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The Island Season 14, 185 lbs, Round 5 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franco Fajardo (ranked 640 p4p, 856 weight class) and Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 86 p4p, 120 weight class). Franco Fajardo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 cm
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9 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Franco Fajardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shunsui Kyoraku!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyoraku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyoraku throws a jab but it's blocked by Fajardo.
Fajardo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kyoraku slips a jab from Fajardo.
Kyoraku has closed the distance and engaged Fajardo in a clinch.
Fajardo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fajardo lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fajardo.
Good body shot from Kyoraku.
Fajardo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Fajardo - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fajardo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fajardo wants a takedown.
A short uppercut from Kyoraku.
Fajardo jumps guard but Kyoraku stands there with Fajardo around his waist. Fajardo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franco Fajardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kyoraku blocks an uppercut.
Kyoraku lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoraku breaks from the clinch.
Kyoraku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fajardo moves away.
Kyoraku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kyoraku throws a looping overhand right but Fajardo ducks down to avoid it.
Fajardo slips under a jab from Kyoraku.
Fajardo slips under a jab from Kyoraku.
Fajardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Kyoraku misses.
Fajardo attempts a counter takedown but Kyoraku avoids it well and moves away.
Kyoraku keeps the fight on the outside.
Fajardo avoids the body shot from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fajardo looks to land a left hand but Kyoraku moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fajardo, as that shot connected.
Fajardo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kyoraku with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fajardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kyoraku.
Fajardo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kyoraku swats away the attempt to clinch by Fajardo.
Kyoraku moves away from the strike by Fajardo.
Kyoraku misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fajardo gets a clinch.
Kyoraku lands a shoulder strike.
Fajardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kyoraku cracks Fajardo with a nice body shot.
Fajardo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kyoraku backwards.
Fajardo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kyoraku just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fajardo letting Kyoraku take a breather here.
A short right from Kyoraku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kyoraku throws an overhand right that lands on Fajardo's shoulder, as Fajardo tries to avoid the shot.
Fajardo missing with a left hand there. Kyoraku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kyoraku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fajardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fajardo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fajardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kyoraku.
Fajardo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kyoraku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fajardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku scores with the left hand. Fajardo knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fajardo. Kyoraku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyoraku clinches up against the cage.
Fajardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kyoraku.
Fajardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kyoraku's elbow.
A hook to the body from Fajardo.
Fajardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku lands a shoulder strike.
Fajardo tries to work over Kyoraku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kyoraku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fajardo shoots in for a double leg but Kyoraku sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kyoraku lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fajardo circles away quickly and effectively.
Fajardo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kyoraku rushes Fajardo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kyoraku lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fajardo backwards.
Kyoraku blocks a body shot from Fajardo.
Kyoraku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fajardo scores with a nice right hand.
Kyoraku lands with a hook. Fajardo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
 It looks like Franco Fajardo has been cut.
Fajardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kyoraku.
Fajardo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kyoraku avoids it really well and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsui Kyoraku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franco Fajardo'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.
Fajardo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kyoraku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fajardo.
Fajardo attempts a counter takedown but Kyoraku avoids it well and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Kyoraku.
The fighters circling - Kyoraku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Kyoraku misses.
Fajardo tries to clinch up.
Kyoraku connects with a single shot there.
Kyoraku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fajardo counters by clinching up.
Fajardo is trying to pull guard but Kyoraku has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fajardo being controlled against the cage.
Fajardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kyoraku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fajardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kyoraku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Fajardo backs off Kyoraku throws a huge counter combo but Fajardo manages to avoid it all.
Kyoraku dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kyoraku looks to throw the jab but Fajardo is out of range.
Fajardo ducks under a wild hook from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku moves away from the strike by Fajardo.
Kyoraku defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fajardo.
Kyoraku scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Kyoraku.
Fajardo ducks right into an uppercut from Kyoraku.
Fajardo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kyoraku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kyoraku misses with a looping right.
Fajardo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Franco Fajardo's cut is getting worse.
Shunsui Kyoraku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyoraku scores with a jab. Fajardo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyoraku defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fajardo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franco Fajardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kyoraku swinging wildly here.
Fajardo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fajardo throws an overhand right that lands on Kyoraku's shoulder, as Kyoraku tries to avoid the shot.
Kyoraku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shunsui Kyoraku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kyoraku missing with a left hand there. Fajardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kyoraku on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kyoraku connects with a nice looking jab.
Fajardo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kyoraku paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fajardo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kyoraku connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fajardo scrambles back to his feet.
Kyoraku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kyoraku takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fajardo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
 Fajardo is rocked!
Franco Fajardo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kyoraku might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fajardo throws a looping overhand right but Kyoraku ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fajardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyoraku.
A jab from Kyoraku misses.
Fajardo misses with a looping left.
Kyoraku fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kyoraku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fajardo throws a shot from downtown. Kyoraku moves away and avoids it.
Kyoraku fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fajardo scores with a takedown into Kyoraku's guard.
Fajardo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fajardo advances to half guard.
Fajardo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kyoraku does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kyoraku is trying to stand back up but Fajardo is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fajardo slips a nice elbow through Kyoraku's hands, connecting with Kyoraku's forehead.
Fajardo stops Kyoraku from getting back to his feet.
Fajardo is trying to control the action in half guard but Kyoraku is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fajardo is looking to pass Kyoraku's guard but actually Kyoraku recovers to full guard.
Fajardo is in close to Kyoraku's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kyoraku really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fajardo. 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!
Fajardo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kyoraku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fajardo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kyoraku can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fajardo connects with a couple of short punches.
Fajardo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fajardo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fajardo postures up in Kyoraku's guard and throws a big left but Kyoraku blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsui Kyoraku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Franco Fajardo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fajardo lands with a good body shot.
Kyoraku gets tackled into the cage by Fajardo. Fajardo maintains the clinch.
Kyoraku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fajardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fajardo blocks a jab.
Kyoraku keeps the fight on the outside.
Kyoraku lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyoraku. Fajardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fajardo lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fajardo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kyoraku lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kyoraku bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fajardo's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Fajardo. Those never looked like landing.
Kyoraku throws out a counter right but Fajardo avoids it with no problem.
Fajardo misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoraku throws a right hand that misses
and Fajardo counters with a takedown into side control.
Fajardo working the ground and pound from side control.
Fajardo is trying to get an arm triangle but Kyoraku is defending well.
Fajardo is putting a hurting on Kyoraku here, landing some big shots from side control.
 Kyoraku is rocked!
Kyoraku takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kyoraku is still in real trouble! Can Fajardo finish him?
Fajardo in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Kyoraku looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Fajardo turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franco Fajardo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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