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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Killmonger Jr (ranked 4128 p4p, 4193 weight class) and Django Unchained (ranked 428 p4p, 0 weight class). Jr comes into the arena with Return of the Mack blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Killmonger Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Django Unchained!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Jr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Unchained's guard.
Unchained looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jr passes into half guard.
Unchained is trying to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Unchained can do anything to dispel that myth.
Unchained is positioning himself well to prevent Jr advancing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Unchained does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jr is really struggling to control Unchained but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Unchained is trying is best to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Unchained as he avoids it easily.
Unchained connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jr misses with a takedown
enabling Unchained to counter with a crisp jab.
Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Unchained gets double underhooks and turns Jr into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Killmonger Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Unchained lands an elbow inside that Jr shrugs off.
It looks like Killmonger Jr has been cut.
Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Unchained is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Unchained scores with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Unchained just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jr's brow.
Unchained lands a good knee to the midsection. Jr won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Unchained.
Unchained with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Unchained obliges.
Jr is breathing heavily.
Jr jumps into guard, dragging Unchained to the mat.
Unchained tries to free his leg and advance position but Jr is retaining full guard.
Unchained's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jr is trying to keep Unchained in close.
Unchained looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jr working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unchained looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Unchained is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Django Unchained dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Killmonger Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Unchained avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr with a poor takedown
and Unchained counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice sprawl there from Unchained as Jr shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Killmonger Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Unchained defends well and Jr ends up having to push Unchained into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Unchained pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Unchained scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr with a poor takedown
and Unchained counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Unchained displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jr.
Unchained lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Unchained as he jumps to the side.
Unchained throws out a counter right but Jr avoids it with no problem.
Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Unchained defends well and Jr ends up having to push Unchained into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Unchained throws out a counter right but Jr avoids it with no problem.
Unchained with a knee to the head.
Unchained misses with an elbow strike.
Unchained utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Unchained throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unchained stalling in the clinch.
Unchained lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Unchained misses with an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Unchained.
Unchained with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Unchained.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Unchained creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jr is rocked!
A hook to the body from Unchained.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Unchained effectively controlling the action here.
Unchained landing knees to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Django Unchained showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Killmonger Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Unchained lands a right hook to the body.
Django Unchained seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Unchained scores with a jab to the jaw.
Unchained keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Unchained has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unchained scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jr.
Jr shoots and misses
and Unchained counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jr thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Killmonger Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Unchained, as that shot connected.
Django Unchained is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr shoots and misses
and Unchained counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Unchained as he avoids it easily.
Unchained throws out a counter right but Jr avoids it with no problem.
Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Unchained, looking for a takedown. Jr pushes Unchained against the cage but Unchained circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Unchained throws out a counter right but Jr avoids it with no problem.
Unchained throws a body punch but Jr moves out of range.
Jr attempts a counter takedown but Unchained avoids it well and moves away.
Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Unchained to counter with a crisp jab.
Killmonger Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr misses with a takedown
and Unchained makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jr fails to land the takedown.
A countering left hand to the body from Unchained misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jr shoots in for a takedown but Unchained shows good takedown defense.
Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Unchained counters with a nice uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jr fails with the takedown
and Unchained counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Django Unchained comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Unchained winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 25:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Django Unchained!
Killmonger Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'It is what it is'.
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