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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rune Patrick (ranked 4379 p4p, 4347 weight class) and Iwill Kicku (ranked 226 p4p, 225 weight class). Kicku comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Just Kickin' it kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Rune Patrick!
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, Iwill Kicku!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick fails to land with a series of punches.
Iwill Kicku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patrick darts in looking for a takedown but Kicku gets double underhooks and turns Patrick into the cage.
Patrick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kicku pulls guard successfully.
Patrick sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Patrick gets to his feet. Kicku looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Patrick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kicku as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kicku keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rune Patrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kicku scores with a head kick. Patrick tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kicku displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Patrick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patrick throws a quick counter head kick but Kicku was just out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kicku or perhaps it was just good defense by Patrick, which made it look bad.
Patrick tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kicku manages to circle out of the way.
Kicku throws a head kick that Patrick semi-blocks.
Kicku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patrick tries for a takedown but Kicku sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kicku throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Patrick's head.
Kicku is looking to land body kicks.
Patrick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kicku fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Patrick, pushing him back against the cage.
Kicku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patrick fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick fails with the takedown.
Kicku throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Patrick's head.
Patrick is rocked!
Kicku clinches with his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Patrick misses with the head strike.
Kicku crunches a lovely knee into Patrick's ribcage.
Patrick is breathing heavily.
Kicku jumps into guard, dragging Patrick to the mat.
Patrick scoring with some ground and pound.
Patrick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kicku really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Patrick. 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.
Kicku preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kicku is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Patrick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kicku's head.
Patrick won't allow Kicku to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kicku misses with a low kick as Patrick jumps back.
Patrick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kicku's waist but Kicku gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Patrick off to one side.
Kicku doesn't manage to clinch there - Patrick circles away.
Patrick tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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.
Kicku throws a right and a left that both miss.
Patrick misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kicku is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kicku looks to land a combination but Patrick avoids it well.
Kicku explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes from Kicku. Those never looked like landing.
Patrick shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kicku shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Patrick pinned against the cage. Patrick gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kicku tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Patrick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kicku gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Patrick counters with a straight right hand.
Patrick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kicku swivels and escapes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iwill Kicku dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kicku pushes Patrick away with a front kick.
Kicku forces Patrick back against the cage and clinches.
Kicku jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Patrick walks away with a smile on his face. Kicku gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Patrick pushes Kicku up against the cage in a clinch.
Patrick lands a body punch.
Patrick fails to pull guard.
Patrick has Kicku pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kicku manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kicku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patrick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patrick throws a sloppy head kick and Kicku moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kicku misses with a double jab.
Kicku fails with an attempt to clinch.
Patrick closes the distance and clinches.
Kicku crunches a lovely knee into Patrick's ribcage.
Kicku tries to pull guard but Patrick holds him up against the cage and eventually Kicku drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicku is leaning against Patrick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kicku is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Patrick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rune Patrick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iwill Kicku.
Kicku misses with a body punch.
Patrick is trying to push Kicku away but Kicku has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Patrick has Kicku pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kicku manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kicku lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Patrick tries to pull guard but Kicku holds him up against the cage and eventually Patrick drops back down to his feet.
Kicku misses with a body punch.
Kicku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Iwill Kicku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patrick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kicku throws a head kick that Patrick semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick avoids the head kick by Kicku.
Patrick darts in and clinches Kicku up against the cage.
Kicku tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Patrick smiles and moves away.
Kicku has closed the distance and engaged Patrick in a clinch.
Patrick takes an elbow to the temple.
Kicku is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Patrick tries to score a body lock takedown but Kicku shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kicku jumps guard but Patrick stands there with Kicku around his waist. Kicku gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Patrick has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kicku after a bit of a struggle.
Kicku tries to work over Patrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick goes for a takedown attempt but Kicku pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kicku lands with a kick to the temple. Patrick shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kicku shoots in looking for a takedown. Patrick tries to sprawl out of it but Kicku keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Patrick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kicku is looking to clinch but Patrick is avoiding it.
Kicku clinches up against the cage.
Kicku misses with a body punch.
Kicku is working for takedown but Patrick is calmly controlling the position for now.
Patrick blocks a body shot from Kicku.
Patrick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Kicku.
Kicku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kicku displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Patrick.
Kicku has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kicku landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kicku is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Patrick jumps guard and drags Kicku to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kicku tries to stand but Patrick is controlling from the bottom.
Patrick looking for a sweep. Not yet Patrick, not yet.
Patrick is pulling down on Kicku's head to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iwill Kicku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kicku fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kicku tries to keep at a distance but Patrick has taken the fight into the clinch.
Patrick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kicku breaks the clinch.
Kicku tries a head kick but it misses.
Kicku fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kicku stuffs the takedown attempt from Patrick. Patrick gets slowly back to his feet.
Kicku throws a sloppy head kick and Patrick moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Patrick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Kicku tries to get set, Patrick tries to push him back and clinch up but Kicku manages to avoid the attempt.
Kicku throws a right hand that Patrick ducks under and follows up with a left that Patrick also avoids with ease.
Kicku clinches.
Patrick tries for a takedown but Kicku manages to get underhooks.
Kicku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patrick shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kicku as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rune Patrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kicku lands a high kick!
Kicku fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Patrick seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Patrick tries a head kick but it misses.
Kicku closes the distance and pushes Patrick back into the cage.
Kicku lands an elbow that stopped Patrick in his tracks for a moment.
Patrick tries to break free but Kicku pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicku breaks the clinch.
Patrick fails with the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Kicku's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kicku goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kicku shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Patrick as he avoids it easily.
Patrick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patrick shoots in but no luck this time.
Patrick gets tackled into the cage by Kicku. Kicku maintains the clinch.
Kicku manages to break the clinch.
Kicku shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kicku throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Patrick was covering up waiting for the punch and Kicku finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kicku wanted to stand there but Patrick had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kicku wants to get up but he can't break Patrick's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kicku must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Patrick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kicku manages to get himself to full guard.
Patrick passes Kicku's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Iwill Kicku is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four 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.
Kicku wants to get back to his feet.
Kicku is trying to escape back to his feet but Patrick uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Patrick moves into full mount!
BOOM! Patrick connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rune Patrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kicku can do anything to dispel that myth.
Patrick 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iwill Kicku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kicku winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iwill Kicku!
During a confident post fight interview, Iwill Kicku thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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