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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kengo Mulumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mulumba comes into the arena with Bongo Bong - Manu Chao blaring out of the sound system. Kengo Mulumba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kengo Mulumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Kane!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane tries to clinch but Mulumba moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Mulumba on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Mulumba on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kane tries for a takedown but Mulumba circles away easily
and Mulumba counters with a nice uppercut.
Mulumba moves out of range of the body kick from Kane.
Mulumba was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mulumba counters with a right hand to the body.
Mulumba staying out of range there.
As Kane looks to move away, Mulumba throws a big counter combo but Kane just gets out of the way.
Kane throws a poor cross that misses
and Mulumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throws a push kick but Mulumba slaps the foot to one side.
A counter left hand to the body from Mulumba misses its target.
Kane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kane throws a body kick that misses
and Mulumba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mulumba takes a swing at Kane's ribcage but misses.
Kane swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mulumba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Mulumba.
Kane throws an off balance right hand
and Mulumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane shoots for a takedown but Mulumba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kane shoots in but Mulumba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Mulumba misses the target.
Kengo Mulumba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Kane.
Mulumba avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mulumba jabs Kane to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kane swings for the body but Mulumba moves out of range.
Kane throws a lazy head kick
letting Mulumba counter with a right hand.
Mulumba misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulumba avoids the body shot from Kane.
Kane fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mulumba is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kane changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mulumba tries to avoid it but Kane manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mulumba to the ground. Mulumba escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mulumba lands a jab to the nose.
Kane looks to throw a body kick
letting Mulumba counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Kane misses
and Mulumba counters with a straight right hand.
Kane wants to clinch
and Mulumba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Kane misses its intended target.
Kane doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mulumba counters with a nice body shot.
A big right from Kane misses.
Mulumba throwing a counter right hand but Kane manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mulumba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kengo Mulumba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kane gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mulumba counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kengo Mulumba dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mulumba misses with a wild body shot.
Kane feints the counter takedown.
Mulumba paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mulumba.
Kane slips a jab from Mulumba.
Kane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mulumba appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mulumba misses with a straight right.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kane might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mulumba has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Mulumba misses.
Kane is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mulumba lands a nice hook to Kane's body. Kane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mulumba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A quick step to the side and Mulumba tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane misses the body punch
and Mulumba counters with a nice uppercut.
Kane will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mulumba swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kane takes a swing at Mulumba's ribcage but misses.
Mulumba was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mulumba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Mulumba misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mulumba. Kane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mulumba misses with a hook.
Kane is looking to clinch.
Mulumba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kengo Mulumba is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane looking to score a takedown here. Mulumba is defending well but Kane drives through and ends up in Mulumba's guard.
Kane stands up over Mulumba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mulumba is controlling Kane's posture.
Kane looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mulumba pulls Kane in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mulumba's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kane wants to pass the guard but Mulumba is keeping the position.
Kane is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mulumba pulls Kane in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulumba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kane.
Kane wants to control from the top but Mulumba keeps moving.
Kane stopping the sweep attempt from Mulumba.
Kane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mulumba seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kane postures up in Mulumba's guard and throws a big left but Mulumba blocks it.
Kane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mulumba looking for a sweep. Not yet Mulumba, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kane content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kane looking to pass the guard.
Kane with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mulumba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kane tries to free his leg and advance position but Mulumba is retaining full guard.
Kane throwing strikes from guard but Mulumba blocks nicely.
Kane looking to sit in guard and control but Mulumba gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kane working a defensive guard here.
Kane wants to improve his position but instead Mulumba has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kane tries to roll over but Mulumba keeps him under control.
Mulumba controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kengo Mulumba dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kane darts in trying to clinch
and Kane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kane misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mulumba swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kane with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Mulumba counter with a right hand.
Mulumba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mulumba went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A head kick misses from Kane.
It looked like Mulumba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mulumba moves away.
Mulumba is looking to counter punch.
Kane throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mulumba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kane tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mulumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kengo Mulumba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kane or perhaps it was just good defense by Mulumba, which made it look bad.
Kane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kane looks to land a body kick but Mulumba moved away.
Mulumba throws a big counter combination but Kane scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kane rushes Mulumba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kane has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mulumba after a bit of a struggle.
Kengo Mulumba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Kane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulumba breaks the clinch.
Mulumba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kane can do to turn this around?
Kane throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Mulumba to counter with a crisp jab.
Kane misses with an uppercut. Mulumba saw that one coming.
Mulumba blocks a head kick by Kane.
A quick step to the side and Mulumba tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kane looks to clinch
and Mulumba counters with a left to the body.
Kane slips under a jab from Mulumba.
Mulumba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kane manages to avoid it.
And Kane responds with a good body kick, but Mulumba manages to step out the way in time.
Josh Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a sloppy body shot
and Mulumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mulumba. Kane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mulumba slips a jab and a cross from Kane.
Kane looks for the body kick but Mulumba saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Mulumba tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kane instigates a clinch.
Mulumba gets underhooks to prevent Kane's takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kane is trying to drag Mulumba to the mat but Mulumba just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kengo Mulumba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mulumba, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kengo Mulumba!
During a confident post fight interview, Kengo Mulumba thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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