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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmund Dorrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorrance has chosen Thou Shalt Always Kill as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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172 lbs
12 - 14 - 1 |
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180 lbs
9 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Kenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edmund Dorrance!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dorrance.
Kenny really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kenny closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dorrance blocks a body shot from Kenny.
Kenny breaks from the clinch.
Kenny takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dorrance misses with a hook. Kenny ducked under it nicely.
Dorrance throws an overhand right that lands on Kenny's shoulder, as Kenny tries to avoid the shot.
Dorrance jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dorrance rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kenny counters with a nice uppercut.
Dorrance throws a looping overhand right but Kenny ducks down to avoid it.
Kenny slips under a jab.
Dorrance rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kenny holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kenny with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenny tries a knee to the head but Dorrance blocks it.
Dorrance is looking to break free of the clinch but Kenny has double underhooks.
Kenny looking to throw knees to the head but Dorrance is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dorrance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kenny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dorrance throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kenny holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kenny tries to land a knee to the head but Dorrance blocks with his arms.
Kenny blocks a body shot from Dorrance.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kenny.
Dorrance tries a body shot but Kenny blocks it.
Knees to the body from Kenny.
Kenny digs a right hand into Dorrance's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dorrance's gas tank.
Kenny prevents Dorrance from breaking the clinch.
Kenny misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenny blocking some punches.
Kenny throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny can't find room to land a body shot as Dorrance controls the action.
Kenny keeps control of Dorrance as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dorrance misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Kenny.
Kenny cracks Dorrance with a nice body shot.
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!
Dorrance takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kenny - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dorrance misses with the head strike.
Kenny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dorrance is trying to break the clinch but Kenny has him pressed against the cage.
Dorrance wants to get back to striking at distance but Kenny won't allow it.
Dorrance wants to get back to striking at distance but Kenny won't allow it.
Dorrance prevents a body shot from Kenny.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dorrance goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dorrance tries to throw a body punch but Kenny avoids it by throwing Dorrance back against the cage.
Kenny misses with an elbow strike.
Kenny is stalling here.
Kenny manages to break the clinch.
Dorrance feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kennys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Dorrance misses.
Dorrance throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kenny counters with a one-two to the body.
A left lands for Kenny.
Dorrance lunges at Kenny with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kenny's hand.
Kenny just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenny throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've been told by Kenny's head coaches at EUOLUCAO MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance with a jab.
Dorrance misses with an uppercut. Kenny saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorrance waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenny.
Dorrance scores with a jab. Kenny acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kenny misses with an uppercut.
Kenny throws out a leg kick but Dorrance moves out of range and Kenny only half commits.
Dorrance misses with a straight left.
Dorrance keeps the fight on the outside.
Dorrance keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dorrance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dorrance throws the left hand but Kenny avoids the punch easily.
Dorrance throws a shot from downtown. Kenny moves away and avoids it.
Dorrance bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kenny's head backwards.
Kenny tries to score with a low kick but Dorrance moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edmund Dorrance will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dorrance misses with a straight left.
Kenny gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Dorrance misses.
Dorrance throws a lazy uppercut
and Kenny moves into the clinch.
Dorrance managing to block the knees to the body from Kenny.
A knee to the head by Kenny.
Kenny slows down the pace here.
Dorrance throws a punch but it's blocked by Kenny.
Kenny pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kenny as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kenny's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Dorrance's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dorrance is trying to break free.
Dorrance takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dorrance has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dorrance blocks an uppercut.
Kenny has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dorrance tries to throw a body punch but Kenny avoids it by throwing Dorrance back against the cage.
Kenny lands a body punch.
Dorrance throws a head punch that misses.
Kenny tries to throw a body punch but Dorrance avoids it by throwing Kenny back against the cage.
Kenny with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dorrance fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kenny is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dorrance is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dorrance misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kenny stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dorrance misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Dorrance's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dorrance working hard to break the clinch.
Dorrance tries to circle away but Kenny has him pinned against the cage.
Dorrance wants to get back to striking at distance but Kenny won't allow it.
Dorrance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenny manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance defending well as Kenny loads up on a big left hand.
Edmund Dorrance seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dorrance tests Kenny's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dorrance throws a poor cross that misses
and Kenny counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson Kenny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dorrance throws a hook to the side of Kenny's head but Kenny sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenny lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dorrance is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kenny.
The fighters circling - Dorrance throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kenny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dorrance.
Dorrance misses with a right hand
and Kenny counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kenny.
Dorrance swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dorrance tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kenny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kenny ducks under a wild hook from Dorrance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance throws a hook but Kenny avoids it easily.
Dorrance looks to throw the jab but Kenny is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kenny.
Kenny gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dorrance throws a lazy uppercut
and Kenny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dorrance feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kennys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dorrance lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dorrance loads up on a big right hand but Kenny slips the punch.
Kenny is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dorrance throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kenny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dorrance throws the left hand but Kenny avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenny bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kenny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dorrance.
A slow jab from Dorrance misses its intended target.
Kenny wants to clinch up but Dorrance keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edmund Dorrance will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kenny has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kenny.
Kenny tries to land a knee to the head but Dorrance blocks with his arms.
Kenny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dorrance lands with a right hand.
Kenny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dorrance.
Kenny lands with a right hand.
Kenny throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kenny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dorrance manages to avoid it.
Edmund Dorrance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorrance throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenny.
Kenny slips a jab from Dorrance.
Dorrance misses with an uppercut. Kenny saw that one coming.
A combination from Kenny does no damage.
Dorrance connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance throws an off balance right hand
and Kenny counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dorrance's knee momentarily.
Dorrance throws a looping overhand right but Kenny ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Dorrance throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dorrance throws a right hand that misses
and Kenny counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dorrance can't find room to land a body shot as Kenny controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kenny.
Kenny is struggling to control the position.
Kenny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenny tries to work over Dorrance's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance managing to block the knees to the body from Kenny.
Dorrance is trying to break the clinch but Kenny is controlling him.
Kenny breaks the clinch.
Dorrance throws a big shot that misses.
Kenny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dorrance.
Kenny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dorrance.
Dorrance missing with a left hand there. Kenny was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dorrance lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kenny avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kenny fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dorrance might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dorrance keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kenny tries to bum rush Dorrance with a series of wild strikes but Dorrance uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Dorrance misses the target.
Dorrance throws a right hand that misses
and Kenny counters with a three punch combo that has Dorrance backing up. Dorrance nods at Kenny to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance throws a hook to the side of Kenny's head but Kenny sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dorrance throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dorrance misses with a lunging right hand
and Kenny counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kenny is stalling here.
Jackson Kenny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dorrance tries to break the clinch but Kenny is controlling the position.
Kenny using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dorrance has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kenny tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dorrance avoids it.
Kenny tries a knee to the head but Dorrance blocks it.
Kenny is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dorrance is looking to break free of the clinch but Kenny has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance tries to break the clinch but Kenny is controlling the position.
Kenny avoiding damage.
Kenny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dorrance misses with a lunging right hand
and Kenny counters by clinching up.
Kenny misses with a knee to the head.
Dorrance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dorrance goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenny is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dorrance is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Kenny.
Kenny holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dorrance swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenny uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jackson Kenny.
I think Dorrance 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmund Dorrance!
A very excited looking Edmund Dorrance made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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