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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Karnos (ranked 0 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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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good takedowns
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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 Hilo, Victor Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikael Karnos!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane throws a low kick, looking for Karnos's leg but Karnos calmly moves out of range.
Karnos slips a jab and a cross from Kane.
Kane misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Karnos is defended easily by Kane.
Kane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kane tries to clinch but Karnos is having none of it.
Kane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane tries to work over Karnos's front leg with a kick but Karnos checks it.
Karnos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kane throws a series of punches but Karnos avoids them all with ease.
Kane rushes Karnos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karnos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karnos fails to pull guard.
Karnos fails to pull guard.
Victor Kane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikael Karnos.
Kane lands a knee to the body.
Kane crunches a lovely knee into Karnos's ribcage.
Kane is pressed up against the cage. Karnos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kane down to the mat. Kane avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Karnos shoots in but Kane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kane shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kane showed some decent athleticism there.
Kane wants to stand but Karnos has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Karnos tries to roll over but Kane keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Karnos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karnos looking for a sweep. Not yet Karnos, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Karnos looking for a sweep. Not yet Karnos, not yet.
Karnos looks gassed!
Karnos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kane defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Karnos.
Karnos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kane has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Karnos is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Kane is in real trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kane controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kane tries to roll but Karnos sticks to his back.
Karnos looking for the RNC.
Karnos is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karnos looking for the choke but no joy.
Karnos looking to break Kane's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Kane remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Karnos will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Karnos gets his way!
Karnos is looking for the choke from the back position but Kane is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Karnos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kane misses with a head kick.
Karnos has his takedown stuffed
and Kane moves into the clinch.
Karnos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kane displaying some good clinch control by pressing Karnos up against the cage.
Karnos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kane smiles and moves away.
Victor Kane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikael Karnos.
Kane tries to clinch there but Karnos circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane misses with a takedown
so Karnos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Karnos defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karnos stands and throws Kane's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Karnos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Karnos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Karnos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kane is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Karnos is trying to get an arm triangle but Kane is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karnos has hold of Kane's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Kane tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Karnos cranks the arm and Kane screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Kane, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mikael Karnos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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