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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dane Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Pacific (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pacific's choice of entrance music: Akon ft Pitbull Shut it Down. Dane Kane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dane Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Pacific!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacific shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kane tries to strike from the bottom.
Pacific being controlled here momentarily.
Kane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pacific on the ground.
Pacific wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Kane controlling the position.
Kane looking for a sweep. Not yet Kane, not yet.
Kane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dane Kane has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kane moves in looking to clinch but Pacific pushes him off.
Pacific shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane wants to get back to his feet.
Kane is trying is best to control the position here.
Pacific not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pacific tries to pass to full mount but Kane defends it.
Kane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kane tries to get out of the position.
Kane is not content to let Pacific control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kane tries to kick Pacific off but Pacific keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kane is positioning himself well to prevent Pacific advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pacific drives through with a takedown into Kane's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pacific trying to control the position from guard on top but Kane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kane seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pacific trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Kane throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pacific won't allow Kane to sweep him here.
Kane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pacific defends well.
Pacific wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Pacific forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane is looking to control Pacific's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kane avoid being mounted?
Kane definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pacific stalling.
Pacific is pressing down on Kane's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kane is holding on for now.
Kane works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kane is looking for a triangle but Pacific pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joey Pacific will probably get the nod.
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.
Kane instigates a clinch.
Pacific content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kane is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pacific to keep the fight standing.
Kane tries to pull guard but Pacific forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kane lands a takedown into guard.
Kane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kane postures up and lands a big shot to Pacific's brow.
Kane controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pacific looking for a guillotine here but Kane defends easily.
Kane preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throws an elbow that misses. Pacific uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kane's guard. Nice move by Pacific!
Kane is looking to sweep but instead, Pacific has passed into half guard.
Kane keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacific prevents Kane from standing back up.
Kane looking for submissions off his back.
Pacific seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kane does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pacific throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kane is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacific trying to control the pace.
Kane is looking to control Pacific's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kane avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pacific manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kane looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pacific is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kane's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kane's back!
I really don't envy Kane right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacific somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Pacific trying to control momentarily.
Kane can't escape the position.
Kane manages to escape to his feet.
Pacific throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kane was covering up waiting for the punch and Pacific finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacific postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pacific doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pacific manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dane Kane dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Kane shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kane seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kane connects with a nice short shot to Pacific's temple.
Pacific is looking for a sweep. Kane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kane controlling the action here.
Kane tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pacific knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane wants to stand but Pacific has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Kane is just content to waste time from the top position. Pacific takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Dane Kane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacific is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We're going to have a standup here because Dane Kane wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pacific leaves Kane with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kane shoots and misses
and Pacific counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pacific scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pacific looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kane looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane keeping moving, preventing Pacific from controlling successfully.
Kane trying to control the position here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dane Kane.
Kane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pacific circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dane Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pacific wants to get back to striking at distance but Kane won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane fails to pull guard.
Kane is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right from Kane on the inside.
Pacific working aggressively here.
Pacific misses with an elbow strike.
Kane avoiding damage as Pacific throws knees to the body.
Pacific looking to slow down the pace here.
Kane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane tries for a takedown but Pacific sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pacific looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dane Kane showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kane has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dane Kane!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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