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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Justice (ranked 3756 p4p, 25635 weight class) and Kamso Kane (ranked 409 p4p, 552 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunner Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamso Kane!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane is trying hard to land a takedown here. Justice sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Justice gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kane drops down looking for an ankle pick but Justice pulls his leg out and moves away.
Justice fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Justice shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Justice dives in and grabs Kane's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kane pushes down on Justice's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kane.
Justice tries to bum rush Kane with a series of wild strikes but Kane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Justice has Kane up against the cage in a clinch.
Justice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice is working for takedown but Kane is calmly controlling the position for now.
Justice prevents the takedown attempt.
Justice jumps into guard, dragging Kane to the mat.
Kane throwing strikes but missing.
Justice pulls Kane in close to his closed guard and prevents Kane from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kane must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane stopping the sweep attempt from Justice.
Justice throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kane won't allow Justice to get back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Justice is on top in guard.
Kane trying to keep a closed guard but Justice is proving a slippery customer.
Kane has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Justice passes Kane's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Justice not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kane is staying active underneath Justice, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Justice landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Justice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kane keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kane manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Justice wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Justice has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Justice trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Justice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Kane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Justice shoots in and drives through. Kane sprawls well.
Kane leaves Justice with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Justice shoots in for a takedown but Kane shows good takedown defense.
Justice throws the kick towards the body but Kane avoids it.
Gunner Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane shoots in looking for a takedown but Justice manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kane's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kane goes for a double leg but Justice avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Justice continues to drive forward.
Kane fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kane drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Justice defends it well.
Justice closes the distance and clinches up with Kane, looking for a takedown. Justice pushes Kane against the cage but Kane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Justice clinches up with Kane and pushes him back against the cage.
Justice gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kane.
Justice trying to stall but Kane improves his position.
Justice is looking to take this one to the mat.
Justice tries for a takedown. No joy.
Justice gets control of Kane's arms and successfully pulls guard. Justice will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Justice has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kane can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justice is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Justice 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.
Kane fails with the takedown.
Kane shoots in for a takedown but Justice shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Justice moves into the clinch successfully.
Kane is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Justice gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gunner Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamso Kane.
Justice prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kane turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Justice is trying to buck Kane off.
Justice manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Justice is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Justice trying to control from half guard but Kane is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice lands with a punch from half guard.
Still in half guard, Justice seems content to control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Justice here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Justice is trying to work for a kimura but Kane is defending well.
Kane wants to control but Justice is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Justice trying to control from half guard but Kane is working away.
Justice takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kane is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Justice pulls his head out easily.
Justice missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Justice is trying to control the action in half guard but Kane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Justice is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Justice winds up and cracks Kane with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Justice wants to get back to his feet.
Justice wants to work for an arm triangle but Kane is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Justice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kane can do to turn this around?
Well, if Justice is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Justice's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Justice 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kane keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justice sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kane trying to control from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kane is refusing to be controlled, as Justice sits in half guard.
Justice controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Justice shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kane really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Justice wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Justice is pushing down on Kane's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kane is fighting to maintain full guard but Justice has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kane is not content to let Justice control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kane is holding on to half guard well.
Kane tries to roll over but Justice keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Justice dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kane enables Justice to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kane manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Justice trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
Kane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Justice wants to get up but he can't break Kane's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kane has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Justice can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Justice's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Kane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justice forces his way into half guard.
Gunner Justice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane is looking to control Justice's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kane avoid being mounted?
Justice is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kane doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Justice.
Justice trying to control the action but Kane is working from the bottom.
Kane is in trouble now - Justice has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Justice punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kane is trying to escape the mount.
Justice scoring with strikes but Kane is staying in there.
Kane wants to hold on but Justice pushes him away.
Kane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Justice looking to secure an arm triangle but Kane defends it well.
Justice controlling from mount.
Kane has given up his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice is cranking Kane's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Kane! He's tightened the choke and Kane is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gunner Justice!
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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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