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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keller Hoyt (ranked 4727 p4p, 5188 weight class) and Chris Kilroy (ranked 445 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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198 cm 25 266 0 - 0 - 0 |
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197 cm 21 265 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Solid boxing Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt Decent boxing Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keller Hoyt! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Kilroy! The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hoyt moves away from the strike by Kilroy. Hoyt moves into the clinch. Kilroy is trying to push Hoyt away but Hoyt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Hoyt gets control of Kilroy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hoyt will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Kilroy trying to control but Hoyt is working from the bottom. Hoyt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Hoyt is looking for a triangle but Kilroy pushes his legs off easily.
Kilroy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Hoyt gets in close and instigates a clinch. Hoyt lands a body shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hoyt pulls guard effortlessly. Kilroy throws a strike but Hoyt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Kilroy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Kilroy being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hoyt won't allow Kilroy to get back to his feet. Hoyt won't allow Kilroy to sweep him here. Kilroy wants to stand and escape but Hoyt is having none of it. Hoyt is standing up over Kilroy. Kilroy looks to escape but Hoyt dives into side control.
Kilroy is pushing Hoyt's head away, looking to escape. Hoyt manages to hold on to the position though.
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. Hoyt looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kilroy is avoiding damage well.
Kilroy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hoyt. Hoyt stands up and we're back to a striking position. Hoyt looking to score a takedown here. Kilroy is defending well but Hoyt drives through and ends up in Kilroy's guard. Kilroy is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hoyt dives into side control.
Kilroy looks winded! The ground and pound from Hoyt seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Hoyt misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kilroy is being controlled here. Kilroy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hoyt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kilroy is pushing Hoyt's head away, looking to escape. Hoyt manages to hold on to the position though. Hoyt throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Hoyt thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Hoyt controlling the position from side mount. Hoyt tries to score with some ground and pound. Kilroy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Kilroy gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four 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. Hoyt controlling his opponent. Hoyt looking to ground and pound but Kilroy is blocking nicely. Hoyt content just to control the position here. Hoyt is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kilroy has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kilroy! Kilroy is fighting to break Hoyt's control of his arms but Hoyt is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Hoyt has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kilroy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keller Hoyt dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hoyt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Hoyt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Kilroy is looking to reverse the position. Kilroy tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops. Kilroy trying to get back to his feet but Hoyt is in full control for now. Hoyt is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kilroy defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. Hoyt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kilroy can do to turn this around? We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hoyt slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kilroy is trying to stand back up. Hoyt trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Kilroy doesn't escape. Hoyt is looking for the choke from the back position but Kilroy is controlling his hands well. Hoyt struggling to land strikes to the head as Kilroy covers up. Hoyt just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Kilroy avoids the strikes from Hoyt.
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. Hoyt misses with a punch to the head. Hoyt throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage. Hoyt missing with punches from the back. Kilroy is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. Hoyt controlling the position well here. Kilroy rolled but Hoyt kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Kilroy covering up well under a series of strikes from Hoyt. Kilroy is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hoyt keeps control of the position easily here as Kilroy tries to buck him off.
Hoyt is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kilroy defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. Hoyt has good solid back control here. Kilroy wants to get back to his feet. He's half way up but Hoyt drags him back down with a jolt, managing to get his forearm deep under Kilroy 's chin! Kilroy is in real trouble! His face is turning bright red and he's forced to tap! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Keller Hoyt!
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