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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Braun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beasty Kanne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanne has chosen Don't Cry For Me Argentina as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
5 - 3 - 1 |
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179 cm
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175 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Braun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beasty Kanne!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanne leaves Braun with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Braun clinches with his opponent.
Kanne blocking some punches.
Braun stalling in the clinch but Kanne improves position.
Braun tries to pull guard but Kanne won't allow it.
Braun has had enough of the clinch but Kanne keeps him there for the moment.
Braun drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kanne pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Braun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braun shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kanne sprawls well. Kanne wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Braun gets slowly back to his feet.
Kanne clinches up against the cage.
Braun is trying to pull guard but Kanne turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Braun wants a takedown.
Kanne is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Braun tries to pull guard but Kanne won't allow it.
Braun is trying to pull guard but Kanne has him pressed against the cage.
Kanne just leaning against Braun, taking a breather.
Braun misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Braun fails to land.
Braun goes for a takedown attempt but Kanne pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Braun wants to clinch.
Kanne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Braun closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Braun lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Braun tries to free his leg and advance position but Kanne is retaining full guard.
Kanne uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kanne.
Braun slips a jab and a cross from Kanne.
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!
Braun tries to clinch
and Kanne counters with a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Kanne.
Kanne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Braun's head.
A jab from Kanne does it's job there.
Braun thuds a left hand into Kanne's body.
Kanne throws a nice looking combination but Braun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braun shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kanne counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Kanne. No joy for Braun on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braun tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kanne sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Braun somewhat.
Kanne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kanne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beasty Kanne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braun misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A cross from Kanne lands.
Kanne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kanne misses with a wild combination.
Braun throws a sloppy body shot
letting Kanne counter with a right hand.
Kanne moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kanne pushes Braun up against the cage in a clinch.
Braun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanne displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanne gets caught napping as Braun dives in and scores a takedown. Kanne manages to retain guard.
Braun wants to control from the top but Kanne keeps moving.
Braun is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kanne is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kanne is trying to control the position but Braun postures up.
Braun keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kanne's head.
Kanne keeping full guard, as Braun tries to pass.
Kanne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Braun.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braun landing some decent shots from guard.
Braun trying to control the position from guard on top but Kanne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Beasty Kanne will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kanne lands a jab.
Kanne falls off balance throwing a combination
and Braun counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Braun trying to control the position from guard on top but Kanne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Braun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kanne pushes Braun off and gets back to his feet.
Mario Braun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kanne. Kanne obviously looking to wear him down.
Braun shoots in for a double leg but Kanne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Braun shoots for a takedown but Kanne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanne throws a series of punches but Braun moves out of range.
Braun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kanne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kanne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Braun with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Braun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kanne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Braun tries to clinch but Kanne is having none of it.
Braun has a takedown stuffed.
Braun closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kanne quickly recovers to half guard.
Kanne is trying to get back to full guard.
Kanne is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Braun's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Braun's back!
Braun looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanne keeps control of the position as Braun tries to break free.
Braun manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kanne's guard. Nice work there by Braun.
Braun drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kanne dives on top into guard.
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!
Kanne sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kanne trying to control the position from guard on top but Braun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kanne gets to his feet - Braun follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanne clinches.
Braun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kanne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kanne wants it to stay on the feet.
Kanne tests Braun's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kanne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Braun fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kanne avoids it really well and circles away.
Kanne throws a combination. Braun tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Braun swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kanne counters with a nice leg kick.
Braun with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kanne counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanne manages to avoid it.
Braun is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kanne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Braun tries to clinch up but Kanne circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Kanne does no damage.
Kanne throws a series of punches but Braun moves out of range.
Kanne thumps Braun with a low kick.
Kanne lands a really nice looking cross but Braun seems unphased.
Kanne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kanne misses with the combination.
Braun shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kanne wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Kanne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beasty Kanne 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!
Braun gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Braun shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kanne as he jumps to the side.
Braun keeps the fight on the outside.
Braun shoots in looking for a takedown. Kanne tries to sprawl out of it but Braun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kanne manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Braun.
Braun gets tackled into the cage by Kanne. Kanne maintains the clinch.
Kanne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Braun is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kanne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Braun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kanne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kanne wants it to stay on the feet.
Kanne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kanne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanne throws a series of punches but Braun moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left and a right from Kanne both land. Nice combination.
Kanne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Braun doesn't seem bothered though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kanne.
Braun swats away the attempt to clinch by Kanne.
Kanne throws a series of strikes that have Braun backpedaling.
Good leg kick by Kanne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kanne connects with a body shot that sends Braun's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braun looks for a takedown but Kanne sprawls well.
Kanne cracks the inside of Braun's front leg.
A combination from Braun does no damage.
Braun swats away the attempt to clinch by Kanne.
Kanne cracks Braun with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kanne.
Braun on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kanne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Braun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Braun misses with a head kick.
Kanne lands with an overhand left.
Kanne throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Braun is defended easily by Kanne.
Kanne swats away the attempt to clinch by Braun.
Kanne jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Braun is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanne wants to clinch but Braun slips to the side
and Braun decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kanne's guard.
Braun passes Kanne's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Braun trying to control from half guard but Kanne is working away.
Braun seems to be looking for submissions.
Braun wants to pass to mount but Kanne is defending the position.
Mario Braun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kanne is trying to control but can't.
Kanne manages to get to full guard.
Kanne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braun scoring with some ground and pound.
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!
Braun throwing strikes but missing.
Kanne wants to sweep but no luck.
Braun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kanne uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Beasty Kanne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kanne fails to land with a series of punches.
Braun misses with a wild combination.
Mario Braun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kanne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kanne defending well as Braun loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beasty Kanne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kanne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beasty Kanne!
Beasty Kanne really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KINGDOM logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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