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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kai McLaren (ranked 4827 p4p, 3536 weight class) and The Ultimate Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 353 weight class). Kai McLaren has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 cm 18 155 0 - 0 - 0 |
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167 cm 25 155 2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Basic striking Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler Counter fighter Determined |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai McLaren! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Ultimate Warrior! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Warrior connects with a jab. Warrior clobbers McLaren with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. McLaren moves out of range as Warrior strikes. McLaren closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. McLaren is chipping away with strikes.
McLaren lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Warrior down.
McLaren scoring with punches from side control. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. McLaren in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Warrior is pushing McLaren's head away, looking to escape. McLaren manages to hold on to the position though. Warrior manages to work his way to half guard, despite McLaren's best efforts. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. McLaren landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. McLaren drops an elbow to the side of Warrior's head. Warrior wants to get back to his feet. McLaren scoring with strikes to the body and head. Warrior is trying to get back to full guard. McLaren working the head and body with strikes. Warrior trying to hold on to McLaren's head to control him but McLaren postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round. McLaren seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Warrior throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nice strikes from McLaren there. McLaren landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Warrior tries to kick McLaren off but McLaren keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. McLaren working over Warrior with some ground and pound. Warrior looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. McLaren lands strikes from half guard. McLaren lands with a punch from half guard. McLaren slips a nice elbow through Warrior's hands, connecting with Warrior's forehead.
Warrior is rocked! Warrior tries to get to full guard but McLaren has control of the leg. Warrior is still in real trouble! Can McLaren finish him? Warrior slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. McLaren landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Warrior trying to control the position.
Warrior seems to have recovered his senses. McLaren won't allow Warrior to sweep him here. McLaren postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. McLaren makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. McLaren working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! McLaren lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. McLaren lands a couple of digs. Warrior looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McLaren scores with a decent looking elbow strike. McLaren postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. McLaren stands up over Warrior, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. McLaren will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. McLaren keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Warrior's head. McLaren is working Warrior over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McLaren lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. McLaren trying to control the position from guard on top but Warrior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. McLaren postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. McLaren with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. McLaren cracks Warrior with a solid left hand. McLaren postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Warrior is trying to keep McLaren in close.
McLaren scoring with punches to the head and body. McLaren scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Warrior is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McLaren scoring with some ground and pound. McLaren makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McLaren lands a couple of digs. Warrior is trying to control the position but McLaren postures up. Warrior wants to stand and escape but McLaren is having none of it. Warrior working a defensive guard here.
McLaren lands a couple of decent looking shots. Warrior trying to control the position.
McLaren landing with the ground and pound. McLaren working some strikes from top position. McLaren with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. McLaren is in close to Warrior's body, working some short punches and elbows. Warrior not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McLaren postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai McLaren dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! McLaren ducks under a wild hook from Warrior. Warrior pushing out the jab but it's not landing. McLaren scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Warrior wants to get back to his feet but McLaren is dominant here and he's now got Warrior's back! McLaren throwing damaging strikes from the back! Warrior could be in trouble here!
Warrior just trying to survive but McLaren is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. McLaren lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by McLaren.
Warrior trying to control but not successfully. Warrior tries to roll but McLaren sticks to his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! McLaren has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Warrior's body.
McLaren is punishing Warrior with some ground and pound. McLaren is punishing Warrior with some ground and pound. Warrior is trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round. McLaren lands strikes from the back and Warrior isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai McLaren!
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RATING
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