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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mina Princess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Crikett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mina Princess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brad Crikett!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crikett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Princess sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Princess plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Princess defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crikett.
Crikett is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Crikett as Princess shoots in.
A lazy left from Princess finds it's target.
Princess looks for a takedown but Crikett sprawls well.
Nice body kick from Princess.
Princess checks a leg kick.
Princess avoids the head kick by Crikett.
Crikett moves into the clinch successfully.
Crikett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Princess buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Princess misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princess keeps the fight on the outside.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Princess.
Crikett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Princess or perhaps it was just good defense by Crikett which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mina Princess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Princess avoids a kick to the body.
Crikett rushes Princess and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crikett is trying to break the clinch but Princess has him pressed against the cage.
Princess is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Crikett gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Princess is looking to break free of the clinch but Crikett has double underhooks.
Crikett trying to land knees to the body.
Crikett missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crikett jumps 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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Princess won't allow Crikett to get back to his feet.
Princess controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Crikett working a defensive guard here.
Crikett looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Princess passes into side control.
Crikett takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Princess working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Princess is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crikett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Princess wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Crikett's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Princess wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crikett keeps working.
Crikett is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crikett struggling a bit here.
Crikett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Princess. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crikett is looking for a sweep.
Crikett is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crikett is not content to let Princess control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Princess cracks Crikett with a big right hand but Crikett just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mina Princess will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No joy there for Princess, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown by Princess or perhaps it was just good defense by Crikett which made him look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crikett.
Princess will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crikett looks for a takedown but Princess sprawls well.
Princess is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crikett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Princess.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mina Princess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crikett shoots for a takedown but Princess saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mina Princess is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princess tries a low kick but Crikett avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crikett clinches up with Princess and pushes him back against the cage.
Crikett'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.
Princess misses with a knee strike.
Crikett pulls Princess into guard.
Princess trying to control but Crikett is working from the bottom.
Crikett wants to get back to his feet but Princess passes into half guard.
Crikett tries to kick Princess off but Princess keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crikett can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crikett throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Princess looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Princess really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Crikett wants to control but Princess is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Crikett is looking to improve his position.
Princess trying to control the action but Crikett is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princess trying to mount his opponent but Crikett defends it.
Princess wants to control but Crikett is keeping him busy.
Princess frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Crikett working to try and regain half guard.
Princess sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crikett is squirming around, avoiding Princess's attempts to control the action.
Crikett is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Princess landing shots from mount.
Crikett wants to get back to his feet.
Crikett tries to control the position but Princess now has his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mina Princess will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Princess moves in looking to clinch but Crikett pushes him off.
Crikett tries for a takedown but Princess sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crikett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice combination there by Princess.
Crikett swinging wildly here.
Princess stuffs the takedown.
Crikett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crikett wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck for Crikett with that takedown attempt.
Mina Princess has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Crikett.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crikett drives through and clinches with Princess against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princess stops a takedown attempt from Crikett.
Crikett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Princess is pressed up against the cage. Crikett has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Princess down to the mat. Princess avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Crikett tries to land a body kick
so Princess counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Princess advances to half guard.
Crikett is trying to maintain the position but Princess is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Princess tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Crikett wants to control but Princess is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Princess controlling the pace.
Mina Princess overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Princess scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Princess maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Crikett could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Princess has cracked it and Crikett is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Princess!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mina Princess!
Mina Princess took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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