with a low kick.
Ivan Kilgore is winning the standup battle so far.
Kilgore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Floyd scores with a takedown into Kilgore's guard.
Floyd trying to control but Kilgore is working from the bottom.
Kilgore looking for a guillotine here but Floyd defends easily.
Floyd drops back looking for a leg! Kilgore is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kilgore manages to kick Floyd off! Floyd jumps back into Kilgore's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Floyd looking to pass the guard.
Floyd gets to his feet - Kilgore follows without any prompting.
Floyd walks into a stiff left hand from Kilgore.
Kilgore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kilgore misses with a two punch combination.
Floyd fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kilgore sprawls well initially but Floyd persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Floyd seems to be looking for submissions.
Floyd is trying to control the action in half guard but Kilgore is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floyd is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kilgore defends it well.
Floyd prevents Kilgore from standing back up.
Floyd stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Kilgore scores with a three punch combo!
A right-left combo lands from Kilgore.
Floyd fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kilgore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Floyd pushes Kilgore up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kilgore wants to break free but Floyd has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randle Floyd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kilgore misses with a series of wild punches.
Kilgore cracks Floyd with an open hand slap.
Kilgore looks to land a combination. Floyd sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kilgore scores with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Kilgore as he connects with a hook.
Floyd darts in trying to clinch
and Kilgore counters with a series of strikes. Floyd will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kilgore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decent striking displayed by Kilgore there.
Kilgore fails to land with a series of punches.
Floyd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kilgore misses with a two punch combination.
Kilgore lands a with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Floyd clinches with his opponent.
Kilgore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Floyd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kilgore. Kilgore obviously looking to wear him down.
Floyd shoots in for a takedown but Kilgore shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore feints and then cracks Floyd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Floyd down.
Floyd tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Kilgore counter with a right hand.
Floyd is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with the combination.
A big right from Kilgore misses.
Kilgore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Floyd keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Floyd is looking to score with low kicks.
Kilgore throws a combination that misses
and Floyd counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kilgore!
Kilgore squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Floyd has control of Kilgore's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kilgore regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kilgore wants to get back to his feet.
Kilgore manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore is trying to stand up here but Floyd is controlling him well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Floyd decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Kilgore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilgore shoots in for a double leg but Floyd sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut. Floyd saw that one coming.
Floyd fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kilgore sprawls well initially but Floyd persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilgore is in trouble now - Floyd has advanced to mount!
Kilgore is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Kilgore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Floyd with good strikes from the mount here!
Kilgore is trying to stand up.
Kilgore is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd raining down shots from the mount!
Floyd is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kilgore can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Floyd trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kilgore working to try and regain half guard.
Kilgore is squirming around, avoiding Floyd's attempts to control the action.
Floyd might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kilgore kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kilgore is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kilgore bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Floyd throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kilgore uses it to pass to side control.
Randle Floyd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kilgore stands up.
Nice takedown defense from Kilgore. No joy for Floyd on that attempt.
Floyd gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The is referee keeping an eye on Floyd - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Floyd manages to pull guard.
Floyd controls Kilgore momentarily but Kilgore frees himself.
Floyd has his feet on Kilgore's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Randle Floyd.
I think Floyd has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight for Ivan Kilgore!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Ivan Kilgore!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Ivan Kilgore!
Ivan Kilgore wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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