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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samor Kanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, BURN ONE DOWN. Victorio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Massive Attack - Angel kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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206 lbs
36 - 15 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samor Kanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Victorio!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victorio misses with a series of wild punches.
Kanen throws a wild body kick that Victorio sees coming a mile off.
Kanen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Kanen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Victorio lands a jab.
It looks like Samor Kanen has been cut.
Kanen throws a series of punches but Victorio moves out of range.
Kanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Victorio moves away.
Kanen scores with a hook to the body. Victorio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kanen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Victorio is able to avoid easily.
Samor Kanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Victorio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Victorio blocks the body kick.
Kanen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Victorio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Victorio throws a hook but Kanen blocks it.
Victorio has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kanen connects with an inside leg kick.
Victorio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kanen thuds his shin into the meat of Victorio's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Victorio crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kanen - the referee stops the clock and Victorio gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kanen. Victorio manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Victorio misses with a straight left.
Victorio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kanen is out of range and Victorio settles back down.
Kanen cracks the inside of Victorio's front leg.
Victorio blocks a jab.
Victorio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kanen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kanen tries to land a body kick
and Victorio counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Victorio throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kanen to regain full guard.
Victorio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kanen is keeping the position for now.
Kanen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Victorio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kanen is keeping the position for now.
Kanen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Victorio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Victorio is one step ahead there.
Kanen trying to control the position here.
Victorio is stalling in the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Victorio misses with a head kick.
Kanen throws a low kick, looking for Victorio's leg but Victorio calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio misses with a body kick.
Kanen throws a low kick but Victorio avoids it.
Kanen misses with a kick to the body.
Kanen stuffs the takedown.
Victorio moves out of range of the leg kick from Kanen.
Nice shot by Victorio.
Victorio delivers a nice body kick.
Victorio looks to throw the jab but Kanen is out of range.
Victorio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kanen throws a push kick but Victorio slaps the foot to one side.
Victorio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanen walks into a straight right hand from Victorio.
Kanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Victorio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Victorio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick misses from Kanen.
Samor Kanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Victorio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kanen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Victorio somewhat.
Victorio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Victorio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Victorio is looking to score with low kicks.
Kanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Victorio.
Victorio walks into a stiff left hand from Kanen.
Victorio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kanen on the side of the head.
Victorio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kanen.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Victorio checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Victorio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kanen is rocked!
Kanen throws out a leg kick but Victorio moves out of range and Kanen only half commits.
Kanen throws a body punch but Victorio moves out of range.
Kanen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oh Kanen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Crack! Victorio connects with the perfect overhand right and Kanen falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Victorio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonny Victorio!
Jonny Victorio spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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hype
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pop
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