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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brownie Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Kenden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dynamite. Brownie Jenkins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bud Kenden's chin.
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185 cm
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179 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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178 cm
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Jenkins! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bud Kenden! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jenkins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kenden tries to avoid it but Jenkins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kenden to the ground. Kenden escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Jenkins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. The strikes coming from Jenkins are missing the target in this wave of attacks. The ground and pound from Jenkins seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Jenkins tries to score with some ground and pound. Kenden controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Kenden can't do much from the bottom here. Kenden defending against the ground and pound. Kenden dodges the ground and pound from Jenkins. Jenkins looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kenden is avoiding damage well.
Jenkins working the ground and pound but Kenden is defending the strikes.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Kenden misses with a takedown attempt and Jenkins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kenden's guard. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kenden holds on and takes a little breather. Kenden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jenkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Kenden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Jenkins chips away with some ground and pound. Jenkins 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. Kenden is trying to keep Jenkins in close.
Jenkins throwing strikes but missing. Kenden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Jenkins shoots in for a double leg but Kenden sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Kenden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Jenkins counters with a single leg into guard. Kenden didn't expect that. Jenkins wants to control from the top but Kenden keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jenkins passes into half guard. Kenden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jenkins. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jenkins lands a nice short elbow. Jenkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Jenkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kenden defending well though. Jenkins looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Jenkins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Kenden wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jenkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kenden with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Jenkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Jenkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Kenden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jenkins. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jenkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Jenkins throwing shots but Kenden is blocking nicely. Kenden is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jenkins scores with a couple of nice shots. Jenkins scoring with strikes to the body and head. Jenkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Kenden is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jenkins scores with a couple of nice shots. Jenkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kenden's head. Kenden is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kenden slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jenkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Kenden is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jenkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Jenkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Jenkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Jenkins with a flurry of punches that miss. Jenkins with a flurry of punches that miss. Jenkins wants to pass the guard but Kenden is keeping the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brownie Jenkins 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.
Kenden has his takedown stuffed and Jenkins counters with a single leg into guard. Kenden didn't expect that. Jenkins postures up and lands a big shot to Kenden's brow. Jenkins looking to pass the guard. Kenden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Jenkins throws a big right hand that misses. Jenkins connects with a couple of short punches. Kenden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Kenden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Jenkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Kenden has wrist control. Jenkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jenkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Kenden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Jenkins throwing strikes but missing. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Jenkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Kenden fails with the takedown and Jenkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Kenden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jenkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Jenkins is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Jenkins punching from mount but Kenden doing a good job of avoiding damage. Jenkins looking to ground and pound but Kenden is blocking nicely. Jenkins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jenkins sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Poor strikes thrown by Jenkins there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kenden holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jenkins tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jenkins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Jenkins dominating with strikes here. Jenkins unloading with bombs! Jenkins is landing with some decent strikes but Kenden is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Kenden blocking the ground and pound. Brownie Jenkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. A nice elbow there by Jenkins. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kenden is in a horrible position here. Jenkins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kenden really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jenkins looking to ground and pound but Kenden is blocking nicely. Jenkins unloading with bombs! Jenkins sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Jenkins looking to ground and pound but Kenden is blocking nicely. Jenkins throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kenden because Jenkins loaded up on that one. Jenkins dominating with strikes here. Jenkins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jenkins prevents Kenden from getting the reversal.
That's four 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. Jenkins lands a big shot there that rocks Kenden but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kenden is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jenkins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kenden?
Kenden is looking to improve his position but Jenkins isn't that keen on the idea. Kenden taking shots to the head. Jenkins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jenkins with the ground and pound from mount. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Poor strikes thrown by Jenkins there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jenkins punching from mount but Kenden doing a good job of avoiding damage. Kenden is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brownie Jenkins dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Jenkins is working Kenden over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Jenkins cracks Kenden with a solid left hand. Kenden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Kenden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Jenkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Jenkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Jenkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Kenden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Kenden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Jenkins throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jenkins looking to pass the guard. Jenkins throwing strikes but missing. Jenkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Kenden misses with a takedown and Jenkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Jenkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kenden can do to turn this around? Kenden has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jenkins is working away from the top position though. Jenkins drops an elbow to the side of Kenden's head. Jenkins slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jenkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jenkins lands a nice short elbow. Jenkins not landing any meaningful shots this time. Jenkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Kenden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jenkins. Jenkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Kenden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jenkins.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Jenkins is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kenden's half guard. Jenkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kenden defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kenden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jenkins. Kenden controlling the position well. Kenden won't allow Jenkins to pass to mount. Jenkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Jenkins thows a huge punch but Kenden dodges it nicely.
Jenkins thows a huge punch but Kenden dodges it nicely.
Jenkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Kenden stuffs the takedown.
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. Kenden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown so Jenkins counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Jenkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Kenden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Jenkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Kenden wants to sweep here but Jenkins controlling him for the moment. Jenkins wants to control from the top but Kenden keeps moving. Jenkins wants to pass the guard but Kenden is keeping the position. Bud Kenden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Brownie Jenkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Jenkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight! Brownie Jenkins showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jenkins, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26 Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26 Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brownie Jenkins!
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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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