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Event: TWG 38 (205lbs, D1): Sydney Qualifier - Round 1     
Date:   Nov 04, 2022





178 cm
37 yrs
205 lbs



190 cm
39 yrs
204 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Ron Burgundy! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 35 wins and 25 losses; Tsuyoi Kakuto!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Darius Henderson and Skip Squint.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
Kakuto drives through with a takedown into Burgundy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Burgundy (0) vs (2) Kakuto#SUB#
Burgundy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burgundy pulls Kakuto in close to prevent any damage.
Kakuto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kakuto being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgundy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T1#
Burgundy looking to control. #SUB#
Burgundy has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kakuto is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Burgundy.
Score +3 for passing guard: Burgundy (0) vs (5) Kakuto
Burgundy tries to improve position but can't. #T2#
Kakuto has control of an arm but Burgundy manages to advance to Kakuto's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Burgundy (4) vs (5) Kakuto
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kakuto is in bad spot here.
Burgundy tries to get the hooks in deep but Kakuto pushed the leg off.
Burgundy biding his time, looking for the opening.
Kakuto is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kakuto keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Kakuto showing good submission defense here.
Kakuto wants to escape the position.
Burgundy is trying to stick to Kakuto's back but Kakuto is turning into Burgundy. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Burgundy's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kakuto.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burgundy (4) vs (7) Kakuto#T3#
Kakuto looking to pass the guard.
Burgundy has control of Kakuto's left arm, preventing Kakuto from doing any damage. #SUB#
Burgundy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kakuto escapes and throws Burgundy's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Burgundy (4) vs (10) Kakuto
Kakuto works to advance to full mount. Burgundy defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Score +2 for reaching mount: Burgundy (4) vs (12) Kakuto
Burgundy holds on to Kakuto around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Kakuto tries to control but Burgundy wriggling away. #T4#
Burgundy tries to hold on but Kakuto pushes him away.
Kakuto is trying to take his opponent's back.
My spies in Canucks Combat Club inform me that Kakuto has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Burgundy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Burgundy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard. #T5#
Burgundy tries to hold on but Kakuto postures up.
Burgundy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Burgundy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burgundy (6) vs (12) Kakuto#T6#
Burgundy trying to control but Kakuto is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kakuto is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burgundy (6) vs (14) Kakuto
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Burgundy holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB#
Burgundy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kakuto defends well.
Kakuto trying to control the position from guard on top but Burgundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T7##SUB#
Burgundy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burgundy wants to sweep here but Kakuto controlling him for the moment.
Kakuto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burgundy is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Burgundy has an active guard here but Kakuto has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T8#
Burgundy trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kakuto manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Burgundy (6) vs (17) Kakuto#SUB2#
Kakuto swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Burgundy is now in Kakuto's guard. A big mistake from Kakuto there, giving up the dominant position!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burgundy (8) vs (17) Kakuto
Kakuto has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Burgundy has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Burgundy (11) vs (17) Kakuto
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#SUB#
Burgundy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kakuto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burgundy (11) vs (19) Kakuto#T9#
Burgundy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Burgundy trying to control but Kakuto postures up.
Burgundy wants to get back to full guard but Kakuto has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Burgundy (11) vs (22) Kakuto
Burgundy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kakuto's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kakuto is thwarting Burgundy's attempts to control the position.#T10#
Burgundy wants to control but Kakuto passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Burgundy (11) vs (25) Kakuto
Burgundy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Burgundy is trying to get back to half guard.
Kakuto is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Burgundy will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Burgundy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burgundy (13) vs (25) Kakuto
Kakuto is pressing down on Burgundy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T11##SUB#
Burgundy drops back looking for a leg! Kakuto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kakuto manages to kick Burgundy off! Burgundy jumps back into Kakuto's guard.
Burgundy won't allow Kakuto to sweep him here.
Burgundy trying to control the position from guard on top but Kakuto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burgundy stopping the sweep attempt from Kakuto.
Burgundy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kakuto wants to hit a sweep here but Burgundy passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kakuto there!
Score +3 for passing guard: Burgundy (16) vs (25) Kakuto
Kakuto gets back to half guard.
Kakuto is looking to improve his position.
Kakuto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kakuto wants to sweep but no luck. #T12#
Burgundy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Burgundy stopping the sweep attempt from Kakuto.
Kakuto is still trying to improve position.
Burgundy trying to control the position from guard on top but Kakuto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well,Burgundy is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Kakuto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kakuto lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burgundy (16) vs (27) Kakuto
Burgundy keeping moving, preventing Kakuto from controlling successfully. #T13##SUB#
Burgundy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burgundy wants to sweep here but Kakuto controlling him for the moment.
Burgundy controlling Kakuto's posture.
Kakuto trying to control the position from guard on top but Burgundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T14#
Burgundy is trying to hold Kakuto in close to prevent damage but Kakuto has managed to pass into half guard.
Burgundy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kakuto is working away from the top position though.
Kakuto is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burgundy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kakuto wins on points by 27 to 16.
Tsuyoi Kakuto made sure to mention his sponsor, Fantasy Threads in his post fight interview.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Oct 04, 2022
#R1#
A jab from Bryant misses. #TD#
Burgundy feints and as Bryant raises his hands in defense, Burgundy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Burgundy scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burgundy landing some decent shots from guard.
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burgundy's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB2#
Bryant is looking for a triangle but Burgundy pushes his legs off easily.
Burgundy scoring with some ground and pound.
Burgundy preventing the sweep.
Burgundy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Burgundy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgundy preventing the sweep.
Burgundy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Burgundy showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T1#
Burgundy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bryant for as long as he can get away with.
Burgundy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burgundy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bryant is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Burgundy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Burgundy lands a couple of elbows.
Bryant is trying to control the position but Burgundy postures up.
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.
Burgundy looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Burgundy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bryant can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burgundy controls the pace.
Bryant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burgundy is in close to Bryant 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Burgundy cracks Bryant with a solid left hand.
Burgundy wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Burgundy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bryant is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bryant trying to keep a closed guard but Burgundy is proving a slippery customer.
Burgundy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Burgundy trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Bryant controls Burgundy momentarily but Burgundy frees himself.
Burgundy trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Burgundy won't allow Bryant to sweep him here.
Burgundy controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Burgundy postures up and lands a big shot to Bryant 's brow.
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.
Burgundy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bryant trying to keep a closed guard but Burgundy is proving a slippery customer.
Burgundy scoring with some ground and pound.
Burgundy connects with a couple of short punches.
Burgundy cracks Bryant with a solid left hand.#T4#
Bryant thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Burgundy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Burgundy won't allow Bryant to sweep him here.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Burgundy from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Bryant looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burgundy trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Burgundy lands a couple of elbows.
Burgundy trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burgundy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burgundy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bryant has momentary wrist control but Burgundy slips an elbow through the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Burgundy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Bryant has closed the distance and engaged Burgundy in a clinch.
Burgundy stalls. #TD#
Burgundy has Bryant pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Burgundy pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bryant tumbling to the mat - Burgundy dives into Bryant 's guard.
Burgundy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Bryant has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burgundy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burgundy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Burgundy landing some decent shots from guard.
Bryant being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgundy trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Burgundy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #T1#
Burgundy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Burgundy wants to pass the guard but Bryant is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burgundy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Burgundy landing with the ground and pound.
Bryant looking for a sweep. Not yet Bryant , not yet.
Burgundy trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Burgundy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bryant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burgundy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bryant 's head.
Burgundy preventing the sweep.
Bryant can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burgundy controls the pace.#T2#
Burgundy wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Burgundy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Burgundy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Burgundy chips away with some ground and pound.
Ron Burgundy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Burgundy from controlling successfully.
Bryant working a defensive guard but Burgundy passes into half guard.
Bryant has hold of Burgundy's hands but Burgundy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bryant gets full guard.#T3#
Burgundy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burgundy postures up and lands a big shot to Bryant 's brow.
Burgundy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burgundy trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burgundy landing with the ground and pound.
Burgundy distracts Bryant with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Burgundy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Burgundy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burgundy with a nice head shot there.
Burgundy with a nice head shot there.
Burgundy wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving. #T4##SUB2#
Bryant throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bryant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burgundy is one step ahead there.
Burgundy lands a couple of elbows.
Burgundy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bryant 's head.
Burgundy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Burgundy connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burgundy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bryant 's head.
Burgundy distracts Bryant with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB2#
Burgundy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Burgundy wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Burgundy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Bryant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bean Bryant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryant lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burgundy at a distance. #CL#
Burgundy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burgundy is working Bryant over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bryant fails to land.
Burgundy is trying to pull guard but Bryant turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bryant wants to get back to striking at distance but Burgundy won't allow it.
Burgundy has a couple of punches blocked by Bryant .
Burgundy misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burgundy.
A shot in the inside from Burgundy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Burgundy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burgundy.
Bryant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burgundy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burgundy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burgundy keeps control of Bryant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bryant fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1##TD#
Burgundy pulls Bryant into guard.
Burgundy wants to sweep but no luck.
Burgundy is trying to keep Bryant in close.
Burgundy has control of Bryant 's left arm, preventing Bryant from doing any damage.
Burgundy keeping full guard, as Bryant tries to pass.
Burgundy wants to get back to his feet but Bryant is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burgundy looking to control.
Burgundy looking for a sweep. Not yet Burgundy, not yet. #SU2#
Bryant stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bryant missing with a left hand there. Burgundy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ron Burgundy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Bryant throws a poor cross that misses
and Burgundy counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bryant blocks an uppercut.
Bryant tries to break free but Burgundy pushes him back against the cage.
Bryant is trying to break the clinch but Burgundy is controlling him.
Burgundy misses with some punches.
Bryant misses with a punch to the body.
Bean Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burgundy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bryant can do to turn this around?
Burgundy lands with a light punch inside.
Burgundy cracks Bryant with a nice body shot.
Burgundy avoiding damage as Bryant throws knees to the body.
Burgundy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bryant backwards. #TD#
Burgundy drags the fight down to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burgundy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burgundy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bryant postures up in Burgundy's guard and throws a big left but Burgundy blocks it.
Bryant preventing the sweep. #T3#
Bryant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burgundy wants to get back to his feet but Bryant is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burgundy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burgundy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bryant manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Bryant wants to improve his position but instead Burgundy has moved into half guard.
Bryant misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bryant is not content to let Burgundy control the position.
Burgundy is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T4#
Burgundy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bryant with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Burgundy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bryant has hold of Burgundy's hands but Burgundy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Burgundy passes to full mount!
Burgundy raining down hammerfists from mount.#CUT#It looks like Bean Bryant has been cut.
Burgundy lands a heavy elbow.
Bryant throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bryant has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Bryant is trying desperately to improve position.
Burgundy controlling from mount.
Burgundy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Burgundy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burgundy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Burgundy!

Ron Burgundy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Jun 02, 2022
#R1#
Ragnarsson throws a one two combo. #CUT2#It looks like Ron Burgundy has been cut.
Burgundy 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.
Ragnarsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burgundy finds it's way round the side to connect with Ragnarsson's head.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping right.
Burgundy misses with a body shot.
Burgundy scores with a nice strike.
Burgundy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ragnarsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL#
Burgundy forces Ragnarsson back against the cage and clinches.
Burgundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burgundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burgundy tries for a takedown but Ragnarsson manages to get underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ragnarsson pushes Burgundy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burgundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson cracks Burgundy with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burgundy.
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Burgundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Ragnarsson tries a body shot but Burgundy blocks it.
Ragnarsson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ragnarsson trying to land knees to the body.
Burgundy is trying to pull guard but Ragnarsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Burgundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burgundy blocking some punches.
Burgundy has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
Still in the clinch, Burgundy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ragnarsson is leaning against Burgundy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ragnarsson.
Burgundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burgundy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Ragnarsson is leaning against Burgundy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burgundy is breathing heavily.
Burgundy misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ragnarsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson crunches a lovely knee into Burgundy's ribcage.
Ragnarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burgundy.
Burgundy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Burgundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson tries a body shot but Burgundy blocks it.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burgundy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Burgundy misses with a shot to the kidneys. #TD#
Burgundy decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burgundy trying to control the position here. #T3#
Ragnarsson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ragnarsson won't allow Burgundy to sweep him here.
Ragnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Burgundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Burgundy wants to sweep here but Ragnarsson controlling him for the moment. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ron Burgundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ragnarsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Burgundy dips to his left and cracks Ragnarsson with an uppercut!
Burgundy tries to clinch there but Ragnarsson circles away.
A nice leg kick from Ragnarsson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burgundy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burgundy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burgundy fails with the takedown
and Ragnarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ragnarsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Burgundy misses with a hook. Ragnarsson ducked under it nicely.
Ragnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burgundy throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Ragnarsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Burgundy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Burgundy cracks Ragnarsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Burgundy looks to land a right hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range.
Ron Burgundy is winning the standup battle so far.
Burgundy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Ragnarsson misses.
Burgundy misses with a hook to the body
and Ragnarsson counters with a good low kick that Burgundy was not able to check.
Ragnarsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burgundy works the jab nicely.
Ragnarsson sizes up Burgundy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burgundy.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burgundy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ragnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burgundy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Burgundy with a poor takedown
and Burgundy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burgundy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ragnarsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ragnarsson throws a hook but Burgundy avoids it easily.
Ragnarsson looks to land a left hand but Burgundy moved out of range nicely.
Burgundy fails with a takedown attempt.#T1#
Ragnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burgundy.
Ragnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Burgundy.
Ragnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #TD#
Burgundy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ragnarsson is looking to get back to is feet but Burgundy passes into side control.
Burgundy controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burgundy trying to control the position but Ragnarsson is working away.
Burgundy wants to take a breather but Ragnarsson manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Burgundy.
Burgundy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ragnarsson can do anything to dispel that myth.#T2#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burgundy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ragnarsson managing to control the position.
Burgundy trying to control but Ragnarsson is working from the bottom.
Ragnarsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burgundy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Burgundy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ragnarsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T3#
Burgundy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burgundy forces his way into half guard.#SUB#
Burgundy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burgundy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ragnarsson defending well though.
Burgundy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ragnarsson's head.
Burgundy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Burgundy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burgundy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Burgundy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T4#
Ragnarsson wants to improve his position but Burgundy is controlling well. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab lands there for Burgundy.
Burgundy slips under a jab.
Ragnarsson drops his hands momentarily and Burgundy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burgundy shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Burgundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnarsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donk. Burgundy catches Ragnarsson right on the button with a cross.#ROC#Ragnarsson is rocked!
Ragnarsson is holding his hands too far apart here. Burgundy throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Ragnarsson is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ron Burgundy!
Ron Burgundy made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   May 26, 2022
#R1#
Burgundy lands a slapping body shot.
Lummer misses with a lunging right hand
and Burgundy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Burgundy has closed the distance and engaged Lummer in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burgundy. #TD#
Burgundy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Burgundy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Burgundy controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burgundy is on top in guard. #REVR#
Burgundy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T1#
Burgundy passes Lummer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Burgundy's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Burgundy is nestled in close to Lummer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Burgundy slips a nice elbow through Lummer's hands, connecting with Lummer's forehead.
Burgundy stalling.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Burgundy connects with a nice short shot to Lummer's temple. #ROC#Lummer is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Burgundy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lummer is just riding it out for now. Burgundy eventually gives up the hold.
Lummer has hold of Burgundy's hands but Burgundy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lummer is still in real trouble! Can Burgundy finish him?#T2#
Burgundy lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Lummer! More strikes land and this one is all over! Burgundy jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Burgundy!
After the big win, Ron Burgundy made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

 

Event: Outlaw Test 1     
Date:   Nov 16, 2021
#R1##TD#
Huhrera is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kilpatrick's half guard.
Kilpatrick makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kilpatrick.#SUB2#
Kilpatrick working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Huhrera has passed into half guard!
Huhrera tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kilpatrick knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Huhrera 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick is trying to get back to full guard.
Kilpatrick makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kilpatrick.
Huhrera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kilpatrick swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
Huhrera throws a big elbow that misses.
Huhrera stopping the sweep attempt from Kilpatrick.
Huhrera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kilpatrick is keeping the position for now.
Huhrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilpatrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilpatrick can't keep his opponent in guard - Huhrera advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Huhrera moves nicely into side control.
Huhrera trying to control the action but Kilpatrick is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kilpatrick is trying to improve his position.#T2#
Kilpatrick is working to avoid the ground and pound but Huhrera connects with a decent elbow.
Kilpatrick manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Huhrera is staying active underneath Kilpatrick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilpatrick is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Huhrera makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Huhrera .
Huhrera has control of Kilpatrick's left arm, preventing Kilpatrick from doing any damage.
Huhrera is trying to keep Kilpatrick in close.
Kilpatrick throws an elbow that misses. Huhrera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kilpatrick's guard. Nice move by Huhrera !#REVR##T3#
Kilpatrick wants to sweep but no luck.
Huhrera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kilpatrick is keeping the position for now.
Huhrera landing some decent shots from guard.
Kilpatrick lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Huhrera is trying to keep Kilpatrick in close. #T4#
Huhrera is controlling Kilpatrick's posture.
Huhrera is trying to control the position but Kilpatrick postures up.
Kilpatrick looking to pass the guard.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Huhrera keeps moving.
Kilpatrick is fighting to break Huhrera 's control of his arms but Huhrera is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
My spies in Outlaw MMA inform me that Kilpatrick has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kilpatrick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huhrera is keeping the position for now.
Kilpatrick scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Valeron Huhrera dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Huhrera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kilpatrick walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Huhrera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #TD#
Huhrera closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kilpatrick's guard.#SUB2#
Huhrera avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huhrera trying to control but Kilpatrick is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Huhrera is not content to let Kilpatrick control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huhrera regains full guard. Nicely done.
Huhrera has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T1#
Huhrera looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kilpatrick postures up.
Kilpatrick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Huhrera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kilpatrick landing with the ground and pound. #SUB#
Kilpatrick avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB#
Huhrera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kilpatrick pushes down on Huhrera 's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T2#
Kilpatrick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kilpatrick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Huhrera defending well though.
Huhrera tries to get to full guard but Kilpatrick has control of the leg.
Kilpatrick wants to pass the guard but Huhrera is defending well.
Huhrera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kilpatrick thows a huge punch but Huhrera dodges it nicely.
Huhrera is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Huhrera is working hard here to advance position.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Huhrera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kilpatrick thows a huge punch but Huhrera dodges it nicely.
Kilpatrick lands with a punch from half guard.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kilpatrick throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Huhrera to regain full guard.
Huhrera pulls Kilpatrick in close to prevent any damage.
Kilpatrick passes Huhrera 's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T4#
Kilpatrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kilpatrick tries to pass the half guard into mount. Huhrera knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kilpatrick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Huhrera trying to control but Kilpatrick postures up.
Kilpatrick lands strikes from half guard.
Jesse Kilpatrick has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Huhrera looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kilpatrick wants to pass the guard but Huhrera is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kilpatrick drops an elbow to the side of Huhrera 's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Kilpatrick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3##TD#
Huhrera gets a double leg takedown into Kilpatrick's guard.
Huhrera wants to control from the top but Kilpatrick keeps moving.
Kilpatrick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Huhrera is one step ahead there.
Huhrera forces his way into half guard.
Huhrera is looking to take a break and control but Kilpatrick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kilpatrick manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kilpatrick keeping moving, preventing Huhrera from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Kilpatrick working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Huhrera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Huhrera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T1#
Kilpatrick can't keep his opponent in guard - Huhrera advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kilpatrick is trying to get back to full guard.
Kilpatrick keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB2#
Kilpatrick looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kilpatrick is not content to let Huhrera control the position.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kilpatrick moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Huhrera content to stall in guard here. #SUB2#
Kilpatrick looking for a guillotine here but Huhrera defends easily. #SUB2#
Kilpatrick looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Huhrera has picked Kilpatrick up and slammed him! Kilpatrick can't keep hold of the triangle and Huhrera manages to pass to side control!#T3#
Kilpatrick is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Huhrera off and has taken his back!
Huhrera just trying to survive but Kilpatrick is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Huhrera avoids the strikes from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick doesn't have the hooks in and Huhrera manages to turn into his guard. #SUB2#
Kilpatrick is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Kilpatrick is looking for a triangle here but Huhrera uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kilpatrick is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kilpatrick is not content to let Huhrera control the position. #T4#
Huhrera scores with punches from side control.
Huhrera trying to control the position but Kilpatrick is working away.
Kilpatrick is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huhrera working the head with strikes.
Kilpatrick sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Valeron Huhrera showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Huhrera has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Valeron Huhrera !

Julio Valeron Huhrera thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: ENIGMA 28     
Date:   Jul 03, 2021
#R1#
Halloo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Halloo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Halloo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kilpatrick at a distance.
Halloo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilpatrick with a poor takedown
and Kilpatrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kilpatrick tries to land a front kick but Halloo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#TD#
Kilpatrick closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kilpatrick lands in his opponent's guard.
Kilpatrick won't allow Halloo to sweep him here.
Kilpatrick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Halloo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kilpatrick is one step ahead there.
Halloo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kilpatrick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kilpatrick's guard. #REVB#
Halloo trying to control but Kilpatrick is working from the bottom. #T1#
Halloo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kilpatrick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kilpatrick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Halloo working some strikes from top position.
Halloo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Halloo trying to control but Kilpatrick is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick wants to sweep but no luck.
Halloo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halloo content to stall in guard here. #SUB#
Kilpatrick looking for a guillotine here but Halloo defends easily.
Kilpatrick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Halloo manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##T2#
Kilpatrick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Halloo's head.
Halloo is pulling down on Kilpatrick's head to control his posture.
Kilpatrick scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kilpatrick won't allow Halloo to sweep him here.
Kilpatrick throws a big right hand that misses.
Kilpatrick stopping the sweep attempt from Halloo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jesse Kilpatrick will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Kilpatrick moves out of range of the body kick from Halloo.
Kilpatrick needs to keep his hands up - Halloo had a free shot at his head there.#CUT2#It looks like Jesse Kilpatrick has been cut.
A slow jab from Halloo misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut there from Halloo.
Halloo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Halloo has knocked Kilpatrick down with a huge combo! Halloo steps away and waves a wobbly Kilpatrick back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Kilpatrick dives in and scores a takedown into Halloo's guard.
Kilpatrick preventing the sweep.
Kilpatrick being controlled here momentarily.
Halloo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kilpatrick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1#
Halloo pulls Kilpatrick in to control the position.
Halloo keeping full guard, as Kilpatrick tries to pass.
Halloo pulls Kilpatrick in to control the position.
Halloo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes from guard but Halloo blocks nicely.
Kilpatrick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halloo is keeping the position for now.
Kilpatrick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kilpatrick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kilpatrick working some strikes from top position.
Kilpatrick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T2#
Kilpatrick with a nice head shot there.
Kilpatrick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Halloo keeping moving, preventing Kilpatrick from controlling successfully.
Kilpatrick throws an elbow that misses. Halloo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kilpatrick's guard. Nice move by Halloo!#REVB#
Halloo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB#
Kilpatrick is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Kilpatrick working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Halloo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Halloo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Halloo trying to control but Kilpatrick is working from the bottom.
Halloo content to stall in guard here. #SUB#
Kilpatrick looking for a guillotine here but Halloo defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tupa Halloo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesse Kilpatrick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Halloo misses with a head kick.
Kilpatrick throws a quick counter kick to the body but Halloo avoids it.
Kilpatrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halloo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kilpatrick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kilpatrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Kilpatrick backs off Halloo throws a huge counter combo but Kilpatrick manages to avoid it all.#CL2#
Halloo clinches.
Halloo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick pushes Halloo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halloo misses with some punches.
Kilpatrick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kilpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Halloo.
Kilpatrick blocking some punches.
Halloo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halloo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Halloo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
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!
Halloo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kilpatrick tries to throw a body punch but Halloo avoids it by throwing Kilpatrick back against the cage.
Halloo misses with a body punch. #T1#
Halloo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Kilpatrick misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Halloo.
Halloo blocks an elbow strike.
Kilpatrick goes for a takedown attempt but Halloo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jesse Kilpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halloo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halloo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilpatrick.
Halloo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Halloo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilpatrick throws a quick counter kick to the body but Halloo avoids it.
Halloo throws a hook but Kilpatrick blocks it.
Kilpatrick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Halloo. That did some damage!
Halloo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halloo checks a low kick from Kilpatrick.
Halloo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kilpatrick.
Halloo misses with a head kick.
Kilpatrick throws a head kick but Halloo moves out of range.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the side of Halloo's head but Halloo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tupa Halloo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilpatrick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Halloo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Halloo wants it to stay on the feet.
Halloo slips a straight right by Kilpatrick.#T2#
Halloo wants to clinch up but Kilpatrick keeps it at a distance.
Halloo throws a front kick that sends Kilpatrick stumbling back into the cage.
Halloo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kilpatrick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Kilpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpatrick throws a body kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Halloo.
Halloo slips a straight right by Kilpatrick.
Halloo connects with a crisp jab.
Kilpatrick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Halloo misses. #CL2#
Halloo rushes Kilpatrick and presses him up against the cage.
Halloo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kilpatrick blocks a body shot from Halloo.
Kilpatrick misses with a body punch.
Halloo blocks an uppercut.
Kilpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halloo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tupa Halloo really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Kilpatrick's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R4#
Halloo throws a big shot that misses.
Halloo checks the leg kick.
Kilpatrick lands a nice looking body shot.
Halloo slips a jab from Kilpatrick.
Nice cross by Kilpatrick.
Halloo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilpatrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Halloo.
Kilpatrick pushes Halloo away with a front kick.
Kilpatrick throws a lazy body kick
and Halloo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kilpatrick throws a big shot that misses.
Halloo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kilpatrick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halloo at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick slips a jab and a cross from Halloo.
Kilpatrick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kilpatrick gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Halloo to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Kilpatrick.#T1#
Kilpatrick lands a nice hook to Halloo's body. Halloo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Halloo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kilpatrick's sensitive parts.
Kilpatrick tries to clinch but Halloo moves out of range.
Kilpatrick tries to clinch up
and Halloo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kilpatrick thuds a left hand into Halloo's body.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab from Halloo.
Halloo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Halloo. Those never looked like landing.
Halloo walks into a straight right hand from Kilpatrick.
Halloo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kilpatrick misses with a straight left.
Halloo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kilpatrick misses with an attempted mid kick. #T2#
Kilpatrick misses with a lunging right hand
and Kilpatrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halloo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kilpatrick.
Halloo is looking to clinch.
Kilpatrick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CL2#
Halloo forces Kilpatrick back against the cage and clinches.
Kilpatrick throws a head punch that misses.
Kilpatrick fails to pull guard.
Kilpatrick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halloo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Halloo fails to land.
Halloo fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Halloo manages to break the clinch.
Kilpatrick looks for the body kick but Halloo saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halloo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kilpatrick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Kilpatrick had his way with Tupa Halloo in that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Kilpatrick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Kilpatrick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Halloo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kilpatrick darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Halloo avoids the body shot from Kilpatrick.
Halloo ducks under a wild hook from Kilpatrick.#TD#
Kilpatrick gets the takedown into side control.
Halloo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kilpatrick misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Halloo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kilpatrick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kilpatrick in side control, throwing shots but Halloo defends.
Halloo struggling a bit here.
Halloo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T1#
Kilpatrick wants to get back to full guard.
Halloo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Halloo tries to stand and escape but Kilpatrick actually recovers to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Kilpatrick working for submissions but it's allowed Halloo to get to half guard.
Halloo slows the pace down in half guard.
Jesse Kilpatrick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halloo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick gets full guard.
Kilpatrick wants to sweep here but Halloo controlling him for the moment. #T2#
Kilpatrick avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Halloo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kilpatrick is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB#
Kilpatrick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Halloo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Halloo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB#
Kilpatrick throws his legs up looking for a submission but Halloo uses it to pass to side control.
Kilpatrick sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kilpatrick wants to improve his position but Halloo is controlling well.
Kilpatrick manages to get to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tupa Halloo.
I think Halloo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 47:49
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 47:49
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tupa Halloo!

Tupa Halloo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: Syn Whymer vs Mfer     
Date:   Mar 28, 2021
#R1#
Kilpatrick tries to land a front kick but Magufuli I V steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Magufuli I V misses with a looping right.
Kilpatrick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Magufuli I V throws a right hand that Kilpatrick ducks under and follows up with a left that Kilpatrick also avoids with ease.
Magufuli I V uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kilpatrick lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kilpatrick throws a low kick, looking for Magufuli I V's leg but Magufuli I V calmly moves out of range.
Kilpatrick throws a head kick but Magufuli I V moves out of range.
Magufuli I V was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kilpatrick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick throws a shot from downtown. Magufuli I V moves away and avoids it.
Kilpatrick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Magufuli I V checks a low kick from Kilpatrick.
Magufuli I V takes one to the side of the head.
Magufuli I V moves out of range of the body kick from Kilpatrick. #T1#
Kilpatrick throws a lazy right hand but Magufuli I V sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kilpatrick looks to land a body kick but Magufuli I V moved away.
It looked like Magufuli I V was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kilpatrick throws a body kick that misses.
Magufuli I V misses with a hook. Kilpatrick ducked under it nicely.
Kilpatrick throws out a counter right but Magufuli I V avoids it with no problem.
Kilpatrick is looking to chop away at Magufuli I V's legs.
Kilpatrick connects with a jab.
Jesse Kilpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilpatrick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Magufuli I V wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kilpatrick throws the left hand but Magufuli I V avoids the punch easily.
Kilpatrick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Magufuli I V doesn't seem bothered though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kilpatrick.
Magufuli I V was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kassim Magufuli I V is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magufuli I V checks a low kick from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick but Magufuli I V sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kilpatrick dodges the punch combination from Magufuli I V. #T2#
Magufuli I V avoids a kick to the body.
Kilpatrick lands a head shot.
Kilpatrick connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilpatrick throws the kick towards the body but Magufuli I V avoids it.
A shot to the body from Kilpatrick misses
and Magufuli I V counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Jesse Kilpatrick has been cut.
Magufuli I V lands a jab to Kilpatrick's midsection.
Kilpatrick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Magufuli I V as he jumps to the side.
Magufuli I V is looking for a counter combo.
Magufuli I V looks to land a combination but Kilpatrick avoids it well.
Magufuli I V digs a good body shot into Kilpatrick's ribs.
Magufuli I V misses the jab.
Magufuli I V swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kilpatrick misses with a lunging right hand
and Kilpatrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3##TD2#
Kilpatrick closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Magufuli I V did well to prevent Kilpatrick getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magufuli I V keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kilpatrick moves nicely into side control.
Kilpatrick tries to score with some ground and pound. Magufuli I V controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Magufuli I V definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Magufuli I V avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kilpatrick.
An elbow from Kilpatrick crashes against the mat.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Magufuli I V is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T4#
Kilpatrick postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly. #SUB2#
Kilpatrick goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Magufuli I V rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kilpatrick's guard! Nice work there by Magufuli I V!
Kilpatrick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Kilpatrick looking for a guillotine here but Magufuli I V defends easily.
Magufuli I V won't allow Kilpatrick to sweep him here.
Magufuli I V has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Kilpatrick looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Kilpatrick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Kilpatrick's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Magufuli I V takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magufuli I V throws a shot from downtown. Kilpatrick moves away and avoids it.
Kilpatrick scores with a hook to the body. Magufuli I V takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kilpatrick swings for the body but Magufuli I V moves out of range.
Kilpatrick avoids the body shot from Magufuli I V.
Kilpatrick misses with a body kick.
A big right from Kilpatrick misses.
Kilpatrick misses with a left hand
and Magufuli I V connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kilpatrick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magufuli I V sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magufuli I V darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kilpatrick is looking to land body kicks.
Magufuli I V lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Magufuli I V uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilpatrick.
Magufuli I V was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Kilpatrick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Magufuli I V connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kilpatrick misses with a body shot.
Magufuli I V just misses with a punch to the body.
Magufuli I V throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Magufuli I V pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kilpatrick walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Magufuli I V checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Magufuli I V takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kilpatrick misses with a body shot.
Magufuli I V misses with a hook
and Kilpatrick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kilpatrick throws a low kick but Magufuli I V moves out of range easily.
Magufuli I V checks a low kick from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Kilpatrick misses with a looping right.
Kilpatrick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kilpatrick tests Magufuli I V's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jesse Kilpatrick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magufuli I V takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kilpatrick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Magufuli I V is out of range.
Magufuli I V scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Magufuli I V scores with a jab. Kilpatrick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Magufuli I V avoids the body shot from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook. Magufuli I V ducked under it nicely.
Kilpatrick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kilpatrick misses with a takedown attempt
and Magufuli I V counters with a nice uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kilpatrick crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Magufuli I V - the referee stops the clock and Kilpatrick gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Magufuli I V. Kilpatrick manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kilpatrick is breathing heavily.
Magufuli I V scores with a jab.#ROC#Kilpatrick is rocked!
Magufuli I V is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T3#
Kilpatrick misses with an uppercut
and Magufuli I V counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Kilpatrick to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Magufuli I V!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kassim Magufuli I V!
Kassim Magufuli I V seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: Syn Gusmao vs Uesugi     
Date:   Mar 06, 2021
#R1#
Kilpatrick throws a wild body kick that Al Din sees coming a mile off.
Al Din swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab, jab by Kilpatrick - just one landing.
Kilpatrick has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Al Din.
Al Din moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilpatrick throws a push kick but Al Din slaps the foot to one side.
Al Din replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kilpatrick blocks it well.
Al Din takes one on the button.#CL#
Kilpatrick clinches up against the cage.
Kilpatrick blocks a body shot from Al Din.
A short uppercut from Kilpatrick. #TD#
Kilpatrick has Al Din pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kilpatrick pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Al Din tumbling to the mat - Kilpatrick dives into Al Din's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Al Din throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kilpatrick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T1#
Kilpatrick throws a big elbow that misses.
Kilpatrick is in close to Al Din's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kilpatrick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB2#
Al Din looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Al Din is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kilpatrick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kilpatrick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kilpatrick trying to control but Al Din is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick landing some decent shots from guard.
Al Din keeping full guard, as Kilpatrick tries to pass. #T2#
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Din is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilpatrick tries to free his leg and advance position but Al Din is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Din tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kilpatrick with a nice head shot there.
Kilpatrick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Al Din swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Al Din trying to keep a closed guard but Kilpatrick is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Al Din is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kilpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.#T3#
Kilpatrick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes from guard but Al Din blocks nicely.
Kilpatrick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB2#
Al Din is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kilpatrick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kilpatrick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kilpatrick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick trying to control but Al Din is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick distracts Al Din with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T4#
Al Din is trying to control the position but Kilpatrick postures up. #SUB2#
Al Din is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kilpatrick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kilpatrick trying to control but Al Din is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick is looking to work some ground and pound but Al Din has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kilpatrick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB2#
Al Din looking for a triangle here. Kilpatrick is fighting it but it looks tight! Al Din pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kilpatrick is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Badr Al Din!
During a confident post fight interview, Badr Al Din thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: Syn 780 Maluga vs Piano     
Date:   Feb 13, 2021
#R1#
Slayin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Slayin throws a sloppy head kick and Kilpatrick moves out of range easily.
Kilpatrick has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#CL#
Slayin has managed to clinch.
Slayin tries to throw a body punch but Kilpatrick avoids it by throwing Slayin back against the cage.
Kilpatrick lands a hook that snaps the head of Slayin backwards.
Kilpatrick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slayin backwards.
Kilpatrick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kilpatrick blocking some punches.
Slayin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kilpatrick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Slayin fails to land.
Kilpatrick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slayins head.
A nice left hand lands by Slayin.
Kilpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slayin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slayin throws a punch but it's blocked by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick working aggressively here.
Slayin trying to land knees to the body.
Slayin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kilpatrick avoids it.
Kilpatrick tries to score a body lock takedown but Slayin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kilpatrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slayin's elbow.
Slayin looking to throw knees to the head but Kilpatrick is blocking nicely.
Kilpatrick tries to pull guard but Slayin holds him up against the cage and eventually Kilpatrick drops back down to his feet.
Kilpatrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Slayin looking to throw knees to the head but Kilpatrick is blocking nicely.
Kilpatrick has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Slayin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rhymin Slayin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick lands a shoulder strike.
Kilpatrick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slayins head.
Kilpatrick lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Slayin throws an elbow but misses.
Slayin gets through Kilpatrick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kilpatrick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Slayin's brow.
Slayin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slayin misses with the head strike. #TD2#
Kilpatrick has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Slayin regains guard immediately.

Slayin kicks Kilpatrick off and gets to his feet.
Rhymin Slayin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpatrick lands with an uppercut that bounces Slayin off the cage and back into range.#CL#
Slayin rushes Kilpatrick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilpatrick.
Slayin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slayin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Slayin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Kilpatrick lands with a short shot to the head.
Slayin trying to land knees to the body.
Kilpatrick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slayin takes a shot to the head.
Kilpatrick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kilpatrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slayin swings wildly with an uppercut but Kilpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slayin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kilpatrick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slayin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kilpatrick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slayin backwards.
Kilpatrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Slayin uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slayin.
Slayin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kilpatrick misses with a punch on the inside.
Kilpatrick misses with the head strike.
Slayin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Slayin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kilpatrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slayin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kilpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Kilpatrick digs a right hand into Slayin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slayin's gas tank.
Slayin lands a knee to the head.
Kilpatrick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick scores with a nice hook to the head.#TD2#
Kilpatrick gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilpatrick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kilpatrick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kilpatrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilpatrick working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilpatrick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Slayin's head.
Kilpatrick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kilpatrick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Slayin has hold of Kilpatrick's hands but Kilpatrick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kilpatrick lands a nice short elbow.
Slayin is staying active underneath Kilpatrick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Slayin is looking to escape.#T4#
Kilpatrick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Slayin is trying to stand back up but Kilpatrick is controlling him
Kilpatrick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kilpatrick working Slayin over with strikes.
Kilpatrick wants to pass to mount but Slayin is defending the position. #ES#
Slayin has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Kilpatrick is on him like a limpet, forcing Slayin back against the cage.
Kilpatrick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kilpatrick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slayin backwards. #TD2#
Kilpatrick is trying to trip Slayin. He has hold of a leg but Slayin is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kilpatrick persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kilpatrick is in close to Slayin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kilpatrick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kilpatrick is working Slayin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilpatrick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Slayin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Slayin keeps moving.
Kilpatrick postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Kilpatrick dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Kilpatrick misses with a looping left.
Kilpatrick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slayin tries to counter by clinching up but Kilpatrick breaks away and moves out of range.
Slayin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slayin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Slayin moves out of range of the strikes.
Slayin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Slayin! #CUT#It looks like Jesse Kilpatrick has been cut.
A head kick misses from Slayin.
Nice defenses there by Kilpatrick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Slayin moves into the clinch.
Slayin digs a right hand underneath Kilpatrick's ribcage. Kilpatrick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Slayin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slayin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slayin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T1#
Slayin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kilpatrick.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slayin.
I was talking to Slayin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Slayin blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Slayin.
Kilpatrick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slayins head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick throws a head punch that misses.
Slayin tries a body shot but Kilpatrick blocks it.
Slayin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kilpatrick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kilpatrick tries a body shot but Slayin blocks it.
Kilpatrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slayin's elbow.
Kilpatrick misses with the head strike.
Kilpatrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slayin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kilpatrick's face.
Slayin lands a nice uppercut.
Slayin lands with a left to the head.
Kilpatrick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kilpatrick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilpatrick prevents a body shot from Slayin.
Slayin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kilpatrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rhymin Slayin has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T2#
Kilpatrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilpatrick lands with a right to the head.
Kilpatrick misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slayin.
Kilpatrick misses with a punch on the inside.
Kilpatrick digs a right hand underneath Slayin's ribcage. Slayin let out a lung full of air as it connected.#TD2#
Kilpatrick gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kilpatrick trying to control the action but Slayin is working from the bottom. #ES#
Slayin has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Kilpatrick is on him like a limpet, forcing Slayin back against the cage.
Kilpatrick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kilpatrick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slayin lands a nice shot to the body.
Kilpatrick scores with a shoulder strike.
Kilpatrick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slayin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Slayin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slayin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kilpatrick avoids it.
Slayin can't find room to land a body shot as Kilpatrick controls the action.
Slayin blocks an elbow strike.#T3#
Slayin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilpatrick working aggressively here.
Kilpatrick lands with a light punch inside.
Kilpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kilpatrick throws an elbow but it misses.
Good body shot from Kilpatrick.
Slayin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slayin misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kilpatrick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kilpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Slayin.
Kilpatrick digs a right hand underneath Slayin's ribcage. Slayin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kilpatrick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kilpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Slayin has a couple of punches blocked by Kilpatrick.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kilpatrick misses with a punch on the inside.
Kilpatrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kilpatrick throws a punch but it's blocked by Slayin. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick lands with a light punch inside.
Kilpatrick misses with the head strike.
Slayin swings wildly with an uppercut but Kilpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilpatrick lands with a light punch inside.
Slayin can't find room to land a body shot as Kilpatrick controls the action.
Kilpatrick lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Kilpatrick as the two fighters clinch.
Kilpatrick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kilpatrick jumps guard but Slayin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kilpatrick lands with a short shot to the head.
Slayin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kilpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Kilpatrick lands with a light punch inside.
Slayin misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kilpatrick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilpatrick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kilpatrick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Slayin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kilpatrick's brow.
Kilpatrick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slayins head. #TD2#
Kilpatrick successfully pulls guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jesse Kilpatrick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jesse Kilpatrick's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Kilpatrick connects with a jab.#CL#
Slayin drives through and clinches with Kilpatrick against the cage.
Kilpatrick lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Kilpatrick fails to land.
Slayin throws a punch but it's blocked by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slayin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilpatrick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slayin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kilpatrick jumps guard but Slayin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Slayin struggles to land a body shot inside as Kilpatrick controls his hands.
A short left from Slayin.
Slayin can't find room to land a body shot as Kilpatrick controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Kilpatrick pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB2#
Kilpatrick is looking for a triangle but Slayin pushes his legs off easily.
Slayin won't allow Kilpatrick to sweep him here. #SU#
Slayin gets to his feet. Kilpatrick looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #CL#
Slayin moves into the clinch.#T1#
Nice elbow from Kilpatrick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick blocks a body shot from Slayin.
Kilpatrick lands an uppercut.
Slayin misses with some punches.
Slayin tries to throw a body punch but Kilpatrick avoids it by throwing Slayin back against the cage.
Kilpatrick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slayin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kilpatrick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kilpatrick is working Slayin over against the cage.#TD2#
Kilpatrick drags the fight down to the ground.
Kilpatrick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slayin is one step ahead there.
Slayin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB2#
Kilpatrick is looking for a triangle but Slayin pushes his legs off easily.
Kilpatrick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slayin manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Rhymin Slayin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Kilpatrick won't allow Slayin to get back to his feet.
Kilpatrick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slayin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slayin is looking to stand up but Kilpatrick isn't so interested in that idea.
Kilpatrick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slayin keeping moving, preventing Kilpatrick from controlling successfully.
Kilpatrick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slayin swivels though and keeps the full guard. #ES#
Slayin has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Kilpatrick has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slayin tries to work over Kilpatrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kilpatrick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slayin has a couple of punches blocked by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick blocking some punches. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Slayin fails to land.
Slayin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilpatrick is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Slayin is defending well.#TD2#
Kilpatrick drags the fight down to the ground.
Slayin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Slayin wanted to stand there but Kilpatrick had control of the position. #SUB2#
Kilpatrick working for a triangle but Slayin defends it easily.
Jesse Kilpatrick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#SU#
Slayin gets to his feet - Kilpatrick follows without any prompting.
Kilpatrick scores with a shot to the body.
Slayin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick by Slayin misses
and Kilpatrick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Kilpatrick lands an overhand right.
Kilpatrick takes a swing at Slayin's ribcage but misses.
Slayin throws a one two combo. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Slayin fails to land.
Kilpatrick tries a body shot but Slayin blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kilpatrick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slayin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Slayin swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesse Kilpatrick.
Well Kilpatrick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Kilpatrick!

An out of breath Jesse Kilpatrick thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: SYN 773 Gusmao vs Turner     
Date:   Jan 16, 2021
#R1#
Kilpatrick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Borjigin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kilpatrick's coach down at Hardman MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kilpatrick's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Borjigin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Borjigin misses with an uppercut.
Borjigin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kilpatrick changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borjigin avoids the body shot from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick tests Borjigin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kilpatrick avoids the head kick by Borjigin.
A little jabbing left from Kilpatrick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Borjigin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilpatrick.
Borjigin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Borjigin pinned against the cage. Borjigin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T1#
Kilpatrick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Borjigin pinned against the cage. Borjigin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #CL#
Borjigin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Borjigin blocks an elbow strike.
Kilpatrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Borjigin breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Borjigin misses.
Kilpatrick swings for the body but Borjigin moves out of range.
Kilpatrick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Borjigin can pounce on him. #T2#
Kilpatrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Borjigin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Borjigin misses with an uppercut #TD2#
and Kilpatrick counters with a single leg into guard. Borjigin didn't expect that.
Borjigin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kilpatrick.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borjigin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Borjigin wants to sweep but no luck.
Kilpatrick is looking to work some ground and pound but Borjigin has wrist control.
Kilpatrick stopping the sweep attempt from Borjigin.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands a big shot to Borjigin's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borjigin wants to sweep but no luck.
Kilpatrick is looking to work some ground and pound but Borjigin has wrist control.
Borjigin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Borjigin can't keep his opponent in guard - Kilpatrick advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kilpatrick wants to pass to mount but Borjigin is defending the position. #T3#
Kilpatrick moves nicely into side control.
Kilpatrick scoring with punches from side control.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position but Borjigin is working away.
Kilpatrick works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ground and pound from Kilpatrick seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kilpatrick tries to score with some ground and pound. Borjigin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kilpatrick landing strikes.
Kilpatrick wants to control but Borjigin is keeping him busy.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of short elbows.#T4#
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #CUT2#It looks like Khunbish Borjigin has been cut.
Kilpatrick in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ground and pound from Kilpatrick seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Borjigin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Borjigin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Borjigin taking some punishment here, with Kilpatrick in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilpatrick looks to land a strike but Borjigin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Borjigin has his hands on Kilpatrick's head, controlling the position.
Kilpatrick preventing the sweep.
Kilpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.
Borjigin is trying to keep Kilpatrick in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Kilpatrick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khunbish Borjigin's cut.
That's time! Borjigin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Borjigin connects with a nice looking jab.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook
and Borjigin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khunbish Borjigin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilpatrick lands with a good body shot.
Kilpatrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borjigin.
Kilpatrick throws a looping overhand right but Borjigin ducks down to avoid it. #CL#
Borjigin closes the distance and clinches.
Kilpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick blocking some punches.
Kilpatrick working aggressively here.
Kilpatrick tries to work over Borjigin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Borjigin.
Kilpatrick throws a head punch that misses.
Kilpatrick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borjigin backwards. #T1#
Kilpatrick wants a takedown but no success here.
Kilpatrick prevents a body shot from Borjigin.
Borjigin is leaning against Kilpatrick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Borjigin fails to land.
Kilpatrick tries to work over Borjigin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kilpatrick misses with a body punch.
Borjigin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Borjigin working aggressively here.
Kilpatrick blocks a body shot from Borjigin.
Kilpatrick lands with a left to the head.
Borjigin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Kilpatrick.
Borjigin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Kilpatrick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kilpatrick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Borjigin walks away with a smile on his face. Kilpatrick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #TD2#
Kilpatrick bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borjigin is looking for a sweep.
Kilpatrick lands some shots froms side control.
Borjigin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#T2#
Borjigin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Borjigin down.
Kilpatrick scores with punches from side control.
Kilpatrick connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Borjigin some visible discomfort.
Borjigin is looking for a sweep.
Jesse Kilpatrick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Borjigin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kilpatrick cracks Borjigin with a big elbow.
Kilpatrick cracks Borjigin with a big right hand but Borjigin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Borjigin to see if he's OK.#ROC2#Borjigin is rocked!
Kilpatrick scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Borjigin is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Kilpatrick can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Kilpatrick!
Jesse Kilpatrick seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: Syn 767     
Date:   Dec 20, 2020
#R1#
Salmi walks into a jab.
Salmi lands a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Salmi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Salmi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kilpatrick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kilpatrick throws out a powerful jab.
Salmi throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilpatrick. #TD#
Kilpatrick gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salmi is not content to let Kilpatrick control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Kilpatrick.
An elbow from Kilpatrick crashes against the mat.
Kilpatrick fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kilpatrick looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Salmi is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Salmi regains half guard, as Kilpatrick was trying to land strikes.
Salmi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick trying to pass the guard but Salmi defending well.
Salmi is holding on to half guard well.
Kilpatrick is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Salmi!
Kilpatrick misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kilpatrick throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Salmi because Kilpatrick loaded up on that one.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes here but Salmi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes here but Salmi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage. #T2#
Salmi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kilpatrick throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kilpatrick raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kilpatrick sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Salmi manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Salmi, under a barage of strikes from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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!
Kilpatrick throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kilpatrick thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kilpatrick landing strikes, looking to finish! #T3#
Kilpatrick thowing shots but they're missing.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes here but Salmi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kilpatrick throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Salmi because Kilpatrick loaded up on that one.
Salmi takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Kilpatrick's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Kilpatrick!
A victorious Jesse Kilpatrick thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: Syn Navarro vs Chaos     
Date:   Nov 01, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobieski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilpatrick misses with a lunging right hand
and Sobieski counters with a leg kick. #TD2#
Sobieski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sobieski showed some decent athleticism there.
Kilpatrick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sobieski is working away from the top position though.
Kilpatrick is not content to let Sobieski control the position.
Sobieski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kilpatrick defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Kilpatrick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kilpatrick is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Sobieski there.
Sobieski wants to take a breather but Kilpatrick is having none of it. #T1#
Kilpatrick might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sobieski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Kilpatrick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kilpatrick makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kilpatrick.
Sobieski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kilpatrick seems keen to control Sobieski's posture.
Sobieski preventing the sweep.
Sobieski with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position here.
Kilpatrick keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sobieski. Kilpatrick shrugs it off though.
Sobieski looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilpatrick is just out of range.
Kilpatrick drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sobieski sprawls and moves away.
Kilpatrick misses the shot to the body.
Sobieski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kilpatrick ducks right into an uppercut from Sobieski.
Kilpatrick lands a glancing blow to the side of Sobieski's head.
Sobieski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilpatrick half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T3#
A left lands for Sobieski.
Sobieski shoots in but no luck this time.
Sobieski swings away with a body shot that misses #TD#
and Kilpatrick counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sobieski!
Kilpatrick working the head with strikes.
Kilpatrick working the head and body with strikes.
Sobieski is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kilpatrick off and has taken his back!
My spies in Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ inform me that Sobieski has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobieski is not going to allow Kilpatrick to sit and survive in this position.
A lull in the action here.
Sobieski misses with an elbow to the head.
Kilpatrick has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sobieski.#T4#
Kilpatrick covering up well under a series of strikes from Sobieski.
Kilpatrick looking to control the position.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position but Sobieski manages to sink in the hooks.
Sobieski biding his time, controlling Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick tries to break free.
Kilpatrick just trying to survive but Sobieski is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Sobieski missing with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Sobieski misses with a double jab.
Sobieski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilpatrick tests Sobieski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sobieski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kilpatrick avoids it really well and circles away.
Kilpatrick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kilpatrick defends it nicely.
Kilpatrick tries to counter with a takedown but Sobieski is quick to defend against it.#T1#
Kilpatrick throws a big shot that misses.
Sobieski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jan Sobieski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from Sobieski, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sobieski fails to land the takedown.
Kilpatrick drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sobieski sprawls and moves away.
Jesse Kilpatrick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Sobieski.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook
and Sobieski counters with an inside leg kick.
Sobieski slips a jab from Kilpatrick.
Sobieski throws a big shot that misses.
Kilpatrick half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#TD2#
Sobieski looking to score a takedown here. Kilpatrick is defending well but Sobieski drives through and ends up in Kilpatrick's guard.
Kilpatrick keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Kilpatrick 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#
We've been hearing that Kilpatrick has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sobieski wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
Kilpatrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sobieski is looking to control Kilpatrick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sobieski avoid being mounted?
Sobieski tries to get to full guard but Kilpatrick has control of the leg.
Kilpatrick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sobieski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but Sobieski is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobieski wants to control but Kilpatrick is keeping busy.
Sobieski moves into full guard. #T3#
Sobieski controls Kilpatrick momentarily but Kilpatrick frees himself.
Sobieski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sobieski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kilpatrick is one step ahead there.
Sobieski pulls Kilpatrick in close to prevent any damage.
Jan Sobieski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kilpatrick postures up in Sobieski's guard and throws a big left but Sobieski blocks it.
Kilpatrick is looking to work some ground and pound but Sobieski has wrist control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sobieski looking for a sweep. Not yet Sobieski, not yet. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kilpatrick slips a jab from Sobieski.
Kilpatrick changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sobieski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sobieski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sobieski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kilpatrick on the side of the head.
Jan Sobieski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kilpatrick throws a body punch but Sobieski moves out of range.
Kilpatrick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sobieski clobbers Kilpatrick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kilpatrick bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sobieski's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Sobieski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Sobieski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CUT#It looks like Jan Sobieski has been cut.
The fighters circling - Kilpatrick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sobieski misses with a telegraphed body shot #TD#
and Kilpatrick counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sobieski!
Kilpatrick lands an elbow.
Kilpatrick lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sobieski down.
You can see the frustration on Sobieski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sobieski is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kilpatrick's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick is controlling the pace.
Sobieski is pressing down on Kilpatrick's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T1#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sobieski is on top in guard. #REVB#
Sobieski trying to control but Kilpatrick is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sobieski is one step ahead there.
Kilpatrick will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position. #T2#
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.
Kilpatrick pulls Sobieski in close to prevent any damage.
Kilpatrick continues to stall.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kilpatrick is on top in guard. #REVR#
Sobieski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Sobieski tries to free his leg and advance position but Kilpatrick is retaining full guard.
Sobieski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kilpatrick has his hands on Sobieski's head, controlling the position. #T3#
Kilpatrick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sobieski throwing strikes from guard but Kilpatrick blocks nicely.
Sobieski trying to control but Kilpatrick is working from the bottom.
Sobieski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kilpatrick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kilpatrick is pulling down on Sobieski's head. It's preventing any offense from Sobieski, at least for the moment.
More hug and hope from Kilpatrick.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jan Sobieski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kilpatrick keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sobieski enables Kilpatrick to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sobieski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sobieski has control of Kilpatrick's left arm, preventing Kilpatrick from doing any damage.
Sobieski is trying to control the position but Kilpatrick postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kilpatrick postures up and lands a big shot to Sobieski's brow.
Kilpatrick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jesse Kilpatrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kilpatrick throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Kilpatrick showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sobieski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski!

A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jan Sobieski made sure he mentioned Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

 

Event: Syn 720     
Date:   Sep 28, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpatrick misses with a two punch combination.
Kilpatrick tries to move into range but Whymer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kilpatrick lands with a cross.
Whymer lands with a good body shot.
Kilpatrick on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kilpatrick throws a lazy right hand but Whymer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid body kick from Whymer.
Whymer drops his hands momentarily and Kilpatrick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Whymer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whymer throws an off balance right hand #TD2#
and Kilpatrick counters with a single leg into guard. Whymer didn't expect that.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes but missing. #T1#
Kilpatrick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kilpatrick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kilpatrick working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kilpatrick stops Whymer from standing up.
Kilpatrick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Whymer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kilpatrick postures up in Whymer's guard and throws a big left but Whymer blocks it.
Whymer controlling Kilpatrick's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kilpatrick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
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.
Kilpatrick avoids the head kick by Whymer.
Kilpatrick feints the counter takedown.
Kilpatrick misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Whymer coming out on top.
Whymer lands a nice shot to the body.
Just Whymer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whymer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kilpatrick's hands.
Whymer throws a right and a left that Kilpatrick avoids nicely.
Kilpatrick with the counter takedown but Whymer avoids it easily.
Kilpatrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whymer.
Whymer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kilpatrick throws a hook but Whymer avoids it easily.
Kilpatrick throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Kilpatrick swings widly with a right hand
and Whymer counters with an inside leg kick.
Whymer slips a straight right by Kilpatrick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Whymer.
Kilpatrick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whymer counters with a stiff right hand.
Whymer scores with a sloppy right hand. Kilpatrick should have avoided that one.
Whymer throws a lazy right hand but Kilpatrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whymer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whymer connects with a leg kick.
Whymer throws out a powerful jab.
Whymer throws a leg kick which misses Kilpatrick's front leg but catches the back leg as Kilpatrick tries to avoid it. #T4#
Whymer lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilpatrick walks into a straight right hand from Whymer.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whymer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kilpatrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whymer was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilpatrick.
Whymer quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kilpatrick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Whymer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whymer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kilpatrick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kilpatrick takes a swing at Whymer's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Just Whymer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
A telegraphed right hand from Kilpatrick misses the target.
Whymer thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kilpatrick throws a lazy right hand but Whymer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whymer throws a head kick that misses.
Whymer digs a good hook to Kilpatrick's body.
Just Whymer is winning the standup battle so far.
Whymer throws a body punch but Kilpatrick moves out of range.
Kilpatrick is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Whymer lands a right hook to the body.
Kilpatrick checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whymer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kilpatrick can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kilpatrick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whymer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T1#
Whymer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Kilpatrick misses the target.
Whymer is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook
and Whymer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kilpatrick thinking.
The crowd cheers as Whymer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kilpatrick doesn't seem phased though.
Just Whymer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whymer avoids the body shot from Kilpatrick.
Whymer lands a front kick.
Whymer misses with a body shot.
Kilpatrick feints the counter takedown.
A left lands for Whymer.
Whymer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Whymer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kilpatrick. That did some damage!#T2#
Kilpatrick misses with a body shot.
And Whymer counters with a quick kick to the body but Kilpatrick blocks it.
Whymer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whymer lands with a nice body kick.
Kilpatrick scores with a nice strike.
Kilpatrick shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Whymer as he avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whymer.
Kilpatrick misses with a straight right.
Whymer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kilpatrick looks to land a right hand but Whymer moved out of range.
Whymer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kilpatrick takes a step back to recover. #T3#
Whymer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CUT#It looks like Jesse Kilpatrick has been cut.#KD#
Whymer cracks Kilpatrick with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kilpatrick looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Whymer finish him? #ROC#Kilpatrick is rocked!
Whymer defending well as Kilpatrick loads up on a big left hand.
Kilpatrick takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kilpatrick is breathing heavily.
Whymer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kilpatrick checks it well.
Whymer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilpatrick.
And Kilpatrick tries to counter it with a takedown but Whymer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Good shot there by Whymer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the side of Whymer's head but Whymer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kilpatrick has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Whymer.#T4#
Kilpatrick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whymer doesn't seem bothered though.
Whymer lands a jab to the nose.
A thudding body kick lands there by Whymer!
A shot to the liver by Whymer. Beautiful body shot.
Whymer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whymer throws a push kick but Kilpatrick slaps the foot to one side.
Kilpatrick is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Whymer moves away from the strike by Kilpatrick.
Whymer is looking to land body kicks.
Whymer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilpatrick throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Just Whymer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Kilpatrick's cut.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Whymer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Whymer throws the kick towards the body but Kilpatrick avoids it.
Kilpatrick with the counter takedown but Whymer avoids it easily.
Crunch! Whymer slams his shin into Kilpatrick's torso.
Kilpatrick misses with a wild body shot.
Whymer avoids the body shot from Kilpatrick.
Whymer connects with the punch.
Kilpatrick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whymer tries a low kick but Kilpatrick avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whymer connects with a single shot there.
Kilpatrick with a poor takedown
letting Whymer counter with a right hand.
Kilpatrick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whymer cracks Kilpatrick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T1##KD#
Whymer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kilpatrick sprawling to the canvas! Kilpatrick rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Whymer finish him?!
Kilpatrick is still on wobbly legs! Can Whymer finish him?
Whymer lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Whymer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kilpatrick seems to have recovered his senses.
Whymer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Whymer lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick from Whymer, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whymer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kilpatrick if he has to take too many more of those.
Whymer cracks a nice hook into Kilpatrick's ribs.
Whymer with a nice calf kick.
Kilpatrick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Whymer scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Kilpatrick moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kilpatrick is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Whymer Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Kilpatrick is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Just Whymer!
Just Whymer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: Syn 712     
Date:   Sep 04, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Slayin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slayin doesn't manage to clinch there - Kilpatrick circles away.
Slayin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kilpatrick is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Slayin throws a hook to the side of Kilpatrick's head but Kilpatrick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kilpatrick tries to counter with a takedown but Slayin is quick to defend against it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kilpatrick.
Nice defenses there by Kilpatrick.
Slayin throws a series of strikes that have Kilpatrick backpedaling.
Slayin throws a left and a right that both miss #TD#
and Kilpatrick counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Slayin!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
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.
Kilpatrick in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kilpatrick looks up at the clock and then as Slayin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kilpatrick smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kilpatrick in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Slayin tries to bench press Kilpatrick off him but Kilpatrick keeps the position.
Kilpatrick in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #T1#
Kilpatrick cracks Slayin with a big right hand but Slayin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Slayin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Slayin defending against the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Kilpatrick are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Slayin to see if he's OK.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kilpatrick is looking to take a break and control but Slayin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slayin is pushing Kilpatrick's head away, looking to escape. Kilpatrick manages to hold on to the position though.
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kilpatrick sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Slayin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Slayin tries to escape but Kilpatrick is in control. #T2#
Kilpatrick is working Slayin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kilpatrick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Slayin is pushing Kilpatrick's head away, looking to escape. Kilpatrick manages to hold on to the position though.
Kilpatrick working the body and head with strikes.
Kilpatrick in side control, throwing shots but Slayin defends.
Slayin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kilpatrick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kilpatrick lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Slayin down.
Slayin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick tries to score with some ground and pound. Slayin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Slayin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Kilpatrick has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kilpatrick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slayin keeps working.
Kilpatrick landing strikes.
Kilpatrick scoring with punches and elbows.
Kilpatrick is looking to take a break and control but Slayin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slayin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#T3#
Kilpatrick lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kilpatrick landing a few strikes.
Kilpatrick in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kilpatrick landing a few strikes.
We've been hearing that Kilpatrick has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Slayin is pushing Kilpatrick's head away, looking to escape. Kilpatrick manages to hold on to the position though.
Kilpatrick works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Slayin is trying to get back to his feet.
Kilpatrick working the ground and pound from side control.
Slayin is trying to get back to his feet.
Kilpatrick misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Slayin is trying to get back to his feet.#T4#
Kilpatrick working the ground and pound.
Slayin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Slayin dodges the ground and pound from Kilpatrick.
Slayin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Slayin is trying to get back to half guard.
Slayin taking a bit of punishment here - Kilpatrick scoring with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilpatrick working the head with strikes.
Kilpatrick grinds an elbow into Slayin's temple.
Kilpatrick working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kilpatrick lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Slayin down.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kilpatrick creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Slayin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kilpatrick asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Slayin is trying to control Kilpatrick's posture but Kilpatrick avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Kilpatrick dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Slayin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slayin swinging wildly here.
Slayin connects with a leg kick.
Kilpatrick walks into a jab.
Kilpatrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilpatrick attempts a counter takedown but Slayin avoids it well and moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Slayin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slayin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Slayin wants it to stay on the feet.
Kilpatrick swats away the attempt to clinch by Slayin.
Kilpatrick drops down looking for a counter takedown but Slayin sprawls and moves away.
Kilpatrick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slayin.#T1#
Slayin throws a head kick that misses.
Slayin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slayin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rhymin Slayin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slayin throws a body punch but Kilpatrick moves out of range.
Slayin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilpatrick.
Rhymin Slayin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slayin scores with a nice strike.
Slayin throws a sloppy head kick #TD#
and Kilpatrick counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Slayin!
Slayin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kilpatrick lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Slayin down.
Slayin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilpatrick lands a nice forearm strike. #T2#
Slayin is trying to control Kilpatrick's posture but Kilpatrick avoids it.
Slayin is letting Kilpatrick control him for a moment.
Kilpatrick is putting a hurting on Slayin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Slayin wants to get back to his feet.
Jesse Kilpatrick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kilpatrick working the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kilpatrick is looking to take a break and control but Slayin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kilpatrick working the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick landing a few strikes.
Slayin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Slayin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#T3#
Slayin being controlled for a moment.
Slayin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kilpatrick asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kilpatrick cracks Slayin with a big elbow.
Kilpatrick is looking to take a break and control but Slayin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kilpatrick prevents Slayin from escaping the position.
Slayin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kilpatrick. #ES2#
Slayin throws Kilpatrick to one side and escapes!#T4#
Slayin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Slayin 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 Kilpatrick has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kilpatrick and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kilpatrick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CUT#It looks like Rhymin Slayin has been cut.
Rhymin Slayin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slayin lands with a good body shot.
Kilpatrick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kilpatrick missing with a left hand there. Slayin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slayin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kilpatrick jabs at Slayin's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilpatrick tries to move into range but Slayin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Slayin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kilpatrick misses with a body punch
and Slayin counters with a straight right hand.
Slayin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Slayin throws out a loose jab but Kilpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rhymin Slayin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rhymin Slayin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Kilpatrick scores with a nice right hand.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab.
Kilpatrick attempts a counter takedown but Slayin avoids it well and moves away.
Kilpatrick throws a big shot that misses.
Slayin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Slayin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Slayin lands a head kick!
Slayin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kilpatrick has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slayin tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilpatrick feinted with a counter takedown.
A big left from Slayin misses.
Slayin with a nice calf kick.#T1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kilpatrick has a couple of punches blocked by Slayin.
Slayin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kilpatrick misses with the head strike.
Slayin misses with a knee to the head.
Kilpatrick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC#
Kilpatrick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slayin is looking to slow Kilpatrick down with leg kicks.
Slayin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kilpatrick lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slayin tries to clinch up.#T2#
Kilpatrick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kilpatrick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slayin.
Kilpatrick takes a swing at Slayin's ribcage but misses.
Kilpatrick lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Slayin falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kilpatrick dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Kilpatrick!
An out of breath Jesse Kilpatrick thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: SYN Perpetuum     
Date:   Aug 15, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpatrick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Martynov tries a head kick but it misses.
Martynov looks to throw the jab but Kilpatrick is out of range.
Martynov stuns Kilpatrick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slow jab from Martynov misses its intended target.
It looked like Kilpatrick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Martynov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #CUT2#It looks like Jesse Kilpatrick has been cut.
Martynov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kilpatrick misses with a looping right.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Martynov.
Kilpatrick avoids the head kick by Martynov.
Martynov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martynov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Martynov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Good exchange - Martynov coming out on top.
Kilpatrick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T1#
Martynov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martynov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Martynov misses with a lunging right hand
and Kilpatrick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kilpatrick misses the shot to the body.
Sergei Martynov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martynov takes a swing at Kilpatrick's ribcage but misses.
Martynov's corner calls for a 1-2. Martynov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kilpatrick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Martynov throws a head kick that Kilpatrick semi-blocks.
Martynov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kilpatrick moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Kilpatrick misses its target.
Martynov misses the jab.
Kilpatrick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martynov connects with a body shot that sends Kilpatrick's belly button to the back.
Martynov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kilpatricks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martynov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martynov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martynov looks to land a combination but Kilpatrick avoids it well.
Martynov tries to bum rush Kilpatrick with a series of wild strikes but Kilpatrick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kilpatrick misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Kilpatrick misses.
Martynov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kilpatrick misses with a lunging right hand
and Martynov counters with a left to the body.
A big left from Martynov misses.
Kilpatrick throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Martynov.
Martynov lands a high kick! #T3#
Kilpatrick avoids the body shot from Martynov.
Martynov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kilpatrick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martynov doesn't seem bothered though.
Martynov tries a head kick but it misses.
Martynov misses with a hook.
Kilpatrick misses the jab.
Martynov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Martynov misses with a combination
and Kilpatrick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kilpatrick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martynov.
Martynov misses with a series of wild punches.
Martynov misses with a right hand
and Kilpatrick makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T4#
A jab from Kilpatrick misses.
A head kick misses from Martynov.
It looked like Kilpatrick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Martynov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kilpatrick scores with a body shot.
Martynov looks winded!#KD#
Martynov ducks straight into an uppercut from Kilpatrick and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Martynov manages to regain guard straight away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Martynov working for a triangle but Kilpatrick defends it easily.
Kilpatrick is working Martynov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martynov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kilpatrick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Martynov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Kilpatrick's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Martynov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilpatrick moves away.
Kilpatrick drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Martynov right on the button. Martynov goes down! Kilpatrick follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Kilpatrick gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Kilpatrick!
During a confident post fight interview, Jesse Kilpatrick thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: Syn 693 Warror vs Partio     
Date:   Jun 19, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpatrick jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cobb scores with a nice head shot.
Jesse Kilpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilpatrick. Cobb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb is looking to counter with head kicks.
A jab from Cobb misses.
Kilpatrick connects with a body shot.
Kilpatrick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kilpatrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilpatrick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobb.
Kilpatrick feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick lands with an uppercut that bounces Cobb off the cage and back into range.
Cobb scores with a punch to the head.
Kilpatrick lands with a good body shot.
Kilpatrick throws a body punch but Cobb moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cobb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1#
Kilpatrick misses with a takedown
and Cobb counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#It looks like Jesse Kilpatrick has been cut.
Cobb looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kilpatrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
Cobb swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kilpatrick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cobb connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kilpatrick scrambles back to his feet.
Cobb circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Kilpatrick tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Cobb wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wallace Cobb!
After winning the bout, Wallace Cobb thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: Syn 689 Gravas vs Partio     
Date:   May 23, 2020
#R1#
Whymer loads up on a big right hand but Kilpatrick slips the punch.
Kilpatrick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kilpatrick half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The fighters circling - Kilpatrick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whymer throws a leg kick but Kilpatrick moved away.
Whymer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Whymer throws a lazy right hand but Kilpatrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#TD#
Kilpatrick decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kilpatrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kilpatrick looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kilpatrick has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Whymer for as long as he can get away with.#T1#
Kilpatrick is stalling here. Whymer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kilpatrick seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Whymer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kilpatrick tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Kilpatrick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kilpatrick wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Whymer controls the position.
Kilpatrick tries to buck Whymer off but Whymer is having none of it.
Kilpatrick is working hard here to advance position.#T2#
Whymer wants to control but Kilpatrick is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Kilpatrick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kilpatrick tries to buck Whymer off but Whymer is having none of it.
Whymer remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kilpatrick regains half guard.
Kilpatrick is trying is best to control the position here.
Kilpatrick is looking to control Whymer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kilpatrick avoid being mounted?#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Whymer looks for the body kick but Kilpatrick saw that one coming.
Whymer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Whymer misses with a low kick. #TD#
Kilpatrick closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Whymer did well to prevent Kilpatrick getting side control.
Kilpatrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whymer is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Whymer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilpatrick.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilpatrick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Whymer gets full guard.
Whymer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Whymer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whymer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Whymer trying to control the position here.
Whymer keeping full guard, as Kilpatrick tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kilpatrick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Just Whymer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kilpatrick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
A good leg kick by Whymer.
Kilpatrick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whymer throws a hook but Kilpatrick blocks it.
Kilpatrick cracks Whymer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kilpatrick scores with a jab to the body.
Whymer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whymer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilpatrick moves away.
Whymer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Whymer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whymer throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Kilpatrick counters with a nice double leg into side control. Whymer won't be happy with that.
Whymer is being controlled here.
Check out the look on Kilpatrick's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
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!
Kilpatrick looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Whymer is avoiding damage well. #T1#
Kilpatrick wants to control but Whymer is keeping him busy.
Kilpatrick working the ground and pound but Whymer is defending the strikes.
Kilpatrick working the ground and pound but Whymer is defending the strikes.
An elbow from Kilpatrick crashes against the mat.
Kilpatrick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kilpatrick throws a strike aimed at the side of Whymer's head but Whymer avoids it well.
Kilpatrick wants to control but Whymer is keeping him busy. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Whymer controls the position for a moment.
Kilpatrick taking a breather here.
Kilpatrick working the strikes but Whymer uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Whymer has hold of Kilpatrick's hands but Kilpatrick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jesse Kilpatrick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whymer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T3#
Kilpatrick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kilpatrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whymer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Whymer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kilpatrick pushes down on Whymer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Whymer felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Whymer trying to hold on to Kilpatrick's head to control him but Kilpatrick postures up. #T4#
Kilpatrick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Whymer defending well though.
Whymer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kilpatrick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Whymer's head.
Kilpatrick stops Whymer from getting back to his feet.
Kilpatrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kilpatrick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kilpatrick takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but Whymer is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Kilpatrick dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Kilpatrick looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whymer is fending him off so far but Kilpatrick persists. Nope, Whymer circles away and we're back to standing.
A swing and a miss from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whymer can do to turn this around?
Kilpatrick with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Whymer counter with a right hand.
Whymer lands a nice looking body kick.
Kilpatrick loads up on a big right hand but Whymer slips the punch.
Whymer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Whymer.
Whymer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick tries to counter with a takedown but Whymer is quick to defend against it.#CL#
Kilpatrick darts in and clinches Whymer up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick lands with a right to the head.
Whymer misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Whymer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whymer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whymer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kilpatrick. #T1#
Whymer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whymer has a couple of punches blocked by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kilpatrick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whymers head.
Whymer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Whymer prevents a body shot from Kilpatrick.
Whymer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Whymer misses with the head strike.
Whymer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whymer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kilpatrick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Kilpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilpatrick drops down looking for an ankle pick but Whymer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Whymer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whymer misses with a looping left.
Kilpatrick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whymer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T2#
A low kick from Whymer misses #TD#
and Kilpatrick counters with a single leg into guard. Whymer didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilpatrick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Whymer keeps moving.
Kilpatrick is looking to work some ground and pound but Whymer has wrist control.
Kilpatrick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Whymer keeps moving.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T3#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kilpatrick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whymer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Whymer keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Whymer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilpatrick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kilpatrick checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Whymer misses the target.
Kilpatrick changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Just Whymer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Whymer.
Kilpatrick missing with a left hand there. Whymer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilpatrick slips a straight right by Whymer.
Kilpatrick shoots in for a takedown but Whymer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Whymer defending well as Kilpatrick loads up on a big left hand. #T4#
Whymer misses the shot to the body.
Whymer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Whymer connects with a nice looking jab.
Whymer is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body punch from Kilpatrick. #CL#
Kilpatrick closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Whymer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kilpatrick is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Whymer to the mat. Whymer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilpatrick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Whymer is adopting a defensive guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Just Whymer.
I think Whymer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

 

Event: Syn Supernova X     
Date:   Apr 25, 2020
#R1#
Segbo's corner calls for a 1-2. Segbo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kilpatrick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Segbo throws a leg kick which misses Kilpatrick's front leg but catches the back leg as Kilpatrick tries to avoid it.
Segbo slips under a jab.
Segbo tries a quick counter leg kick but Kilpatrick is wise to it.
Kilpatrick throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Segbo to counter with a crisp jab.
Segbo ducks under a wild hook from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick lands with an uppercut that bounces Segbo off the cage and back into range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Segbo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kilpatrick looks to land a right hand but Segbo moved out of range.
Kilpatrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilpatrick changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Segbo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Segbo lands with an overhand left.
Kilpatrick takes a swing at Segbo's ribcage but misses.
Kilpatrick throws a looping overhand right but Segbo ducks down to avoid it.
Segbo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kilpatrick loads up on a big right hand but Segbo slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Segbo lands a nice shot that snaps Kilpatrick's head back.
Kilpatrick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Segbo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook.#T1#
Segbo misses with an uppercut.
Kilpatrick feinted with a counter takedown.
Segbo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kilpatrick working aggressively here.
Segbo lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Segbo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the side of Segbo's head but Segbo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Segbo ducks under a wild hook from Kilpatrick.
Segbo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kilpatrick.
A big right from Kilpatrick misses.
Kilpatrick checks a leg kick.
Kilpatrick walks into a straight right hand from Segbo.
Kilpatrick with a poor takedown
letting Segbo counter with a right hand.
Kilpatrick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Segbo as he jumps to the side.
Segbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Kilpatrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Segbo.
Segbo flicks out a counter leg kick but Kilpatrick steps away.
Segbo throws a lazy uppercut #TD#
and Kilpatrick counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Segbo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Segbo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kilpatrick wants to control but Segbo is keeping him busy.
Segbo tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T3#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Segbo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kilpatrick.
Segbo is looking to reverse the position.
Kilpatrick misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kilpatrick working the head and body with strikes.
Kilpatrick landing strikes.
Segbo tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T4#
Segbo regains half guard there - taking advantage of Kilpatrick's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Segbo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kilpatrick is thwarting Segbo's attempts to control the position.
Kilpatrick is trying to control. Segbo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kilpatrick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Segbo is looking to improve his position.
Kilpatrick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Segbo works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dada Segbo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Kilpatrick looks to land a right hand but Segbo moved out of range.
Segbo throws a head kick but Kilpatrick moves out of range.
Kilpatrick feinted with a counter takedown.
Dada Segbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Segbo.
Segbo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kilpatrick.
Segbo misses with a leg kick #TD#
and Kilpatrick counters with a single leg into guard. Segbo didn't expect that.
Segbo looking for a sweep. Not yet Segbo, not yet. #SUB2#
Segbo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kilpatrick uses it to pass to side control.
Kilpatrick trying to control the action but Segbo is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kilpatrick postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly. #T1#
Segbo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kilpatrick's best efforts.
Ground and pound from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick trying to control from Segbo's half guard. Segbo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kilpatrick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Segbo wants to sweep here but Kilpatrick controlling him for the moment.
Kilpatrick throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Segbo has his foot on Kilpatrick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kilpatrick works his way back into a safe position though.
Kilpatrick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Segbo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T2##SUB2#
Segbo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kilpatrick is aware though and is defending well.
Segbo keeping moving, preventing Kilpatrick from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Segbo is on top in guard. #REVB#
Kilpatrick is trying to hold Segbo in close to prevent damage but Segbo has managed to pass into half guard.
Kilpatrick wants to control but Segbo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilpatrick tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kilpatrick might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kilpatrick moves into full guard.
Segbo stopping the sweep attempt from Kilpatrick.#T3#
Kilpatrick has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Segbo has passed into side control.
Segbo controlling from side mount.
Kilpatrick is trying to control Segbo's posture but Segbo avoids it.
Kilpatrick is looking to regain half guard here but Segbo keeps moving and retains side control. #T4#
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.
Kilpatrick is working to avoid the ground and pound but Segbo connects with a decent elbow.
Kilpatrick is looking for a sweep.
Kilpatrick is trying to control Segbo's posture but Segbo avoids it.
Kilpatrick is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Segbo wants to control but Kilpatrick is keeping him busy.
Segbo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kilpatrick's shoulder. That is not cool.
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 Jesse Kilpatrick will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kilpatrick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Segbo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kilpatrick takes one to the chin there.
Segbo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Segbo misses #TD#
and Kilpatrick counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Segbo!
Segbo sneaks back into half guard.
Kilpatrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kilpatrick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kilpatrick is nestled in close to Segbo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Segbo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick is trying to control the action in half guard but Segbo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kilpatrick is looking to stall here but Segbo recovers full guard. #T1#
Kilpatrick chips away with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick trying to move into half guard but instead Segbo has managed to sweep!#REVB#
Kilpatrick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Segbo manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Segbo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Segbo keeping moving, preventing Kilpatrick from controlling successfully.
Segbo is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T2#
Segbo looking for a sweep. Not yet Segbo, not yet.
Kilpatrick engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kilpatrick chips away with some ground and pound.
Segbo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T3#
Segbo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kilpatrick lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Segbo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kilpatrick throws an elbow that misses. Segbo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kilpatrick's guard. Nice move by Segbo!#REVB#
Kilpatrick looking for a sweep. Not yet Kilpatrick, not yet. #T4#
Segbo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kilpatrick working a defensive guard here.
Jesse Kilpatrick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kilpatrick lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Segbo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Segbo throws a big elbow that misses.
Kilpatrick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jesse Kilpatrick.
I think Kilpatrick has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jesse Kilpatrick!

Jesse Kilpatrick thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: Syn 679 Piano vs Frankels     
Date:   Apr 03, 2020
#R1#
Kilpatrick missing with a left hand there. Rubenstein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilpatrick throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Kilpatrick misses.
Rubenstein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick's corner calls for a 1-2. Kilpatrick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rubenstein avoids the body shot from Kilpatrick.
Rubenstein throwing a counter right hand but Kilpatrick manages to avoid it.
Kilpatrick misses with a left hand
and Kilpatrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#
It looks like Jesse Kilpatrick has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick catches Rubenstein with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice defenses there by Rubenstein.#KD#
Rubenstein waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Kilpatrick. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Kilpatrick to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
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.#T1#
Rubenstein wanted to stand there but Kilpatrick had control of the position. #SU#
Rubenstein stands up from Kilpatrick's guard - Rubenstein perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rubenstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Kilpatrick looks to move away, Rubenstein throws a big counter combo but Kilpatrick just gets out of the way.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rubenstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilpatrick.
A little feinted left hand from Rubenstein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kilpatrick has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kilpatrick throws a lazy right hand but Rubenstein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Rubenstein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rubenstein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rubenstein misses with a body shot.
Rubenstein takes one to the chin there.
Kilpatrick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rubenstein staying out of range there.
Rubenstein seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kilpatrick looks to throw the jab but Rubenstein is out of range.
Kilpatrick misses with a lunging right hand
and Rubenstein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Kilpatrick lands the left hand.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook to the body
and Kilpatrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rubenstein moves forwards but Kilpatrick connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rubenstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Rubenstein is just out of range.
Kilpatrick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kilpatrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Kilpatrick lands.#T4#
Kilpatrick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rubenstein lands with a good body shot.
Kilpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rubenstein moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubenstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilpatrick manages to avoid it.
Kilpatrick bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rubenstein's head.
Kilpatrick tries to clinch but Rubenstein moves out of range.
Rubenstein ducks under a wild hook from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick connects with a right hand. Rubenstein shakes it off.
Kilpatrick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rubenstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rubenstein swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jesse Kilpatrick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jesse Kilpatrick's cut.
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.
#R2##CL2#
Kilpatrick moves into the clinch.
Kilpatrick blocks a body shot from Rubenstein.
Rubenstein blocks a body shot from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick tries to work over Rubenstein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rubenstein blocks a body shot from Kilpatrick.
Rubenstein lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rubenstein.
Rubenstein is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rubenstein working aggressively here. #TD2#
Kilpatrick gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rubenstein regains guard.
Rubenstein wants to stand up but Kilpatrick is controlling him.
Rubenstein trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Kilpatrick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rubenstein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kilpatrick.
Rubenstein keeping moving, preventing Kilpatrick from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rubenstein misses with a looping left.
Kilpatrick connects with a nice looking jab.
Kilpatrick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rubenstein is looking to counter punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Kilpatrick as he connects with a hook.#T2#
Rubenstein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilpatrick looks to land a right hand but Rubenstein moved out of range.
Kilpatrick tries to close the distance and clinch but Rubenstein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rubenstein thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jesse Kilpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilpatrick scores with a nice head shot.
Rubenstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rubenstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilpatrick drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rubenstein defends it well.
Rubenstein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T3#
Kilpatrick wants to clinch up but Rubenstein keeps it at a distance.
Kilpatrick just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRubenstein.
Kilpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rubenstein manages to avoid it.
Kilpatrick throws the left hand but Rubenstein avoids the punch easily.
Kilpatrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rubenstein.
A jab lands there for Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kilpatrick lands with an overhand left.#T4#
Kilpatrick throws a body shot but no joy.
Kilpatrick just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRubenstein.
Kilpatrick throws an off balance right hand
and Rubenstein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rubenstein slips under a jab from Kilpatrick.
A quick step to the side and Rubenstein tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilpatrick swings for the body but Rubenstein moves out of range.
Kilpatrick misses with a straight left.
Kilpatrick missing with a left hand there. Rubenstein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rubenstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilpatrick manages to avoid it.
Kilpatrick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Rubenstein tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Kilpatrick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesse Kilpatrick's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Kilpatrick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rubenstein is looking for a counter combo.#TD2#
Kilpatrick shoots in and gets a takedown into Rubenstein's guard.
Rubenstein keeping moving, preventing Kilpatrick from controlling successfully.
Kilpatrick prevents Rubenstein from getting back to his feet.
Kilpatrick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #ES#
Rubenstein pushes Kilpatrick off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick throws a jab when Rubenstein was well out of range.
Kilpatrick tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rubenstein defends well and Kilpatrick ends up having to push Rubenstein into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
As Kilpatrick looks to move away, Rubenstein throws a big counter combo but Kilpatrick just gets out of the way.
Kilpatrick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rubenstein.
And Kilpatrick tries to counter it with a takedown but Rubenstein pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T1#
Rubenstein moves away from the strike by Kilpatrick.
Rubenstein throwing a counter right hand but Kilpatrick manages to avoid it.
Rubenstein swats away the attempt to clinch by Kilpatrick.
A little feinted left hand from Rubenstein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kilpatrick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rubenstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Rubenstein misses its target.
Kilpatrick misses with a wild body shot.
Rubenstein throws a counter high kick but Kilpatrick was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kilpatrick bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rubenstein slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Rubenstein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kilpatrick closes the distance but Rubenstein moves to the side
and Rubenstein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Kilpatrick takes a swing at Rubenstein's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rubenstein is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kilpatrick doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Rubenstein counter with a right hand. #CUT#
That has opened up Jesse Kilpatrick's cut even more.
Rubenstein has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kilpatrick finds it's way round the side to connect with Rubenstein's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilpatrick. Rubenstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rubenstein throwing a counter right hand but Kilpatrick manages to avoid it.
Kilpatrick works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T3#
Kilpatrick lands a nice shot that snaps Rubenstein's head back.
Kilpatrick moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rubenstein takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#TD2#
Kilpatrick looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#ES#
Rubenstein manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Kilpatrick keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rubenstein creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubenstein tries to throw a body punch but Kilpatrick avoids it by throwing Rubenstein back against the cage.
Kilpatrick tries to throw a body punch but Rubenstein avoids it by throwing Kilpatrick back against the cage.
Kilpatrick misses with a punch to the body.
Rubenstein looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rubenstein gets underhooks to prevent Kilpatrick's takedown attempt.
Spencer Rubenstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spencer Rubenstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Kilpatrick.#T4#
Kilpatrick lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Rubenstein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kilpatrick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kilpatrick throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rubenstein to counter with a crisp jab.
Kilpatrick connects with a body shot that sends Rubenstein's belly button to the back.
Kilpatrick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilpatrick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kilpatrick throws out a powerful jab.
Jesse Kilpatrick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kilpatrick stuns Rubenstein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Kilpatrick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kilpatrick 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 Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Kilpatrick!

Jesse Kilpatrick decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: Demolition 8 - TBA     
Date:   Feb 01, 2020
#R1#
Kilpatrick misses the shot to the body.
Smith Jr thows a body kick. Kilpatrick tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kilpatrick scores with a one two! Smith Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smith Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilpatrick.
Smith Jr slips a jab and a cross from Kilpatrick.
Smith Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kilpatrick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith Jr tries to avoid it but Kilpatrick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith Jr to the ground. Smith Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD#
Kilpatrick closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Smith Jr's guard.#ES2#
Smith Jr has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Kilpatrick has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith Jr blocks a body shot from Kilpatrick.
Smith Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kilpatricks head.
Kilpatrick blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith Jr.
Kilpatrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kilpatrick is leaning against Smith Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kilpatrick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith Jr backwards.
Kilpatrick scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith Jr.
Smith Jr scores with a shot to the side of Kilpatrick's head.
Smith Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Kilpatrick controls his hands.
Kilpatrick lands a left hand.
Kilpatrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kilpatrick tries to work over Smith Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kilpatrick tries to throw a body punch but Smith Jr avoids it by throwing Kilpatrick back against the cage.
Kilpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Kilpatrick.
Smith Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith Jr presses Kilpatrick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith Jr blocking some punches.
Smith Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kilpatrick's elbow.
Smith Jr lands a body shot.
Kilpatrick has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smith Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Smith Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Kilpatrick is breathing heavily.#BC2#
Smith Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy left from Kilpatrick finds it's target.#T2#
Smith Jr keeps Kilpatrick at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith Jr throws a series of punches but Kilpatrick avoids them all with ease.
Kilpatrick half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Smith Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Kilpatrick's shoulder, as Kilpatrick tries to avoid the shot.
Kilpatrick misses with a wild body shot.
Kilpatrick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kilpatrick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Kilpatrick backing up. Kilpatrick nods at Smith Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith Jr misses with a head kick.
Kilpatrick appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Smith Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Smith Jr missing with a left hand there. Kilpatrick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith Jr.#T3#
Smith Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Kilpatrick, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Kilpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilpatrick shoots for a takedown but Smith Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilpatrick attempts a counter takedown but Smith Jr avoids it well and moves away.
Kilpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith Jr manages to avoid it.
Smith Jr scores with a nice strike.
Smith Jr throws a jab when Kilpatrick was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Smith Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith Jr.
Kilpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith Jr manages to avoid it.
Kilpatrick avoids the body shot from Smith Jr.
Kilpatrick appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kilpatrick is looking to wear down Smith Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Kilpatrick.#T4#
Smith Jr takes a swing at Kilpatrick's ribcage but misses.
Smith Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jesse Kilpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith Jr misses with a low kick.
Corey Smith Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilpatrick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kilpatrick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith Jr. Kilpatrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith Jr motions for Kilpatrick to come forward. Smith Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilpatrick throws a hook but Smith Jr avoids it easily.
Kilpatrick throws a body punch but Smith Jr moves out of range.
Smith Jr slips under a jab.
Smith Jr throws out a counter right but Kilpatrick avoids it with no problem.
Kilpatrick darts in looking for a takedown but Smith Jr gets double underhooks and turns Kilpatrick into the cage.
Smith Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smith Jr takes a swing at Kilpatrick's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Smith Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Kilpatrick misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Smith Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kilpatrick misses with a body shot. #TD#
Kilpatrick looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes but missing.
Smith Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kilpatrick won't allow Smith Jr to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick distracts Smith Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kilpatrick cracks Smith Jr with a solid left hand.
Smith Jr looking to control.
Smith Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilpatrick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1#
Kilpatrick trying to move into half guard but instead Smith Jr has managed to sweep!#REVB#
Kilpatrick wants to improve his position but instead Smith Jr has moved into half guard.
Kilpatrick works his way to full guard. Good work.
Smith Jr won't allow Kilpatrick to sweep him here.
Smith Jr wants to stand and escape but instead Kilpatrick has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Kilpatrick throws a big elbow that misses.
Kilpatrick trying to control but Smith Jr is working from the bottom.
Smith Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kilpatrick is controlling him.
Kilpatrick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of digs.
Smith Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Smith Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kilpatrick is controlling him.
Kilpatrick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kilpatrick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kilpatrick is controlling him.
Kilpatrick throws a big right hand that misses. #ES2#
Smith Jr pushes Kilpatrick off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kilpatrick shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith Jr eats them both and turns towards Kilpatrick to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#T3#
Kilpatrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith Jr throws out the jab.
Kilpatrick scores with a hook.
Smith Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Kilpatrick's head back.
Kilpatrick shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kilpatrick's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smith Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smith Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilpatrick throws out the jab.
Smith Jr misses with an uppercut. #TD#
Kilpatrick looking to score a takedown here. Smith Jr is defending well but Kilpatrick drives through and ends up in Smith Jr's guard.#T4#
Kilpatrick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick preventing the sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith Jr trying to control the position.
Smith Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith Jr is trying to control the position but Kilpatrick postures up.
Kilpatrick throws a big right hand that misses.
Kilpatrick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kilpatrick is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kilpatrick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kilpatrick passes Smith Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kilpatrick lands a nice short elbow.
Smith Jr has hold of Kilpatrick's hands but Kilpatrick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith Jr regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kilpatrick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Kilpatrick dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Kilpatrick shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith Jr misses with a hook.#TD#
Kilpatrick shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smith Jr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Smith Jr gets back to half guard.
Kilpatrick stops Smith Jr from getting back to his feet.
Kilpatrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kilpatrick wants to advance to full mount but Smith Jr doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kilpatrick cracks Smith Jr with a solid left hand.
Kilpatrick throws an elbow that misses. Smith Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kilpatrick's guard. Nice move by Smith Jr!#REVB#
Kilpatrick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith Jr manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##T1#
Kilpatrick won't allow Smith Jr to sweep him here.
Smith Jr wants to stand but Kilpatrick is controlling the position.
Kilpatrick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith Jr wants to get back to his feet but Kilpatrick is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kilpatrick works over Smith Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith Jr is looking to stand up but Kilpatrick isn't so interested in that idea.
Smith Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kilpatrick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith Jr has Kilpatrick pulled in close to control his posture. #ES2#
Smith Jr is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Corey Smith Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Smith Jr fails to land.
Smith Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Smith Jr breaks the clinch.
Kilpatrick tries to clinch up
and Kilpatrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A lazy left from Kilpatrick finds it's target.#T3#
Kilpatrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilpatrick changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kilpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Smith Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kilpatrick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith Jr takes one on the button.
Kilpatrick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kilpatrick looks to land a right hand but Smith Jr moved out of range.
Kilpatrick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith Jr. Smith Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Kilpatrick throws a series of punches but Smith Jr avoids them all with ease. #T4#
Kilpatrick with a poor takedown
and Smith Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Kilpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kilpatrick fails with the takedown
and Smith Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith Jr misses with a body shot.
Kilpatrick with a poor takedown
and Smith Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith Jr stuffs the takedown.
Smith Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kilpatrick shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith Jr as he avoids it easily.
Kilpatrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith Jr.
Kilpatrick throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith Jr thumps Kilpatrick with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Smith Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Smith Jr!

Corey Smith Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: Demolition 1 - Falcone v Mfer     
Date:   Dec 27, 2019
#R1#
Kilpatrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kilpatrick misses with a wild body shot.
Zexi throws out a loose jab but Kilpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilpatrick has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LA Vale Tudo in the buildup to the fight.
Zexi takes one to the side of the head.
Zexi throws a shot to the body.
Kilpatrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick slips a straight right by Zexi.#TD#
Kilpatrick closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Zexi's guard.
Zexi keeping moving, preventing Kilpatrick from controlling successfully.
Zexi looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Zexi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kilpatrick is in close to Zexi's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T1#
Zexi has momentary wrist control but Kilpatrick slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kilpatrick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kilpatrick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Zexi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kilpatrick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kilpatrick trying to control but Zexi is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of elbows.#SUB2#
Zexi is looking for a triangle but Kilpatrick pushes his legs off easily.
Zexi wants to sweep but no luck.
Kilpatrick with a nice head shot there.
Kilpatrick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Zexi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilpatrick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kilpatrick with a nice head shot there.#T2#
Kilpatrick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zexi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kilpatrick scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kilpatrick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kilpatrick throws a strike but Zexi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Zexi postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilpatrick looking for a sweep. Not yet Kilpatrick, not yet.
Kilpatrick looking to control.
Zexi stopping the sweep attempt from Kilpatrick.
Zexi passes Kilpatrick's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kilpatrick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zexi.
Kilpatrick trying to control from the bottom. #T3#
Kilpatrick is looking to improve his position.
Zexi is trying to control. Kilpatrick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kilpatrick is trying to get back to full guard.
Kilpatrick is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zexi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kilpatrick on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zexi drops an elbow to the side of Kilpatrick's head.
Zexi winds up and cracks Kilpatrick with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB2#
Zexi seems to be looking for submissions. #T4#
Kilpatrick is looking for a sweep. Zexi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kilpatrick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zexi.
Zexi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kilpatrick tries to get to full guard but Zexi has control of the leg.
Kilpatrick has hold of Zexi's hands but Zexi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kilpatrick is looking to improve his position.
Kilpatrick is staying active underneath Zexi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kilpatrick wants to improve his position but Zexi is controlling well.
Zexi slips a nice elbow through Kilpatrick's hands, connecting with Kilpatrick's forehead.
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 Jesse Kilpatrick will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Zexi misses with a straight left.
Kilpatrick avoids the body shot from Zexi.
Kilpatrick half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Zexi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kilpatrick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zexi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zexi swings for the body but Kilpatrick moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Kilpatrick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zexi doesn't seem phased though.
Kilpatrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zexi.
Kilpatrick's corner calls for a 1-2. Kilpatrick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zexi shoots in but no luck this time.
Kilpatrick tries to clinch there but Zexi circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilpatrick. Zexi does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zexi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kilpatrick feinted with a counter takedown.
Kilpatrick staying out of range there.
Zexi throws a looping overhand right but Kilpatrick ducks down to avoid it.
Kilpatrick tries for a takedown but Zexi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kilpatrick sizes up Zexi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T1#
Kilpatrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kilpatrick connects with a nice looking jab.
Kilpatrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Zexi is just out of range.
Zexi throws out a counter right but Kilpatrick avoids it with no problem.
Kilpatrick moves away from the strike by Zexi.
Kilpatrick cracks Zexi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zexi misses with an uppercut. Kilpatrick saw that one coming.
Kilpatrick changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Zexi takes one to the chin there.
Kilpatrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilpatrick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zexi.
Kilpatrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zexi.
Zexi throws a hook but Kilpatrick blocks it.
A jab from Zexi misses.
Kilpatrick slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zexi misses with an uppercut. Kilpatrick saw that one coming.#T2#
Kilpatrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zexi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kilpatrick throws a sloppy body shot
and Zexi counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilpatrick throws a body punch but Zexi moves out of range.
Kilpatrick blocks a jab.
Kilpatrick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zexi throws out the jab.
Zexi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #CUT2#
It looks like Jesse Kilpatrick has been cut.
Zexi takes a swing at Kilpatrick's ribcage but misses.
Jesse Kilpatrick is winning the standup battle so far.
Zexi loads up on a big right hand but Kilpatrick slips the punch.
Kilpatrick tries for a takedown but Zexi circles away easily
and Zexi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zexi misses with a looping left.
Zexi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kilpatrick misses with an uppercut. Zexi saw that one coming.#T3#
Zexi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kilpatrick takes a body punch but keeps moving. #TD#
Kilpatrick looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zexi is pressing down on Kilpatrick's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kilpatrick preventing the sweep.
Kilpatrick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kilpatrick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zexi's head.
Kilpatrick throws a big right hand that misses.
Kilpatrick is working Zexi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kilpatrick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zexi's head.
Zexi controls Kilpatrick momentarily but Kilpatrick frees himself.
Kilpatrick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T4#
Zexi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kilpatrick manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpatrick wants to sweep but no luck.
Zexi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zexi won't allow Kilpatrick to sweep him here.
Zexi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kilpatrick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zexi works over Kilpatrick with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dai Zexi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jesse Kilpatrick's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Kilpatrick ducks under a wild hook from Zexi.
Kilpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kilpatrick works the jab nicely.
Zexi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zexi moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilpatrick darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kilpatrick ducks under a wild hook from Zexi.
Kilpatrick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zexi.
Zexi thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Zexi misses.
Kilpatrick appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick tries to move into range but Zexi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Zexi misses the target.
Kilpatrick attempts a counter takedown but Zexi avoids it well and moves away.
Zexi misses with a looping right.
Kilpatrick avoids the body shot from Zexi.
Kilpatrick half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kilpatrick stuffs the takedown attempt from Zexi. Zexi gets slowly back to his feet. #T1#
Zexi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zexi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zexi throws a jab when Kilpatrick was well out of range.
Zexi throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zexi moves away.
Kilpatrick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zexi throws out the jab.
Zexi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kilpatrick shoots in for a double leg but Zexi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zexi slips a jab from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice takedown defense from Zexi. No joy for Kilpatrick on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Kilpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zexi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilpatrick moves away.#T2#
Kilpatrick swings for the body but Zexi moves out of range.
Zexi lands a nice hook to Kilpatrick's body. Kilpatrick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Kilpatrick as Zexi shoots in.
Zexi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kilpatrick defending well as Zexi loads up on a big left hand.
Zexi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zexi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilpatrick.
Zexi slips a jab from Kilpatrick.#TD#
Kilpatrick shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zexi is trying to defend but Kilpatrick finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpatrick wants to take a breather but Zexi is having none of it.
Kilpatrick working Zexi over with strikes.
Kilpatrick is nestled in close to Zexi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T3#
The fighters are battling for position here. Zexi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Zexi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilpatrick looking to sit in guard and control but Zexi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Kilpatrick keeping moving, preventing Zexi from controlling successfully.
Kilpatrick working a defensive guard but Zexi passes into half guard.
Still in half guard, Zexi seems content to control.
Zexi is trying to control the action in half guard but Kilpatrick is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zexi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jesse Kilpatrick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zexi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T4#
Zexi trying to pass the guard but Kilpatrick defending well.
Zexi throwing shots but Kilpatrick is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zexi connects with a nice short shot to Kilpatrick's temple.
Kilpatrick manages to get to full guard.
Kilpatrick wants to sweep here but Zexi controlling him for the moment.
Zexi trying to control but Kilpatrick is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dai Zexi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zexi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Kilpatrick!

Our winner, Jesse Kilpatrick, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: RISE 117 Kilpatrick v Mfer     
Date:   Nov 22, 2019
#R1#
Kilpatrick works Mfer's body with a nice hook.
Mfer throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Kilpatrick counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mfer keeping moving, preventing Kilpatrick from controlling successfully.
Mfer pulls Kilpatrick in close to his closed guard and prevents Kilpatrick from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilpatrick landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Mfer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Kilpatrick landing with the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick is working Mfer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB2#
Kilpatrick throws a sloppy strike and Mfer has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Kilpatrick is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Mfer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ispa Mfer!
A less than humble Ispa Mfer misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

 

Event: RISE 109 Falcone v Kilpatrick     
Date:   Oct 31, 2019
#R1#
Falcone throws a low kick but Kilpatrick avoids it.
Kilpatrick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Falcone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kilpatrick misses with a straight left.
Falcone throws a body shot but no joy.
Falcone misses with a body shot.
Falcone staying out of range there.
Falcone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A swing and a miss from Kilpatrick.
Falcone 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.
Kilpatrick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Falcone.
Falcone walks into a left hand.
Falcone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Falcone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kilpatrick's head backwards.#CUT#
It looks like Jesse Kilpatrick has been cut.
Kilpatrick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T1#
Falcone scores with a nice strike.
Falcone cracks Kilpatrick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kilpatrick scores with a nice head shot.
Kilpatrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falcone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anthony Falcone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab.
Kilpatrick connects with a looping right hand.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab from Falcone.
Kilpatrick misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Falcone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Falcone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kilpatrick's head backwards.
Kilpatrick fails to land with a series of punches. #T2#
Kilpatrick throws a right hand that misses
and Falcone counters with a good low kick that Kilpatrick was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
Kilpatrick closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Falcone did well to prevent Kilpatrick getting side control.
Falcone preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kilpatrick wants to pass to mount but Falcone is defending the position.
Kilpatrick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kilpatrick working Falcone over with strikes.
Falcone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilpatrick.
Falcone pushes Kilpatrick off looking to stand but Kilpatrick dives back in and keeps control.
Falcone tries to roll over but Kilpatrick keeps him under control.
Falcone is trying to stand. #T3#
Kilpatrick is trying to control. Falcone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Falcone is looking to escape.
Kilpatrick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Falcone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kilpatrick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Falcone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kilpatrick is working away from the top position though.
Kilpatrick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Falcone's head.
Falcone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilpatrick.
My spies in LA Vale Tudo inform me that Kilpatrick has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kilpatrick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kilpatrick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Falcone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T4#
Kilpatrick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kilpatrick trying to mount his opponent but Falcone defends it.
Kilpatrick content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kilpatrick slows the pace down in half guard.
Kilpatrick thows a huge punch but Falcone dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Kilpatrick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Kilpatrick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
The crowd cheers as Kilpatrick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Falcone doesn't seem phased though.
Jab by Falcone.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab from Falcone.
Kilpatrick misses with an uppercut.
Kilpatrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilpatrick tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Falcone misses with an uppercut.
Falcone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kilpatrick avoids the body shot from Falcone.
Falcone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone throws a body punch but Kilpatrick moves out of range.
Kilpatrick tests Falcone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Falcone is looking to chop away at Kilpatrick's legs.
Falcone throws a looping overhand right but Kilpatrick ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Falcone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kilpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcone manages to avoid it.
Falcone jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kilpatrick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kilpatrick misses with a looping left.
Kilpatrick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Falcone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Falcone missing with a left hand there. Kilpatrick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilpatrick lands a really nice looking cross but Falcone seems unphased.
Nice uppercut lands for Kilpatrick. That snapped Falcone's head back.
Kilpatrick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Falcone throws a low kick but Kilpatrick avoids it.
Kilpatrick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Falcones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T2#
Falcone ducks under a wild hook from Kilpatrick.
Falcone throws the left hand but Kilpatrick avoids the punch easily.
Kilpatrick throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Falcone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick looks to land a right hand but Falcone moved out of range.
Jesse Kilpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcone. Kilpatrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
Falcone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook. Falcone ducked under it nicely.
As Kilpatrick backs away, Falcone returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kilpatrick lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kilpatrick cracks Falcone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kilpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T3#
Kilpatrick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Falcone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Falcone avoids the body shot from Kilpatrick.
Falcone was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kilpatrick misses with a takedown
and Falcone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kilpatrick throws an off balance right hand
enabling Falcone to counter with a crisp jab.
Falcone lands a really nice looking cross but Kilpatrick seems unphased.
Kilpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcone moves away.
Kilpatrick scores with a shot to the body.
Falcone avoids the body shot from Kilpatrick.
Falcone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kilpatrick at a distance. #T4#
Kilpatrick swings for the body but Falcone moves out of range.
Falcone is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kilpatrick or perhaps it was just good defense by Falcone, which made it look bad.
Kilpatrick connects with a body shot that sends Falcone's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kilpatrick's sensitive parts.
Falcone misses with an uppercut.
Falcone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Falcone throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Kilpatrick decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Falcone's guard.
Falcone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kilpatrick throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jesse Kilpatrick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jesse Kilpatrick's cut.
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.
#R3#
Kilpatrick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Falcone.
Kilpatrick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Falcone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Falcone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilpatrick changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Falcone scores with a body shot.
Kilpatrick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Falcone counters with a left to the body.
Falcone misses with a straight right.
Kilpatrick is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kilpatrick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook.
Falcone moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Kilpatrick takes a swing at Falcone's ribcage but misses.
Kilpatrick scores with a shot to the body.
Kilpatrick cracks Falcone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kilpatrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilpatrick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Falcone lands with a shot to the body.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook. Falcone ducked under it nicely.
Falcone throwing a counter right hand but Kilpatrick manages to avoid it.
Kilpatrick defending well as Falcone loads up on a big left hand.
Kilpatrick feints the counter takedown.
Falcone lands the left hand.
A big right from Falcone misses.
Kilpatrick with the counter takedown but Falcone avoids it easily.
Falcone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kilpatrick throws a hook but Falcone avoids it easily.#T2#
Kilpatrick looks to land a right hand but Falcone moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Falcone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Kilpatrick misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Falcone.
Falcone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Falcone is looking to score with low kicks.
Kilpatrick throws a lazy uppercut
and Falcone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Falcone staying out of range there.
Kilpatrick lands with a good body shot.
Anthony Falcone is winning the standup battle so far.
Kilpatrick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the side of Falcone's head but Falcone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Falcone.
Falcone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T3#
Falcone throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilpatrick. #KD#
Falcone cracks Kilpatrick with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kilpatrick looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Falcone finish him? #ROC#
Kilpatrick is rocked!
Falcone blocks a jab.
Kilpatrick is still on wobbly legs! Can Falcone finish him?
Falcone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilpatrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcone.
Kilpatrick changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kilpatrick seems to have recovered his senses.
Kilpatrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falcone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick throws a right hand that Falcone ducks under and follows up with a left that Falcone also avoids with ease.
Kilpatrick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Falcone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kilpatrick shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Falcone eats them both and turns towards Kilpatrick to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilpatrick. Falcone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Falcone misses the jab.
Kilpatrick feints the counter takedown.#T4#
Falcone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#KD#
Falcone lands a big uppercut and Kilpatrick crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kilpatrick looks OK. Falcone waves Kilpatrick back to his feet!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Falcone! Kilpatrick is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Falcone!
Anthony Falcone retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Anthony Falcone thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: RISE 101 Paa v Kilpatrick     
Date:   Oct 05, 2019
#R1#
Kilpatrick shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Paa as he avoids it easily.
Kilpatrick lands with a right hand.
Paa throws a body kick that misses.
We've been informed that Kilpatrick has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Paa is looking to slow Kilpatrick down with leg kicks.
Paa throws a hook to the side of Kilpatrick's head but Kilpatrick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kilpatrick wants to clinch up but Paa keeps it at a distance.
Paa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilpatrick.
Paa misses the shot to the body.
Kilpatrick drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Paa defends it well.
Kilpatrick moves out of range as Paa strikes.
Kilpatrick misses with a wild body shot.
Paa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa takes one on the button.
Kilpatrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Paa is just out of range.
Kilpatrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paa just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab from Paa.#T1#
Kilpatrick lands a really nice looking cross but Paa seems unphased.
Paa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kilpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paa manages to avoid it.#TD2#
Kilpatrick fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Paa to the ground. Kilpatrick is now in Paa's guard.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of elbows.
Paa seems keen to control Kilpatrick's posture.
Kilpatrick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kilpatrick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of elbows.
Paa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kilpatrick.
Paa has momentary wrist control but Kilpatrick slips an elbow through the middle.#T2#
Kilpatrick throwing strikes but missing.
Paa looking for a sweep. Not yet Paa, not yet.
Paa is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Gymi that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Paa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilpatrick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Paa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes but missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilpatrick trying to control but Paa is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3#
Kilpatrick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Paa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kilpatrick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kilpatrick chips away with some ground and pound.
Paa wants to sweep but no luck.
Paa keeping full guard, as Kilpatrick tries to pass.
Kilpatrick with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kilpatrick with a lazy takedown attempt
and Paa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kilpatrick missing with a left hand there. Paa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Paa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paa throws a head kick but Kilpatrick moves out of range.
And Kilpatrick tries to counter it with a takedown but Paa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kilpatrick misses with a looping right.
Paa ducks under a wild hook from Kilpatrick.
Iso Paa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Kilpatrick checks a leg kick.#TD2#
Kilpatrick decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but Paa is blocking nicely.
Kilpatrick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kilpatrick throws a strike but Paa avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kilpatrick postures up in Paa's guard and throws a big left but Paa blocks it.
Paa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Kilpatrick dominated that round.
That's time! Paa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Kilpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paa moves away.
Paa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook.
Paa misses the jab.
The crowd cheers as Kilpatrick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paa doesn't seem phased though.
Kilpatrick looks to throw the jab but Paa is out of range.
Paa defending well as Kilpatrick loads up on a big left hand.
Paa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paa misses with a leg kick.
Kilpatrick throws a hook but Paa avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick throws a right hand that Paa ducks under and follows up with a left that Paa also avoids with ease.
Paa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kilpatrick dips to his left and cracks Paa with an uppercut!
Paa takes a swing at Kilpatrick's ribcage but misses.
Kilpatrick misses with a right hand
and Paa counters with a nice uppercut.
Kilpatrick throws a body punch but Paa moves out of range. #T1#
Kilpatrick with a jab.
Kilpatrick defending well as Paa loads up on a big left hand.
Kilpatrick throws a shot to the body.
Kilpatrick lands the left hand.
Paa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paa lands with a hook. Kilpatrick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Paa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kilpatrick to score with a decent uppercut.
Paa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilpatrick. Paa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Kilpatrick finds it's way through Paa's defenses.
Kilpatrick takes a swing at Paa's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilpatrick closes the distance and clinches up with Paa, looking for a takedown. Kilpatrick pushes Paa against the cage but Paa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#T2#
Paa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paa motions for Kilpatrick to come forward. Paa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jesse Kilpatrick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kilpatrick lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kilpatrick's corner calls for a 1-2. Kilpatrick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kilpatrick misses the shot to the body.
Paa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilpatrick moves away.
Kilpatrick moves out of range as Paa strikes.
Kilpatrick feints the counter takedown.
Paa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Paa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Paa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kilpatrick lands a head shot.
Paa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kilpatrick lands a body shot. #T3#
Paa tries to land a front kick but Kilpatrick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kilpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Paa quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Paa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kilpatrick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paa misses with a straight right.
Kilpatrick scores with a jab to the body.
Kilpatrick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilpatrick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick throws a shot from downtown. Paa moves away and avoids it.
Kilpatrick on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paa scores with a sloppy right hand. Kilpatrick should have avoided that one.
Paa moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilpatrick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kilpatrick ducks under a wild hook from Paa.#T4#
Paa misses with a low kick as Kilpatrick jumps back.
Kilpatrick is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Paa motions for Kilpatrick to come forward. Paa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paa tries to land a leg kick but Kilpatrick saw it coming and moves away.
Kilpatrick lands a right hook to the body.
Kilpatrick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kilpatrick loads up on a big right hand but Paa slips the punch.
Kilpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paa moves away.
Kilpatrick scores with a punch to the head.
Kilpatrick lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Paa throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2#
and Kilpatrick decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Paa's guard.#ES#
Paa pushes Kilpatrick off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kilpatrick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook. Paa ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Kilpatrick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Kilpatrick avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Paa.
Paa connects with a high kick.
Paa throws a body punch but Kilpatrick moves out of range.
Kilpatrick throws a series of strikes that have Paa backpedaling.
Kilpatrick throws a body punch but Paa moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick lands an overhand right.
No joy there for Kilpatrick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paa slips under a jab.
Kilpatrick avoids a kick to the body.
Kilpatrick drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Paa defends it well.
Paa throws a head kick that misses.
Paa throws a lazy right hand but Kilpatrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
A big left from Kilpatrick misses.
Kilpatrick slips a straight right by Paa.
Paa lunges at Kilpatrick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kilpatrick's hand.
Kilpatrick throws a predictable looking body shot
and Paa counters with a nice uppercut.
Kilpatrick bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Paa slips under a jab from Kilpatrick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paa.
Kilpatrick walks forward, straight into a front kick from Paa.
A shot to the liver by Kilpatrick. Beautiful body shot.
Jab, jab by Paa - just one landing.
Paa throws a looping overhand right but Kilpatrick ducks down to avoid it.
Paa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kilpatrick moves out of range as Paa strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilpatrick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T2#
Paa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kilpatrick is out of range and Paa settles back down.
And Kilpatrick tries to counter it with a takedown but Paa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Paa throws a chopping leg kick but Kilpatrick manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kilpatrick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paa.
Paa jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kilpatrick cracks Paa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kilpatrick lands a jab to the nose.
Kilpatrick misses with a looping right.
Paa swings for the body but Kilpatrick moves out of range.
Nice cross by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick misses with an uppercut.
Paa ducks under a wild hook from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook
and Paa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kilpatrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilpatrick lands a really nice looking cross but Paa seems unphased. #T3#
Kilpatrick misses with a looping right.
Kilpatrick lands with a good body shot.
Kilpatrick throws a body shot but no joy.
Paa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kilpatrick moves out of range as Paa strikes.
Paa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilpatrick misses with a looping left.
Kilpatrick throws a hook but Paa avoids it easily.
Paa connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Paa.
Paa takes one on the button.
Paa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kilpatrick slips a jab and a cross from Paa.
Paa lands a nice shot that snaps Kilpatrick's head back.
A slow jab from Paa misses its intended target.
Kilpatrick changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kilpatrick cracks Paa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T4#
Paa lands the left hand.
Paa swings for the body but Kilpatrick moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpatrick misses with a combination
and Paa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jesse Kilpatrick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A swing and a miss from Paa.
Paa thows a body kick. Kilpatrick tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab from Paa.
Kilpatrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilpatrick slips a straight right by Paa.
Kilpatrick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kilpatrick lands with a straight right. Paa didn't see that one coming.
Paa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kilpatrick circles away quickly and effectively.
Iso Paa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paa scores with a push kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Iso Paa.
Well Kilpatrick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Kilpatrick!

An out of breath Jesse Kilpatrick thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: BFF 84: Lesnar vs. Nti III     
Date:   Sep 14, 2019
#R1#
Kilpatrick misses the jab.
Booningham looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Kilpatrick misses its intended target.
Booningham throws a body shot but no joy.
Booningham lands a nice shot to the body.
Booningham's coach down at Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Booningham's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Booningham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilpatrick manages to avoid it.
Kilpatrick blocks a jab.
Kilpatrick lunges at Booningham with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Booningham's hand.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab from Booningham.
Booningham throws a body shot but no joy.
Booningham throws a body shot but no joy. #TD#
Kilpatrick closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kilpatrick landing a few strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Booningham wants to get back to his feet but Kilpatrick drags him back down.
Kilpatrick working the body and head with strikes.
Booningham is trying to get back to his feet.
Kilpatrick lands an elbow.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kilpatrick cracks Booningham with a big right hand but Booningham just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Booningham is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Kilpatrick has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kilpatrick trying to control the action but Booningham is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Booningham managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kilpatrick. #T1#
Booningham tries to escape but Kilpatrick is in control.
Kilpatrick lands some shots froms side control.
Booningham is trying to get back to his feet.
Kilpatrick landing a few strikes.
Kilpatrick cracks Booningham with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kilpatrick is chipping away with strikes.
Kilpatrick looks up at the clock and then as Booningham takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kilpatrick smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kilpatrick grinds an elbow into Booningham's temple.
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kilpatrick trying to control the action but Booningham is working from the bottom.
Booningham is trying to buck Kilpatrick off.
Kilpatrick is putting a hurting on Booningham here, landing some big shots from side control.
Booningham taking punishment in the form of punches.
Booningham is trying to get back to his feet.#T2#
Booningham takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick controls the position from side control.
Kilpatrick cracks Booningham with an elbow. That is naaassty.#ROC#
Booningham is rocked!
Booningham is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Kilpatrick has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kilpatrick lands a decent elbow from side control.
Booningham is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kilpatrick is controlling him well.
Kilpatrick wants to control but Booningham is keeping him busy.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kilpatrick scoring with punches and elbows.
Booningham is still in real trouble! Can Kilpatrick finish him?
Kilpatrick in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Booningham looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Kilpatrick turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Kilpatrick!
After winning the bout, Jesse Kilpatrick thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Daniel Booningham spoke after the fight, saying 'You'll see me again soon even if it means I'm climbing in the cage to get a fight on my off day.'.

 

Event: BFF 80: TWIN CROWN FINALS     
Date:   Aug 17, 2019
#R1#
Kilpatrick misses with a shot to the body
enabling Grayce to counter with a crisp jab.
Grayce has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kilpatrick finds it's way round the side to connect with Grayce 's head.
Kilpatrick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grayce .
Grayce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilpatrick.
Grayce misses with an uppercut
and Kilpatrick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kilpatrick moves out of range of the strikes.
Grayce looks to land a right hand but Kilpatrick moved out of range.
Kilpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grayce manages to avoid it.
Grayce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kilpatrick just misses with a punch to the body. #TD#
Grayce shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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!
Grayce tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kilpatrick knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kilpatrick tries to get to full guard but Grayce has control of the leg.
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.#T1#
Grayce working Kilpatrick over with strikes.
Kilpatrick is looking to improve his position.
Kilpatrick slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
Grayce drops back looking for a leg! Kilpatrick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kilpatrick manages to kick Grayce off! Grayce jumps back into Kilpatrick's guard.
Grayce makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T2#
Kilpatrick is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Kilpatrick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grayce is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Grayce is working hard here to advance position.#SUB#
Grayce looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kilpatrick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kilpatrick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kilpatrick controlling the action here.
Kilpatrick working over Grayce with some ground and pound. Grayce looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T3#
Kilpatrick working the head and body with strikes.
Kilpatrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Grayce makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Grayce .
Grayce seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kilpatrick stays in close to Grayce 's body and controls the position.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of digs.
Grayce has momentary wrist control but Kilpatrick slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB#
Grayce looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of elbows.#SUB#
Grayce working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kilpatrick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kilpatrick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Grayce looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #T4##SUB#
Grayce looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grayce working a defensive guard here.
Kilpatrick chips away with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kilpatrick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grayce has momentary wrist control but Kilpatrick slips an elbow through the middle.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Grayce keeps moving. #SUB#
Grayce working for a triangle but Kilpatrick defends it easily.
Kilpatrick with a nice head shot there.#T5#
Kilpatrick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB#
Grayce has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kilpatrick is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Grayce .
Kilpatrick connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Grayce some visible discomfort.
Kilpatrick creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kilpatrick in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kilpatrick trying to control the action but Grayce is working from the bottom.
Grayce is looking for a sweep.
Kilpatrick lands a nice forearm strike. #T6#
Grayce on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Grayce tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Grayce to see if he's OK.
Kilpatrick trying to control the action but Grayce is working from the bottom.
Grayce regains half guard.
Kilpatrick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grayce keeps working.
Kilpatrick working over Grayce with some ground and pound. Grayce looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kilpatrick lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilpatrick scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T7#
Grayce moves into full guard.
Grayce can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kilpatrick controls the pace.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands a big shot to Grayce 's brow. #SUB#
Grayce is looking to cinch up a triangle. Kilpatrick throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Grayce 's body to avoid the submission. Grayce has instead reached around Kilpatrick's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Grayce arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Early Grayce !
Early Grayce decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: BFF 77: Nti vs. Dabutt     
Date:   Jul 13, 2019
#R1#
Kilpatrick misses with a hook
and Roy Roy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kilpatrick swings for the body but Roy Roy moves out of range.
Kilpatrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roy Roy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Roy Roy misses with a wild body shot.
Kilpatrick misses with a left hand
and Roy Roy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kilpatrick has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LA Vale Tudo in the buildup to the fight.
Roy Roy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roy Roy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilpatrick manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Roy Roy misses its intended target.
Roy Roy misses with an uppercut. Kilpatrick saw that one coming.
Roy Roy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kilpatrick misses with a takedown
and Roy Roy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kilpatrick misses the shot to the body.
Roy Roy connects with a right hand. Kilpatrick shakes it off.
Kilpatrick misses with an uppercut
and Roy Roy counters with a left to the body.
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!
Kilpatrick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roy Roy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roy Roy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Kilpatrick shoots in looking for a takedown but Roy Roy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kilpatrick's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kilpatrick scores with a jab.
Roy Roy throws a hook but Kilpatrick avoids it easily.
Roy Roy misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Roy Roy.
Roy Roy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Roy Roy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kilpatrick throws a jab but it's blocked by Roy Roy.
Roy Roy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilpatrick lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Kilpatrick misses.
Roy Roy throws out a powerful jab.
Roy Roy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Roy Roy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilpatrick throws a hook but Roy Roy blocks it.#T2#
Roy Roy throws a lazy right hand but Kilpatrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roy Roy moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilpatrick closes the distance and clinches up with Roy Roy, looking for a takedown. Kilpatrick pushes Roy Roy against the ropes but Roy Roy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Kilpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilpatrick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kilpatrick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roy Roy avoids it really well and circles away.
Roy Roy misses with a straight right.
Kilpatrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kilpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kilpatrick looks to throw the jab but Roy Roy is out of range.
Kilpatrick misses with a left hand
and Roy Roy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Roy Roy swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T3#
Roy Roy scores with the left hand. Kilpatrick knows he should have avoided that one.
Kilpatrick misses with a shot to the body
and Roy Roy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roy Roy connects with a nice looking jab.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab.
Kilpatrick lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kilpatrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roy Roy stuffs the takedown attempt from Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick gets slowly back to his feet.
Roy Roy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kilpatrick looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roy Roy just misses with a punch to the body.
Roy Roy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilpatrick.
It seemed like Roy Roy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kilpatrick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roy Roy.
Roy Roy throws a lazy right hand but Kilpatrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kilpatrick digs a good body shot into Roy Roy's ribs.#T4#
Kilpatrick gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roy Roy counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilpatrick shoots for a double leg takedown but Roy Roy sprawls well. He's pushed Kilpatrick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jesse Kilpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Kilpatrick misses.
Kilpatrick misses the body punch
enabling Roy Roy to counter with a crisp jab.
Kilpatrick connects with a crisp jab.
Kilpatrick throws a body shot but no joy.
Kilpatrick throws an off balance right hand
and Roy Roy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kilpatrick misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Roy Roy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kilpatrick catches Roy Roy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roy Roy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Kilpatrick.
Roy Roy lands with an overhand left.
Roy Roy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilpatrick lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kilpatrick is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T5#
Roy Roy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kilpatrick at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roy Roy. Kilpatrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kilpatrick digs a good hook to Roy Roy's body.
Roy Roy throws the left hand but Kilpatrick avoids the punch easily.
Roy Roy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilpatrick moves away.
Roy Roy throws a hook to the side of Kilpatrick's head but Kilpatrick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kilpatrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roy Roy.
Kilpatrick misses with a shot to the body
and Roy Roy counters with a straight right hand.
Kilpatrick scores with the left hand. Roy Roy knows he should have avoided that one.
Decent striking displayed by Kilpatrick there.
Kilpatrick with a poor takedown
and Roy Roy counters with a nice uppercut.
Kilpatrick tries for a takedown but Roy Roy circles away easily
and Roy Roy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD#
Roy Roy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kilpatrick to score an easy takedown into full guard.#T6#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick working some strikes from top position.
Roy Roy looking for a sweep. Not yet Roy Roy, not yet.
Kilpatrick throws a big elbow that misses.
Roy Roy controlling the position.
Kilpatrick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kilpatrick trying to control but Roy Roy is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roy Roy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.#T7#
Roy Roy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kilpatrick is one step ahead there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Roy Roy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kilpatrick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kilpatrick looking to sit in guard and control but Roy Roy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Roy Roy preventing the sweep.
Kilpatrick pulls Roy Roy in close to prevent any damage.
Kilpatrick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kilpatrick bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roy Roy's guard. #REVR##T8#
Kilpatrick postures up in Roy Roy's guard and throws a big left but Roy Roy blocks it.
Roy Roy trying to keep a closed guard but Kilpatrick is proving a slippery customer.
Kilpatrick throws a big elbow that misses.
Kilpatrick landing some decent shots from guard.
Roy Roy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Roy Roy trying to control but Kilpatrick is working from the bottom. #T9#
Kilpatrick wants to sweep here but Roy Roy controlling him for the moment.
Kilpatrick looking to control.
Kilpatrick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roy Roy manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Roy Roy wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rey Roy Roy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R2#
The fighters circling - Roy Roy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kilpatrick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roy Roy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kilpatrick throws a hook but Roy Roy avoids it easily.
Kilpatrick misses with a takedown attempt - Roy Roy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#TD#
Kilpatrick scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Roy Roy has a hand on Kilpatrick's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kilpatrick takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roy Roy is looking to escape.
Kilpatrick putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!#T1#
Kilpatrick landing strikes from the mount and Roy Roy is in trouble!
Kilpatrick working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Roy Roy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes but Roy Roy uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kilpatrick misses with a head shot. Roy Roy uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kilpatrick slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T2#
Kilpatrick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kilpatrick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kilpatrick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Roy Roy wants to sweep but no luck.
Kilpatrick controlling from the top position.
Roy Roy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T3#
Roy Roy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roy Roy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes but missing.
Kilpatrick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kilpatrick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kilpatrick misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Roy Roy.
Roy Roy ducks right into an uppercut from Kilpatrick. #T4#
Good shot there by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roy Roy! But no joy.
Kilpatrick misses with a body shot
and Roy Roy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kilpatrick swings away with a body shot that misses
and Roy Roy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kilpatrick blocks a jab.
Rey Roy Roy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilpatrick avoids the body shot from Roy Roy.
Roy Roy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kilpatrick at a distance.
Kilpatrick walks into a jab.
Kilpatrick slips a jab from Roy Roy.
Roy Roy throws a shot from downtown. Kilpatrick moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Kilpatrick drives through with a takedown into Roy Roy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Roy Roy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jesse Kilpatrick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T5#
Kilpatrick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kilpatrick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roy Roy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Roy Roy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roy Roy looking for a sweep. Not yet Roy Roy, not yet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Roy Roy keeping moving, preventing Kilpatrick from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilpatrick. Roy Roy does a little dance to reset his feet.#T6#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Roy Roy looks to land a left hand but Kilpatrick moved out of range nicely.
Roy Roy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Roy Roy throws a hook to the side of Kilpatrick's head but Kilpatrick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kilpatrick throws a lazy uppercut
and Roy Roy counters with a nice uppercut.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab.
Kilpatrick feinted with a counter takedown.
Roy Roy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kilpatrick throws a right hand that misses
and Roy Roy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roy Roy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilpatrick.
Rey Roy Roy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kilpatrick misses with a body shot.
Roy Roy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kilpatrick misses with a body punch
and Roy Roy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roy Roy looks to land a left hand but Kilpatrick moved out of range nicely.
Kilpatrick misses with a looping right.
Roy Roy throws a shot from downtown. Kilpatrick moves away and avoids it.#T7#
Kilpatrick throws a jab when Roy Roy was well out of range.
Roy Roy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roy Roy swings for the body but Kilpatrick moves out of range.
Kilpatrick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kilpatrick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roy Roy misses with a straight right.
Kilpatrick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kilpatrick lands the left hand.
Roy Roy misses with an uppercut. Kilpatrick saw that one coming.
Kilpatrick connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roy Roy. Roy Roy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Roy Roy misses.
Kilpatrick misses with a looping left.
Roy Roy throws a hook but Kilpatrick avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kilpatrick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T8#
Kilpatrick clobbers Roy Roy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Roy Roy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kilpatrick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kilpatrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilpatrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilpatrick appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roy Roy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kilpatrick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donk. Kilpatrick catches Roy Roy right on the button with a cross.
Kilpatrick swings away with a body shot that misses
and Roy Roy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook. Roy Roy ducked under it nicely.
Kilpatrick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roy Roy.
Roy Roy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Kilpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Roy Roy.#T9#
Kilpatrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Roy Roy is just out of range.
Roy Roy throws a looping overhand right but Kilpatrick ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Kilpatrick misses.
Kilpatrick throws a right hand that misses
and Roy Roy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kilpatrick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roy Roy.
Kilpatrick staying out of range there.
Kilpatrick's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roy Roy under the eye.
Roy Roy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilpatrick moves out of range as Roy Roy strikes.
Roy Roy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilpatrick throws out the jab.
Kilpatrick tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Roy Roy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roy Roy throws a shot from downtown. Kilpatrick moves away and avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jesse Kilpatrick.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jesse Kilpatrick!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Rey Roy Roy!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Rey Roy Roy!

Rey Roy Roy wins by split decision!

Rey Roy Roy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

 

Event: BFF 72: El Toro v Kilpatrick 2     
Date:   May 18, 2019
#R1#
Kilpatrick throws a lazy uppercut
and Kilpatrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kilpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Toro Jr manages to avoid it.
El Toro Jr lands a nice hook to Kilpatrick's body. Kilpatrick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
El Toro Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Kilpatrick drops down looking to force a counter takedown but El Toro Jr defends it well.
Kilpatrick throws a jab but it's blocked by El Toro Jr.
Kilpatrick avoids a punch combination nicely.
El Toro Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
El Toro Jr ducks under a wild hook from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick scores with a nice head shot.
El Toro Jr misses with a head kick. #TD2#
Kilpatrick scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilpatrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB#
El Toro Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
El Toro Jr tries to roll over but Kilpatrick keeps him under control.#T1#
El Toro Jr is trying to maintain the position but Kilpatrick is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kilpatrick lands a nice short elbow.
El Toro Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kilpatrick is working away from the top position though.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kilpatrick working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
El Toro Jr is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kilpatrick is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kilpatrick working over El Toro Jr with some ground and pound. El Toro Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
El Toro Jr wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
El Toro Jr looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Kilpatrick pushes past his half guard into mount!
El Toro Jr is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Can Factory, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
El Toro Jr tries to hold on but Kilpatrick postures up.
Kilpatrick landing shots from mount.
Kilpatrick lands a heavy elbow.
El Toro Jr is looking to improve his position but Kilpatrick isn't that keen on the idea.
El Toro Jr manages to regain half guard. Good work.
El Toro Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
El Toro Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T3#
Kilpatrick is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kilpatrick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
El Toro Jr gets back to full guard.
Kilpatrick passes easily into side control. Nice work.
El Toro Jr gets back to half guard.#T4##SUB#
El Toro Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
El Toro Jr is staying active underneath Kilpatrick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kilpatrick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kilpatrick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kilpatrick connects with a nice short shot to El Toro Jr's temple.
El Toro Jr wants to improve his position but Kilpatrick is controlling well.
Kilpatrick is nestled in close to El Toro Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T5#
Kilpatrick slips a nice elbow through El Toro Jr's hands, connecting with El Toro Jr's forehead.
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#
El Toro Jr looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
El Toro Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kilpatrick pulls his head out easily.
Kilpatrick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kilpatrick working El Toro Jr over with strikes.
Kilpatrick lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB#
El Toro Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Kilpatrick wants to take a breather but El Toro Jr is having none of it. #T6#
El Toro Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Kilpatrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
El Toro Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Kilpatrick sits in half guard.
Kilpatrick lands with a punch from half guard.
Kilpatrick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks El Toro Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kilpatrick wants to pass to mount but El Toro Jr is defending the position.
El Toro Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Kilpatrick with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T7#
El Toro Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
El Toro Jr has momentary wrist control but Kilpatrick slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB#
El Toro Jr has his foot on Kilpatrick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kilpatrick works his way back into a safe position though.
Kilpatrick landing with the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick trying to control but El Toro Jr is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control El Toro Jr haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kilpatrick looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T8#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kilpatrick moves away from the strike by El Toro Jr.
Kilpatrick punishes El Toro Jr's body with a nice straight punch.#TD2#
Kilpatrick drives through with a takedown into guard.
El Toro Jr keeping moving, preventing Kilpatrick from controlling successfully. #SUB#
El Toro Jr looking for a guillotine here but Kilpatrick defends easily. #SUB#
El Toro Jr is looking for a triangle but Kilpatrick pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
El Toro Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kilpatrick defends it easily.#T9#
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but El Toro Jr keeps moving. #SUB#
El Toro Jr working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kilpatrick has passed into half guard!
El Toro Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kilpatrick scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
El Toro Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kilpatrick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kilpatrick working over El Toro Jr with some ground and pound. El Toro Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB#
El Toro Jr with the active half guard here but Kilpatrick passes nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Kilpatrick dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Kilpatrick connects with a body shot that sends El Toro Jr's belly button to the back.
El Toro Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Kilpatrick's shoulder, as Kilpatrick tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Kilpatrick. That snapped El Toro Jr's head back. #TD2#
Kilpatrick closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SUB#
El Toro Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jesse Kilpatrick has got the better of the ground game so far.
El Toro Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Kilpatrick sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick controlling the action here. #T1#
Kilpatrick lands with a punch from half guard.
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
El Toro Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB#
El Toro Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kilpatrick is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
El Toro Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kilpatrick is stalling in the full guard.
Kilpatrick chips away with some ground and pound.#T2#
Kilpatrick not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB#
El Toro Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kilpatrick distracts El Toro Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kilpatrick showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
El Toro Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T3##SUB#
El Toro Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kilpatrick defends well.#SUB#
El Toro Jr looking for a triangle here. Kilpatrick is fighting it but it looks tight! El Toro Jr pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kilpatrick is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ceaser El Toro Jr!
Ceaser El Toro Jr retains his light heavyweight title!
Ceaser El Toro Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: BFF 70: Yoshida vs. Golovkin     
Date:   May 04, 2019
#R1#
Kilpatrick walks into a left hand.
Popinski connects with a crisp jab.
Kilpatrick looks to land a right hand but Popinski moved out of range.
Kilpatrick takes a swing at Popinski's ribcage but misses. #TD#
Kilpatrick looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but Popinski is blocking nicely.
Popinski wants to control but Kilpatrick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Popinski wants to improve his position but Kilpatrick is controlling well.
Popinski wants to control but Kilpatrick is keeping busy.
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kilpatrick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Popinski has his hands clasped together around Kilpatrick's back. He's all about the action.#T1#
Kilpatrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kilpatrick working the head and body with strikes.
Popinski felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kilpatrick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Popinski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Popinski is looking to improve his position.
Kilpatrick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Popinski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kilpatrick is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Popinski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kilpatrick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Popinski's head.
Kilpatrick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but Popinski is blocking nicely. #T2#
Kilpatrick slows the pace down in half guard.
Kilpatrick prevents Popinski from improving his position.
Kilpatrick passes to full mount!
Popinski tries to reverse the position but Kilpatrick maintains control.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kilpatrick breaks from Popinski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kilpatrick landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big strike lands for Kilpatrick! That's really hurt Popinski and he's turned his back - Kilpatrick keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Kilpatrick jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Kilpatrick!
After winning the bout, Jesse Kilpatrick thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: BFF 63: Hill vs. Inuzuka III     
Date:   Mar 16, 2019
#R1#
Kilpatrick loads up on a big right hand but El Toro Jr slips the punch.
Kilpatrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #TD#
Kilpatrick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kilpatrick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick is working El Toro Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB2#
El Toro Jr is looking for a triangle but Kilpatrick pushes his legs off easily.
El Toro Jr keeping moving, preventing Kilpatrick from controlling successfully.
Kilpatrick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
El Toro Jr has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kilpatrick doesn't defend quickly enough and El Toro Jr has managed to lock this one up! Can Kilpatrick escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to El Toro Jr on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ceaser El Toro Jr!
Ceaser El Toro Jr is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Ceaser El Toro Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: BFF 59: Kilpatrick vs. Schaub     
Date:   Feb 23, 2019
#R1##TD2#
Schaub manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kilpatrick on his heels. He'll look to pass Kilpatrick's guard now, I'm sure.#SUB2#
Schaub drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kilpatrick dives on top into guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Schaub looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kilpatrick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Schaub trying to control the position.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of elbows.#SUB2#
Schaub throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kilpatrick distracts Schaub with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kilpatrick cracks Schaub with a solid left hand.
Kilpatrick tries to free his leg and advance position but Schaub is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB2#
Schaub has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kilpatrick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of elbows.#T1#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schaub is on top in guard. #REVB#
Schaub wants to control from the top but Kilpatrick keeps moving.
Schaub postures up.
Schaub stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kilpatrick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.#SUB2#
Schaub has gone for a leg lock! Kilpatrick slips out almost immediately though and dives into Schaub's guard.#REVR#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kilpatrick is in close to Schaub's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T2#
Kilpatrick is in close to Schaub's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kilpatrick works over Schaub with some ground and pound from guard.
Our spies down at at Gymi inform us that Schaub has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kilpatrick postures up and lands a big shot to Schaub's brow.
Kilpatrick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Schaub has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kilpatrick is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Schaub.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of short elbows.
Schaub can't do much from the bottom here.
Kilpatrick in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Schaub down.
Schaub tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kilpatrick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Schaub sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kilpatrick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T3#
Kilpatrick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick working over Schaub with some ground and pound. Schaub looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kilpatrick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schaub with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Schaub has hold of Kilpatrick's hands but Kilpatrick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Schaub taking some punishment here, with Kilpatrick in his half guard.
Kilpatrick slips a nice elbow through Schaub's hands, connecting with Schaub's forehead.
Kilpatrick trying to control the action but Schaub is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Schaub is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kilpatrick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kilpatrick prevents Schaub from improving his position.
Kilpatrick winds up and cracks Schaub with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kilpatrick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kilpatrick moves nicely into side control. #T4#
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Schaub manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Schaub is pressing down on Kilpatrick's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kilpatrick is holding on for now.
Schaub wants to advance to full mount but Kilpatrick doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Schaub trying to control but Kilpatrick is working from the bottom.
Schaub wants to pass the guard but Kilpatrick is keeping the position.
Schaub looking to sit in guard and control but Kilpatrick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Kilpatrick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T5#
Kilpatrick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Schaub has his foot on Kilpatrick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kilpatrick works his way back into a safe position though.
Kilpatrick chips away with some ground and pound.
Schaub wants to control but Kilpatrick passes easily into half guard.
Schaub tries to roll over but Kilpatrick keeps him under control.
Kilpatrick working over Schaub with some ground and pound. Schaub looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB2#
Schaub looking for submissions off his back.
We've been hearing that Kilpatrick has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kilpatrick working over Schaub with some ground and pound. Schaub looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kilpatrick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kilpatrick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schaub does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Schaub is trying to get back to full guard.#T6#
Kilpatrick drops an elbow to the side of Schaub's head.
Kilpatrick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kilpatrick is nestled in close to Schaub, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Schaub slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Schaub is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Schaub is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schaub is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kilpatrick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kilpatrick is in close to Schaub's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.#T7#
Schaub keeping moving, preventing Kilpatrick from controlling successfully.
Schaub wants to hit a switch here but Kilpatrick passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Schaub there!
Schaub sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kilpatrick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SUB2#
Schaub looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Schaub makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Schaub.
Kilpatrick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB2#
Schaub is looking for a triangle but Kilpatrick pushes his legs off easily.
Kilpatrick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kilpatrick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T8##SUB2#
Schaub has an active guard here but Kilpatrick has managed to pass into half guard.
Schaub has hold of Kilpatrick's hands but Kilpatrick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kilpatrick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kilpatrick trying to control the action but Schaub is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick lands strikes from half guard.
Schaub has hold of Kilpatrick's hands but Kilpatrick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schaub preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kilpatrick is trying to control. Schaub wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kilpatrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kilpatrick is thwarting Schaub's attempts to control the position.#T9#
Kilpatrick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Schaub is staying active underneath Kilpatrick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kilpatrick lands a nice short elbow.
Schaub keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Schaub is trying to maintain the position but Kilpatrick is very close to passing his half guard.
Kilpatrick lands with a punch from half guard.
Schaub wants to improve his position but Kilpatrick is controlling well.
Kilpatrick is trying to control the action in half guard but Schaub is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kilpatrick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schaub with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kilpatrick drops an elbow to the side of Schaub's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Kilpatrick dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Kilpatrick slips under a jab.
Schaub fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Schaub tests Kilpatrick's chin there with a solid looking shot.#TD#
Kilpatrick looking to score a takedown here. Schaub is defending well but Kilpatrick drives through and ends up in Schaub's guard.
Schaub is trying to control the position but Kilpatrick postures up.
Schaub wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kilpatrick is now in half guard. #SUB2#
Schaub looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kilpatrick is looking to take a break and control but Schaub is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Schaub looking for submissions off his back.
Kilpatrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T1#
Schaub tries to roll over but Kilpatrick keeps him under control.
Schaub is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kilpatrick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Schaub tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kilpatrick has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kilpatrick landing strikes from the mount and Schaub is in trouble!
Kilpatrick breaks from Schaub's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick raining down hammerfists from mount.#ROC#
Schaub is rocked!
Schaub wants to hold on but Kilpatrick pushes him away.
Schaub is still in real trouble! Can Kilpatrick finish him?
Schaub is wriggling around trying to escape.
Schaub seems to have recovered his senses.#T2#
Kilpatrick putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kilpatrick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schaub can do to turn this around?
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!
Kilpatrick postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Schaub in real trouble here! The ref calls for Schaub to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Kilpatrick!
Jesse Kilpatrick retains his light heavyweight title!
Jesse Kilpatrick seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: BFF 55: Schaub vs. Badass     
Date:   Jan 26, 2019
#R1#
Popinski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Popinski throws out a loose jab but Kilpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popinski lands an overhand right.
Popinski throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kilpatrick throws out a loose jab but Popinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popinski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Popinski misses with a lunging right hand #TD2#
and Kilpatrick counters with a nice double leg into side control. Popinski won't be happy with that.
Popinski is looking for a sweep.
Popinski dodges the ground and pound from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick is putting a hurting on Popinski here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilpatrick scores with punches from side control.
Popinski is not content to let Kilpatrick control the position.
Popinski defending against the ground and pound.
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.
Kilpatrick grinds an elbow into Popinski's temple. #T1#
Popinski gets back to half guard.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Popinski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kilpatrick on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kilpatrick lands a nice short elbow.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Popinski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick lands strikes from half guard.
Popinski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick is looking to take a break and control but Popinski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kilpatrick controlling the pace.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kilpatrick not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T2#
Kilpatrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Popinski taking some punishment here, with Kilpatrick in his half guard.
Kilpatrick lands strikes from half guard.
Kilpatrick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kilpatrick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kilpatrick winds up and cracks Popinski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Popinski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kilpatrick drops an elbow to the side of Popinski's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Popinski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kilpatrick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Popinski's head. #T3#
Kilpatrick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Popinski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kilpatrick is thwarting Popinski's attempts to control the position.
Popinski wants to improve his position but Kilpatrick is controlling well.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kilpatrick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Popinski's head.
Kilpatrick is pressing down on Popinski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Popinski is holding on for now.
Popinski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kilpatrick connects with a nice short shot to Popinski's temple.
Kilpatrick not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T4#
Kilpatrick lands with a punch from half guard.
Kilpatrick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kilpatrick connects with a nice short shot to Popinski's temple.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but Popinski is blocking nicely.
Kilpatrick is keen to just control but Popinski is a slippery customer.
Kilpatrick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kilpatrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kilpatrick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Popinski's head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kilpatrick working his ground and pound in the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilpatrick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Popinski defending well though.
Popinski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick working over Popinski with some ground and pound. Popinski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Popinski trying to hold on to Kilpatrick's head to control him but Kilpatrick postures up. #T5#
Kilpatrick slips a nice elbow through Popinski's hands, connecting with Popinski's forehead.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kilpatrick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kilpatrick working the head and body with strikes.
Popinski is looking for a sweep. Kilpatrick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kilpatrick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Popinski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kilpatrick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T6#
Kilpatrick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kilpatrick thows a huge punch but Popinski dodges it nicely.
Kilpatrick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Popinski defending well though.
Kilpatrick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Popinski defending well though.
Popinski is breathing heavily.
Kilpatrick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kilpatrick perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kilpatrick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Popinski defending well though.
Kilpatrick is nestled in close to Popinski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popinski has hold of Kilpatrick's hands but Kilpatrick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kilpatrick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kilpatrick stalling.
Kilpatrick is keen to just control but Popinski is a slippery customer.#T7#
Kilpatrick throwing shots but Popinski is blocking nicely.
Kilpatrick working Popinski over with strikes.
Kilpatrick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kilpatrick prevents Popinski from improving his position.
Kilpatrick thows a huge punch but Popinski dodges it nicely.
Kilpatrick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Popinski is not content to let Kilpatrick control the position.#T8#
Kilpatrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kilpatrick is trying to control. Popinski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kilpatrick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kilpatrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Popinski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kilpatrick.
Ground and pound from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick is nestled in close to Popinski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Popinski taking some punishment here, with Kilpatrick in his half guard. #T9#
Popinski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilpatrick.
Popinski tries to roll over but Kilpatrick keeps him under control.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kilpatrick frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Popinski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kilpatrick is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kilpatrick with shots to the head and body - Popinski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kilpatrick lands a heavy elbow.
Kilpatrick putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!#ROC2#
Popinski is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Kilpatrick dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Popinski walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Popinski limp body while Kilpatrick jumps on to the ropes and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jesse Kilpatrick!
Jesse Kilpatrick is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Jesse Kilpatrick, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: BUDOKAI DENSETSU 2018!     
Date:   Dec 29, 2018
#R1#
Willis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kilpatrick sprawls well. Kilpatrick wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Willis gets slowly back to his feet.#TD#
Willis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Willis showed some decent athleticism there.
Willis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Willis trying to control from half guard but Kilpatrick is working away.
Kilpatrick moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kilpatrick wants to sweep here but Willis controlling him for the moment.
Kilpatrick is still trying to improve position.
Willis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T1#
Willis throws an elbow that misses. Kilpatrick uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Willis's guard. Nice move by Kilpatrick!#REVB#
Willis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kilpatrick is one step ahead there.
Willis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kilpatrick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kilpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.
Kilpatrick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kilpatrick passes into half guard.
Willis is pressing down on Kilpatrick's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Willis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kilpatrick postures up. #T2#
Kilpatrick is working Willis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kilpatrick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kilpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.
Willis 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#
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kilpatrick wants to get back to full guard.
Kilpatrick is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpatrick is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Willis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Willis's back!
Willis tries to escape but Kilpatrick has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kilpatrick lands punches and elbows.
Willis tries to escape but Kilpatrick has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Willis is working hard here to advance position.
Willis trying to control but not successfully.
Kilpatrick controlling well, preventing Willis from escaping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T3#
Kilpatrick is landing with strikes. Willis can't take much more of this.
Kilpatrick is landing with strikes from the back.
Kilpatrick lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Willis looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kilpatrick lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Willis rolls, trying to escape but Kilpatrick keeps control of the position.
Kilpatrick lands an elbow to the side of the head.
I really don't envy Willis right now.
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.
Kilpatrick throwing damaging strikes from the back! Willis could be in trouble here!
Well, with Kilpatrick on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Willis is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Willis is trying to break free.
Willis rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
Kilpatrick drops an elbow to the side of Willis's head.
Willis taking some punishment here, with Kilpatrick in his half guard.
Kilpatrick lands strikes from half guard.
Willis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kilpatrick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Willis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Willis is pressing down on Kilpatrick's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilpatrick preventing the sweep.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of elbows.
Kilpatrick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T5#
Kilpatrick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.
Willis wants to sweep here but Kilpatrick controlling him for the moment.
Kilpatrick working some strikes from top position.
Kilpatrick trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick controlling from the top position.
Kilpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.
Kilpatrick landing with the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kilpatrick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T6#
Kilpatrick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Willis has momentary wrist control but Kilpatrick slips an elbow through the middle.
Willis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Willis trying to control the position.
Willis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Willis striking off his back but it's not causing Kilpatrick any problems.
Kilpatrick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kilpatrick is working Willis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kilpatrick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kilpatrick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kilpatrick landing some decent shots from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpatrick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T7#
Kilpatrick cracks Willis with a solid left hand.
Kilpatrick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Willis wants to improve his position but instead Kilpatrick has moved into half guard.
Willis wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kilpatrick lands a nice short elbow.
Willis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Kilpatrick there.
Willis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kilpatrick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kilpatrick cracks Willis with a solid left hand.
Kilpatrick landing with the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick preventing the sweep. #T8#
Kilpatrick is in close to Willis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kilpatrick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Willis wants to sweep here but Kilpatrick controlling him for the moment.
Kilpatrick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Willis's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis looking for a sweep. Not yet Willis, not yet.
Kilpatrick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Willis's head.
Kilpatrick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Willis has momentary wrist control but Kilpatrick slips an elbow through the middle.
Kilpatrick controlling from the top position.
Kilpatrick scoring with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick stands up over Willis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kilpatrick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T9#
Kilpatrick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of digs.
Kilpatrick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Willis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kilpatrick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #ROC2#
Willis is rocked!
Kilpatrick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Willis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kilpatrick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kilpatrick passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Willis seems to have got his legs back now.
Kilpatrick lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Willis down.
Willis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kilpatrick connects with a decent elbow.
Kilpatrick lands a few punches from side control.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Kilpatrick dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R2##CL#
Willis has Kilpatrick up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kilpatrick has Willis pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Willis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kilpatrick can't get the takedown.
Willis tries to work over Kilpatrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kilpatrick tries to score a body lock takedown but Willis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gary Willis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Kilpatrick.
A body shot lands from Willis.
Willis lands an uppercut.
Willis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kilpatricks head.
Willis lands a nice shot to the body.
Kilpatrick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Willis.
A right hook to the body lands for Willis.
Willis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Willis lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Willis.
Willis is working Kilpatrick over against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis digs a right hand into Kilpatrick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kilpatrick's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Willis.
Kilpatrick is breathing heavily.
Willis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Willis.
Kilpatrick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Willis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Willis gets through Kilpatrick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Willis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Willis scores with a shoulder strike.
Willis scores with a shot to the side of Kilpatrick's head.
Still in the clinch, Willis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Willis cracks Kilpatrick with a nice body shot.
Kilpatrick drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Willis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Willis is leaning against Kilpatrick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Willis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Willis scores with a shot to the side of Kilpatrick's head.
Kilpatrick has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Willis after a bit of a struggle.
Kilpatrick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Willis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Willis scores with a shoulder strike.
Willis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Willis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Willis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Willis.
Kilpatrick tries to circle away but Willis has him pinned against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Willis.
Willis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#TD#
Willis jumps guard and drags Kilpatrick to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Willis is looking to sweep but instead, Kilpatrick has passed into half guard.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Willis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Willis looking for a sweep. Not yet Willis, not yet.
Kilpatrick with a nice head shot there.
Kilpatrick won't allow Willis to sweep him here.
Kilpatrick chips away with some ground and pound.
Willis controls Kilpatrick momentarily but Kilpatrick frees himself.
Kilpatrick throws an elbow that misses. Willis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kilpatrick's guard. Nice move by Willis!#REVR##T3#
Willis looking to pass the guard.
Kilpatrick lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Willis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kilpatrick is one step ahead there.
Kilpatrick stands up over Willis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kilpatrick landing some decent shots from guard.
Kilpatrick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick scoring with some ground and pound. #T4#
Kilpatrick won't allow Willis to sweep him here.
Kilpatrick postures up. #SUB#
Kilpatrick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Willis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kilpatrick has managed to get both his arms back between Willis's legs - danger averted.
Kilpatrick works over Willis with some ground and pound from guard.
Willis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kilpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.
Willis wants to sweep here but Kilpatrick controlling him for the moment. #T5#
Willis wants to hit a switch here but Kilpatrick passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Willis there!
Willis is trying to escape the mount.
Kilpatrick pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kilpatrick looking to finish Willis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Willis!
Willis can't escape the position.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of good head shots there. #T6#
Kilpatrick breaks from Willis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kilpatrick putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Willis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick landing strikes from the mount and Willis is in trouble!
Kilpatrick working Willis over with strikes here.
Willis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Willis is desperately trying to improve his position but Kilpatrick has a good base and remains in mount.
Kilpatrick lands a heavy elbow.
Oooh a big shot lands for Kilpatrick! Willis is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jesse Kilpatrick!
Jesse Kilpatrick decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: BFF 48: Fury vs. Bartlett II     
Date:   Nov 24, 2018
#R1#
Roy Roy throws a hook but Kilpatrick avoids it easily.
Roy Roy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A swing and a miss from Roy Roy.
Roy Roy missing with a left hand there. Kilpatrick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roy Roy throws a body shot but no joy.
Roy Roy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roy Roy.
Kilpatrick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roy Roy.
Kilpatrick throws a big shot that misses.
Roy Roy throws out a counter right but Kilpatrick avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Kilpatrick misses. #T1##TD#
Roy Roy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kilpatrick to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Roy Roy is trying to keep Kilpatrick in close.
Kilpatrick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kilpatrick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Roy Roy keeping moving, preventing Kilpatrick from controlling successfully.
Kilpatrick throws a big elbow that misses.
Roy Roy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roy Roy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roy Roy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kilpatrick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kilpatrick distracts Roy Roy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Roy Roy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
Kilpatrick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kilpatrick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kilpatrick works over Roy Roy with some ground and pound from guard.
Kilpatrick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kilpatrick distracts Roy Roy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kilpatrick is working Roy Roy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilpatrick is working Roy Roy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kilpatrick is working Roy Roy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kilpatrick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kilpatrick tries to free his leg and advance position but Roy Roy is retaining full guard.
Kilpatrick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes from guard but Roy Roy blocks nicely.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands a big shot to Roy Roy's brow. #T3#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kilpatrick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kilpatrick is in close to Roy Roy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kilpatrick chips away with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Roy Roy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of digs.
Kilpatrick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kilpatrick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes from guard but Roy Roy blocks nicely.
Kilpatrick works over Roy Roy with some ground and pound from guard.
Kilpatrick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T4#
Kilpatrick forces his way into half guard.
Kilpatrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kilpatrick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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.
Kilpatrick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kilpatrick lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kilpatrick lands a nice short elbow.
Kilpatrick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kilpatrick controlling the action here.
Kilpatrick slips a nice elbow through Roy Roy's hands, connecting with Roy Roy's forehead.
Kilpatrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T5#
Kilpatrick drops an elbow to the side of Roy Roy's head.
Kilpatrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kilpatrick thows a huge punch but Roy Roy dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kilpatrick connects with a nice short shot to Roy Roy's temple.
Roy Roy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kilpatrick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kilpatrick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kilpatrick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kilpatrick connects with a nice short shot to Roy Roy's temple.
Kilpatrick working Roy Roy over with strikes.
Kilpatrick works his way into full mount!
Kilpatrick takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T6#
Kilpatrick landing strikes from the mount and Roy Roy is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpatrick postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Roy Roy looks a forlorn figure.
Roy Roy taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick working the ground and pound effectively.
Kilpatrick lands with some strikes.
Kilpatrick unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roy Roy is looking to escape.
Kilpatrick pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#ROC#
Roy Roy is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Rey Roy Roy has been cut.#T7#
Kilpatrick tries to control but Roy Roy wriggling away.
Kilpatrick with the ground and pound from mount.
Roy Roy is still in real trouble! Can Kilpatrick finish him?
Kilpatrick raining down shots from the mount!
Roy Roy seems to have recovered his senses.
Kilpatrick looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Roy Roy covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Kilpatrick!
A very excited looking Jesse Kilpatrick made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: BFF 46: Bull vs. El Toro Jr.     
Date:   Nov 10, 2018
#R1##TD#
Kilpatrick shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kilpatrick was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kilpatrick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gaston keeps working.
Gaston struggling a bit here.
Gaston taking a bit of punishment here - Kilpatrick scoring with strikes.
Kilpatrick looks up at the clock and then as Gaston takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kilpatrick smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gaston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kilpatrick working the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kilpatrick is working Gaston over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gaston gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gaston wants to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaston has hold of Kilpatrick's hands but Kilpatrick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gaston is refusing to be controlled, as Kilpatrick sits in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gaston can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gaston trying to control from the bottom.
Kilpatrick working Gaston over with strikes.
Gaston wants to get back to full guard.#T1#
Kilpatrick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB2#
Gaston looking for submissions off his back.
Kilpatrick is trying to control the action in half guard but Gaston is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kilpatrick is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gaston is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#SUB2#
Gaston looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.#SUB2#
Gaston looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gaston trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Kilpatrick.
Gaston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kilpatrick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kilpatrick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gaston with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kilpatrick drops an elbow to the side of Gaston's head.
Nice strikes from Kilpatrick there. #T2#
Nice strikes from Kilpatrick there.
Kilpatrick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gaston is looking to control Kilpatrick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gaston avoid being mounted?
Kilpatrick is looking to take a break and control but Gaston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gaston is looking to control Kilpatrick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gaston avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kilpatrick lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kilpatrick lands a nice short elbow.
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!
Gaston trying to hold on to Kilpatrick's head to control him but Kilpatrick postures up.
Kilpatrick is nestled in close to Gaston, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gaston is looking to control Kilpatrick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gaston avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Kilpatrick there.
Gaston taking some punishment here, with Kilpatrick in his half guard. #T3#
Kilpatrick drops an elbow to the side of Gaston's head.
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kilpatrick is thwarting Gaston's attempts to control the position.
Gaston has hold of Kilpatrick's hands but Kilpatrick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kilpatrick is nestled in close to Gaston, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gaston trying to control but Kilpatrick postures up.
Kilpatrick slips a nice elbow through Gaston's hands, connecting with Gaston's forehead.
Kilpatrick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kilpatrick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gaston keeps working.
Kilpatrick working Gaston over with strikes.
Gaston on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kilpatrick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kilpatrick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gaston on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #ROC#
Gaston is rocked!
Kilpatrick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gaston is still in real trouble! Can Kilpatrick finish him?#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilpatrick is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Gaston is hurt! He's hurt bad - Kilpatrick fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Gaston from any more punishment! Congratulations to Kilpatrick! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Kilpatrick!
A relieved looking Jesse Kilpatrick thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Roy Gaston stepped up to the mic, saying 'Better watch yo back homie!'.

 

Event: BFF 40: Kemp vs. Kasza     
Date:   Sep 28, 2018
#R1#
Willis looks to land a right hand but Kilpatrick moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Kilpatrick.#CL2#
Willis moves into the clinch.
Willis scores with a shot to the side of Kilpatrick's head.
Kilpatrick can't get the takedown.
Willis lands with a light punch inside.
Kilpatrick wants a takedown.
Kilpatrick goes for a takedown attempt but Willis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Kilpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilpatrick throws a looping overhand right but Willis ducks down to avoid it.
Willis just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Willis misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Willis moves into range and clinches up with Kilpatrick.
Willis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Kilpatrick looking for a takedown.
Kilpatrick takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willis stops a takedown attempt from Kilpatrick.
Willis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Willis gets through Kilpatrick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Willis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Willis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Willis on the inside.
Willis misses with a body punch. #T1#
Willis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kilpatricks head.
Kilpatrick looking for a takedown.
I was talking to Kilpatrick's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Willis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kilpatrick has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Willis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Willis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kilpatrick goes for a takedown attempt but Willis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kilpatrick is breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Willis.
Kilpatrick bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kilpatrick connects with a right hand. Willis shakes it off.
Willis lands with a nice body punch.
Willis cracks Kilpatrick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.#CUT2#
It looks like Jesse Kilpatrick has been cut.#CL2#
Willis rushes Kilpatrick and presses him up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Willis.
Willis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Willis scores with an uppercut up the middle.#ROC2#
Kilpatrick is rocked!
Willis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Oh Kilpatrick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kilpatrick has Willis pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Willis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kilpatrick seems to have got his legs back now.
Kilpatrick has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Willis after a bit of a struggle.
Willis cracks Kilpatrick with a nice body shot.#T2#
A shot in the inside from Willis.
Willis lands a nice uppercut.
Willis presses Kilpatrick against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Willis.
Willis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Willis pushes Kilpatrick back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Willis lands with a short shot to the head.
Willis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Willis lands a nice shot to the body.
Willis cracks Kilpatrick with a nice body shot.
Willis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
A short body shot lands from Willis as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Willis.
Willis lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Willis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Willis pushes Kilpatrick back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Willis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Willis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Willis pushes Kilpatrick back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Willis pushes Kilpatrick back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Willis lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T3#
Willis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Willis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Willis is working Kilpatrick over against the ropes.
Willis gets through Kilpatrick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Willis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Willis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Willis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Willis lands with a short shot to the head.
Willis creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kilpatrick's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kilpatrick drops to his knees and Willis pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Willis!
Gary Willis is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Gary Willis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: BFF 34: LHW Final     
Date:   Aug 25, 2018
#R1#
Eriksen throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #TD2#
Kilpatrick looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kilpatrick postures up in Eriksen's guard and throws a big left but Eriksen blocks it.
Eriksen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kilpatrick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kilpatrick sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Eriksen's guard.
Eriksen is looking for a sweep. Kilpatrick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kilpatrick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Eriksen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kilpatrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kilpatrick winds up and cracks Eriksen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kilpatrick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Kilpatrick there.
Kilpatrick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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.
Eriksen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilpatrick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T1#
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kilpatrick lands with a punch from half guard.
Kilpatrick lands strikes from half guard.#ROC2#
Eriksen is rocked!
Kilpatrick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kilpatrick working Eriksen over with strikes.
Oh Eriksen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kilpatrick thows a huge punch but Eriksen dodges it nicely.
Eriksen seems to have got his legs back now.
Kilpatrick is nestled in close to Eriksen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
My spies in Crapollas Gym inform me that Kilpatrick has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Eriksen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick lands strikes from half guard.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but Eriksen is blocking nicely.
Kilpatrick is nestled in close to Eriksen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kilpatrick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kilpatrick controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Eriksen is out! Kilpatrick gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jesse Kilpatrick!
Jesse Kilpatrick is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jesse Kilpatrick seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: BFF 30: LHW Tag Round 3-2     
Date:   Aug 04, 2018
#R1##TD2#
Kilpatrick scores with a takedown into Joyner's guard.
Kilpatrick landing some decent shots from guard.
Kilpatrick won't allow Joyner to sweep him here.
Kilpatrick scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB#
Joyner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kilpatrick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Joyner has momentary wrist control but Kilpatrick slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kilpatrick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kilpatrick landing some decent shots from guard.
My spies in Crapollas Gym inform me that Kilpatrick has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kilpatrick lands a couple of decent looking shots.#ROC2#
Joyner is rocked!
Kilpatrick arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Joyner'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 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jesse Kilpatrick!
During a confident post fight interview, Jesse Kilpatrick thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: BFF 26: LHW Tag Round 3-1     
Date:   Jul 14, 2018
#R1#
Kilpatrick shoots and misses #CL2#
and Willis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Willis.
Kilpatrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Willis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilpatrick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Willis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Willis is leaning against Kilpatrick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kilpatrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Willis.
Willis pushes Kilpatrick back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Willis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kilpatrick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kilpatrick misses with a body punch.
Willis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kilpatrick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Willis lands a shoulder strike.
Willis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willis blocks a body shot from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Willis controls his hands.
Willis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Willis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Willis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Willis blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
Willis lands a shoulder strike.
Kilpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilpatrick is trying to force a seperation but Willis has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Willis.
Kilpatrick tries to score a body lock takedown but Willis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Kilpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Willis.
Willis's coach down at Chris Leben KO Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Willis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kilpatrick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Willis has him pressed against the ropes.
Willis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kilpatricks head.
Good body shot from Willis.
Kilpatrick is breathing heavily.
Willis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Willis is leaning against Kilpatrick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Willis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Willis.
A short uppercut from Willis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Willis. #ROC2#
Kilpatrick is rocked!#KD2#
Willis drops Kilpatrick onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kilpatrick is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Kilpatrick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Willis works on Kilpatrick's body with a couple of short punches.
Willis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Willis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Willis dips a shoulder and cracks Kilpatrick with a mighty uppercut! Kilpatrick falls back against the ropes and Willis unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kilpatrick is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Willis screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Willis!
An out of breath Gary Willis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: BFF 22: LHW Tag Round 2-2     
Date:   Jun 23, 2018
#R1#
Kilpatrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nordon.
Kilpatrick feints the counter takedown.
Nordon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CUT#
It looks like Jesse Kilpatrick has been cut.
Kilpatrick throws a looping overhand right but Nordon ducks down to avoid it.
Nordon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kilpatrick's head backwards.
A big right from Nordon misses.
Kilpatrick is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nordon blocks a jab.
Nordon lands a jab to Kilpatrick's midsection.
Kilpatrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nordon.
Nordon slips a straight right by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nordon.
Nordon scores with a nice strike.
Kilpatrick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kilpatrick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nordon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nordon throws a body shot but no joy.
Kilpatrick is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nordon with a body shot.
Eddie Nordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilpatrick takes a swing at Nordon's ribcage but misses.
Nordon throws an off balance right hand
and Kilpatrick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nordon cracks Kilpatrick with an open hand slap.#T1#
Nordon throws a hook but Kilpatrick avoids it easily.
Nordon staying out of range there.
Kilpatrick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nordon.
Nordon tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kilpatrick manages to circle out of the way.
Nordon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kilpatrick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kilpatrick lands a nice looking body shot.
Nordon slips under a jab from Kilpatrick.
Nice body punch from Kilpatrick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nordon.#CL#
Nordon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #BC2#
Kilpatrick breaks from the clinch.
Nordon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nordon lands with a right hand.
Kilpatrick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nordon 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.
Nordon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nordon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilpatrick avoids the body shot from Nordon.
Kilpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nordon moves away.
Nordon tries to clinch up but Kilpatrick circles away and keeps his distance.#T2#
Kilpatrick tries to move into range but Nordon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nordon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilpatrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Nordon.
Nordon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilpatrick.
Nordon avoids the body shot from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nordon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nordon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kilpatrick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kilpatrick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nordon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilpatrick.
Nordon's corner calls for a 1-2. Nordon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nordon takes a swing at Kilpatrick's ribcage but misses.
Kilpatrick misses with a body shot.
Kilpatrick misses with an uppercut.
Nordon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilpatrick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilpatrick. Nordon does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3#
Kilpatrick keeps the fight on the outside.
Nordon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kilpatrick.#KD#
Nordon steps into range and cracks Kilpatrick with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Kilpatrick flops backwards and Nordon dives into his guard looking to finish! #ROC#
Kilpatrick is rocked!#CUT#
That has opened up Jesse Kilpatrick's cut even more.
Kilpatrick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nordon manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilpatrick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kilpatrick throws a big elbow that misses.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nordon wants to stand up but Kilpatrick is controlling him.
Nordon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
Kilpatrick throwing strikes from guard but Nordon blocks nicely.
Kilpatrick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nordon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kilpatrick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nordon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of digs.
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.
Kilpatrick postures up in Nordon's guard and throws a big left but Nordon blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kilpatrick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kilpatrick is looking to work some ground and pound but Nordon has wrist control.
Kilpatrick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands a big shot to Nordon's brow.
Kilpatrick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kilpatrick stops Nordon from standing up. #T5#
Kilpatrick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nordon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kilpatrick postures up in Nordon's guard and throws a big left but Nordon blocks it.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes from guard but Nordon blocks nicely.
Kilpatrick throws a big elbow that misses.
Kilpatrick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kilpatrick landing some decent shots from guard.
Kilpatrick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kilpatrick trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nordon manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Nordon stopping the sweep attempt from Kilpatrick.#T6#
Nordon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kilpatrick lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Kilpatrick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kilpatrick trying to control but Nordon is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick cracks Nordon with a solid left hand.
Kilpatrick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nordon is keeping the position for now.
Kilpatrick throws a big elbow that misses.
Kilpatrick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T7#
Kilpatrick throws a big elbow that misses.
Kilpatrick postures up in Nordon's guard and throws a big left but Nordon blocks it.
Kilpatrick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes from guard but Nordon blocks nicely.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Nordon keeps moving.
Kilpatrick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nordon's head.
Nordon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kilpatrick is in close to Nordon's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T8#
Kilpatrick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nordon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick working some strikes from top position.
Nordon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands a big shot to Nordon's brow.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of elbows.
Nordon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kilpatrick with a flurry of punches that miss. #T9#
Kilpatrick throws a big elbow that misses.
Kilpatrick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nordon is breathing heavily.
Kilpatrick showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kilpatrick throws a big elbow that misses.
Kilpatrick throws a big elbow that misses.
Kilpatrick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Nordon keeps moving.
Kilpatrick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kilpatrick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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 Eddie Nordon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jesse Kilpatrick's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R2#
Kilpatrick on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kilpatrick misses the shot to the body.
Nordon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nordon with a nice cross.
A jab from Nordon finds it's way through Kilpatrick's defenses.
Nordon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nordon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kilpatrick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kilpatrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nordon seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilpatrick throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Nordon counter with a right hand.
Nordon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kilpatrick takes a swing at Nordon's ribcage but misses.
Nordon jabs Kilpatrick to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Eddie Nordon is winning the standup battle so far.
Nordon wants to clinch up but Kilpatrick keeps it at a distance.#T1#
Kilpatrick blocks a jab.
Kilpatrick is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kilpatrick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nordon rather than just go for the knockout.
Nordon cracks Kilpatrick with a good jab.
Kilpatrick misses with a wild body shot.
Nordon is looking to clinch but Kilpatrick is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut lands for Nordon. That snapped Kilpatrick's head back.
A shot to the body from Kilpatrick misses
and Nordon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nordon misses with a straight left.
Nordon digs a good hook to Kilpatrick's body.
Nordon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilpatrick.
Nordon misses with an uppercut. Kilpatrick saw that one coming.
Kilpatrick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nordon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kilpatrick's head backwards.
Nordon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nordon misses with a looping right.
Kilpatrick tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nordon throws a shot from downtown. Kilpatrick moves away and avoids it.
Kilpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Nordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilpatrick takes a swing at Nordon's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Nordon. Beautiful body shot.
Kilpatrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilpatrick slips a straight right by Nordon.
Kilpatrick misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Nordon.
Nordon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nordon lands with a hook. Kilpatrick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nordon tries to close the distance and clinch but Kilpatrick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nordon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nordon takes a swing at Kilpatrick's ribcage but misses. #T3#
Nordon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kilpatrick doesn't seem bothered though.
Nordon misses with a body shot.
Nordon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nordon lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nordon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilpatrick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilpatrick. Nordon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nordon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilpatrick feints the counter takedown.
Nordon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kilpatrick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nordon momentarily.
Kilpatrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nordon.
Nordon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nordon tests Kilpatrick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kilpatrick misses with a looping left.#T4#
Kilpatrick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nordon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nordon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kilpatrick can do to turn this around?#TD2#
Kilpatrick bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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!
Kilpatrick scores with punches from side control.
Kilpatrick in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kilpatrick working the ground and pound.
Nordon managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kilpatrick.
The strikes coming from Kilpatrick are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ground and pound from Kilpatrick seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kilpatrick lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kilpatrick sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nordon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kilpatrick sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nordon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position. #T5#
Kilpatrick is putting a hurting on Nordon here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kilpatrick throws an elbow but Nordon slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Kilpatrick are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kilpatrick working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick is working Nordon over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jesse Kilpatrick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kilpatrick looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nordon is avoiding damage well.
Kilpatrick sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nordon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kilpatrick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nordon keeps working. #T6#
Sloppy strikes there by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nordon dodges the ground and pound from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick landing a few strikes.
The ground and pound from Kilpatrick seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kilpatrick is putting a hurting on Nordon here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nordon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilpatrick in side control, throwing shots but Nordon defends.
Kilpatrick working the ground and pound. #ROC2#
Nordon is rocked!#T7#
Nordon taking a bit of punishment here - Kilpatrick scoring with strikes.
Oh Nordon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kilpatrick creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nordon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Check out the look on Kilpatrick's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kilpatrick lands a few punches from side control.
Nordon is not content to let Kilpatrick control the position.
Kilpatrick scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Nordon is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Kilpatrick can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Kilpatrick!
After winning the bout, Jesse Kilpatrick thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: BFF 18: LHW Tag Round 2-1     
Date:   Jun 02, 2018
#R1#
Tyler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kilpatrick swivels and escapes.
Kilpatrick just misses with a punch to the body. #CL#
Tyler takes the fight into the clinch. #TD#
Tyler has hold of one of Kilpatrick's legs. Kilpatrick is fighting the takedown attempt but Tyler gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kilpatrick wants to sweep here but Tyler controlling him for the moment.
Tyler trying to control but Kilpatrick is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick looking for a sweep. Not yet Kilpatrick, not yet.
Tyler trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilpatrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilpatrick looking for a sweep. Not yet Kilpatrick, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kilpatrick is still trying to improve position.
Kilpatrick lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Kilpatrick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T1#
Kilpatrick postures up in Tyler's guard and throws a big left but Tyler blocks it.
Kilpatrick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kilpatrick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kilpatrick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kilpatrick postures up in Tyler's guard and throws a big left but Tyler blocks it.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes but missing.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kilpatrick looking to sit in guard and control but Tyler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Tyler trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilpatrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilpatrick looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Kilpatrick is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kilpatrick is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Tyler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kilpatrick is nestled in close to Tyler, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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.
Kilpatrick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyler's head.
Kilpatrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilpatrick working Tyler over with strikes.
Kilpatrick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tyler has hold of Kilpatrick's hands but Kilpatrick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kilpatrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kilpatrick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tyler with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kilpatrick working Tyler over with strikes. #T3#
Kilpatrick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tyler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tyler tries to get out of the position.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
Kilpatrick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kilpatrick working over Tyler with some ground and pound. Tyler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tyler won't allow Kilpatrick to pass to mount.
Kilpatrick working Tyler over with strikes.
Kilpatrick looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tyler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick content to control rather than advance. #T4#
Kilpatrick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick lands with a punch from half guard.
Kilpatrick working the head and body with strikes.
Kilpatrick lands with a punch from half guard. #ROC2#
Tyler is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilpatrick winds up and cracks Tyler with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oh Tyler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kilpatrick lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Tyler! More strikes land and this one is all over! Kilpatrick jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Kilpatrick!
During a confident post fight interview, Jesse Kilpatrick thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: BFF 13: LHW Tag Round 1-2     
Date:   May 13, 2018
#R1#
Kilpatrick tries to move into range but Basher moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CUT#
It looks like Jesse Kilpatrick has been cut.#TD2#
Kilpatrick closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kilpatrick lands in his opponent's guard.
Kilpatrick is working Basher over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Basher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kilpatrick on the ground.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands a big shot to Basher's brow.
Basher looking for a sweep. Not yet Basher, not yet.
Kilpatrick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Basher keeps moving.
Kilpatrick slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kilpatrick working some strikes from top position.
Kilpatrick scoring with punches to the head and body.
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.#T1#
Kilpatrick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kilpatrick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes from guard but Basher blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kilpatrick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kilpatrick chips away with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kilpatrick working some strikes from top position.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands a big shot to Basher's brow.
Kilpatrick landing with the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of digs.
Kilpatrick with a nice head shot there.
Kilpatrick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kilpatrick postures up in Basher's guard and throws a big left but Basher blocks it. #T2#
Kilpatrick lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Basher wants to sweep but no luck.
Kilpatrick controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kilpatrick landing some decent shots from guard.
Kilpatrick controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kilpatrick with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kilpatrick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kilpatrick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kilpatrick scoring with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick is in close to Basher's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T3#
Kilpatrick lands a couple of digs.
Kilpatrick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kilpatrick chips away with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick with a nice head shot there.
Kilpatrick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Basher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilpatrick scoring with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick scoring with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Basher has momentary wrist control but Kilpatrick slips an elbow through the middle.
Kilpatrick stands up over Basher, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Basher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Kilpatrick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kilpatrick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kilpatrick engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kilpatrick trying to control but Basher is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick distracts Basher with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kilpatrick works over Basher with some ground and pound from guard.
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!
Kilpatrick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Basher wants to control the position but Kilpatrick says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Basher wants to improve his position but Kilpatrick is controlling well. #T5#
Basher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Basher has hold of Kilpatrick's hands but Kilpatrick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kilpatrick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kilpatrick lands a nice short elbow.#ROC2#
Basher is rocked!
Basher is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kilpatrick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oh Basher is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kilpatrick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T6#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kilpatrick lands a nice short elbow.
Basher taking some punishment here, with Kilpatrick in his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpatrick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kilpatrick is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Basher is hurt! He's hurt bad - Kilpatrick fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Basher from any more punishment! Congratulations to Kilpatrick! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Kilpatrick!
A victorious Jesse Kilpatrick thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: BFF 9: LHW Tag Round 1-1     
Date:   Apr 22, 2018
#R1#
Kilpatrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilpatrick dodges the punch combination from Waters.
Waters paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice cross by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kilpatrick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Waters momentarily.
Kilpatrick should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kilpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waters manages to avoid it.
Kilpatrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Waters is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Waters lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kilpatrick doesn't seem phased though.
Waters throws a series of punches but Kilpatrick moves out of range.
Kilpatrick scores with a hook.
Nice jab there from Waters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waters throws a good cross that connects.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kilpatrick throws a body shot but no joy.
Kilpatrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waters.
Kilpatrick misses with a looping right.#TD2#
Waters tries to sprawl but Kilpatrick drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Waters wants to control but Kilpatrick is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T1#
Kilpatrick trying to control the action but Waters is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kilpatrick is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Kilpatrick.
Waters regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kilpatrick.
Waters controls Kilpatrick momentarily but Kilpatrick frees himself.
Kilpatrick is in close to Waters's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kilpatrick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kilpatrick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kilpatrick throws a big elbow that misses.
Kilpatrick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T2#
Kilpatrick trying to control but Waters is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Waters looking for a guillotine here but Kilpatrick defends easily.
Kilpatrick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kilpatrick looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of digs.
Kilpatrick throws a big right hand that misses.
Kilpatrick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kilpatrick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T3#
Kilpatrick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kilpatrick working some strikes from top position.
Kilpatrick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kilpatrick works over Waters with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kilpatrick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kilpatrick stands up over Waters, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kilpatrick landing some decent shots from guard.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands a big shot to Waters's brow.
Kilpatrick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kilpatrick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick landing some decent shots from guard.
Waters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T4#
Kilpatrick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kilpatrick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kilpatrick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Waters's head.
Kilpatrick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kilpatrick chips away with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kilpatrick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kilpatrick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Waters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kilpatrick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kilpatrick is in close to Waters's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kilpatrick distracts Waters with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kilpatrick trying to control but Waters is working from the bottom. #T5#
Kilpatrick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kilpatrick scoring with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kilpatrick stands up over Waters, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kilpatrick stands up over Waters, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Waters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilpatrick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kilpatrick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kilpatrick is working Waters over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Waters keeping moving, preventing Kilpatrick from controlling successfully.
Kilpatrick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T6#
Kilpatrick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kilpatrick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of elbows.
Kilpatrick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kilpatrick with a nice head shot there.
Kilpatrick works over Waters with some ground and pound from guard.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Waters keeps moving.
Kilpatrick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Waters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T7#
Kilpatrick distracts Waters with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Waters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kilpatrick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kilpatrick cracks Waters with a solid left hand.
Kilpatrick postures up.
Kilpatrick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kilpatrick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick landing some decent shots from guard.
Kilpatrick is stalling in the full guard.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Waters keeps moving. #T8#
Waters has momentary wrist control but Kilpatrick slips an elbow through the middle.
Kilpatrick throws an elbow that misses. Waters uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kilpatrick's guard. Nice move by Waters!#REVR#
Kilpatrick wants to sweep but no luck.
Kilpatrick pulls Waters in close to his closed guard and prevents Waters from doing any damage or advancing position.#T9#
Let's hope that Kilpatrick has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kilpatrick's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kilpatrick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kilpatrick seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kilpatrick wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Waters lands a jab-cross combination.
Waters uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Waters.
Kilpatrick scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kilpatrick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Kilpatrick dominated that round.
That's time! Waters's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R2#
Waters misses with a straight left.
Kilpatrick misses with a wild body shot.
Waters lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Waters.
Kilpatrick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Waters.
Good exchange - Kilpatrick coming out on top.
Waters is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slow jab from Kilpatrick misses its intended target.
Kilpatrick scores with a sloppy right hand. Waters should have avoided that one.
Kilpatrick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Waters on the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Waters - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Kilpatrick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Waters avoids the body shot from Kilpatrick.
Waters moves away from the strike by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waters manages to avoid it.
Waters throwing a counter right hand but Kilpatrick manages to avoid it.
Waters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rick Waters is winning the standup battle so far.
Kilpatrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waters.
Kilpatrick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Waters.
Waters scores with a three punch combo!
Waters moves out of range as Kilpatrick strikes.#T1#
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waters misses with a wild combination.
Kilpatrick throws a hook but Waters avoids it easily.
Waters waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick throws a lazy right hand but Waters sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kilpatrick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Waters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilpatrick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Waters on the side of the head.
Waters throws a lazy right hand but Kilpatrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Kilpatrick releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kilpatrick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Waters throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Waters.
Kilpatrick jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kilpatrick takes a swing at Waters's ribcage but misses.
Kilpatrick misses with a body shot.
Kilpatrick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Waters on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kilpatrick loads up on a big right hand but Waters slips the punch.
Kilpatrick lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpatrick misses with a right hand
and Waters counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Waters is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T2#
Kilpatrick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Waters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilpatrick.
Waters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilpatrick moves away.
A big left from Waters misses.
Kilpatrick lands a nice looking body shot.
Kilpatrick missing with a left hand there. Waters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilpatrick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Waters.
Kilpatrick lands a jab to Waters's midsection.
Waters throws a big shot that misses.
Kilpatrick throws a sloppy body shot
and Waters counters with a straight right hand.
Waters moves out of range as Kilpatrick strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Waters on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kilpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilpatrick swings for the body but Waters moves out of range.
Waters looks to land a left hand but Kilpatrick moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Waters.
Kilpatrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Waters is just out of range.
Kilpatrick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Waters misses with the combination. #T3#
Waters tests Kilpatrick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Waters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilpatrick manages to avoid it.
Waters takes a swing at Kilpatrick's ribcage but misses.
Kilpatrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Waters throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kilpatrick let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kilpatrick looks to land a right hand but Waters moved out of range.
Waters takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Waters.
A shot to the liver by Kilpatrick. Beautiful body shot.
Waters throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick misses with a wild body shot.
Waters lands a jab.
Waters connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kilpatrick momentarily.
Kilpatrick throws out a loose jab but Waters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilpatrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waters.
Waters throwing a counter right hand but Kilpatrick manages to avoid it.
Waters looks to throw the jab but Kilpatrick is out of range.
Kilpatrick scores with a punch to the head.#T4#
Kilpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waters manages to avoid it.
Waters was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Waters misses the target.
Waters misses with a looping left.
Waters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilpatrick throws out the jab.
Kilpatrick misses with a wild body shot.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook
and Waters counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kilpatrick scores with a nice head shot.
Waters jabs at Kilpatrick's body.
Kilpatrick throws a jab but it's blocked by Waters.
Waters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilpatrick throws out the jab.
Kilpatrick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kilpatrick tries to move into range but Waters moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kilpatrick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kilpatrick stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kilpatrick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kilpatrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waters.
Kilpatrick slips a jab from Waters.
Kilpatrick lands the left hand.
Waters moves away from the strike by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick misses with an uppercut. Waters saw that one coming.#T5#
Kilpatrick moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Waters.
Kilpatrick moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilpatrick. Waters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waters throws a hook but Kilpatrick avoids it easily.
Waters bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Waters thuds a left hand into Kilpatrick's body.
Waters closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kilpatrick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Waters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Waters misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kilpatrick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kilpatrick throws a looping overhand right but Waters ducks down to avoid it.
Waters swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kilpatrick slips a straight right by Waters.
Waters jabs Kilpatrick right on the nose. Kilpatrick blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpatrick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab from Waters.
Kilpatrick lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kilpatrick throws a body shot but no joy.
Kilpatrick throws a body shot but no joy. #T6#
Waters lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Waters misses with an uppercut. Kilpatrick saw that one coming.
Kilpatrick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Waters on the side of the head.
Waters throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kilpatrick on the side of the head.
Waters throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Waters.
Waters takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kilpatrick throws a lazy right hand but Waters sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Waters wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Waters ducks under a wild hook from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick throws a lazy right hand but Waters sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kilpatrick throws a jab but it's blocked by Waters.
Waters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kilpatrick circles away quickly and effectively.
Kilpatrick misses with a wild body shot.
Kilpatrick takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Waters throws a hook but Kilpatrick blocks it.
Kilpatrick takes a swing at Waters's ribcage but misses.
Kilpatrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waters misses with a hook. Kilpatrick ducked under it nicely.
Kilpatrick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Waters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilpatrick. #T7#
Kilpatrick thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Waters.
Kilpatrick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kilpatrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Waters is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Waters on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Waters moves forwards but Kilpatrick connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kilpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Waters misses.
Waters with a jab.
Kilpatrick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Waters finds it's way round the side to connect with Kilpatrick's head.
Waters gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kilpatrick throws a body punch but Waters moves out of range.
A big left from Kilpatrick misses.
Waters connects with the punch.
Kilpatrick throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Waters wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Waters misses with an uppercut.
Waters looks to land a left hand but Kilpatrick moved out of range nicely.
Waters lands with a cross.
Kilpatrick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T8#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpatrick changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Waters.
Kilpatrick connects with a good right hand that stumbles Waters. Waters circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook. Waters ducked under it nicely.
Waters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice jab there from Waters.
Kilpatrick swings for the body but Waters moves out of range.
Kilpatrick misses with a looping right.
Waters swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kilpatrick misses with a straight left.
It looked like Waters wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Waters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilpatrick.
Waters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilpatrick.
Waters thows a left - swing and a miss!
Waters darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Waters connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kilpatrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waters was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Waters moves out of range of the strikes.
Waters throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilpatrick.
Waters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T9#
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilpatrick. Waters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waters cracks Kilpatrick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Kilpatrick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Waters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilpatrick.
Waters takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Waters misses.
Waters swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Waters keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kilpatrick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Waters throws a jab when Kilpatrick was well out of range.
Kilpatrick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kilpatrick throws the left hand but Waters avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Kilpatrick misses.
A little feinted left hand from Waters on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Waters ducks under a wild hook from Kilpatrick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waters avoids the body shot from Kilpatrick.
A telegraphed right hand from Waters misses the target.
Waters throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Kilpatrick tries to counter it with a takedown but Waters pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kilpatrick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Waters misses with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rick Waters.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Jesse Kilpatrick!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Jesse Kilpatrick!

Jesse Kilpatrick wins by majority decision!

 

 
 
 
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