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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Picton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Picton has chosen some emo trash as his entrance music. Kevin Picton will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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142 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 12 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kevin Picton!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fury wants to clinch up but Picton keeps it at a distance.
Fury clinches with his opponent.
Picton is trying to pull guard but Fury has him pressed against the cage.
Fury tries to land a knee to the head but Picton blocks with his arms.
Picton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Picton drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fury stands and steps away. Picton gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Picton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fury lands a knee to the head.
Picton letting Fury take a breather here.
Fury with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Picton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fury tries to land a knee to the head but Picton blocks with his arms.
Fury tries to land a knee to the head but Picton blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fury obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Picton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Picton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fury is breathing heavily.
Fury tries a knee to the head but Picton blocks it.
Picton has a couple of punches blocked by Fury.
Picton manages to break the clinch.
Fury clinches.
Picton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fury tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Picton avoids it.
Fury is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Michael Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Picton.
Fury looking to slow down the pace here.
Picton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fury looking to throw knees to the head but Picton is blocking nicely.
Picton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Picton.
Picton closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fury's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Picton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Picton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fury, up you get!
An inside leg kick from Fury misses.
Nice takedown defense from Fury. No joy for Picton on that attempt.
Picton shoots in and drives through. Fury sprawls well.
Fury tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Picton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Picton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fury thows a body shot but no joy.
Picton fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Picton.
Picton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fury throws out the jab.
Picton throws a nice looking combination but Fury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Fury as Picton shoots in.
Fury clinches with his opponent.
Fury stalling in the clinch but Picton improves position.
Picton pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fury slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fury looking to sit in guard and control but Picton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fury has momentary wrist control but Picton slips an elbow through the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fury trying to control the position here.
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 Michael Fury will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Picton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fury swinging wildly here.
Picton looks to land a left hand but Fury moved out of range nicely.
Fury tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Picton has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fury is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Picton swats away the attempt to clinch by Fury.
Fury is looking to clinch.
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch but Picton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Picton is breathing heavily.
Fury tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Picton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fury fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fury fails in his attempt to clinch.
Picton dives in for a single leg takedown but Fury sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fury connects with a nasty looking knee right to Picton's face.
A frustrated look appears on Picton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fury keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Picton's efforts to push away.
Fury looking to throw knees to the head but Picton is blocking nicely.
Picton is trying to push Fury away but Fury has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fury tries a knee to the head but Picton blocks it.
Picton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fury.
Picton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fury just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fury using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Picton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Picton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fury fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Michael Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Picton.
Fury misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fury tries to land a knee to the head but Picton blocks with his arms.
Fury blocks an uppercut.
Fury lands a knee to the head.
Picton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Picton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fury circles away quickly and effectively.
Fury tries to clinch but Picton moves out of range.
Fury displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Picton.
Michael Fury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Picton fails with the takedown.
Michael Fury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fury tries to clinch but Picton is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Picton.
Fury is looking to clinch but Picton is avoiding it.
Fury fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fury wants to clinch.
Fury tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Picton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Picton looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
Picton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fury. Fury circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fury.
Picton throws a nice head kick!
Fury tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Picton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picton swinging wildly here.
Fury wants to clinch.
Fury stuffs the takedown.
Fury closes the distance and pushes Picton back into the cage.
Fury using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Picton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Picton jumps guard but Fury turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knees to the body from Fury.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fury using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Picton avoiding damage as Fury throws knees to the body.
Fury is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Picton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Fury dominated that second round.
That's time! Fury's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Picton forces Fury back against the cage and clinches.
Fury tries to land knees in the clinch but Picton avoids the damage to the body.
Fury effectively controlling the action here.
Fury lands a nice knee to the body.
Picton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fury unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fury looking to throw knees to the head but Picton is blocking nicely.
Fury landing knees to the head.
Fury tries to land knees in the clinch but Picton avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Picton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Michael Fury has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picton is trying to force a seperation but Fury has the dominant position.
Picton avoiding damage as Fury throws knees to the body.
Fury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Picton decides to pull guard.
Fury is stalling in the full guard.
Picton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fury's guard.
Picton works over Fury with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picton drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Picton as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Fury screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Picton! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kevin Picton!
After the fight, Kevin Picton was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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