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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sunny Lafeye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirk North had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Kirk North has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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216 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirk North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sunny Lafeye!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafeye has North up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lafeye keeps control of North as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lafeye can't get the takedown.
North lands a nice knee to the body.
North landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
North breaks from the clinch.
North fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lafeye bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lafeye tries to score with some ground and pound. North controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lafeye working the ground and pound.
Lafeye lands a few punches from side control.
Lafeye in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on North's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lafeye swings around for an armbar but North sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lafeye's guard.
Lafeye looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafeye wants to sweep here but North controlling him for the moment.
Lafeye is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
North wants to control from the top but Lafeye keeps moving.
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.
North controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lafeye has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lafeye throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
North has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lafeye looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but North puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lafeye throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
North is looking for a kimura but Lafeye is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for North to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
North wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from North. No joy for Lafeye on that attempt.
Lafeye fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kirk North has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sunny Lafeye.
North shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lafeye counters with a shoot takedown. North fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lafeye postures up and lands a big shot to North's brow.
North is trying to control the position but Lafeye postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lafeye distracts North with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lafeye postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now North is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunny Lafeye dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lafeye has North up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lafeye drops to a knee looking for a takedown but North gets the underhooks and prevents it.
North works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lafeye striking off his back but it's not causing North any problems.
Lafeye trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
North stopping the sweep attempt from Lafeye.
North trying to control but Lafeye is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lafeye manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. North manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafeye scoring with some ground and pound.
Lafeye is working North over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lafeye with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lafeye makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lafeye is looking to work some ground and pound but North has wrist control.
Lafeye pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. North is keeping the position for now.
Lafeye slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lafeye throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lafeye throws a strike aimed at the side of North's head but North avoids it well.
Lafeye throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lafeye prevents North from escaping the position.
Lafeye looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lafeye in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
North taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lafeye landing strikes.
North is looking for a sweep.
Lafeye tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lafeye has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunny Lafeye showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
North moves in looking to clinch but Lafeye pushes him off.
North misses with a takedown
and Lafeye counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for North!
North is working to get back to half guard.
Lafeye dominating with strikes here.
North is in a horrible position here. Lafeye smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lafeye putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lafeye looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafeye lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
North is in a horrible position here. Lafeye smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
North knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lafeye on the ground.
North tries to hold on but Lafeye postures up.
Lafeye with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Lafeye.
Lafeye landing shots from mount.
North taking shots to the head.
Lafeye landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lafeye lands with some vicious ground and pound - can North hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafeye is in the full mount, landing strikes.
North wants to hold on but Lafeye pushes him away.
Lafeye looking to finish North with some ground and pound. This is bad for North!
Lafeye lands with some vicious ground and pound - can North hang on?
Lafeye is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. North can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
North manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lafeye not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lafeye missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lafeye is nestled in close to North, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sunny Lafeye has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lafeye misses with a head shot. North uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunny Lafeye really dominated that round.
That's time! North's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lafeye with a lazy takedown attempt
and North counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lafeye's knee momentarily.
Lafeye fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lafeye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from North.
North looks to land a combination. Lafeye sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
North clinches with his opponent.
North lands an elbow that stopped Lafeye in his tracks for a moment.
North manages to break the clinch.
Lafeye fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kirk North has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sunny Lafeye.
Lafeye scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lafeye lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
North is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafeye is thwarting North's attempts to control the position.
Lafeye is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lafeye lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lafeye winds up and cracks North with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lafeye lands with a punch from half guard.
Lafeye trying to pass the guard but North defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
North is trying to control but can't.
North is trying to get back to full guard.
Lafeye prevents North from standing back up.
Lafeye is nestled in close to North, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lafeye looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lafeye blocks the strikes from North.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice takedown defense from North. No joy for Lafeye on that attempt.
North misses with a takedown
and Lafeye counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in North's guard now.
Lafeye throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunny Lafeye dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lafeye shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts North as he jumps to the side.
Lafeye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but North paws at him with a jab and circles away.
North tries to close the distance and clinch but Lafeye swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lafeye is on the wrong end of a nice combination from North.
Lafeye misses with a takedown attempt
and North counters with a takedown into side control.
Lafeye regains half guard.
North thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lafeye is looking to improve his position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lafeye gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafeye wants to hit a switch here but North passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lafeye there!
North can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lafeye is looking to escape.
Lafeye is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sunny Lafeye is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lafeye wants to hold on but North pushes him away.
North tries to control but Lafeye wriggling away.
Kirk North has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lafeye slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk North showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lafeye 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sunny Lafeye!
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