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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between So Lo Kyu (ranked 4585 p4p, 3042 weight class) and James Crazyhorse (ranked 548 p4p, 411 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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, So Lo Kyu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Crazyhorse!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyu misses with a double jab.
Crazyhorse tries for a takedown but Kyu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kyu appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kyu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Kyu misses.
Crazyhorse tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Crazyhorse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crazyhorse closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Crazyhorse lands in his opponent's guard.
Crazyhorse landing some decent shots from guard.
Crazyhorse has gone for a leg lock! Kyu slips out almost immediately though and dives into Crazyhorse's guard.
Crazyhorse is looking for a triangle but Kyu pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyu preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazyhorse is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kyu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crazyhorse on the ground.
Crazyhorse has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kyu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kyu throwing strikes but missing.
Crazyhorse looking for a sweep. Not yet Crazyhorse, not yet.
Crazyhorse throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Crazyhorse is pulling down on Kyu's head. It's preventing any offense from Kyu, at least for the moment.
Kyu throwing strikes but missing.
Crazyhorse manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kyu manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crazyhorse postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Crazyhorse throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crazyhorse throws a big elbow that misses.
Kyu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crazyhorse is stalling in the full guard.
Kyu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kyu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Crazyhorse controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse throwing strikes but missing.
Crazyhorse drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Crazyhorse jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Crazyhorse postures up in Kyu's guard and throws a big left but Kyu blocks it.
Kyu wants to stand and escape but Crazyhorse is having none of it.
Crazyhorse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kyu is wriggling around but Crazyhorse manages to pass to half guard.
Crazyhorse passes the guard and advances to mount!
Crazyhorse punching from mount but Kyu doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse wants to control the pace but Kyu is squirming around nicely.
Crazyhorse is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kyu can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kyu tries to reverse the position but Crazyhorse maintains control.
Crazyhorse throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Crazyhorse misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Crazyhorse trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Crazyhorse content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kyu wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Crazyhorse dominated that round.
That's time! Kyu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crazyhorse shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kyu as he jumps to the side.
Crazyhorse fails with a takedown attempt.
Crazyhorse dives in and grabs Kyu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kyu pushes down on Crazyhorse's head and hops out.
So Lo Kyu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse shoots for a double leg takedown but Kyu sprawls well. He's pushed Crazyhorse's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crazyhorse tries to sprawl but Kyu drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Crazyhorse regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kyu.
Crazyhorse trying to control the position.
Kyu could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kyu wants to control from the top but Crazyhorse keeps moving.
Kyu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crazyhorse trying to keep a closed guard but Kyu is proving a slippery customer.
Crazyhorse had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kyu defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazyhorse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kyu.
Kyu slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse tries to roll over but Kyu keeps him under control.
Kyu tries to pass to full mount but Crazyhorse defends it.
Crazyhorse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crazyhorse wants to control but Kyu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Crazyhorse is looking to improve his position.
Crazyhorse gets back to full guard.
Kyu postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Crazyhorse pulls Kyu in close to prevent any damage.
Kyu drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Crazyhorse dives on top into guard.
Crazyhorse drops back looking for a leg! Kyu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kyu manages to kick Crazyhorse off! Crazyhorse jumps back into Kyu's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kyu is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Crazyhorse holds on and takes a little breather.
Crazyhorse looking for a sweep. Not yet Crazyhorse, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyu works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Crazyhorse throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Crazyhorse is trying is best to control the position here.
Crazyhorse looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Crazyhorse punching from the bottom.
Crazyhorse wants to control but Kyu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kyu is looking to pass Crazyhorse's guard but actually Crazyhorse recovers to full guard.
Crazyhorse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Crazyhorse tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crazyhorse seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crazyhorse is on top in guard.
Kyu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kyu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crazyhorse throwing strikes but missing.
Crazyhorse throws a big right hand that misses.
Kyu looking for a sweep. Not yet Kyu, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crazyhorse won't allow Kyu to get back to his feet.
Crazyhorse trying to control but Kyu is working from the bottom.
Crazyhorse is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that So Lo Kyu will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Some wild striking there from Kyu.
Crazyhorse fails with the takedown
and Kyu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crazyhorse fails with a takedown attempt.
Crazyhorse takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like James Crazyhorse has been cut.
Crazyhorse has his takedown stuffed
and Kyu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
So Lo Kyu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse dives in and grabs Kyu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kyu pushes down on Crazyhorse's head and hops out.
Kyu misses with an uppercut. Crazyhorse saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crazyhorse doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kyu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyu throws a strike but Crazyhorse avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
James Crazyhorse has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kyu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kyu throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyu postures up.
Kyu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kyu trying to control the position from guard on top but Crazyhorse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crazyhorse has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kyu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kyu wants to control from the top but Crazyhorse keeps moving.
Kyu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Crazyhorse is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Kyu has his hands clasped together but Crazyhorse extends and breaks Kyu's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Crazyhorse.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Crazyhorse!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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