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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kromog The Terror Of The Island (ranked 684 p4p, 96 weight class) and Mikey Walsh (ranked 1130 p4p, 162 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
21 - 7 - 1 |
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212 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kromog The Terror Of The Island!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikey Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Terror Of The Island misses with a straight right.
Walsh flicks out a counter leg kick but The Terror Of The Island steps away.
Walsh ducks under a wild hook from The Terror Of The Island.
The Terror Of The Island throws a body punch but Walsh moves out of range.
Walsh tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like The Terror Of The Island wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walsh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Walsh showed some decent athleticism there.
Walsh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Terror Of The Island regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Walsh.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walsh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Terror Of The Island has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Walsh throws a big right hand that misses.
The Terror Of The Island keeping moving, preventing Walsh from controlling successfully.
The Terror Of The Island has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The Terror Of The Island knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walsh on the ground.
Walsh throwing strikes but missing.
Walsh trying to control the position from guard on top but The Terror Of The Island is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walsh throwing strikes from guard but The Terror Of The Island blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Walsh trying to control the position from guard on top but The Terror Of The Island is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Walsh lands with a good body shot.
Walsh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walsh there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Mikey Walsh has been cut.
Walsh scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Walsh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Terror Of The Island is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Walsh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Terror Of The Island tries to bench press Walsh off him but Walsh keeps the position.
Walsh tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Walsh is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Terror Of The Island knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Who's going to make the next move?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Walsh wants to control for a moment but The Terror Of The Island uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The Terror Of The Island regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Walsh.
Walsh postures up in The Terror Of The Island's guard and throws a big left but The Terror Of The Island blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walsh trying to move into half guard but instead The Terror Of The Island has managed to sweep!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mikey Walsh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikey Walsh's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Walsh slips under a jab from The Terror Of The Island.
Nice cross by Walsh.
The Terror Of The Island dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Terror Of The Island loads up on a big right hand but Walsh slips the punch.
Walsh is trying to counter with his kicks.
Walsh with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Terror Of The Island cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walsh cracks The Terror Of The Island with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walsh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Walsh looks to throw a body kick
enabling The Terror Of The Island to counter with a crisp jab.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a hook
and Walsh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Walsh throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. The Terror Of The Island was covering up waiting for the punch and Walsh finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Walsh tries to free his leg and advance position but The Terror Of The Island is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walsh is fighting to break The Terror Of The Island's control of his arms but The Terror Of The Island is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Walsh looking to sit in guard and control but The Terror Of The Island gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The Terror Of The Island looking to sit in guard and control but Walsh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh tries to free his leg and advance position but The Terror Of The Island is retaining full guard.
Walsh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walsh tries to free his leg and advance position but The Terror Of The Island is retaining full guard.
The Terror Of The Island lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The Terror Of The Island trying to control the position from guard on top but Walsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walsh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walsh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Terror Of The Island trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Walsh being controlled here, momentarily.
Walsh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Terror Of The Island defends it easily.
Walsh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Our spies down at at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ inform us that Walsh has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Walsh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Walsh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Terror Of The Island defends it easily.
The Terror Of The Island has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Walsh working a defensive guard but The Terror Of The Island manages to pass into side control anyway.
The Terror Of The Island content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walsh manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kromog The Terror Of The Island will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikey Walsh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Walsh looks to score with a jab to the body but The Terror Of The Island is just out of range.
Walsh with a poor takedown
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a right hand to the body.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a hook. Walsh ducked under it nicely.
Walsh misses with a shot to the body
and The Terror Of The Island connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mikey Walsh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Terror Of The Island ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walsh moves away.
The Terror Of The Island moves out of range of the body kick from Walsh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walsh throws a leg kick
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walsh dives in and scores a takedown into The Terror Of The Island's guard.
Walsh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh advances to half guard.
Walsh trying to control from half guard but The Terror Of The Island is working away.
The Terror Of The Island is looking to improve his position.
The Terror Of The Island is working hard here to advance position.
Walsh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Terror Of The Island trying to control from the bottom.
Walsh wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Terror Of The Island keeps working.
The Terror Of The Island is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Walsh trying to control the action but The Terror Of The Island is working from the bottom.
Walsh prevents The Terror Of The Island from improving his position.
The Terror Of The Island won't allow Walsh to pass to mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A head kick by Walsh misses
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a right hand to the body.
Walsh throws a head kick that The Terror Of The Island semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Terror Of The Island scores with a punch to the head.
The Terror Of The Island misses with an uppercut.
Walsh misses with a body punch
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a stiff right hand.
Walsh scores with a three punch combo!
Walsh missing with a left hand there. The Terror Of The Island was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walsh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a right hand to the body.
Walsh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Terror Of The Island moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for The Terror Of The Island, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A counter left hand to the body from The Terror Of The Island misses its target.
The Terror Of The Island looks to score with a jab to the body but Walsh is just out of range.
Walsh shoots in looking for a takedown but The Terror Of The Island manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walsh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kromog The Terror Of The Island has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Walsh.
Walsh throws a body kick that misses
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a looping left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walsh slips under a jab from The Terror Of The Island.
Kromog The Terror Of The Island is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walsh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Terror Of The Island pinned against the cage. The Terror Of The Island gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kromog The Terror Of The Island showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Terror Of The Island 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kromog The Terror Of The Island!
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RATING
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