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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Kalivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyrgen Presley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jyrgen Presley was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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202 lbs
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209 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eugene Kalivas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jyrgen Presley!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalivas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Presley should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kalivas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Presley was covering up waiting for the punch and Kalivas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalivas won't allow Presley to sweep him here.
Presley is working an open guard so Kalivas takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Presley scores a takedown into full mount!
Presley controlling the position easily from mount.
Kalivas is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalivas wants to control but Presley is having none of it.
Presley lands a heavy elbow.
Presley controlling the pace for now.
Kalivas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kalivas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kalivas is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presley wants to control the pace but Kalivas is squirming around nicely.
Presley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kalivas looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Presley cracks Kalivas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Presley controlling the position easily from mount.
Presley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Presley throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Presley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kalivas tries to hold on but Presley postures up.
Presley landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kalivas looks a forlorn figure.
Kalivas is rocked!
Presley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Presley lands with some strikes.
Oh Kalivas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Presley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kalivas seems to have got his legs back now.
Presley sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Presley looking to control but Kalivas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jyrgen Presley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Presley checks a leg kick.
Presley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kalivas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Presley shoots in for a takedown but Kalivas shows good takedown defense.
Kalivas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eugene Kalivas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jyrgen Presley.
Presley moves out of range of the leg kick from Kalivas.
Presley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kalivas did well to prevent Presley getting side control.
Kalivas makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Presley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kalivas circles away.
Presley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kalivas.
Kalivas cracks Presley with a good jab.
Presley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kalivas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Presley.
Presley is breathing heavily.
Kalivas misses with a double jab.
Eugene Kalivas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalivas throws a nice looking combination but Presley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalivas moves into the clinch.
Presley wants to get back to striking at distance but Kalivas won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Kalivas.
Kalivas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kalivas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Presley.
Presley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kalivas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kalivas!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kalivas.
Kalivas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kalivas wants to control but Presley is keeping him busy.
Presley has hold of Kalivas's hands but Kalivas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Presley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kalivas controlling the action here.
Kalivas wants to control but Presley is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalivas passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Presley!
Kalivas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Presley is looking to get to half guard.
Presley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalivas trying to control but Presley is having none of it.
Presley is trying to escape the mount.
Kalivas tries to control but Presley wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kalivas controlling from mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eugene Kalivas just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Presley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kalivas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Presley taking a breather here.
Kalivas wants to get back to his feet.
Kalivas is not content to let Presley control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Kalivas dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Presley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Presley working away.
Kalivas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kalivas struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Presley's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Presley takes a little break here. Kalivas wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley trying to control the action but Kalivas is working from the bottom.
Presley has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kalivas!
Kalivas is squirming around, avoiding Presley's attempts to control the action.
Presley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jyrgen Presley just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Presley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kalivas to the mat! Kalivas manages to get full guard.
Presley wants to control from the top but Kalivas keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Presley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kalivas is keeping the position for now.
Presley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalivas wants to get back to his feet but Presley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Presley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kalivas is looking to stand up but Presley isn't so interested in that idea.
Presley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.
Presley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kalivas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kalivas throws a right and a left that Presley avoids nicely.
Presley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Presley showed some decent athleticism there.
Presley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kalivas's head.
Presley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Presley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kalivas is trying to stand back up but Presley is controlling him
And that's the end of the fight!
Jyrgen Presley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Presley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jyrgen Presley!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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