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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Idol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Bronchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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170 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 Las Vegas, Kevin Idol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Bronchel!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Idol fails to land the takedown.
Bronchel scores a takedown into full mount!
Bronchel wants to control the pace but Idol is squirming around nicely.
Idol tries to hold on but Bronchel postures up.
Idol is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Idol wants to hold on but Bronchel pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronchel looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Idol tries to hold on but Bronchel postures up.
Bronchel is trying to take his opponent's back.
Bronchel trying to control but Idol is having none of it.
Bronchel working Idol over with strikes here.
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.
Bronchel tries to control but Idol wriggling away.
Idol wants to control but Bronchel is having none of it.
Bronchel with the ground and pound from mount.
Bronchel scoring with strikes but Idol is staying in there.
Bronchel is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Idol is squirming around, avoiding Bronchel's attempts to control the action.
Idol is trying to reverse the position but instead Bronchel has taken his back - oops!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idol finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Bronchel wants to control but Idol has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronchel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bronchel misses with a head shot. Idol uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Idol is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Idol keeping moving, preventing Bronchel from controlling successfully.
Idol kicks Bronchel off and gets to his feet.
Idol clinches up against the cage.
Bronchel lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A right handed body shot lands from Bronchel.
Idol stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bronchel manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Bronchel 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.
Idol scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Idol scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bronchel wants to get back to his feet.
Bronchel looking for a sweep but Idol has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Idol controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Idol postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bronchel looks a forlorn figure.
Idol is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bronchel has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronchel is working to get back to half guard.
Bronchel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Idol looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bronchel is working to get back to half guard.
Bronchel is breathing heavily.
Idol controlling his opponent.
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.
Idol with good strikes from the mount here!
Idol stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Bronchel looks to clinch
so Idol counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Idol not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bronchel looking to control.
Bronchel looking for a guillotine here but Idol defends easily.
Idol content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronchel wants to sweep but no luck.
Bronchel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bronchel is striking but Idol is not phased and passes to half guard.
Bronchel wants to control but Idol is keeping busy.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bronchel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bronchel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Idol keeping control of the position.
Bronchel wants to stand but Idol has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Idol dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bronchel lands a with a good body shot.
Bronchel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Idol counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bronchel!
Bronchel tries to hold on but Idol postures up.
Bronchel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bronchel looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Kevin Idol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Bronchel's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Bronchel trying to control the hands but Idol breaks the grip.
Bronchel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Idol controlling the position well here. Bronchel rolled but Idol kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I really don't envy Bronchel right now.
Idol biding his time, looking for the opening.
Bronchel manages to reverse the position and now he's in Idol's guard. Nice work there by Bronchel.
That's two 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.
Idol pulls Bronchel in close to prevent any damage.
Idol looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bronchel is defending well. Idol quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bronchel has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Idol celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kevin Idol!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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