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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lore Helord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Kilgore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilgore has chosen Champion by Chipmunk ft. Chris Brown as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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192 cm
28
205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
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210 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lore Helord! 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, Jamal Kilgore! The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Helord avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab by Kilgore. Helord misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut. Helord saw that one coming. Helord uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilgore.
Kilgore throws a series of punches but Helord avoids them all with ease. Kilgore looks to land a combination but Helord avoids it well. Kilgore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Helord's head backwards. Kilgore pivots, looking for a leg kick but Helord is out of range and Kilgore settles back down. Helord closes the distance and clinches. Helord pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Kilgore misses with a hook
and Helord counters with a shoot takedown. Kilgore fights it but they end up in guard. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Kilgore controls Helord momentarily but Helord frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round. Helord advances to half guard. Helord is trying to work for a kimura but Kilgore is defending well.
Helord looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kilgore is trying to stand up here but Helord is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Helord thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Kilgore is looking to escape. Kilgore is trying to maintain the position but Helord is very close to passing his half guard. Helord not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Helord is thwarting Kilgore's attempts to control the position. Kilgore moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kilgore looking to control.
Kilgore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Kilgore wants to stand and escape but Helord is having none of it. Helord controls from within his opponent's guard. Helord wants to pass the guard but Kilgore is keeping the position. Kilgore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Helord trying to control but Kilgore is working from the bottom. Kilgore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Helord is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Kilgore connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Kilgore throws a combination. Helord tries to block but a couple of punches get through. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Helord moves in looking to clinch but Kilgore pushes him off. Kilgore drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Helord dodges the ground and pound from Kilgore. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jamal Kilgore will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good shot there by Kilgore. Jamal Kilgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nice jab there from Kilgore. Helord fails in his attempt to clinch. Helord takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Kilgore misses with a straight right. Helord tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kilgore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Kilgore looks to land a left hand but Helord moved out of range nicely. Kilgore throws a series of strikes that have Helord backpedaling.
Helord fails with an attempt to clinch.
Helord walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Helord fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kilgore tries to bum rush Helord with a series of wild strikes but Helord uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Kilgore swats away the attempt to clinch by Helord.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kilgore throws a lazy uppercut
and Helord counters with a leg kick. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Helord lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kilgore has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kilgore and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Helord tries to clinch but Kilgore moves out of range. Kilgore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Helord uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilgore.
Kilgore scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Helord wants to control but Kilgore is keeping busy.
Kilgore stalling. Kilgore has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Jamal Kilgore has got the better of the ground game so far. Helord is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kilgore is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! Kilgore throws an overhand right that lands on Helord's shoulder, as Helord tries to avoid the shot. Lore Helord is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Good exchange - Kilgore coming out on top. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kilgore lands a slapping body shot.
Helord shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kilgore as he avoids it easily. Kilgore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kilgore shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Kilgore get's back to his feet. Kilgore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Kilgore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jamal Kilgore seems to be getting the better of the standup. A combination from Helord does no damage. Kilgore misses with an uppercut. Helord saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kilgore lands with a shot to the body. Kilgore misses with a straight right. Kilgore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Helord avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Helord tries to clinch but Kilgore moves out of range. Kilgore scores with a decent looking hook. Kilgore misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Kilgore throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helord manages to avoid it. Helord fails with a takedown attempt. Kilgore looks to land a right hand but Helord moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Helord tries to clinch but Kilgore moves out of range. Kilgore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Helord doesn't manage to clinch there - Kilgore circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kilgore. Kilgore manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Helord on his heels. He'll look to pass Helord's guard now, I'm sure. Kilgore wants to get up but he can't break Helord's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Helord can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kilgore controls the pace. Helord trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Kilgore stands up from Helord's guard - Kilgore perhaps looking for a knockout. Kilgore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Kilgore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kilgore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Kilgore scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helord manages to avoid it. Helord keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilgore. Kilgore misses with a series of wild punches.
Kilgore tests Helord's chin there with a solid looking shot. Helord shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kilgore as he jumps to the side. Nice sprawl there from Kilgore as Helord shoots in. The fighters circling - Kilgore throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Kilgore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round. Helord gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kilgore gets to his feet - Helord follows without any prompting. Kilgore scores with a punch to the head. Kilgore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kilgore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Kilgore lands with a nice body punch. Helord wants to clinch up but Kilgore keeps it at a distance. Kilgore misses with a lunging right hand
and Helord counters with a series of strikes. Kilgore will be more careful next time no doubt. Helord tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kilgore swats him away and circles back towards the center. Helord shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kilgore pinned against the cage. Kilgore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lore Helord. That's going to take a lot out of him. Kilgore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Helord counters with a left and a right that stings Kilgore. Jamal Kilgore is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Kilgore catches Helord with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Helord tries to clinch up but Kilgore circles away and keeps his distance. Kilgore swings for the body but Helord moves out of range.
Helord tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kilgore is able to avoid easily. Helord moves into range and clinches up with Kilgore. Helord keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kilgore's efforts to push away. Helord has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kilgore clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Helord is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kilgore has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. Helord working for a choke but Kilgore reverses nicely into Helord 's guard. Helord is working an open guard so Kilgore takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Kilgore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Helord uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilgore. Kilgore cracks Helord with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Kilgore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Left hook, right uppercut from Kilgore. Helord ducks under a wild hook from Kilgore. Kilgore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Helord fails with a takedown attempt. Kilgore connects with a jab. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Kilgore throws an off balance right hand
and Helord counters with a one-two to the body. Helord walks into a jab. Lore Helord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! This has been an exciting period of action! Kilgore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Helord checks it well.
And that's the end of the fight! Jamal Kilgore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Kilgore 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30 Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30 Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Kilgore! A relieved looking Jamal Kilgore thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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