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PB #6 - Paradise PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Morrocco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rashad Barnes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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219 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rocco Morrocco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rashad Barnes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrocco. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrocco misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes slips a straight right by Morrocco.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Morrocco is avoiding it.
Morrocco shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense.
Barnes lands with a straight right. Morrocco didn't see that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Barnes. No joy for Morrocco on that attempt.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Barnes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnes.
Nice takedown defense from Barnes. No joy for Morrocco on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Morrocco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morrocco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrocco throws out a leg kick but Barnes moves out of range and Morrocco only half commits.
Morrocco shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense.
Morrocco fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barnes avoids it really well and circles away.
Morrocco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morrocco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rashad Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrocco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barnes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morrocco somewhat.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrocco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morroccos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barnes throws a head kick but Morrocco moves out of range.
Morrocco shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barnes lands with a cross.
Nice takedown defense from Barnes. No joy for Morrocco on that attempt.
Barnes stuffs the takedown attempt from Morrocco. Morrocco gets slowly back to his feet.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morrocco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Morrocco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morrocco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morrocco has a takedown stuffed.
Morrocco misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes moves into the clinch.
Barnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morrocco is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barnes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice elbow from Barnes.
It looks like Rocco Morrocco has been cut.
Morrocco jumps guard but Barnes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barnes lands a body punch.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barnes lands an elbow just above Morrocco 's eye.
Morrocco is breathing heavily.
Barnes presses Morrocco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morrocco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morrocco backwards.
Barnes is leaning against Morrocco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barnes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Barnes.
Barnes lands a nice elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Barnes.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
Barnes lands a damaging elbow.
Rocco Morrocco's cut is getting worse.
Barnes lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barnes.
Barnes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rocco Morrocco's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Barnes lands a good knee to the midsection. Morrocco won't want to take too many of those.
Barnes drops Morrocco with a big knee straight up the middle! Morrocco is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Morrocco is rocked!
Barnes cracks the inside of Morrocco's front leg.
Oh Morrocco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
Barnes with a jab.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Barnes connects with a body shot.
Morrocco seems to have got his legs back now.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Morrocco keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Morrocco's cut.
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.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morrocco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
Morrocco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrocco misses with a head kick.
Morrocco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
Morrocco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Rashad Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice sprawl there from Barnes as Morrocco shoots in.
Morrocco tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
Morrocco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
Morrocco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barnes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morrocco somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Morrocco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes has Morrocco up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morrocco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Barnes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrocco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barnes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnes lands a body punch.
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Morrocco backwards.
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a right hand.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.
Barnes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
Barnes lands an elbow that stopped Morrocco in his tracks for a moment.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morrocco takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barnes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morrocco's defenses.
Jeez, Rocco Morrocco's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Barnes working the clinch nicely. Morrocco is working for position but Barnes cracks him with a big knee to the head! Morrocco crumples up against the cage and Barnes lands two more shots before the ref can save Morrocco! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Rashad Barnes!
After winning the bout, Rashad Barnes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Espirit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glen Rogers has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arthur Espirit's chin.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arthur Espirit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Glen Rogers!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espirit scores with a decent looking hook.
No luck for Rogers with that takedown attempt.
Espirit connects with a jab.
Rogers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rogers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rogers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Espirit fails to land with a series of punches.
Espirit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Espirit throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely.
Rogers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arthur Espirit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rogers dodges the punch combination from Espirit.
Espirit digs a good hook to Rogers's body.
Espirit lands a glancing blow to the side of Rogers's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Espirit sprawls well initially but Rogers persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Espirit is refusing to be controlled, as Rogers sits in half guard.
Rogers wants to advance to full mount but Espirit doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Rogers trying to control but Espirit is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Espirit pulls Rogers in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Glen Rogers.
Espirit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rogers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Espirit sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rogers somewhat.
Arthur Espirit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Rogers.
Espirit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Espirit lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horrible takedown by Rogers or perhaps it was just good defense by Espirit which made him look bad.
Rogers takes one to the side of the head.
Rogers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Espirit tries to avoid it but Rogers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Espirit to the ground. Espirit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rogers takes one on the button.
Espirit pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rogers back to the cage. Espirit follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Glen Rogers has been cut.
Rogers gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Espirit gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Espirit!
Arthur Espirit seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyrie Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lehbron Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lehbron Kingston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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271 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyrie Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lehbron Kingston!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston has managed to clinch.
Kingston just leaning against Logan, taking a breather.
Kingston gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Logan.
Kingston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kingston dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Logan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kingston gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kingston crunches a lovely knee into Logan's ribcage.
Logan is breathing heavily.
Kingston tries a knee to the head but Logan blocks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Logan being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Kingston.
It looks like Kyrie Logan has been cut.
Kingston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Logan blocks it with crossed arms.
Kingston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kingston manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kingston unloads a knee to the mid-section. Logan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingston lands a nice knee to the body.
Kingston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kingston landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kingston lands a knee to the head.
Logan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kingston stalling against the cage.
Kingston scores a nice knee to the body.
Kingston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Logan blocks it with crossed arms.
Logan wants to take the fight to the mat but Kingston manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyrie Logan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingston lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kingston connects with a knee to the head.
Kingston taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston lands a knee to the head.
Kingston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kingston slows down the pace here.
Logan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A knee to the head by Kingston.
Kingston lands a good knee to the midsection. Logan won't want to take too many of those.
Kingston working Logan over with knees to the body.
Kingston slowing the pace effectively.
Kingston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingston gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Logan.
Kingston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Logan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kingston stalling the fight.
Kingston throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kingston lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lehbron Kingston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyrie Logan'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.
Kingston tries a head kick but it misses.
Kingston closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kingston connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kingston.
Kingston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Logan blocks it with crossed arms.
Kingston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kingston.
Kingston utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kingston taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kingston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kingston lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston connects with a knee to the head.
Kyrie Logan's cut is getting worse.
Kingston lands a good knee to the midsection. Logan won't want to take too many of those.
Kingston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kingston obliges.
Kingston tries a knee to the head but Logan blocks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kingston has Logan pressed against the cage.
Kingston scores a nice knee to the body.
Logan letting Kingston take a breather here.
Kingston with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lehbron Kingston seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kingston landing knees to the body.
Kingston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Logan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kingston with a knee to the head.
Kingston landing knees to the body.
Kingston landing knees to the head.
Kingston content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kingston connects with a nasty looking knee right to Logan's face.
Kingston drops Logan with a big knee straight up the middle! Logan is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Logan is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh Logan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A knee to the head by Kingston.
Kingston is struggling to control the position.
Logan seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are getting on Kingston's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Kingston tries to land a knee to the head but Logan blocks with his arms.
Kingston misses with a knee to the head.
Kingston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Logan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston taking a breather.
Kingston landing knees to the body.
Kingston's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lehbron Kingston.
Kingston doesn't manage to clinch there - Logan circles away.
Kingston closes the distance but Logan moves to the side
enabling Logan to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kingston closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lehbron Kingston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kyrie Logan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kingston tries to clinch but Logan moves away
and Logan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kingston wants to stand up but Logan is controlling him.
Logan trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Logan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kingston is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kingston has escaped and now he's on top!
Kingston wants to get up but he can't break Logan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Logan is trying to hold Kingston in close to prevent damage but Kingston has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston stands up from half guard.
Lehbron Kingston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kingston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Logan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kingston doesn't manage to clinch there - Logan circles away.
Kingston is looking to clinch.
Logan swats away the attempt to clinch by Kingston.
Kingston darts in trying to clinch
and Logan counters with a single leg into guard. Kingston didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston keeping moving, preventing Logan from controlling successfully.
Logan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Logan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kingston is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kingston has escaped and now he's on top!
Kingston decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston misses with a leg kick.
Kingston wants to clinch.
Lehbron Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingston drives through and clinches with Logan against the cage.
Lehbron Kingston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kingston.
Kingston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Logan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kingston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston looking to throw knees to the head but Logan is blocking nicely.
Kingston is stalling here.
Kingston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kingston lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingston lands a good knee to the midsection. Logan won't want to take too many of those.
Kingston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lehbron Kingston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kingston winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Lehbron Kingston!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Lehbron Kingston!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Lehbron Kingston!
Lehbron Kingston wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Lehbron Kingston was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omi Yusura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stacey Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Omi Yusura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stacey Monroe!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Monroe trying to control the position from guard on top but Yusura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monroe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yusura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yusura has an active guard here but Monroe has managed to pass into half guard.
Monroe is stalling here. Yusura is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Monroe seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Yusura has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Monroe tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Yusura presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Yusura lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Stacey Monroe has been cut.
Monroe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yusura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monroe stops Yusura from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusura wants to finish this one by submission but Monroe is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Yusura.
Yusura thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Monroe tries to improve his position but instead Yusura has taken his back!
Yusura keeps control of the position as Monroe tries to break free.
Monroe preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Yusura.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yusura working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Monroe is doing well to defend. Yusura seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Monroe is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Omi Yusura!
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