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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jalen Kendrick (ranked 3149 p4p, 2590 weight class) and Rocky Fortuna (ranked 441 p4p, 380 weight class). Fortuna has chosen Godfather Theme by Nino Rota as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jalen Kendrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rocky Fortuna!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Fortuna misses.
Fortuna swings for the body but Kendrick moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fortuna. Kendrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kendrick takes a swing at Fortuna's ribcage but misses.
Fortuna throws a leg kick
and Kendrick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fortuna looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fortuna darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fortuna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fortuna swinging wildly here.
Fortuna misses with an uppercut.
Fortuna has Kendrick up against the cage in a clinch.
Kendrick throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Kendrick fails to land.
Kendrick throws a head punch that misses.
Kendrick digs a right hand into Fortuna's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fortuna's gas tank.
Kendrick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fortuna's efforts to push away.
Kendrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortuna uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortuna controls his hands.
Fortuna stalling.
Fortuna lands with a left to the head.
Fortuna lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Fortuna.
I was talking to Kendrick's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fortuna is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kendrick working aggressively here.
Kendrick can't find room to land a body shot as Fortuna controls the action.
Fortuna creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kendrick is trying to pull guard but Fortuna has him pressed against the cage.
Fortuna lands a left hand.
Kendrick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kendrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fortuna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kendrick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fortuna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kendrick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kendrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortuna is just out of range.
Kendrick throws a low kick but Fortuna avoids it.
Kendrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fortuna moves away.
Kendrick moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kendrick walks into a left hand.
Rocky Fortuna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fortuna finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kendrick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rocky Fortuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortuna wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kendrick takes a swing at Fortuna's ribcage but misses.
Fortuna swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fortuna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fortuna avoids the body shot from Kendrick.
Kendrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kendrick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fortuna counters with a stiff right hand.
Fortuna lands a glancing blow to the side of Kendrick's head.
Kendrick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortuna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kendrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Fortuna.
Kendrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortuna works Kendrick's body with a nice hook.
Fortuna swings for the body but Kendrick moves out of range.
Fortuna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kendrick throws out the jab.
Kendrick misses with a hook to the body
and Fortuna counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Kendrick fails to land.
Kendrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kendrick lands with a left to the head.
Kendrick takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jalen Kendrick has been cut.
Kendrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fortuna lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kendrick backwards.
Kendrick is rocked!
Fortuna works on Kendrick's body with a couple of short punches.
Fortuna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body punch from Fortuna.
Fortuna misses with a series of wild punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Kendrick misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortuna gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fortuna prevents a body shot from Kendrick.
Kendrick misses with a punch to the body.
Fortuna lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kendrick backwards.
Kendrick misses with some punches.
Fortuna just leaning against Kendrick, taking a breather.
Kendrick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Fortuna.
Fortuna breaks from the clinch.
Fortuna throws a big shot that misses.
Kendrick throws a jab when Fortuna was well out of range.
Kendrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fortuna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fortuna misses with a looping right.
Fortuna darts in and clinches Kendrick up against the cage.
Fortuna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Fortuna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jalen Kendrick's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fortuna instigates a clinch.
Fortuna lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortuna.
Kendrick fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fortuna lands a nice elbow.
Oh Kendrick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fortuna prevents a body shot from Kendrick.
Kendrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kendrick seems to have got his legs back now.
Kendrick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fortuna digs a right hand into Kendrick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kendrick's gas tank.
Fortuna's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fortuna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fortuna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortuna throws a series of punches but Kendrick moves out of range.
Fortuna misses the shot to the body.
Fortuna misses with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Fortuna scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Fortuna misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendrick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fortuna to score with a decent uppercut.
Fortuna does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kendrick looks to land a left hand but Fortuna moved out of range nicely.
Kendrick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fortuna throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kendrick on the side of the head.
Fortuna defending well as Kendrick loads up on a big left hand.
Fortuna misses with a body shot.
Kendrick appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rocky Fortuna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fortuna scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from Kendrick misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kendrick misses with a body shot.
Fortuna misses with a wild combination.
Rocky Fortuna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kendrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kendrick checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kendrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortuna takes a swing at Kendrick's ribcage but misses.
Kendrick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fortuna swivels and escapes.
Kendrick misses the shot to the body.
Kendrick misses the body punch
and Fortuna counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fortuna.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kendrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fortuna blocks an uppercut.
Fortuna blocks a body shot from Kendrick.
Fortuna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fortuna lands an elbow just above Kendrick 's eye.
Fortuna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rocky Fortuna seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fortuna stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fortuna's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kendrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortuna works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fortuna misses with an elbow over the top.
Fortuna working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kendrick fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortuna dips a shoulder and cracks Kendrick with a mighty uppercut! Kendrick falls back against the cage and Fortuna unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kendrick is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Fortuna screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Fortuna!
Rocky Fortuna decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Jalen Kendrick had this to say: 'Sorry for the loss, I'm going to keep training and come back stronger. I'm not going anywhere, but sorry to my mom if she is still watching.'.
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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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