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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tran has chosen Theme from Mortal Kombat as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
2 - 15 - 0 |
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152 lbs
2 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Decent knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Tran!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston lunges at Tran with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tran's hand.
A leg kick checked by Kingston.
Tran forces Kingston back against the cage and clinches.
Tran stalling in the clinch.
Kingston can't break the clinch.
Tran using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kingston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kingston.
Tran lands a knee to the head.
Tran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tran lands an elbow that stopped Kingston in his tracks for a moment.
Tran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kingston scores with a sloppy right hand. Tran should have avoided that one.
Tran throws a head kick that misses.
Tran tries for a takedown but Kingston circles away easily
and Kingston counters with a two punch combo.
Tran moves to clinch but Kingston breaks away
and Kingston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran is looking to clinch but Kingston is avoiding it.
Kingston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kingston.
It looks like Harry Tran has been cut.
Harry Tran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tran has managed to clinch.
Tran prevents Kingston from breaking the clinch.
Tran is pressed up against the cage. Kingston has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tran down to the mat. Tran avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kingston throws a nice looking combination but Tran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kingston is breathing heavily.
Kingston lands with a hook. Tran tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kingston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kingston counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kingston tries to break the clinch but Tran is controlling the position.
Kingston working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kingston's face.
Tran misses with a knee strike.
Tran using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kingston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kingston has a couple of punches blocked by Tran.
Tran prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tran breaks the clinch.
Tran is looking to clinch.
Tran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tran tries to clinch but Kingston moves out of range.
Tran misses with a body kick.
Kingston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tran doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingston circles away.
Tran tries to clinch up
and Kingston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran tries to clinch up.
Kingston has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tran breaks the clinch.
Tran throws a head kick but Kingston moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Kingston. Those never looked like landing.
Tran with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kingston counters with a nice uppercut.
Tran tries to clinch up but Kingston circles away and keeps his distance.
Tran wants to clinch but Kingston slips to the side
and Kingston holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kingston working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston gets through Tran's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kingston takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Kingston.
Kingston can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Kingston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingston takes an elbow to the temple.
Kingston is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tran scores with a knee to the head.
Tran trying to control the position but instead, Kingston has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tran into the cage.
Tran manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tran moves into range and clinches up with Kingston.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tran trying to stall but Kingston improves his position.
Tran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kingston blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry Tran will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry Tran's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tran forces Kingston back against the cage and clinches.
Kingston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kingston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kingston takes an elbow to the temple.
Tran tries to pull guard but Kingston forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tran manages to break the clinch.
Tran shoots in for a double leg but Kingston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Donk. Kingston catches Tran right on the button with a cross.
Kingston throws a sloppy head kick and Tran moves out of range easily.
Tran tries to clinch up.
Tran is looking to clinch.
Kingston closes the distance and clinches.
Tran landing knees to the head.
Kingston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tran's head.
Tran is looking to clinch but Kingston is avoiding it.
Tran looks to clinch
and Kingston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jack Kingston is winning the standup battle so far.
Tran closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kingston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Kingston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tran tries to close the distance and clinch but Kingston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kingston displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kingston keeps the fight on the outside.
Tran fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tran swats away the attempt to clinch by Kingston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tran tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kingston counters with a two punch combo.
Kingston doesn't manage to clinch there - Tran circles away.
Tran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kingston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kingston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kingston swats away the attempt to clinch by Tran.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran moves to clinch but Kingston breaks away
and Kingston counters with a single leg into guard. Tran didn't expect that.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kingston stands up from Tran's guard - Kingston perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tran wants to clinch but Kingston slips to the side
letting Kingston counter with a right hand.
Tran tries to clinch but Kingston moves out of range.
Tran shoots in but no luck this time.
Jack Kingston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Tran.
Tran wants to clinch but Kingston slips to the side
enabling Kingston to counter with a crisp jab.
Tran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tran moves to clinch but Kingston breaks away
and Tran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tran closes the distance but Kingston moves to the side
and Tran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tran tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kingston counters with a three punch combo that has Tran backing up. Tran nods at Kingston to acknowledge the strikes.
Kingston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tran tries to clinch up.
Tran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kingston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kingston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kingston is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tran moves into the clinch successfully.
Kingston is trying to force a seperation but Tran has the dominant position.
Kingston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kingston prevents the takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tran connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kingston's face.
A knee to the head by Tran.
Tran looking to throw knees to the head but Kingston is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Kingston will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry Tran's cut.
That's time! Kingston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Tran gets tackled into the cage by Kingston. Kingston maintains the clinch.
Kingston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tran takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kingston tries to keep at a distance but Tran has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tran looking to throw knees to the head but Kingston is blocking nicely.
Kingston goes for a takedown attempt but Tran pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tran has closed the distance and engaged Kingston in a clinch.
Kingston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kingston's defenses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kingston fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tran lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Kingston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kingston's defenses.
Tran lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Tran.
Tran comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tran looking to throw knees to the head but Kingston is blocking nicely.
Kingston throws a head punch that misses.
Harry Tran seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kingston can't break the clinch.
Kingston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kingston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kingston is trying to push Tran away but Tran has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tran uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kingston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston swats away the attempt to clinch by Tran.
Kingston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tran moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tran wants to clinch up but Kingston keeps it at a distance.
Kingston displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kingston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tran doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingston circles away.
Tran tries to close the distance and clinch but Kingston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kingston keeps the fight on the outside.
Kingston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tran shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kingston sprawls well. Kingston wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tran gets slowly back to his feet.
Tran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kingston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tran tries to clinch there but Kingston circles away.
Kingston moves out of range of the body kick from Tran.
Jack Kingston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Tran misses.
Kingston looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tran is fending him off so far but Kingston persists. Nope, Tran circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kingston swats away the attempt to clinch by Tran.
Tran tries to clinch there but Kingston circles away.
Tran with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tran has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kingston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tran moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kingston circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingston keeps the fight on the outside.
Tran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tran looks to clinch
and Kingston counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Tran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tran 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Harry Tran!
A relieved looking Harry Tran thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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