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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hinto Kangee (ranked 441 p4p, 1540 weight class) and Krypton Brussard (ranked 63 p4p, 209 weight class). Kangee comes to the cage accompanied by Kalush Orchestra - Stefania. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hinto Kangee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krypton Brussard!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kangee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kangee not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Krypton Brussard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kangee connects with a nice looking jab.
Brussard slips a jab from Kangee.
Brussard is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kangee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brussard counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kangee swings widly with a right hand
and Brussard counters with a nice leg kick.
Kangee takes one on the button.
Kangee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brussard avoids it really well and circles away.
Kangee moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBrussard.
We've been hearing reports that Kangee has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Brussard throws a low kick, looking for Kangee's leg but Kangee calmly moves out of range.
Kangee feinted with a counter takedown.
Kangee shoots and misses
and Brussard counters with a straight right hand.
Kangee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brussard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kangee cracks Brussard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kangee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kangee moves out of range of the strikes.
Hinto Kangee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kangee misses with a body punch
and Brussard counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kangee jabs at Brussard's body.
Kangee fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hinto Kangee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kangee lands a nice shot that snaps Brussard's head back.
Kangee misses with a left hand
and Brussard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kangee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brussard moves away.
Brussard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kangee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kangee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kangee seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brussard for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kangee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brussard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brussard looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kangee puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Brussard is holding on to half guard well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kangee performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hinto Kangee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kangee connects with the punch.
Kangee lands with a cross.
Kangee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brussard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from Brussard misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kangee has a takedown stuffed.
Kangee shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brussard napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangee tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kangee content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kangee tries to move to mount but Brussard blocks the move with his legs.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kangee advances nicely into full mount.
Kangee controlling from mount.
Brussard felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brussard slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kangee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brussard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kangee controlling the action here.
Brussard is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kangee sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kangee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brussard as he jumps to the side.
Brussard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hinto Kangee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kangee thuds his right hand into Brussard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brussard moves away from the strike by Kangee.
Kangee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brussard can do to turn this around?
Brussard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kangee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kangee defending well as Brussard loads up on a big left hand.
Kangee fails with the takedown
and Brussard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hinto Kangee dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice shot by Brussard.
Kangee throws a lazy right hand but Brussard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brussard stuffs the takedown attempt from Kangee. Kangee gets slowly back to his feet.
Kangee backing away here, and Brussard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kangee with a poor takedown
and Brussard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kangee's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Brussard misses
so Kangee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kangee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kangee passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kangee controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangee continues to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kangee with a jab.
Kangee misses with a shot to the body
and Kangee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kangee fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hinto Kangee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kangee misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kangee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kangee lands in his opponent's guard.
Kangee stands and throws Brussard's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kangee controlling from side mount.
Brussard gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kangee controlling from the full mount.
Brussard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brussard wants to control but Kangee is having none of it.
Kangee controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hinto Kangee clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kangee looking to score a takedown here. Brussard is defending well but Kangee drives through and ends up in Brussard's guard.
Kangee engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kangee's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kangee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kangee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brussard is keeping the position for now.
Kangee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kangee scores with a three punch combo!
Krypton Brussard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kangee misses with an uppercut.
Kangee tries for a takedown but Brussard circles away easily
and Brussard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kangee with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Brussard to counter with a crisp jab.
Brussard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kangee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brussard circles away quickly and effectively.
Kangee misses with a shot to the body
and Brussard counters with an inside leg kick.
Brussard throws a leg kick
and Kangee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kangee.
Kangee stays in close to Brussard's body and controls the position.
Brussard trying to control the position.
Brussard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kangee controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brussard wants to sweep but no luck.
Hinto Kangee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kangee pushing down on Brussard's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kangee keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brussard is trying to maintain the position but Kangee is very close to passing his half guard.
Kangee is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Brussard!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hinto Kangee had his way with Krypton Brussard in that round.
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!
Good work by Kangee as he checks the leg kick.
Kangee lands with a cross.
Brussard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brussard throws a leg kick but Kangee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kangee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kangee throws a hook to the side of Brussard's head but Brussard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brussard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Brussard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brussard.
Brussard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kangee.
Kangee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brussard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brussard misses with an uppercut
and Brussard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brussard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kangee manages to avoid it.
Kangee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brussard's head backwards.
Kangee connects with a nice looking jab.
Decent striking displayed by Kangee there.
Kangee ducks under a wild hook from Brussard.
Kangee misses with a left hand
and Brussard counters with a good low kick that Kangee was not able to check.
Brussard feints and then cracks Kangee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kangee down.
Brussard swings widly with a right hand
and Kangee counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kangee in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hinto Kangee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brussard can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brussard prevents Kangee from improving position.
Kangee in side control, just content to control the action for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A swing and a miss from Kangee.
Brussard throws a fast counter high kick but Kangee manages to duck under it in time.
Kangee lunges at Brussard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brussard's hand.
Brussard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kangee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kangee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kangee misses with a hook
and Brussard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kangee misses with a jab to the body
and Brussard counters with an outside leg kick.
Kangee throws a combination that misses
and Brussard counters with an inside leg kick.
Kangee shoots in looking for a takedown but Brussard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kangee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kangee throws out a loose jab but Brussard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Brussard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Krypton Brussard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brussard takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hinto Kangee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kangee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:45
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hinto Kangee!
Hinto Kangee retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Hinto Kangee 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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