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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kenyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ayman homayed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenyon comes to the cage accompanied by The Illinois Enema Bandit. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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179 cm
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181 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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175 cm
24
170 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Kenyon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, ayman homayed! The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! homayed shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kenyon as he jumps to the side. Kenyon misses with a few strikes there.
homayed tries for a takedown but Kenyon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. homayed dives in and grabs Kenyon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kenyon pushes down on homayed's head and hops out. Michael Kenyon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ayman homayed. homayed shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Kenyon is pressing down on homayed's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. homayed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Kenyon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Kenyon missing with the ground and pound from half guard. homayed is looking to improve his position.
Kenyon wants to control but homayed is keeping him busy. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. homayed tries to get to full guard but Kenyon has control of the leg. Kenyon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but homayed does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. homayed missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. homayed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Kenyon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. homayed defending well though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. homayed fails with a takedown attempt. homayed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenyon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in homayed's half guard. Kenyon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so homayed is just riding it out for now. Kenyon eventually gives up the hold. homayed is trying to maintain the position but Kenyon is very close to passing his half guard. Ground and pound from Kenyon.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kenyon is trying to work for a kimura but homayed is defending well.
homayed wants to improve his position but Kenyon is controlling well.
Kenyon is trying to control the action in half guard but homayed is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Kenyon passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for homayed! homayed is looking to get to half guard. Kenyon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can homayed hang on? homayed really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
homayed is squirming around, avoiding Kenyon's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round. homayed working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Kenyon. Kenyon lands a nice shot to the head. Kenyon looking to control but homayed is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Kenyon cracks homayed with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
homayed tries to hold on but Kenyon postures up. homayed is looking to get to half guard. Kenyon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish homayed?
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kenyon dominating with strikes here. homayed working to try and regain half guard.
homayed is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Kenyon working homayed over with strikes here. Kenyon lands with some strikes. Kenyon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. homayed flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kenyon lands a big elbow. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kenyon with shots to the head and body - homayed looks very uncomfortable down there. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kenyon punishing his opponent with strikes.
homayed is rocked! Kenyon controlling from the full mount. homayed is still in real trouble! Can Kenyon finish him? homayed can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kenyon 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.
homayed with a poor takedown and Kenyon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. homayed seems to have recovered his senses. homayed tries for a takedown but Kenyon circles away easily and Kenyon counters with a nice low kick that buckles homayed's knee momentarily. Kenyon connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent homayed tumbling to the canvas! Kenyon pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! homayed was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael Kenyon!
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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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