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Event:
The Island Season 9, 265+ lbs, Round 1
Date: May 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Rasputin misses with a wild body shot.
Elijah dives in for a single leg takedown but Rasputin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice straight punches there by Rasputin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rasputin.
Rasputin lands the left hand.
Elijah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL2#
Elijah tries to keep at a distance but Rasputin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Elijah can't find room to land a body shot as Rasputin controls the action.
Elijah wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rasputin lands a hook that snaps the head of Elijah backwards.
Elijah tries a body shot but Rasputin blocks it.
Rasputin lands a hook that snaps the head of Elijah backwards.
Rasputin has a couple of punches blocked by Elijah.
Rasputin lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Rasputin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elijah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rasputin's elbow.
Rasputin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Elijah.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasputin. #T1#
Elijah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rasputin has him pressed against the cage.
Elijah swings wildly with an uppercut but Rasputin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasputin lands a left hand.
Rasputin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rasputin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Elijah backwards.
Nice body punch from Rasputin. #BC#
Elijah breaks from the clinch.
Elijah walks into a left hand.
Rasputin lands a nice hook to Elijah's body. Elijah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Elijah is breathing heavily.
Elijah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL2#
Rasputin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rasputin lands a hook that snaps the head of Elijah backwards. #ROC2#
Elijah is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Rasputin - that landed with a thud.
Oh Elijah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rasputin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rasputin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Elijah blocks an uppercut.
Elijah seems to have got his legs back now.
Rasputin lands a body shot.
Rasputin pushes Elijah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rasputin lands a big right hand that drops Elijah! The killer instinct kicks in and Rasputin finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rasputin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evgeni Rasputin!
Our winner, Evgeni Rasputin, 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.
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Event:
SPARTA 47
Date: Apr 28, 2019 |
#R1#
Elijah shoots in but Jacinto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jacinto thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Jacinto forces Elijah back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jacinto.
Jacinto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jacinto swings wildly with an uppercut but Elijah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacinto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Elijah backwards.
Jacinto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jacinto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jacinto scores with a hook to the body.
Jacinto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jacinto.
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!
Jacinto gets through Elijah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Jacinto. #T1#
A short right from Jacinto on the inside.
We've been informed that Elijah 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.
Jacinto creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Elijah with a big uppercut! Elijah tries to clinch up but Jacinto pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Elijah to the mat! Elijah covers up and Jacinto unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Emilio Jacinto!
After winning the bout, Emilio Jacinto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
SPARTA 41
Date: Apr 14, 2019 |
#R1#
Adams slaps away a takedown attempt from Elijah, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Elijah's coach down at Temp Spar Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Elijah's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Adams slaps away a takedown attempt from Elijah, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Elijah has a takedown stuffed.
George Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Callan Elijah.#CL#
Adams moves into range and clinches up with Elijah.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Elijah misses with the head strike.
#TD#
Adams wants the takedown. Elijah is fighting it off but Adams persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Elijah's guard against the cage.
Adams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams with a nice head shot there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Elijah is on top in guard.
#REVB##SUB#
Adams working for a triangle but Elijah defends it easily.
#T1#
Elijah tries to free his leg and advance position but Adams is retaining full guard.
Elijah pushes down on Adams's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Adams holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #SUB2#
Elijah in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Adams tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Elijah!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Callan Elijah!
Our winner, Callan Elijah, 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.
The defeated George Adams had this to say: 'sorry my peeps'.
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Event:
SPARTA 35
Date: Mar 31, 2019 |
#R1#
Kivela misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Elijah misses its intended target.
Elijah fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Elijah throws out a loose jab but Kivela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kivela shoots in and drives through. Elijah sprawls well.
Elijah slaps away a takedown attempt from Kivela, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kivela defending well as Elijah loads up on a big left hand.
Kivela throws out a loose jab but Elijah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elijah misses with a straight right. #TD#
Kivela fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Elijah sprawls well initially but Kivela persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivela is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Elijah tries to roll over but Kivela keeps him under control.#SUB#
Kivela is looking for a kimura here.
#T1#
Elijah wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Kivela seems to be working for a kimura but Elijah defends the submission attempt.
Kivela looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Elijah is looking for a sweep. Kivela is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Kivela is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Elijah is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elijah is pressing down on Kivela's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kivela slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Elijah tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kivela wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T2##SUB#
Kivela tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kivela has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Elijah is not content to let Kivela control the position. #SUB#
Kivela wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Elijah, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Elijah tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kivela wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Elijah is not content to let Kivela control the position.
Elijah is trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Kivela working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T3#
Kivela wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elijah keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kivela happy to just control the position for now.
Kivela trying to control the position but Elijah is working away.
Elijah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Elijah is looking to reverse the position.#SUB#
Kivela looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Elijah tries to improve position but can't.
Kivela taking a breather here. #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.
Elijah is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kivela is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #SUB#
Kivela working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Elijah is looking to reverse the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kivela trying to control the position but Elijah is working away.
You can see the frustration on Elijah's face as Kivela controls the position.
Kivela wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elijah keeps working. #SUB#
Kivela working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Kivela dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Kivela changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Elijah tries to avoid it but Kivela manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Elijah to the ground. Elijah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kivela misses with a hook
#TD2#
and Elijah decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kivela's guard.#SUB2#
Elijah drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Elijah jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Elijah sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kivela's guard. #SUB2#
Elijah is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kivela defends it well.
Kivela moves into full guard.
Kivela is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kivela lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Daniel Kivela overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivela trying to control the position from guard on top but Elijah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Elijah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB2#
Kivela got a little sloppy there for a moment and Elijah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kivela has managed to get both his arms back between Elijah's legs - danger averted.
Elijah keeping moving, preventing Kivela from controlling successfully. #T1##SUB2#
Elijah looking for a guillotine here but Kivela defends easily.
Kivela trying to control the position from guard on top but Elijah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kivela is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Kivela thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Elijah is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kivela is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Elijah looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Kivela drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kivela jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kivela trying to control the position from guard on top but Elijah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elijah keeping full guard, as Kivela tries to pass. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Elijah keeping moving, preventing Kivela from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Elijah working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kivela doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kivela manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kivela advances position into side control!
Elijah manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kivela trying to control here.
Kivela looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#SUB2#
Elijah looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Elijah is breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Elijah is looking for a kimura but Kivela is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Elijah to get the leverage.
Kivela makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kivela.
Elijah pushing down on Kivela's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T3##SUB2#
Elijah is working for a kimura but Kivela is defending it quite comfortably.
Kivela is pressing down on Elijah's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
Elijah is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kivela has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Elijah is looking to defend but Kivela has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Elijah! Kivela pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Elijah taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Daniel Kivela!
A relieved looking Daniel Kivela thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
SPARTA 29
Date: Mar 17, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
Elijah shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Elijah was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SUB2#
Elijah goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jacob has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Elijah but great work by Jacob.
Elijah sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jacob passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jacob prevents Elijah from getting the reversal.
Jacob content just to control the position here.
Elijah tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Elijah bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Elijah drops back looking for a leg! Jacob is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jacob manages to kick Elijah off! Elijah jumps back into Jacob's guard. #SUB2#
Elijah drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Elijah jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T1##SUB2#
Elijah drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Elijah as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Jacob screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Elijah! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Callan Elijah!
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