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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Highland Island World 5-Finale
Date: Jun 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Sennin cracks Kygo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kygo has his takedown stuffed
enabling Sennin to counter with a crisp jab.
Sennin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sennin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kygo.#CL2#
Kygo tries to keep at a distance but Sennin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kygo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sennin pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Kygo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sennin stuffs the takedown.
Kygo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KING OF PAIN in the buildup to the fight.
Kygo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kygo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sennin defends it nicely.
Kygo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sennin.
Kygo is looking to clinch but Sennin is avoiding it.
Sennin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab, jab by Sennin - just one landing. #T1#
Kygo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sennin. That one must have hurt.
Sennin misses the shot to the body.
Sennin lands a slapping body shot.
Kygo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#ROC2#
Kygo is rocked!
Sennin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Oh Kygo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kygo is breathing heavily.
Sennin seems to be stalking Kygo here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Kygo drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kame Sennin! Kame Sennin retains his bantamweight title!
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Event:
HI: WedFight XI
Date: May 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Hewitt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kygo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hewitt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kygo thinking.
Hewitt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kygo.
Kygo feints the counter takedown.
Kygo lands a slapping body shot.
Kygo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hewitt circles away quickly and effectively.
Kygo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hewitt as he jumps to the side.
Paul Hewitt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Kygo.
Kygo tries to bum rush Hewitt with a series of wild strikes but Hewitt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#TD2#
Kygo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kygo lands in his opponent's guard.
Hewitt working a defensive guard here.
#SUB#
Hewitt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB#
Hewitt is looking for a triangle but Kygo pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hewitt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T1#
Kygo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kygo looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Kygo is looking to cinch up a triangle. Hewitt throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Kygo's body to avoid the submission. Kygo has instead reached around Hewitt's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Kygo arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tommy Kygo!
Tommy Kygo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
HI50: Fight & Furious VI
Date: May 13, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Kygo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Kygo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kygo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lindeberg is looking to reverse the position.
Lindeberg dodges the ground and pound from Kygo.
Lindeberg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lindeberg tries to get out of the position.
Lindeberg tries to improve position but can't. #SUB2#
Kygo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lindeberg is trying to improve his position.#SUB2#
Kygo has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Lindeberg is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kygo yanks on the arm and Lindeberg is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kygo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tommy Kygo!
During a confident post fight interview, Tommy Kygo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
HI44: Fight & Furious IV
Date: Apr 29, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Richards Iii looking to score a takedown here. Kygo is defending well but Richards Iii drives through and ends up in Kygo's guard.
Kygo looking for a sweep. Not yet Kygo, not yet.
Richards Iii keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kygo's head.
Kygo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Richards Iii throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB#
Kygo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Richards Iii gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Richards Iii avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB#
Kygo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Richards Iii with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Richards Iii avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Richards Iii makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Richards Iii landing some decent shots from guard.
Richards Iii trying to control the position from guard on top but Kygo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Richards Iii preventing the sweep.
Richards Iii is in close to Kygo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Richards Iii passes into half guard.
Richards Iii lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kygo wants to sweep but Richards Iii has passed to side control!
Kygo is looking for a sweep.
Richards Iii working the head and body with strikes.
Richards Iii lands a decent elbow from side control. #ROC2#
Kygo is rocked!
Richards Iii cracks Kygo with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Richards Iii immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Kygo is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Richards Iii!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Richards Iii!
During a confident post fight interview, Richard Richards Iii thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Highland Island World 1
Date: Apr 16, 2016 |
#R1#
A combination from Kygo does no damage. #TD2#
MacDonald shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
My spies in Rabid Dog inform me that MacDonald has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Kygo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. MacDonald is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Kygo looking for a guillotine here but MacDonald defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kygo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
MacDonald works over Kygo with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB#
Kygo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and MacDonald defends well.
MacDonald slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
MacDonald avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
MacDonald postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T1#
MacDonald looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Kygo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. MacDonald gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
MacDonald wants to control from the top but Kygo keeps moving.
MacDonald is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB#
Kygo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. MacDonald gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
MacDonald keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kygo's head.
MacDonald is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB#
MacDonald avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB#
MacDonald is sitting in close to Kygo's body. Kygo has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! MacDonald is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, MacDonald is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kygo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tommy Kygo!
During a confident post fight interview, Tommy Kygo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Fight and Furious
Date: Mar 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Kygo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kygo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sennin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kygo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sennin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kygo somewhat.
Kygo misses with a straight right.
As Kygo tries to get set, Sennin tries to push him back and clinch up but Kygo manages to avoid the attempt.#CL#
Sennin drives through and clinches with Kygo against the cage.
Sennin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kygo.
Kame Sennin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Kygo.
Kygo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sennin after a bit of a struggle.
Kygo wants a takedown but no success here.
Sennin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Sennin.
A short right from Sennin.
Kygo is trying to drag Sennin to the mat but Sennin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kygo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sennin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T1#
Sennin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kygo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sennin lands a nice uppercut.#ROC#
Kygo is rocked!
Kygo takes a shot to the head.
Kygo is still on wobbly legs! Can Sennin finish him?
Sennin unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kygo! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sennin is unloading with more strikes now! Kygo drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kame Sennin!
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Event:
no blood, no gain
Date: Mar 13, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Kygo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Kygo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Kygo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kygo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cash wants to stand and escape but Kygo is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kygo looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Kygo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kygo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB2#
Kygo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kygo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cash's head.
Cash is looking to stand up but Kygo isn't so interested in that idea.
Cash knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kygo on the ground.
Kygo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Kygo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Cash tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kygo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tommy Kygo!
A relieved looking Tommy Kygo 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 04, 2016 |
#R1#
Kygo fails with the takedown#TD2#
and Kush counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kygo won't be happy with that.
Kygo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kush off and has taken his back!
Kygo thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Kygo doesn't have the hooks in and Kush manages to turn into his guard.
Kush looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB#
Kygo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kush defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Kygo working for a triangle but Kush defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kush working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#SUB#
Kush avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB#
Kygo looking for a guillotine here but Kush defends easily.
#SUB#
Kygo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T1##SUB#
Kygo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kush can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kush trying to control but Kygo is working from the bottom.
Kush makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kush postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kush scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kush tries to free his leg and advance position but Kygo is retaining full guard.
Kush is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB#
Kygo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kush gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kush has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB#
Kygo looking for a guillotine here but Kush defends easily.
Kygo is breathing heavily.
Kush is in close to Kygo's body, working some short punches and elbows.#ROC2#
Kygo is rocked!
Kush arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Kygo's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Arjan Kush!
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