The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tyson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kolins but Kolins pushes him off and we're back to square one. Tyson looks to clinch and Kolins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tyson won't be happy with that. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kolins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Kolins slows the pace down. Kolins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Kolins scores with a couple of short elbows. Tyson is trying to get back to half guard. Kolins creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. That's one minute gone in the round. Kolins works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Kolins in side control, just content to control the action for now. A big shot lands for Kolins! That's hurt Tyson! Will he recover? Kolins fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimi Kolins! After the fight, Jimi Kolins was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
