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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neyne Kathorsie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kimbo slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kimbo slice has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neyne Kathorsie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, kimbo slice!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kathorsie shoots in for a takedown but slice shows good takedown defense.
Kathorsie misses the shot to the body.
Kathorsie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
slice moves out of range as Kathorsie throws a body kick.
slice lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kathorsie doesn't manage to clinch there - slice circles away.
slice closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kathorsie is trying to control slice's posture but slice avoids it.
slice tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kathorsie struggling a bit here.
slice cracks Kathorsie with a big elbow.
slice gets to mount! Kathorsie was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Kathorsie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
slice throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
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.
Kathorsie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kathorsie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for slice on the ground.
slice throwing strikes here but Kathorsie is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kathorsie is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
slice avoids the attempt from Kathorsie to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
slice looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kathorsie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
slice blocks Kathorsie's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kathorsie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kathorsie is trying to stand up.
Kathorsie tries to hold on but slice postures up.
That's four 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.
slice has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kathorsie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kathorsie is trying to stand up.
Kathorsie is trying desperately to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
kimbo slice dominated that 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.
slice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kathorsie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and slice counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
slice moves into full mount! Kathorsie won't be happy about that!
Kathorsie chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt slice.
slice lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
slice avoids the attempt from Kathorsie to control.
Kathorsie is in all sorts of trouble here.
slice breaks from Kathorsie's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kathorsie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kathorsie tries to get out of the position.
Kathorsie is bucking up trying to escape but slice cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kathorsie is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kathorsie tries to hold on but slice postures up.
slice throws some wild stikes that Kathorsie manages to avoid easily.
Kathorsie can't escape the position.
slice throws some wild stikes that Kathorsie manages to avoid easily.
Kathorsie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kathorsie is trying to escape the mount.
Kathorsie tries to hold on but slice pushes him away.
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.
slice throws some wild stikes that Kathorsie manages to avoid easily.
Kathorsie is desperately trying to improve his position but slice has a good base and remains in mount.
Kathorsie is working hard here to advance position.
slice is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
kimbo slice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
slice is looking to clinch.
slice scores with a takedown into Kathorsie's guard.
slice preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
slice throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kathorsie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kathorsie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kathorsie has his hands on slice's head, controlling the position.
Kathorsie wants to sweep here but slice controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kathorsie looking to control but slice passes into half guard.
Kathorsie is holding on to half guard well.
Kathorsie gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kathorsie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. slice gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kathorsie wants to sweep here but slice controlling him for the moment.
Kathorsie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in slice's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
slice wants to get back to his feet but Kathorsie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
slice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kathorsie stands and steps away. slice gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
slice misses with a few strikes there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kathorsie moves in looking to clinch but slice pushes him off.
Kathorsie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Neyne Kathorsie.
Well slice has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... kimbo slice!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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