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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kram Iugus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iugus has chosen We Stay as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kram Iugus!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirkland has closed the distance and engaged Iugus in a clinch.
Kirkland using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Iugus is trying to pull guard but Kirkland has him pressed against the cage.
Kirkland is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Iugus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kirkland manages to break the clinch.
Iugus throws a nice looking combination but Kirkland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Iugus. Those never looked like landing.
Iugus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirkland manages to avoid it.
Iugus keeps the fight on the outside.
Iugus throws a right hand that Kirkland ducks under and follows up with a left that Kirkland also avoids with ease.
Kirkland fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kirkland throws a sloppy head kick and Iugus moves out of range easily.
Kirkland wants to clinch.
Iugus misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kirkland is defended easily by Iugus.
Iugus scores with a nice right hand.
Kirkland moves into the clinch successfully.
Iugus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Iugus tries to break free but Kirkland pushes him back against the cage.
Kirkland comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Kram Iugus has been cut.
Iugus jumps guard but Kirkland stands there with Iugus around his waist. Iugus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Justin Kirkland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kram Iugus.
Iugus is pressed up against the cage. Kirkland has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Iugus down to the mat. Iugus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kirkland blocks the body kick.
Iugus looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirkland is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland avoids the head kick by Iugus.
Kirkland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Iugus.
Kirkland moves into the clinch successfully.
Kirkland could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kirkland landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kirkland drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kirkland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Iugus tries a head kick but it misses.
Iugus throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirkland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Iugus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland avoids the head kick by Iugus.
Kirkland blocks a head kick by Iugus.
Kirkland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Iugus misses with a wild combination.
Iugus misses with a double jab.
Iugus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kirkland counters by moving into the clinch.
Kirkland tries for a takedown but Iugus manages to get underhooks.
Iugus is working for takedown but Kirkland is calmly controlling the position for now.
Iugus looks gassed!
Iugus tries to pull guard but Kirkland holds him up against the cage and eventually Iugus drops back down to his feet.
Kirkland pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kirkland is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Iugus defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland is trying to control the position but Iugus postures up.
Kirkland wants to stand and escape but Iugus is having none of it.
Kirkland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Iugus is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Kirkland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kram Iugus's cut.
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.
Iugus misses with a wild combination.
Iugus misses with the combination.
Kirkland rushes Iugus and presses him up against the cage.
Kirkland has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Iugus after a bit of a struggle.
Kirkland is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Iugus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kirkland is trying to drag Iugus to the mat but Iugus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Kirkland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iugus is pressed up against the cage. Kirkland has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Iugus down to the mat. Iugus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Iugus wants to clinch.
Iugus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirkland manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iugus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirkland manages to avoid it.
Iugus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kirkland shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Iugus as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Iugus.
Iugus misses with a double jab
and Kirkland counters with a two punch combo.
Kirkland avoids the body shot from Iugus.
Kirkland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iugus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iugus. Kirkland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirkland moves away from the strike by Iugus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iugus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kirkland counters by clinching up.
Iugus is working for takedown but Kirkland is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kirkland is looking for a takedown.
Iugus stops a takedown attempt from Kirkland.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kirkland has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Iugus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Iugus jumps into guard, dragging Kirkland to the mat.
Iugus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Iugus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kirkland manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iugus trying to control but Kirkland is working from the bottom.
Iugus preventing the sweep.
Iugus trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirkland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kirkland tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Iugus looking to sit in guard and control but Kirkland gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kirkland engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Justin Kirkland wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kirkland stuffs the takedown attempt from Iugus. Iugus gets slowly back to his feet.
Kirkland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iugus throws out the jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kirkland.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kram Iugus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kram Iugus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kirkland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iugus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Iugus connects with a jab.
Kirkland has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kirkland is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Iugus is keeping busy.
Iugus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kirkland tries to score a body lock takedown but Iugus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kirkland has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Iugus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Kirkland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kirkland ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kirkland no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kirkland controls Iugus momentarily but Iugus frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirkland keeping moving, preventing Iugus from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iugus wants to get up but he can't break Kirkland's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Iugus trying to control but Kirkland is working from the bottom.
Kram Iugus has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Iugus is looking to land body kicks.
Kirkland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iugus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Iugus cracks Kirkland with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Iugus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Iugus misses.
No joy there for Iugus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Iugus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kirkland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Iugus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Iugus tries to circle away but Kirkland has him pinned against the cage.
Kirkland changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Iugus fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Iugus. No joy for Kirkland on that attempt.
Iugus throws a series of punches but Kirkland moves out of range.
Iugus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Iugus swings for the body but Kirkland moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Iugus scores with a four punch combination!
Iugus scores with a jab. Kirkland acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Iugus misses with a wild combination.
Justin Kirkland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iugus throws an overhand right that lands on Kirkland's shoulder, as Kirkland tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kram Iugus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kirkland takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kirkland dodges the punch combination from Iugus.
Iugus misses with a combination
and Kirkland counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kirkland is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Iugus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Iugus tries to pull guard but Kirkland holds him up against the cage and eventually Iugus drops back down to his feet.
Kirkland tries to score a body lock takedown but Iugus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirkland tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Iugus smiles and moves away.
Iugus throws a series of punches but Kirkland moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kram Iugus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Iugus 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kram Iugus!
After winning the bout, Kram Iugus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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