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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Calib Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalel Iziarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcdonald's entrance music is Jay-Z-Bring em Out. A fine choice. Calib Mcdonald has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Calib Mcdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kalel Iziarry!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iziarry closes the distance and clinches.
Iziarry blocks an uppercut.
Mcdonald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Iziarrys head.
Mcdonald wants a takedown but no success here.
Iziarry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald lands a hook that snaps the head of Iziarry backwards.
Iziarry is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calib Mcdonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iziarry breaks the clinch.
Mcdonald tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Iziarry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iziarry shoots in and bounces Mcdonald off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Iziarry wants to pass the guard but Mcdonald is keeping the position.
Mcdonald looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iziarry has gone for a leg lock! Mcdonald slips out almost immediately though and dives into Iziarry's guard.
Mcdonald is looking to work some ground and pound but Iziarry has wrist control.
Iziarry lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mcdonald!
Iziarry scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mcdonald?
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.
Iziarry jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mcdonald is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mcdonald and Iziarry has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Iziarry is looking to take a break and control but Mcdonald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry swings around for an armbar but Mcdonald sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Iziarry's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Iziarry thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Iziarry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mcdonald is one step ahead there.
Mcdonald missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mcdonald prevents Iziarry from getting back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcdonald wanted to stand there but Iziarry had control of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mcdonald accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Iziarry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry misses with a head shot. Mcdonald uses the momentum to regain guard.
Iziarry drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mcdonald looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mcdonald looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mcdonald!
Iziarry is trying to improve his position.
Iziarry is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Iziarry lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Mcdonald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mcdonald prevents Iziarry from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Iziarry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mcdonald circles away.
Iziarry looking to score a takedown here. Mcdonald is defending well but Iziarry drives through and ends up in Mcdonald's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcdonald has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Iziarry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mcdonald is breathing heavily.
Iziarry drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mcdonald manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Iziarry has Mcdonald in his guard.
Mcdonald preventing the sweep.
Iziarry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mcdonald defends well.
Iziarry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mcdonald throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Iziarry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Iziarry tries to strike from the bottom.
Mcdonald working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Iziarry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Iziarry looking for a submission but Mcdonald manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Iziarry with a nice head shot there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry throws a big right hand that misses.
Iziarry drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mcdonald dives on top into guard.
Mcdonald is pushing down on Iziarry's leg trying to pass to half guard. Iziarry is fighting to maintain full guard but Mcdonald has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iziarry tries to get to full guard but Mcdonald has control of the leg.
Iziarry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Iziarry wants to get back to his feet.
Iziarry wants to improve his position but Mcdonald is controlling well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Iziarry defending well though.
Iziarry taking some punishment here, with Mcdonald in his half guard.
Mcdonald has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Iziarry swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Iziarry bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Iziarry throwing strikes but missing.
Iziarry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcdonald is keeping the position for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Iziarry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Iziarry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Iziarry works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Iziarry wants to free his trapped foot but Mcdonald is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Iziarry thows a huge punch but Mcdonald dodges it nicely.
Iziarry seems to be looking for submissions.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Iziarry 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.
Iziarry is nestled in close to Mcdonald, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalel Iziarry dominated that round.
That's time! Mcdonald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Iziarry gets a takedown into half guard.
Iziarry is trying to work for a kimura but Mcdonald is defending well.
Iziarry throwing shots but Mcdonald is blocking nicely.
Iziarry throwing shots but Mcdonald is blocking nicely.
Iziarry prevents Mcdonald from improving his position.
Iziarry is trying to work for a kimura but Mcdonald is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iziarry trying to work for an americana but Mcdonald has managed to regain full guard.
Iziarry trying to control but Mcdonald is working from the bottom.
Iziarry throws a strike but Mcdonald rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Iziarry throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Iziarry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mcdonald's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry gets to his feet - Mcdonald follows without any prompting.
Iziarry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald closes the distance looking to clinch
and Iziarry counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Iziarry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iziarry postures up in Mcdonald's guard and throws a big left but Mcdonald blocks it.
Iziarry thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Iziarry throwing strikes but missing.
Iziarry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Iziarry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Iziarry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry pushing down on Mcdonald's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Iziarry is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Iziarry lands a nice short elbow.
Iziarry trying to control the action but Mcdonald is working from the bottom.
Iziarry 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mcdonald with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Iziarry is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nice strikes from Iziarry there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald wants to improve his position but Iziarry is controlling well.
Iziarry postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mcdonald to stand up.
Calib Mcdonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iziarry dives in and scores a takedown into Mcdonald's guard.
Iziarry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Iziarry looking to pass the guard.
Iziarry is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry drops back looking for a leg! Mcdonald is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mcdonald manages to kick Iziarry off! Iziarry jumps back into Mcdonald's guard.
Iziarry sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mcdonald's guard.
Iziarry seems to be working for a kimura but Mcdonald defends the submission attempt.
Iziarry is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mcdonald is just riding it out for now. Iziarry eventually gives up the hold.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mcdonald is defending against the submission attempts here by Iziarry.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Iziarry thows a huge punch but Mcdonald dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Iziarry.
Iziarry is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mcdonald has managed to free his arm - good work.
Iziarry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry is pressing down on Mcdonald's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mcdonald is holding on for now.
Iziarry works his way into side control.
Iziarry is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mcdonald is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iziarry wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mcdonald, who protects the arm well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalel Iziarry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Iziarry 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Kalel Iziarry!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Kalel Iziarry!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Kalel Iziarry!
Kalel Iziarry wins by unanimous decision!
Kalel Iziarry bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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