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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Kivel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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188 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
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195 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyril Kivel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivel looks to land a combination but Jenkins avoids it well.
Kivel lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Chris Jenkins has been cut.
Kivel clinches up with Jenkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Jenkins's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kivel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kivel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kivel wants to clinch up but Jenkins keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Kivel misses.
Jenkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jenkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kivel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Kivel moves out of range easily.
Kivel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kivel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jenkins sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kivel has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kivel looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jenkins is looking to escape.
Kivel looking to finish with strikes here!
Jenkins defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kivel.
Jenkins holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kivel tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two 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.
Kivel tries to control but Jenkins wriggling away.
Kivel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kivel avoids the attempt from Jenkins to control.
Kivel throwing strikes here but Jenkins is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kivel get's back to his feet.
Jenkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kivel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kivel is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kivel.
Kivel tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
Jenkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Jenkins throws a combination that misses
and Kivel counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jenkins!
Kivel wants to control the pace but Jenkins is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kivel controlling his opponent.
Kivel thowing shots but they're missing.
Kivel punching from mount but Jenkins doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivel thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jenkins wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kivel.
Jenkins bucks up and throws Kivel to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Kivel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jenkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kivel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jenkins misses with the combination.
Jenkins looks to land a combination but Kivel avoids it well.
Kivel tries for a takedown but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jenkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Cyril Kivel has been cut.
Jenkins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Kivel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jenkins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jenkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Jenkins misses its intended target.
Kivel walks into a left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jenkins scores with the left hand. Kivel knows he should have avoided that one.
Jenkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jenkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kivel moves in looking to clinch but Jenkins pushes him off.
Jenkins gets a takedown into half guard.
Kivel wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivel trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kivel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jenkins gets to his feet - Kivel follows without any prompting.
Jenkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kivel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jenkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Kivel.
Jenkins misses with a hook.
Jenkins shoots in and drives through. Kivel sprawls well.
Cyril Kivel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenkins lands a head kick!
Jenkins misses with a few strikes there.
Jenkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jenkins misses with the combination.
Jenkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivel rushes Jenkins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kivel tries to break the clinch but Jenkins is controlling the position.
Jenkins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kivel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jenkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Kivel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kivel has had enough of the clinch but Jenkins keeps him there for the moment.
Jenkins works on Kivel's body with a couple of short punches.
Kivel is trying to force a seperation but Jenkins has the dominant position.
Kivel takes a shot to the head.
Jenkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jenkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kivel can't break the clinch.
Kivel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jenkins lands a body shot.
Kivel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
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.
Jenkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kivel manages to break the clinch.
Jenkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kivel's head.
Jenkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kivel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kivel wants to clinch
letting Jenkins counter with a right hand.
Jenkins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jenkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kivel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kivel looks to clinch
and Jenkins counters with a two punch combo.
Cyril Kivel's cut is getting worse.
Kivel wants to clinch.
Kivel takes one on the button.
Chris Jenkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kivel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jenkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kivel.
Kivel tries to clinch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins looks to land a body kick but Kivel moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Jenkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kivel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jenkins throws a right and a left that Kivel avoids nicely.
Kivel tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice combination there by Kivel.
Kivel lands with a nice combination. Jenkins backs away looking to recover.
Kivel shoots in and drives through. Jenkins sprawls well.
Jenkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kivel. Kivel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jenkins misses with a kick to the body.
Kivel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jenkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jenkins misses the jab.
Kivel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jenkins.
Jenkins looks to land a combination but Kivel avoids it well.
Kivel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jenkins misses with a combination
and Kivel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jenkins won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kivel with the ground and pound but Jenkins regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivel stands up from half guard.
Kivel closes the distance but Jenkins moves to the side
and Jenkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Kivel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kivel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jenkins, right into the meat.
Jenkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jenkins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kivel is out of range and Jenkins settles back down.
Kivel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jenkins's sensitive parts.
Kivel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kivel.
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Kivel.
Kivel moves into range and clinches up with Jenkins.
Kivel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cyril Kivel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kivel can't break the clinch.
Jenkins looking to slow down the pace here.
Jenkins is working Kivel over against the cage.
Jenkins prevents Kivel from breaking the clinch.
Kivel is trying to drag Jenkins to the mat but Jenkins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jenkins lands an elbow inside.
Jenkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kivel or not.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jenkins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kivel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kivel tries to pull guard but Jenkins holds him up against the cage and eventually Kivel drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jenkins lands a right hand.
Kivel being controlled against the cage.
Kivel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jenkins leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jenkins.
Kivel is trying to break the clinch but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jenkins scores with a shot to the side of Kivel's head.
Jenkins digs a right hand underneath Kivel's ribcage. Kivel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kivel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jenkins pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jenkins is pushing Kivel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jenkins - that landed with a thud.
Jenkins pushes Kivel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kivel wants to break free but Jenkins has control.
Jenkins trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kivel throws an elbow but misses.
Kivel can't get the takedown.
Jenkins looking to throw knees to the head but Kivel is blocking nicely.
Jenkins pushes Kivel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyril Kivel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kivel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyril Kivel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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