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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kolo Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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185 lbs
11 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kolo Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alan Young!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bryant working away.
Bryant controls the position from side control.
Bryant thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bryant is staying tight to Young's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bryant prevents Young from escaping the position.
Bryant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young wants to control but Bryant postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bryant takes the fight into the clinch.
Young blocks an elbow strike from Bryant.
A nice left hand lands by Young.
Bryant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Young avoids it.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bryant digs a good hook to Young's body.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bryant is looking to clinch.
Bryant shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Young with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alan Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant tries to score a power double leg takedown but Young sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bryant somewhat.
Young goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bryant blocks a head kick by Young.
Bryant fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kolo Bryant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young thuds his shin into the meat of Bryant's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young tries to clinch up.
Bryant throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bryant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bryant walks into a straight right hand from Young.
Young lands with a nice combination. Bryant backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young scores with a spinning back kick!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bryant crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Young - the referee stops the clock and Bryant gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Young. Bryant manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice takedown defense from Young. No joy for Bryant on that attempt.
Bryant looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Bryant shoots in and drives through. Young sprawls well.
Bryant is breathing heavily.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bryant gets a takedown into half guard.
Bryant is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Young can do anything to dispel that myth.
Young tries to get to full guard but Bryant has control of the leg.
Young looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kolo Bryant.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Bryant is looking to clinch.
Young moves into range and clinches up with Bryant.
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bryant takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Young plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Kolo Bryant has been cut.
Bryant fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alan Young will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kolo Bryant's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Young gets caught napping as Bryant dives in and scores a takedown. Young manages to retain guard.
Bryant trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Young working for a triangle but Bryant defends it easily.
Bryant trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Bryant preventing the sweep.
Young being controlled here, momentarily.
Bryant wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kolo Bryant wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant tries to clinch there but Young circles away.
Bryant blocks a head kick by Young.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bryant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bryant takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alan Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bryant scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bryant closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Young to the mat! Young manages to get full guard.
Bryant slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Young looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bryant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Young is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant landing with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young working for a triangle but Bryant defends it easily.
Bryant wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.
Bryant controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bryant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Young is keeping the position for now.
Bryant is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bryant wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.
Bryant is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We're going to have a standup here because Kolo Bryant wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bryant sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bryant just misses with a punch to the body.
Young fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bryant, pushing him back against the cage.
Young manages to break the clinch.
Alan Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Young with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bryant looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Young's head.
Bryant stalling away here and it's allowed Young to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bryant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bryant is aware though and is defending well.
Bryant throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kolo Bryant dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kolo Bryant's cut.
That's time! Bryant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bryant moves away from the strike by Young.
Bryant wants to clinch.
Young throws a body punch but Bryant moves out of range.
Young lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bryant's sensitive parts.
Young tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bryant is able to avoid easily.
Young scores with a nice head shot.
Bryant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crunch! Young slams his shin into Bryant's torso.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Young throws a head kick but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant wants to clinch.
Young throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bryant scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Young is looking for a sweep. Bryant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bryant in particular looking to stall.
Bryant frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bryant putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bryant controlling his opponent.
Kolo Bryant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Young tries to lock up and control but Bryant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant controlling from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young tries to lock up and control but Bryant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bryant looking to secure an arm triangle but Young defends it well.
Bryant tries to control but Young wriggling away.
Young tries to reverse the position but Bryant maintains control.
Bryant controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bryant is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Bryant extends the arm and Young is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kolo Bryant!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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