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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Watchman Nee (ranked 3468 p4p, 2559 weight class) and Jack Kerouac (ranked 433 p4p, 324 weight class). Watchman Nee is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Watchman Nee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Kerouac!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerouac darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nee with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kerouac connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nee connects with the punch.
Nee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kerouac defends it nicely.
Nee closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kerouac quickly recovers to half guard.
Kerouac kicks off Nee and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left and a right from Kerouac both land. Nice combination.
Kerouac gets tackled into the cage by Nee. Nee maintains the clinch.
Nee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kerouac gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Watchman Nee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kerouac misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nee pulls Kerouac into guard.
Nee is controlling Kerouac's posture.
Kerouac throws a big right hand that misses.
Nee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kerouac.
Nee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kerouac.
Nee is trying to control the position but Kerouac postures up.
Nee wants to sweep here but Kerouac controlling him for the moment.
Kerouac trying to control the position from guard on top but Nee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kerouac must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nee pulls Kerouac in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nee wants to sweep but no luck.
Kerouac throwing strikes but missing.
Nee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kerouac trying to control the position from guard on top but Nee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kerouac throws a low kick but Nee moves out of range easily.
Nee rushes Kerouac and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kerouac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nee tries to pull guard but Kerouac holds him up against the cage and eventually Nee drops back down to his feet.
A short left from Kerouac.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nee pulls guard.
Nee looking for a sweep. Not yet Nee, not yet.
Kerouac throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kerouac trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nee is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kerouac controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nee keeping moving, preventing Kerouac from controlling successfully.
Kerouac loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kerouac.
Nee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nee wants to stand up but Kerouac is controlling him.
Kerouac stays in close to Nee's body and controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jack Kerouac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kerouac dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kerouac is looking to clinch but Nee is avoiding it.
Nee tries to counter with a takedown but Kerouac is quick to defend against it.
Nee shoots in for a takedown but Kerouac shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nee fails with a takedown attempt.
Nee wants to clinch up but Kerouac keeps it at a distance.
Kerouac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nee.
Jack Kerouac seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nee clinches up with Kerouac and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerouac misses with a punch to the body.
Nee breaks the clinch.
Kerouac throws a big shot that misses.
Nee tries to counter by clinching up but Kerouac breaks away and moves out of range.
Kerouac gets caught napping as Nee dives in and scores a takedown. Kerouac manages to retain guard.
Kerouac manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerouac misses with a wild body shot.
Nee moves to clinch but Kerouac breaks away
and Kerouac counters with a straight right hand.
Kerouac throws a combination that misses
and Nee counters with a takedown into side control.
Kerouac is looking to get back to his feet here but Nee is keeping cool and he's managed to take Kerouac's back.
Kerouac tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kerouac tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nee trying to control but Kerouac is having none of it.
Kerouac has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerouac tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerouac keeps trying to improve his position.
Kerouac is still trying to improve position.
Nee unloads with some shots from mount but Kerouac bucks and avoids them well.
Kerouac tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kerouac wants to control but Nee is having none of it.
Nee putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kerouac tries to hold on but Nee postures up.
Kerouac is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kerouac is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nee looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kerouac squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Nee working for a guillotine from mount but Kerouac is in no mood to give up.
Kerouac's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerouac is trying desperately to improve position.
Kerouac wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kerouac wants to control but Nee is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nee wants to control the pace but Kerouac is squirming around nicely.
Kerouac felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kerouac is looking to improve his position but Nee isn't that keen on the idea.
Kerouac is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Nee controlling the position easily from mount.
Kerouac is trying desperately to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Watchman Nee dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kerouac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nee tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kerouac defends well and Nee ends up having to push Kerouac into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A nice side step and Kerouac releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kerouac swings wildly with an uppercut but Nee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerouac working aggressively here.
Nee tries to pull guard but Kerouac forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Watchman Nee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kerouac is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerouac lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nee tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nee is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kerouac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerouac misses with some punches.
Kerouac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kerouac misses with a body punch.
Kerouac throws a head punch that misses.
Nee blocks a body shot from Kerouac.
A bit of stalling here from Nee.
Kerouac stalling against the cage.
Kerouac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kerouac misses with a punch to the body.
Nee stalls.
Kerouac tries a body shot but Nee blocks it.
Kerouac lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerouac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nee looking for a takedown.
Kerouac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kerouac prevents it.
Kerouac tries to throw a body punch but Nee avoids it by throwing Kerouac back against the cage.
Nee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kerouac gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kerouac connects with a right hand. Nee shakes it off.
Kerouac is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kerouac lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kerouac misses with a looping left.
Nee tries to counter with a takedown but Kerouac is quick to defend against it.
Kerouac throws a lazy uppercut
and Nee counters with a shoot takedown. Kerouac fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nee trying to control the position from guard on top but Kerouac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerouac pushes Nee off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kerouac bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nee's head backwards.
Nee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kerouac slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nee looks for a takedown but Kerouac sprawls well.
A countering left hand to the body from Kerouac misses.
Nee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nee tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kerouac defends well and Nee ends up having to push Kerouac into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kerouac follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kerouac looking to stall.
Nee letting Kerouac take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kerouac fails to land.
Nee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kerouac just stands there and leans against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nee as Kerouac tries to tie him up.
Nee has hold of one of Kerouac's legs. Kerouac is fighting the takedown attempt but Nee gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kerouac is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Nee dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nee working away.
Kerouac looking for a sweep but Nee has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Kerouac squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Nee scoring with strikes but Kerouac is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Kerouac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kerouac 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Kerouac!
In his post fight interview, Jack Kerouac started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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