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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Kaniff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Owchar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Kaniff had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ken Kaniff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corey Owchar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owchar is looking to clinch.
Owchar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kaniff pinned against the cage. Kaniff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kaniff punishes Owchar's body with a nice straight punch.
Owchar tries to clinch up.
Kaniff tries to clinch there but Owchar circles away.
Owchar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kaniff fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Kaniff misses.
Kaniff fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kaniff shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Owchar as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Kaniff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Owchar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Owchar darts in trying to clinch
and Kaniff counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Owchar!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaniff trying to control but Owchar is having none of it.
Kaniff looking to finish with strikes here!
Kaniff throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kaniff avoids the attempt from Owchar to control.
Kaniff throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Owchar tries to lock up and control but Kaniff gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kaniff looking to control but Owchar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Owchar blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Owchar avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kaniff.
Owchar wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kaniff.
Kaniff thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kaniff can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Owchar is looking to escape.
Kaniff is landing with some decent strikes but Owchar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kaniff avoids the attempt from Owchar to control.
Kaniff with a couple of short strikes.
Kaniff avoids the attempt from Owchar to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaniff throws some wild stikes that Owchar manages to avoid easily.
Owchar throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kaniff is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kaniff unloads with some shots from mount but Owchar bucks and avoids them well.
Owchar wants to hold on but Kaniff pushes him away.
Kaniff fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Owchar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Owchar tries to control Kaniff's body but Kaniff pushes him off. Owchar squirms to his side and now Kaniff has his back!
Owchar looks gassed!
Kaniff tightening his grip on Owchar, looking for the choke.
Kaniff avoiding Owchar 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaniff tightening his grip on Owchar, looking for the choke.
Owchar looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Kaniff has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kaniff looking to hold on to the position here but Owchar rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Kaniff trying to control but Owchar is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kaniff has his takedown stuffed
and Owchar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Kaniff dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kaniff misses with a combination
and Owchar counters with a two punch combo.
Kaniff looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kaniff is looking to clinch.
Kaniff shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Owchar counters with a one-two to the body.
Kaniff looks for a takedown but Owchar sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Kaniff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaniff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kaniff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Owchar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kaniff is fending him off so far but Owchar persists. Nope, Kaniff circles away and we're back to standing.
Owchar doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaniff circles away.
Kaniff fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Owchar misses with a takedown
and Kaniff counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Owchar!
Owchar is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owchar looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Owchar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kaniff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Owchar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Owchar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kaniff can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Owchar is looking to escape.
Owchar is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kaniff avoids the attempt from Owchar to control.
Owchar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kaniff blocks Owchar's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kaniff can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Owchar is looking to escape.
Kaniff prevents Owchar from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaniff throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Owchar wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Owchar wants to control but Kaniff is having none of it.
Kaniff trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Owchar wants to control but Kaniff is having none of it.
Owchar is squirming around, avoiding Kaniff's attempts to control the action.
Kaniff is really struggling to control Owchar but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Owchar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Owchar is squirming around, avoiding Kaniff's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Owchar is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Kaniff dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kaniff.
Kaniff tries to clinch up.
Kaniff scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Owchar holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Owchar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Owchar trying to control but Kaniff flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Owchar tries to roll but Kaniff sticks to his back.
Owchar controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Kaniff throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Will Kaniff go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Kaniff is persistently looking for the submission but Owchar is defending it well.
Owchar tries to escape the position.
Owchar wants to control his opponent's hands but Kaniff gets his hands free.
Kaniff misses with an elbow to the head.
Owchar tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kaniff is working the ground and pound. Can Owchar escape?
Ken Kaniff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Owchar holding on to Kaniff's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Kaniff wants to control the position but Owchar frees himself and scrambles - Kaniff manages to regain control in side control.
Owchar is looking to regain half guard here but Kaniff keeps moving and retains side control.
Kaniff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Owchar keeps working.
Owchar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Owchar is trying to control Kaniff's posture but Kaniff avoids it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Owchar can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaniff in the domination position with Owchar hanging on.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kaniff.
Kaniff tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kaniff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaniff swats away the attempt to clinch by Owchar.
Kaniff misses with an uppercut
and Owchar counters by moving into the clinch.
Kaniff is trying to break free.
Kaniff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Owchar shoots in and drives through. Kaniff sprawls well.
Owchar looks for a takedown but Kaniff sprawls well.
Kaniff scores with a head kick.
Owchar scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaniff shoots in for a takedown but Owchar shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Kaniff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A leg kick checked by Kaniff.
Kaniff shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Owchar but Owchar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kaniff closes the distance and clinches up with Owchar, looking for a takedown. Kaniff pushes Owchar against the cage but Owchar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kaniff tries for a takedown but Owchar circles away easily
and Owchar counters with a straight right hand.
Kaniff looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Owchar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kaniff but Kaniff pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Owchar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Owchar tries for a takedown but Kaniff sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kaniff shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ken Kaniff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Owchar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Corey Owchar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Owchar throws a right and a left that Kaniff avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Corey Owchar.
I think Kaniff 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Kaniff!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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