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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Landolf (ranked 5168 p4p, 3515 weight class) and Shadow Island One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ezekiel Landolf is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ezekiel Landolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shadow Island One!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One clinches.
One is trying to pull guard but Landolf has him pressed against the cage.
One jumps guard and drags Landolf to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
One escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Landolf gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Landolf seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
One has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Landolf can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
One is looking for a triangle but Landolf pushes his legs off easily.
Landolf has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
One is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Landolf defends well.
One keeping moving, preventing Landolf from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Landolf trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
One escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Landolf gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Landolf drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Landolf jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Landolf passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Landolf looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Landolf is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, One has escaped the position, nice work there.
One sneaks back into half guard.
One wants to control but Landolf is keeping busy.
One actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landolf is looking to take a break and control but One is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
One blocking the ground and pound attempt from Landolf.
One is looking to improve his position.
Landolf is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so One is just riding it out for now. Landolf eventually gives up the hold.
One tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Landolf has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
One slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
One wants to improve his position but Landolf is controlling well.
Landolf is looking for a kimura but One is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Landolf to get the leverage.
One gets back to full guard.
One throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Landolf got a little sloppy there for a moment and One has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Landolf has managed to get both his arms back between One's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shadow Island One dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
One closes the distance and pushes Landolf back into the cage.
One tries to pull guard but Landolf won't allow it.
One jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Landolf walks away with a smile on his face. One gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
One closes the distance and pushes Landolf back into the cage.
One jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Landolf walks away with a smile on his face. One gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ezekiel Landolf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shadow Island One.
Landolf looks to score with a jab to the body but One is just out of range.
One is looking to clinch but Landolf is avoiding it.
One tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Landolf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Landolf dives in and scores a takedown into One's guard.
One working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Landolf has passed into half guard!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landolf is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. One doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Landolf.
Landolf sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. One defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Landolf's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Landolf's back!
One 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.
Landolf manages to reverse the position and now he's in One's guard. Nice work there by Landolf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One trying to control the position.
One looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
One can't keep his opponent in guard - Landolf advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
One regains full guard. Nicely done.
Shadow Island One has got the better of the ground game so far.
One bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Landolf's guard.
One seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Landolf looking for a guillotine here but One defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landolf looking for submissions from the bottom but instead One passes into side control.
One taking a breather here.
Landolf gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four 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.
One takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
One avoids the attempt from Landolf to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Landolf can't escape the position.
One avoids the attempt from Landolf to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shadow Island One will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
One moves into range and clinches up with Landolf.
One manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Landolf loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Landolf got a little sloppy there for a moment and One has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Landolf has managed to get both his arms back between One's legs - danger averted.
One throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
One preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One trying to keep a closed guard but Landolf is proving a slippery customer.
One is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landolf slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
One working for a triangle but Landolf defends it easily.
One pulls Landolf in to control the position.
Landolf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Landolf content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because One has locked up a guillotine! One's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Landolf is holding on here and One must be using up a lot of energy. Landolf has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! One gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shadow Island One!
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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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