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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwon Bron (ranked 3869 p4p, 3881 weight class) and Bryson James (ranked 399 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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225 cm 25 215 0 - 0 - 0 |
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198 cm 20 205 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt Brawler Determined |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kwon Bron! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryson James! The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bron misses with a looping left. Bron misses with a body shot.
Bron moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. A combination from Bron does no damage. James walks into a jab. James misses with a takedown attempt and Bron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Bron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it. James dodges the punch combination from Bron.
Despite the aggression on James's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bron. Bron scores with a one two! James had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. James throws a head kick that misses. Bron throws a wild combination but nothing lands. James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bron breaks from the clinch.
James misses with a takedown attempt and Bron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Bron just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Bron. Bron throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it. Bron sets himself, and James steps forward looking for the clinch! Bron avoids it this time. Bron throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. James shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bron as he jumps to the side. Kwon Bron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryson James. Bron closes the distance and lands a one-two. Bron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it. Bron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James moves in looking to clinch but Bron pushes him off. It looked like Bron was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bron loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch. Bron cracks James with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. James looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bron is fending him off so far but James persists. Nope, Bron circles away and we're back to standing. Bron misses with the combination.
Bron scores with a body shot.
Bron misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bron defends it well. James tries to close the distance and clinch but Bron swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Bron drops James with a beautiful combination! James stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bron is looking for the KO!
James is rocked! Bron falls off balance throwing a combination
and James counters into the clinch. Nicely done. James is still on wobbly legs! Can Bron finish him? James tries to pull guard but Bron won't allow it.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bron gets underhooks to prevent James's takedown attempt.
James looks winded! James manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Bron misses the target. Bron slaps away a takedown attempt from James, before circling back to the center of the mat. James comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from James misses. It looked like Bron was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. James misses with a few strikes there.
Bron seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bron. Bron looks to land a combination but James avoids it well. James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bron.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters circling - Bron throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Some wild striking there from Bron.
Oooooh!!! Bron has knocked James down with a huge combo! Bron steps away and waves a wobbly James back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Bryson James has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. James shoots in for a takedown but Bron shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. James fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bron lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bron blocks a head kick by James.
Bron swinging wildly here.
Bron keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwon Bron dominated that round. The cut man is working on Bryson James's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. James avoids the body shot from Bron.
James fails in his attempt to clinch. As James looks to move away, Bron throws a big counter combo but James just gets out of the way. Bron really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Bron lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively. Bron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kwon Bron is winning the standup battle so far. Bron avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James shoots for a double leg takedown but Bron sprawls well. He's pushed James's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Bron throwing a counter right hand but James manages to avoid it. Bron throws a wild combination but nothing lands. James tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Bron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bron fails to land with a series of punches.
James fails to land the takedown. Bron is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bron throws a wild combination but nothing lands. James shoots in but no luck this time. Kwon Bron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryson James. James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bron.
Bron misses with a left hand and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Bron misses with the combination.
James shoots for a takedown but Bron saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. James is breathing heavily. James tries to clinch up. James takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. James shoots in and drives through. Bron sprawls well. James is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bron is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for James. Bron throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bron misses with a double jab.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Bron swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bron manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. James shoots in but Bron avoids the takedown attempt easily. Bron scores to the head and body with a nice combination! The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Bron misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bron circles away. James finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Bron's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and James falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kwon Bron! Kwon Bron decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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