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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rainbow Trout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kip Flenderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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216 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rainbow Trout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kip Flenderson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flenderson checks a low kick from Trout.
Trout takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Flenderson.
Trout misses the jab.
Flenderson moves out of range as Trout throws a body kick.
Flenderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Flenderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Flenderson catches Trout with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Flenderson throws a head kick that Trout semi-blocks.
Flenderson moves out of range of the body kick from Trout.
Trout fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Flenderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Flenderson.
Trout throws a head kick that misses.
Flenderson wants to slow Trout down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Flenderson.
Flenderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Flenderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab by Flenderson.
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!
Flenderson throws a good cross that connects.
Trout throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flenderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trout.
Trout fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Trout misses the target.
Flenderson just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Flenderson misses.
A big right from Flenderson misses.
Trout misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Flenderson blocks the low kick.
Trout is looking to slow Flenderson down with leg kicks.
Trout fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flenderson scores with a head kick.
Flenderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Trout.
Flenderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rainbow Trout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trout throws a half hearted mid kick.
Flenderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Trout avoids the head kick by Flenderson.
Flenderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flenderson throws a low kick, looking for Trout's leg but Trout calmly moves out of range.
Trout throws a leg kick but Flenderson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Trout closes the distance and pushes Flenderson back into the cage.
Trout working Flenderson over with knees to the body.
Trout is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flenderson is defending well for now.
Flenderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trout avoids a wild elbow strike from Flenderson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Trout as Flenderson tries to tie him up.
Trout breaks the clinch.
Trout moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Trout misses with a leg kick.
Trout doesn't manage to clinch there - Flenderson circles away.
Trout throws a front kick aimed at Flenderson's knee but Flenderson avoids it well.
Trout closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trout tries a knee to the head but Flenderson blocks it.
Flenderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trout is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Flenderson as Trout tries to tie him up.
Trout misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flenderson.
Flenderson lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trout tries a knee to the head but Flenderson blocks it.
Flenderson misses with a knee strike.
Flenderson tries to break free but Trout pushes him back against the cage.
Trout stalling in the clinch but Flenderson improves position.
Flenderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Trout missing with knees to the body.
Flenderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flenderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trout's face.
Trout pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trout connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Flenderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trout.
Flenderson lands a jab to Trout's midsection.
Trout is breathing heavily.
Trout tried to score with a low kick but Flenderson checks it.
Flenderson lands with a cross.
Flenderson throws a big shot that misses.
Trout ducks under a wild hook from Flenderson.
Trout moves in looking to clinch but Flenderson pushes him off.
Flenderson misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Flenderson tenderised Trout's leg. Trout is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trout, right into the meat.
Flenderson misses with a looping left.
Trout is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flenderson misses with a double jab.
Trout tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flenderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flenderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Flenderson.
Trout thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trout throws a lazy head kick
and Trout takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trout misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trout throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Trout walks forward, straight into a front kick from Flenderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Flenderson lands but Trout takes it in his stride.
Flenderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kip Flenderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Flenderson misses with a head kick.
Trout throws a jab when Flenderson was well out of range.
Trout misses with a low kick.
Flenderson lunges at Trout with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trout's hand.
Flenderson throws a right hand that Trout ducks under and follows up with a left that Trout also avoids with ease.
Trout wants to clinch
and Flenderson counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Trout.
Flenderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kip Flenderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trout misses with a kick to the body.
Trout tries to score with a low kick but Flenderson moves his leg out of the way.
Trout tries to clinch but Flenderson moves out of range.
Trout misses with a low kick.
Trout takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Flenderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trout misses with a low kick.
Trout misses with a straight right.
Trout throws a sloppy head kick
and Flenderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flenderson lands with a kick to the temple. Trout shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice uppercut lands for Flenderson. That snapped Trout's head back.
Decent striking displayed by Flenderson there.
Trout tries to clinch but Flenderson is having none of it.
A low kick from Trout is predictable there
and Flenderson counters with a three punch combo that has Trout backing up. Trout nods at Flenderson to acknowledge the strikes.
Trout throws a shot from downtown. Flenderson moves away and avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Flenderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Flenderson.
Trout has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trout there as he acknowledges the shot.
Flenderson throws a jab when Trout was well out of range.
Trout looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trout tries to clinch but Flenderson moves away
and Flenderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flenderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Flenderson lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flenderson looks to land a combination but Trout avoids it well.
Trout misses with a shot to the body
letting Flenderson counter with a right hand.
Trout tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Trout misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flenderson stalks Trout and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Trout's face. Trout staggers backwards, shaken.
Trout tries to clinch there but Flenderson circles away.
A shot to the liver by Flenderson. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trout takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice straight punches there by Flenderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Flenderson.
Flenderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Flenderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trout circles away quickly and effectively.
Trout misses with the body kick
and Trout takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trout closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Flenderson throws a jab when Trout was well out of range.
Flenderson misses with a hook.
Flenderson misses with a kick to the body
and Trout counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trout doesn't manage to clinch there - Flenderson circles away.
Trout tries to land a body kick
and Flenderson counters with a body kick.
Flenderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trout wants to clinch
and Flenderson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Flenderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Trout.
Trout thuds his shin into the meat of Flenderson's side.
Flenderson looks to land a right hand but Trout moved out of range.
Trout misses with a few strikes there.
Flenderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Trout off the cage and back into rage.
Trout tries a head kick but it misses.
Flenderson scores with a jab to the head.
Trout tries to clinch up
and Flenderson counters with a two punch combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Flenderson. That's going to slow Trout down.
Flenderson moves out of range as Trout throws a body kick.
Flenderson blocks a jab.
Flenderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Flenderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flenderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Flenderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Trout avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trout takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Trout takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Trout paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Flenderson.
Trout misses with a hook.
Flenderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trout moves away.
Trout tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flenderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flenderson misses with a straight left.
Flenderson misses the jab.
Flenderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flenderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Flenderson.
Trout takes one on the button.
Flenderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kip Flenderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Trout's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Trout takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Flenderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A leg kick checked by Flenderson.
Flenderson throws a right and a left that Trout avoids nicely.
Trout tries to clinch but Flenderson moves out of range.
Flenderson lands a slapping body shot.
Flenderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Trout chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Flenderson can pounce on him.
Flenderson scores with a shot to the body.
Flenderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trout has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trout there as he acknowledges the shot.
Flenderson misses with a looping right.
Trout throws a sloppy head kick and Flenderson moves out of range easily.
Flenderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trout is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Trout has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Flenderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flenderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Flenderson cracks the inside of Trout's front leg.
Trout takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trout looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flenderson. Trout does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Flenderson finds it's target.
Trout misses with a body punch
and Flenderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Flenderson scores with a nice head shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Flenderson. Trout shrugs it off though.
Flenderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trout has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Flenderson.
Flenderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flenderson tests Trout's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flenderson connects with a body shot.
Flenderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flenderson connects with a jab.
Flenderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trout has time to react.
Trout swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Flenderson.
Trout fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flenderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Flenderson.
Flenderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trout is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body kick from Flenderson.
A jab from Flenderson does it's job there.
Trout looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Flenderson lands a nice hook to Trout's body. Trout takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Flenderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trout throws a lazy head kick
and Flenderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Trout takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Flenderson connects with a looping right hand.
Trout throws a low kick but Flenderson moves out of range easily.
Trout showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flenderson.
A jab from Flenderson does it's job there.
Flenderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Trout misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flenderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Flenderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Flenderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trout throws a leg kick
and Flenderson counters with a body kick that stops Trout in his tracks momentarily.
Flenderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Trout gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Flenderson scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trout stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flenderson.
Flenderson lands a jab.
Trout avoids the head kick by Flenderson.
Flenderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Flenderson.
Flenderson delivers a nice body kick.
Flenderson cracks Trout with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab from Flenderson.
Flenderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Flenderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Flenderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rainbow Trout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trout misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flenderson.
Nice uppercut there from Flenderson.
Flenderson lands with a slapping head kick.
Flenderson throws a lazy right hand but Trout sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trout misses with the body kick
and Flenderson counters with a left to the body.
Flenderson lands the left hand.
Flenderson is looking to slow Trout down with leg kicks.
Trout walks into a jab.
Trout walks into a jab.
Kip Flenderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flenderson catches Trout with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Flenderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Flenderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trout misses with a low kick as Flenderson jumps back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flenderson misses with a body shot.
Trout thows a leg kick but Flenderson checks it
and Flenderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trout thinking.
Donk. Flenderson catches Trout right on the button with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Flenderson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kip Flenderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Flenderson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kip Flenderson!
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