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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
KoF: IW Devil's Night
Date: Oct 30, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sylar tries to clinch but Daotot moves out of range.
Daotot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sylar is looking to clinch but Daotot is avoiding it.
Sylar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sylar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daotot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daotot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sylar misses with a takedown attempt - Daotot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Sylar has knocked Daotot down with a huge combo! Sylar steps away and waves a wobbly Daotot back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT#It looks like Hauna Daotot has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daotot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Daotot. Those never looked like landing.
Daotot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daotot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daotot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sylar throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Daotot stumbling backwards into the cage! Daotot bounces back off the cage towards Sylar, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Sylar lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Sylar celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Magus Sylar!
A victorious Magus Sylar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
KoF: IW New Blood II
Date: Sep 26, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Sylar gets caught napping as Brad dives in and scores a takedown. Sylar manages to retain guard.
Brad is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sylar wants to stand up but Brad is controlling him.
Brad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brad landing with the ground and pound.
Brad postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brad is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sylar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sylar wants to stand and escape but Brad is having none of it.
Brad looking to pass the guard.
Brad is pushing down on Sylar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sylar is fighting to maintain full guard but Brad has managed to sneak the leg through.#T1#
Sylar wants to get back to his feet.
Brad looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sylar is looking to escape.
Brad 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.
Brad drops an elbow to the side of Sylar's head.
Brad tries to stand and escape but Sylar is controlling the position.
Sylar 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.
Brad content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sylar is trying to stand back up but Brad is controlling him
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#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.
Brad takes one to the side of the head.
A left and a right from Sylar both land. Nice combination. #CUT2#It looks like Chad Brad has been cut.#CL2#
Sylar closes the distance and pushes Brad back into the cage.#BC2#
Sylar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Sylar rushes Brad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Sylar manages to break the clinch.
Sylar 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.
Sylar lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Brad goes down and covers up as Sylar starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magus Sylar!
A very excited looking Magus Sylar 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. |
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Event:
KoF:IW Proving Grounds III HW
Date: Aug 29, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ameobi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sylar.
Sylar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ameobi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sylar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ameobi throws a series of punches but Sylar avoids them all with ease.
Ameobi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ameobi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ameobi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sylar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ameobi ducks under a wild hook from Sylar.
Sylar misses with a series of wild punches.
Magus Sylar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sylar doesn't manage to clinch there - Ameobi circles away.
#CL2#
Sylar instigates a clinch. #BC#
Ameobi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ameobi avoids the body shot from Sylar.
Ameobi is looking for a counter combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sylar throws a right and a left that Ameobi avoids nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sylar.
A combination from Ameobi does no damage.
Sylar is looking for the big counter here.
Ameobi swinging wildly here.
#T1#
Left hook, right uppercut from Sylar.
Sylar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ameobi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ameobi.
Ameobi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Despite the aggression on Sylar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sylar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Sylar misses.
Sylar darts in looking for a takedown but Ameobi gets double underhooks and turns Sylar into the cage.
Ameobi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#CL#
Ameobi closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Ameobi breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from Ameobi both land. Nice combination. #CUT#It looks like Magus Sylar has been cut.
Ameobi tries to move into range but Sylar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ameobi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sylar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T2#
Sylar slips a jab and a cross from Ameobi.
Nice uppercut there from Ameobi.
Ameobi throws a body punch but Sylar moves out of range.
Ameobi lands a jab to Sylar's midsection.
Ameobi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL#
Ameobi clinches with his opponent.
Ameobi has Sylar pressed against the cage, preventing Sylar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Sylar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sylar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sylar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shola Ameobi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magus Sylar.
Sylar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ameobi.
Sylar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sylar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ameobi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ameobi tries to counter by clinching up but Sylar breaks away and moves out of range.#T3#
Sylar lands a jab-cross combination.
Sylar looks winded!
Ameobi connects with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sylar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ameobi is looking to wear down Sylar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sylar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ameobi avoids it really well and circles away.
Sylar shoots and misses
and Ameobi counters with a stiff right hand.
Sylar drops his hands for a split second and Ameobi immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Sylar face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Ameobi follows up with a right hand that knocks Sylar into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shola Ameobi!
During a confident post fight interview, Shola Ameobi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
KING OF FIGHTERS: ROUND FIVE
Date: May 23, 2020 |
#R1#
Turekken lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sylar circles away quickly and effectively.#CL#
Turekken tries to keep at a distance but Sylar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turekken's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#BC#
Sylar manages to break the clinch.
Sylar misses the jab.
Sylar misses with a takedown attempt
and Turekken counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Turekken scores with a nice head shot.#CL#
Turekken tries to keep at a distance but Sylar has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sylar misses with some punches.
#BC#
Sylar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turekken looks to throw the jab but Sylar is out of range.
Sylar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sylar misses with an uppercut.
Turekken doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Turekken stuns Sylar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turekken has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sylar is landing a low percentage of strikes.#T1#
Sylar throws a poor cross that misses
and Turekken counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sylar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Turekken on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sylar throws a right and a left that Turekken avoids nicely.
Sylar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turekken counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sylar throws a big shot that misses.
Turekken stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turekken misses with a wild body shot.
Sylar slips under a jab from Turekken.
Sylar takes one to the side of the head.
Sylar is looking to clinch but Turekken is avoiding it.
Turekken now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Turekken misses with a body shot.
Turekken scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T2#
Turekken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sylar.
Sylar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sylar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sylar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turekken throws a body shot but no joy.
Turekken lands with a right hand.
Turekken works Sylar's body with a nice hook.
Turekken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sylar throws out a loose jab but Turekken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sylar connects with a single shot there.
Sylar looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sylar fails with the takedown
and Sylar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magus Sylar. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Sylar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turekken misses with a wild combination.
Sylar throws a nice looking combination but Turekken bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sylar tries to clinch up
and Turekken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turekken lands a jab to the head.
Sylar moves to clinch but Turekken breaks away
enabling Turekken to counter with a crisp jab.
Sylar takes one to the side of the head.
Sylar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Turekken counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sylar thinking.
Sylar misses with a hook to the body
and Turekken counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Nice shot lands for Turekken.
Sylar connects with a looping right hand.
Turekken is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sylar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turekken lands with an uppercut that bounces Sylar off the cage and back into range.
Sylar is looking to slow Turekken down with leg kicks.
Sylar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turekken.
Sylar wants to clinch but Turekken slips to the side
letting Turekken counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Turekken.
Sylar walks into a left hand.
Sylar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sylar just misses with a punch to the body.
Magus Sylar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sylar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Turekken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sylar throws a series of punches but Turekken avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geno Turekken dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Sylar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turekken uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sylar has time to react.
Sylar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sylar tries to clinch there but Turekken circles away.
Turekken connects with a single shot there.
Sylar slips under a jab.
A head kick by Sylar misses
letting Turekken counter with a right hand. #CL#
Sylar has managed to clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC#
Sylar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Geno Turekken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turekken works Sylar's body with a nice hook.
Turekken works the jab nicely.
Turekken lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Turekken there.#T1#
Sylar throws an off balance right hand
and Turekken counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Turekken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sylar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magus Sylar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sylar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turekken makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sylar misses with a double jab
letting Turekken counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sylar needs to keep his hands up - Turekken had a free shot at his head there.
Sylar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turekken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turekken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turekken circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sylar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sylar misses with a series of wild punches.
Sylar wants to clinch.
Turekken swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
Sylar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turekken counters with a left to the body.
Sylar misses with a lunging right hand
and Turekken counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sylar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turekken momentarily.
Sylar throws a combination that misses
and Turekken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sylar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sylar tries to clinch
and Turekken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sylar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turekken connects with a right hand. Sylar shakes it off.
Sylar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turekken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turekken lands with a nice body punch.
Turekken swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sylar.
Sylar just misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Sylar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Turekken scores with a jab.
Sylar misses with a few strikes there.
Sylar wants to clinch.
Turekken lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Turekken avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sylar fails with the takedown
letting Turekken counter with a right hand.
Sylar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sylar scores with a three punch combo!
Nice takedown defense from Turekken. No joy for Sylar on that attempt.
Sylar walks into a straight right hand from Turekken.#T4#
Turekken's corner calls for a 1-2. Turekken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turekken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geno Turekken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sylar drops his hands momentarily and Turekken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Sylar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sylar swings for the body but Turekken moves out of range.
Turekken lands a glancing blow to the side of Sylar's head.
Sylar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Turekken throws out a powerful jab.
Turekken connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Turekken scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, jab by Turekken - just one landing.
Turekken lands a nice looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sylar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geno Turekken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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#
Sylar misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Turekken was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turekken connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sylar misses with an uppercut
and Turekken counters with a right hand to the body.
Sylar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turekken counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick misses from Sylar.
Sylar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turekken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turekken fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sylar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turekken cracks Sylar with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sylar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turekken counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Turekken.
Sylar falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Turekken counter with a right hand. #T1#
Sylar is looking to clinch but Turekken is avoiding it.
Sylar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Turekken as he connects with a hook.
Sylar misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sylar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turekken scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sylar darts in trying to clinch
and Turekken counters with a right hand to the body.
Sylar tries to bum rush Turekken with a series of wild strikes but Turekken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turekken cracks Sylar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T2#
Turekken lands a lovely overhand right.
Turekken throws out a powerful jab.#CL2#
Turekken has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turekken stalling.
Turekken tries to throw a body punch but Sylar avoids it by throwing Turekken back against the cage.
Turekken stalling the fight.
#BC#
Sylar breaks from the clinch.
Sylar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Turekken releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Turekken ducks under a wild hook from Sylar.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turekken, as that shot connected.
Sylar misses with a straight left.
Sylar tries to clinch there but Turekken circles away.
Sylar on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T3#
Sylar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turekken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sylar needs to keep his hands up - Turekken had a free shot at his head there.
Turekken jabs at Sylar's body.
Sylar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sylar duly obliges. #CL2#
Turekken has Sylar up against the cage in a clinch.
Sylar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Turekken is defending well.
Sylar takes a shot to the head.
Turekken lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Turekken in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Turekken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turekken scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC#
Sylar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turekken scores with a hook to the body. Sylar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turekken misses with a body shot
and Sylar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4##CL2#
Turekken darts in and clinches Sylar up against the cage.
Sylar effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Turekken taking a breather.
Turekken tries a body shot but Sylar blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Turekken as the two fighters clinch.
Turekken holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Turekken pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC#
Sylar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Magus Sylar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Geno Turekken is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sylar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geno Turekken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turekken 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geno Turekken!
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Event:
KING OF FIGHTERS: ROUND TWO
Date: May 02, 2020 |
#R1#
Sylar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akinaga fails to land with a series of punches.
Akinaga fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sylar avoids it really well and circles away.
Sylar tries to close the distance and clinch but Akinaga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sylar misses with a body shot.
Akinaga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sylar misses with a takedown attempt - Akinaga sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL#
Sylar clinches with his opponent.
Sylar blocking some punches.
Sylar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinaga effectively controlling the action here.
Akinaga throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sylar fails to pull guard.
Akinaga creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sylar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T1#
A frustrated look appears on Sylar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Akinaga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sylar backwards.
Akinaga tries for a takedown but Sylar manages to get underhooks.
Akinaga lands with a short shot to the head.
Sylar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sylar stops a takedown attempt from Akinaga.
Magus Sylar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiso Akinaga.
Sylar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sylar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Akinaga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akinaga has Sylar pressed against the cage, preventing Sylar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Akinaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Sylar manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Akinaga clinches with his opponent.
Sylar tries to break free but Akinaga pushes him back against the cage.
Sylar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sylar avoids the elbow strike from Akinaga, against the cage.
Sylar wants to get back to striking at distance but Akinaga won't allow it.
#BC#
Sylar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sylar throws a right and a left that Akinaga avoids nicely. #T2#
Sylar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Akinaga throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sylar's waist but Sylar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Akinaga off to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Sylar gets a double leg takedown into Akinaga's guard.
Akinaga is trying to keep Sylar in close.
Sylar wants to stand but Akinaga is controlling his posture from full guard.
Akinaga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Akinaga is still trying to improve position.#SUB2#
Akinaga is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sylar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Akinaga's head.
Sylar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sylar with a nice head shot there.#T3#
Akinaga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sylar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Akinaga is proving hard to escape from.
Akinaga throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sylar distracts Akinaga with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB2#
Akinaga is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sylar defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sylar wants to stand but Akinaga has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sylar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB#
Sylar postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Akinaga is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sylar, into his guard. #REVB#
Akinaga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T4#
Sylar wants to stand up but Akinaga is controlling him. #ES#
Sylar pushes Akinaga off and gets back to his feet.
Akinaga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sylar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Akinaga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sylar defends it nicely.
Akinaga pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sylar back to the cage. Akinaga follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A combination from Sylar does no damage.
Sylar digs a good hook to Akinaga's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sylar swings for the body but Akinaga moves out of range.
Akinaga tries to bum rush Sylar with a series of wild strikes but Sylar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Akinaga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sylar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akinaga thuds his right hand into Sylar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Akinaga looks winded!
Akinaga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magus Sylar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Akinaga drives through with a takedown into Sylar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Akinaga stops Sylar from standing up.
Sylar throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Akinaga working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sylar wants to stand but Akinaga is controlling the position.
Akinaga cracks Sylar with a solid left hand.
Akinaga postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Akinaga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sylar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sylar wants to stand up but Akinaga is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinaga keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sylar's head.
Akinaga with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akinaga lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Akinaga landing some decent shots from guard. #T1#
Akinaga preventing the sweep.
Sylar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Akinaga cracks Sylar with a solid left hand.
Sylar is looking to stand up but Akinaga isn't so interested in that idea.
Akinaga with a nice head shot there.
Sylar has momentary wrist control but Akinaga slips an elbow through the middle.
Kiso Akinaga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Akinaga scoring with some ground and pound.
Akinaga makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Akinaga won't allow Sylar to get back to his feet.
Akinaga cracks Sylar with a solid left hand.
Sylar striking off his back but it's not causing Akinaga any problems. #T2#
Akinaga scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Akinaga cracks Sylar with a solid left hand.
Akinaga lands a couple of elbows.
Akinaga landing some decent shots from guard.
Akinaga won't allow Sylar to get back to his feet.
Akinaga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Akinaga throwing strikes from guard but Sylar blocks nicely.
Akinaga keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sylar's head.
Akinaga wants to control from the top but Sylar keeps moving.
Sylar wants to stand and escape but Akinaga is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Akinaga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sylar is looking to stand up but Akinaga isn't so interested in that idea.
Akinaga scoring with punches to the head and body. #T3#
Akinaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Sylar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Akinaga cracks Sylar with a solid left hand.
Sylar is looking to stand up but Akinaga isn't so interested in that idea.
Akinaga scoring with punches to the head and body.
Akinaga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akinaga stands up over Sylar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sylar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Akinaga is controlling him.
Akinaga stands up over Sylar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Akinaga is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Akinaga cracks Sylar with a solid left hand.
Sylar is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Akinaga dives into side control.
Sylar manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T4#
Akinaga winds up and cracks Sylar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sylar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Akinaga drops an elbow to the side of Sylar's head.
Akinaga slows the pace down in half guard.
Ground and pound from Akinaga.
Sylar taking some punishment here, with Akinaga in his half guard.
Akinaga scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Akinaga wants to control but Sylar is keeping him busy.
Akinaga tries to pass to full mount but Sylar defends it.
Sylar wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiso Akinaga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Sylar misses with a two punch combination.
Akinaga pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#CL2#
Akinaga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Sylar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sylar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sylar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL2#
Akinaga clinches.
Akinaga tries a body shot but Sylar blocks it.
#TD#
Sylar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Akinaga pushing down on Sylar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sylar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Akinaga is working away from the top position though.
Sylar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Akinaga lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sylar is looking to escape.#T1#
Akinaga is nestled in close to Sylar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Akinaga lands strikes from half guard.
Akinaga lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Akinaga drops an elbow to the side of Sylar's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Akinaga in particular looking to stall.
Akinaga looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#ROC2#
Sylar is rocked!
Akinaga scores with a big shot! Sylar's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Sylar! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiso Akinaga!
A relieved looking Kiso Akinaga 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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