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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Kendal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ken Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunham has chosen terminator as his entrance music. ken Dunham will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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188 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marco Kendal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ken Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kendal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kendal shoots in and bounces Dunham off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kendal trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kendal looking to pass the guard.
Dunham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dunham has momentary wrist control but Kendal slips an elbow through the middle.
Kendal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dunham is keeping the position for now.
Kendal stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dunham moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Marco Kendal has been cut.
Kendal misses with a series of wild punches.
Dunham shoots and misses
and Kendal counters with a good low kick that Dunham was not able to check.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham tries to pull guard but Kendal won't allow it.
Kendal tries to stall but Dunham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dunham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kendal drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dunham throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Kendal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dunham.
ken Dunham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kendal instigates a clinch.
Kendal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dunham walks away with a smile on his face. Kendal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dunham gets caught flat footed, as Kendal shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kendal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunham wants to stand and escape but Kendal is having none of it.
Dunham looks gassed!
Kendal gets to his feet. Dunham looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham tries to clinch
and Kendal counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kendal decides to stand and escape the position.
Dunham tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kendal looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kendal trying to pass the guard but Dunham defending well.
Kendal working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kendal perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dunham is staying active underneath Kendal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kendal is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kendal trying to control the action but Dunham is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kendal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kendal is keen to just control but Dunham is a slippery customer.
Kendal controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Marco Kendal just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kendal takes a swing at Dunham's ribcage but misses.
Kendal fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Kendal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Kendal's cut.
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.
Kendal clinches up against the cage.
Kendal keeps control of Dunham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kendal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kendal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kendal scores with a jab to the head.
Kendal shoots in and drives through. Dunham sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kendal.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Kendal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kendal wants to clinch up but Dunham keeps it at a distance.
Kendal throws a right and a left that Dunham avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunham lands with a kick to the temple. Kendal shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice sprawl there from Dunham as Kendal shoots in.
Dunham shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kendal's guard.
Kendal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dunham drops back looking for a leg! Kendal is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kendal manages to kick Dunham off! Dunham jumps back into Kendal's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kendal has his foot on Dunham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dunham works his way back into a safe position though.
Kendal wants to sweep but no luck.
Dunham is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kendal looking for a sweep. Not yet Kendal, not yet.
Dunham is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dunham tries a head kick but it misses.
Kendal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kendal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dunham keeps working.
Kendal looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dunham is avoiding damage well.
Kendal is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dunham's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kendal decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kendal wants to clinch up but Dunham keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Dunham misses
and Kendal counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dunham won't be happy with that.
Kendal wants to control but Dunham is keeping him busy.
Kendal controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendal swings around for an armbar but Dunham sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kendal's guard.
Dunham is stalling in the full guard.
Kendal controlling Dunham's posture.
Kendal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dunham is one step ahead there.
Kendal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four 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.
Marco Kendal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dunham throwing strikes but missing.
Dunham has gone for a leg lock! Kendal slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dunham's guard.
Kendal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Kendal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marco Kendal's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dunham has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kendal.
Kendal tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Dunham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dunham.
Dunham gets a takedown into half guard.
Dunham thows a huge punch but Kendal dodges it nicely.
Kendal is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kendal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dunham pulls his head out easily.
Kendal tries to roll over but Dunham keeps him under control.
Kendal preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendal moves into full guard.
Dunham trying to control but Kendal is working from the bottom.
Dunham postures up.
Dunham is fighting to break Kendal's control of his arms but Kendal is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kendal pushes Dunham off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendal fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dunham sprawls well initially but Kendal persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dunham wants to get back to his feet.
Kendal is pressing down on Dunham's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dunham is holding on for now.
Dunham is looking to escape.
Dunham trying to control from the bottom.
Kendal not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kendal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dunham counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kendal's knee momentarily.
Kendal closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dunham regains half guard.
Kendal wants to take a breather but Dunham is having none of it.
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.
Kendal tries to pass to full mount but Dunham defends it.
Kendal controlling the pace.
Kendal trying to control from half guard but Dunham is working away.
Kendal is really struggling to control Dunham but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kendal tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dunham knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dunham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
ken Dunham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marco Kendal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kendal fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Kendal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kendal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Kendal!
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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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