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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kai Diao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Gantrain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gantrain is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Animal I have Become. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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173 lbs
2 - 2 - 1 |
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170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Kai Diao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Gantrain!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Diao.
Diao lands with an uppercut that bounces Gantrain off the ropes and back into rage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Diao!
Diao tries to clinch but Gantrain is having none of it.
Diao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gantrain.
Diao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diao rushes Gantrain and presses him up against the ropes.
Diao stalling against the ropes.
Diao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gantrain tries to circle away but Diao has him pinned against the ropes.
Diao is looking to control Gantrain's arms but Gantrain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diao has his back to the ropes.
Diao trying to land knees to the body.
Diao effectively controlling the action here.
Gantrain looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diao lands an elbow inside that Gantrain shrugs off.
It looks like Kevin Gantrain has been cut.
Nice elbow from Diao.
Gantrain drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diao gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kai Diao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Gantrain.
Diao tries to stall but Gantrain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gantrain wants a takedown.
The referee calls for Diao to work.
Diao throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diao displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gantrain up against the ropes.
Diao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diao with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diao controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kai Diao.
Diao pushes Gantrain up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gantrain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gantrain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diao lands an elbow inside.
Gantrain looking for a takedown.
Diao with a knee to the head.
Diao trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Diao.
Gantrain looks gassed!
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gantrain is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Diao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gantrain blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diao stalling.
Diao lands an elbow just above Gantrain 's eye.
Nice elbow from Diao.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Diao obliges.
Diao will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gantrain up against the ropes.
Diao lands an elbow just above Gantrain 's eye.
Gantrain wants a takedown.
Diao controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gantrain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diao using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diao prevents the takedown attempt.
Diao with a knee to the head.
Diao will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gantrain up against the ropes.
Gantrain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diao pressing his opponent against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kai Diao.
Diao moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Diao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Gantrain's cut.
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.
Danga de danga de dang - Diao scores with a four punch combination!
Diao throws a head kick that misses.
Diao lands a high kick!
Diao fakes the leg kick and cracks Gantrain in the body.
Gantrain ducks right into an uppercut from Diao.
Gantrain slips a jab and a cross from Diao.
Diao throws a head kick but Gantrain moves out of range.
Gantrain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gantrain tries to keep at a distance but Diao has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diao stalling against the ropes.
Diao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diao lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diao crunches a lovely knee into Gantrain's ribcage.
Gantrain is breathing heavily.
Gantrain being controlled against the ropes.
Diao prevents a takedown attempt there.
Diao will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gantrain up against the ropes.
Diao landing knees to the head.
Gantrain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Diao.
Diao misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diao lands a good knee to the midsection. Gantrain won't want to take too many of those.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gantrain as Diao tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kai Diao.
Diao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kai Diao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick from Diao lands but Gantrain takes it in his stride.
Gantrain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diao can pounce on him.
Gantrain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diao thumps Gantrain with a low kick.
Diao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gantrain's calf.
Diao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gantrain's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gantrain tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diao swivels and escapes.
Diao stalks Gantrain and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gantrain's face. Gantrain staggers backwards, shaken.
Gantrain is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diao forces Gantrain back against the ropes and clinches.
Diao with a knee to the head.
Diao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diao lands an elbow that stopped Gantrain in his tracks for a moment.
Diao lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diao is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Diao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gantrain letting Diao take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diao lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diao using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gantrain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diao is pressed up against the ropes. Gantrain has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diao down to the mat. Diao avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kai Diao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Gantrain.
Diao moves into the clinch.
Diao lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diao comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diao misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Diao.
Diao comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diao has Gantrain pressed against the ropes.
Gantrain takes an elbow to the temple.
Diao tries to land a knee to the head but Gantrain blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Diao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Gantrain's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Diao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Diao lands but Gantrain takes it in his stride.
Diao lands a high kick!
Gantrain shoots in for a takedown but Diao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diao throws a head kick that half lands.
Diao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid body kick from Diao.
Diao throws a series of punches but Gantrain moves out of range.
Diao thows a body kick. Gantrain tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diao darts in and clinches Gantrain up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diao misses with a knee to the head.
Diao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gantrain avoids it.
Gantrain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stalling in the clinch from Diao.
Diao is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gantrain is keeping busy.
Diao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gantrain can do to turn this around?
Knees to the body from Diao.
Diao stalling in the clinch but Gantrain improves position.
Gantrain tries to score a body lock takedown but Diao shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Diao lands a good knee to the midsection. Gantrain won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diao lands a nice elbow.
Diao lands an elbow inside that Gantrain shrugs off.
Diao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gantrain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Diao lands a nice elbow.
Diao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gantrain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diao crunches a lovely knee into Gantrain's ribcage.
Kai Diao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diao blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kai Diao.
Gantrain swats away the attempt to clinch by Diao.
Diao clinches up against the ropes.
Diao taking a breather.
Diao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gantrain avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diao is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gantrain is keeping busy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diao.
Gantrain wants a takedown.
Kai Diao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Gantrain.
Gantrain has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Diao is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Diao tries a knee to the head but Gantrain blocks it.
Diao landing knees to the head.
Gantrain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diao crunches a lovely knee into Gantrain's ribcage.
Diao is trying to maintain a safe position but Gantrain gets an underhook and turns Diao into the ropes.
Diao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kai Diao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gantrain is trying to break the clinch but Diao has him pressed against the ropes.
Diao stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diao tries to stall but Gantrain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gantrain lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Diao is trying to stand up here but Gantrain is controlling him well.
Diao is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gantrain scores with a couple of nice shots.
Diao won't allow Gantrain to pass to mount.
Diao makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Diao clinches with his opponent.
Diao tries to stall but Gantrain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gantrain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gantrain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kevin Gantrain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diao clinches up with Gantrain and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Diao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diao, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Diao!
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energy
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