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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terence Erenberg (ranked 2859 p4p, 22833 weight class) and Jalen Kendrick (ranked 372 p4p, 610 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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193 cm 27 194 7 - 0 - 0 |
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183 cm 24 195 3 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling Counter fighter Very quick |
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Good wrestler Excellent boxer Good gas tank |
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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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terence Erenberg! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jalen Kendrick! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kendrick lands with a straight right. Erenberg didn't see that one coming. Kendrick takes a swing at Erenberg's ribcage but misses. Kendrick closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Erenberg is trying to control Kendrick's posture but Kendrick avoids it. Erenberg manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Kendrick tries to pass the half guard into mount. Erenberg knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Erenberg is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kendrick's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kendrick's back! Erenberg lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Kendrick tries to break free.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A lull in the action here.
Kendrick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Kendrick is trying to break free.
Erenberg working for the choke. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Erenberg lands strikes to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Erenberg misses with a punch to the head. Erenberg 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. Erenberg trying to control. Erenberg is hanging on to Kendrick's back as he tries to escape.
Erenberg missing with strikes. Kendrick is really stuck here.
Can Kendrick hold on?! Erenberg is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Kendrick covering up well and avoiding damage. Erenberg lands an elbow to the side of the head. Erenberg scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Kendrick tries to roll but Erenberg sticks to his back.
Erenberg looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Kendrick is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Kendrick breaks Erenberg's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Erenberg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kendrick's guard. Erenberg works a leg free and moves into half guard. Erenberg trying to control from half guard but Kendrick is working away. Kendrick is trying to get back to full guard. Kendrick actively working from the bottom here. Kendrick is looking for a sweep. Erenberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Erenberg passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kendrick! Erenberg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kendrick is trying desperately to improve position. Erenberg is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kendrick to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kendrick shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Erenberg is working for a guillotine from mount but Kendrick frees his head quite easily.
Erenberg lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Erenberg looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Kendrick really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Erenberg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Kendrick taking shots to the head. Erenberg landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kendrick is rocked! Kendrick takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Erenberg's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terence Erenberg! After winning the bout, Terence Erenberg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. 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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54% |
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