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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny The Jet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Kayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubba Kayo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benny The Jet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Kayo!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Jet moves in looking to clinch but Kayo pushes him off.
Kayo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kayo lands a nice shot that snaps The Jet's head back.
The Jet walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kayo throws a right hand that The Jet ducks under and follows up with a left that The Jet also avoids with ease.
The Jet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kayo manages to avoid it.
Kayo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Jet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Jet slips under a jab from Kayo.
The Jet tries to clinch but Kayo moves out of range.
The Jet will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kayo throws a right and a left that The Jet avoids nicely.
Kayo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kayo misses with a looping left.
Kayo lands a head shot.
The Jet is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kayo throws a right hand that The Jet ducks under and follows up with a left that The Jet also avoids with ease.
Oh The Jet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Jet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Jet seems to have got his legs back now.
Kayo tries to bum rush The Jet with a series of wild strikes but The Jet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kayo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kayo looks to land a combination but The Jet avoids it well.
Kayo misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Jet swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kayo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Jet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Jet shoots in and bounces Kayo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The Jet is breathing heavily.
The Jet drops back looking for a leg! Kayo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kayo manages to kick The Jet off! The Jet jumps back into Kayo's guard.
Kayo looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Jet is one step ahead there.
Kayo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The Jet working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The Jet controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Jet advances to half guard.
Kayo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kayo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The Jet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kayo defending well though.
The Jet not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Jet has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Jet not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Jet is trying to control the action in half guard but Kayo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kayo fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Kayo as The Jet shoots in.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kayo.
The Jet tries to clinch up.
The Jet looks to score with a jab to the body but Kayo is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Jet lands a head kick. Kayo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kayo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kayo misses with a combination
and The Jet counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The Jet misses with a takedown attempt - Kayo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny The Jet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Jet changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kayo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The Jet trying to control the action but Kayo is working from the bottom.
Kayo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but The Jet has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The Jet tries to score with some ground and pound. Kayo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kayo pushes The Jet away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, The Jet gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The Jet misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kayo tries to bench press The Jet off him but The Jet keeps the position.
Kayo is not content to let The Jet control the position.
The Jet throws a strike aimed at the side of Kayo's head but Kayo avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kayo throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Jet holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kayo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Kayo both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kayo moves into range and clinches up with The Jet.
The Jet fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kayo manages to break the clinch.
Kayo misses with a few strikes there.
Kayo waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract The Jet. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped The Jet to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Kayo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Jet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Jet controls Kayo momentarily but Kayo frees himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kayo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The Jet gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Kayo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kayo forces The Jet back against the cage and clinches.
Kayo breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Kayo misses.
Kayo misses the jab.
The Jet shoots for a takedown but Kayo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kayo misses with an uppercut. The Jet saw that one coming.
Kayo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Jet shoots in and drives through. Kayo sprawls well.
Kayo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The Jet slips a jab and a cross from Kayo.
No joy there for Kayo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kayo throws a series of punches but The Jet moves out of range.
The Jet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kayo.
A swing and a miss from Kayo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Jet tries to clinch but Kayo is having none of it.
The Jet fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny The Jet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Jet tries to clinch but Kayo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Jet backs up against the cage.
Kayo misses with an uppercut. The Jet saw that one coming.
The Jet tries to close the distance and clinch but Kayo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Jet shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kayo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kayo throws a series of punches but The Jet moves out of range.
The Jet tries to clinch up
and Kayo counters with a nice uppercut.
Kayo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Jet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Jet shoots in but Kayo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Jet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kayo instigates a clinch.
The Jet wants a takedown but no success here.
Kayo stops a takedown attempt from The Jet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Jet is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kayo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The Jet tries to score a body lock takedown but Kayo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The Jet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Jet changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kayo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kayo swinging wilding here.
Kayo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kayo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kayo drops The Jet with a left and a right! Oh, The Jet is hurt - Kayo dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Benny The Jet has been cut.
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!
The Jet takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kayo working away.
Kayo lands some shots froms side control.
The Jet throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
The Jet can't do much from the bottom here.
The Jet is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Jet manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kayo prevents The Jet from improving his position.
The Jet gets full guard.
The Jet is working an open guard so Kayo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Benny The Jet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Jet fails with the takedown.
The Jet closes the distance but Kayo moves to the side
and Kayo counters with a left and a right that stings The Jet.
Kayo clinches with his opponent.
Kayo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kayo breaks the clinch.
Kayo misses with a body shot
and The Jet counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kayo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Jet working the ground and pound effectively.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kayo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kayo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kayo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kayo blocking the ground and pound.
The Jet prevents Kayo from getting the reversal.
Kayo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kayo scoring with some ground and pound.
Kayo landing some decent shots from guard.
Kayo lands a couple of elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kayo wants to stand but The Jet is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kayo stands up over The Jet, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Kayo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benny The Jet's cut.
That's time! The Jet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kayo scores with the left hand. The Jet knows he should have avoided that one.
Kayo throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Kayo does no damage.
The Jet misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Kayo.
Kayo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bubba Kayo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kayo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kayo fails to land with a series of punches.
The Jet tries to clinch there but Kayo circles away.
The Jet avoids the body shot from Kayo.
Kayo falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Jet counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kayo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Jet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kayo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Jet looks to land a right hand but Kayo moved out of range.
The Jet closes the distance and clinches up with Kayo, looking for a takedown. The Jet pushes Kayo against the cage but Kayo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kayo scores with a sloppy right hand. The Jet should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayo swinging wilding here.
The Jet tries to close the distance and clinch but Kayo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kayo fails to land with a series of punches.
Kayo throws a series of punches but The Jet moves out of range.
The Jet darts in trying to clinch
and Kayo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Jet throws a lazy right hand but Kayo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kayo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Jet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kayo throws a body punch but The Jet moves out of range.
Kayo works over The Jet's head and body with a nice combination.
Kayo looks to land a combination but The Jet avoids it well.
The Jet doesn't manage to clinch there - Kayo circles away.
Some wild striking there from Kayo.
That's two 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.
The Jet avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Jet fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for The Jet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kayo misses with a combination
and The Jet counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The Jet controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The Jet stands and throws Kayo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kayo is looking to regain half guard here but The Jet keeps moving and retains side control.
Benny The Jet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kayo defending against the ground and pound.
The Jet sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kayo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The Jet trying to control the position but Kayo is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayo wants to get back to his feet but The Jet drags him back down.
Kayo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of The Jet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A punch combination from The Jet misses.
Kayo cracks The Jet with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bubba Kayo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Jet fails to land with a series of punches.
The Jet fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Jet circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Jet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kayo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kayo stuffs the takedown.
Kayo falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Jet counters with a shoot takedown. Kayo fights it but they end up in guard.
The Jet advances to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Jet prevents Kayo from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayo is doing well to control the position and prevent The Jet from advancing to side control.
Kayo is looking for a sweep. The Jet is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Jet is trying to control the action in half guard but Kayo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kayo pushes The Jet off looking to stand but The Jet dives back in and keeps control.
Benny The Jet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kayo tries to roll over but The Jet keeps him under control.
Kayo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Jet. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kayo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kayo misses with a combination
and The Jet counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Jet.
Kayo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The Jet trying to control but Kayo is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Jet is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kayo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The Jet thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny The Jet showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kayo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Kayo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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