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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julius Kaepernick (ranked 2218 p4p, 2518 weight class) and Derrick Ryker (ranked 271 p4p, 298 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Julius Kaepernick has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Julius Kaepernick seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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155
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julius Kaepernick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Ryker!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryker tries to clinch there but Kaepernick circles away.
Ryker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kaepernick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kaepernick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ryker looking for a sweep. Not yet Ryker, not yet.
Kaepernick throwing strikes from guard but Ryker blocks nicely.
Kaepernick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kaepernick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ryker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kaepernick trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaepernick distracts Ryker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kaepernick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaepernick preventing the sweep.
Ryker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kaepernick is aware though and is defending well.
Kaepernick slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kaepernick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick slips nicely into half guard.
Kaepernick throwing shots but Ryker is blocking nicely.
Kaepernick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ryker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kaepernick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ryker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kaepernick defends well.
Ryker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kaepernick gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kaepernick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ryker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kaepernick defends well.
Ryker keeping moving, preventing Kaepernick from controlling successfully.
Kaepernick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ryker is looking for a triangle but Kaepernick pushes his legs off easily.
Kaepernick throws a big elbow that misses.
Kaepernick content to stall in guard here.
Kaepernick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ryker trying to keep a closed guard but Kaepernick is proving a slippery customer.
Kaepernick scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick throws an elbow that misses. Ryker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kaepernick's guard. Nice move by Ryker!
Ryker trying to control but Kaepernick is working from the bottom.
Kaepernick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kaepernick is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four 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.
Ryker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ryker is looking to take a break and control but Kaepernick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ryker taking a break here but Kaepernick is having none of it and regains half guard.
Kaepernick wants to improve his position but Ryker is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaepernick is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Kaepernick dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaepernick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaepernick swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryker.
Ryker darts in trying to clinch
and Kaepernick counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ryker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kaepernick drops an elbow to the side of Ryker's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kaepernick lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ryker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaepernick works over Ryker with some ground and pound from guard.
Kaepernick throwing strikes but missing.
Kaepernick cracks Ryker with a solid left hand.
Kaepernick postures up in Ryker's guard and throws a big left but Ryker blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick is in close to Ryker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaepernick cracks Ryker with a solid left hand.
Kaepernick controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kaepernick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaepernick lands a couple of elbows.
Ryker has his foot on Kaepernick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kaepernick works his way back into a safe position though.
Ryker keeping moving, preventing Kaepernick from controlling successfully.
Kaepernick is really struggling to control Ryker but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kaepernick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kaepernick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ryker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kaepernick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kaepernick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kaepernick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ryker keeping moving, preventing Kaepernick from controlling successfully.
Kaepernick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ryker working for a triangle but Kaepernick defends it easily.
Kaepernick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryker can do to turn this around?
Kaepernick is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ryker's head.
Kaepernick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kaepernick throws a strike but Ryker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kaepernick is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kaepernick wants to sweep but no luck.
Kaepernick pulls Ryker in close to prevent any damage.
Kaepernick looking for a sweep. Not yet Kaepernick, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick has control of Ryker's left arm, preventing Ryker from doing any damage.
Kaepernick has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ryker stopping the sweep attempt from Kaepernick.
Ryker trying to control but Kaepernick is working from the bottom.
Ryker preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaepernick managing to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ryker wants to clinch up but Kaepernick keeps it at a distance.
Ryker tries to clinch but Kaepernick is having none of it.
Ryker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaepernick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Kaepernick dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kaepernick shoots in and gets a takedown into Ryker's guard.
Kaepernick pushing down on Ryker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kaepernick slows the pace down in half guard.
Ryker is not content to let Kaepernick control the position.
Ryker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kaepernick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kaepernick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ryker on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaepernick controlling the pace.
Ryker looking for submissions off his back.
Kaepernick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryker is not content to let Kaepernick control the position.
Julius Kaepernick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ryker wants to control the action here but instead Kaepernick manages to pass to full mount!
Kaepernick unloading with bombs!
Ryker gets back to half guard.
Kaepernick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kaepernick working the head and body with strikes.
Ryker has hold of Kaepernick's hands but Kaepernick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ryker is rocked!
Ryker gets full guard.
Ryker is still in real trouble! Can Kaepernick finish him?
Kaepernick scoring with some ground and pound.
Kaepernick working some strikes from top position.
Kaepernick controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Ryker's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Julius Kaepernick!
Julius Kaepernick is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Julius Kaepernick thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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