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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kenyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Wepprecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenyon comes to the cage accompanied by The Illinois Enema Bandit. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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 New York, Michael Kenyon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jared Wepprecht!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wepprecht fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kenyon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wepprecht pinned against the cage. Wepprecht gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wepprecht misses with a straight right.
Kenyon shoots in and drives through. Wepprecht sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Wepprecht as Kenyon shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Kenyon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenyon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wepprecht's guard.
Wepprecht has control of Kenyon's left arm, preventing Kenyon from doing any damage.
Kenyon prevents Wepprecht from getting back to his feet.
Wepprecht has Kenyon pulled in close to control his posture.
Kenyon wants to control from the top but Wepprecht keeps moving.
Kenyon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wepprecht has Kenyon pulled in close to control his posture.
Wepprecht wants to stand up but Kenyon is controlling him.
Wepprecht keeping full guard, as Kenyon tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wepprecht tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wepprecht gets the takedown into side control.
Kenyon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wepprecht wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wepprecht decides to stand back up. Wepprecht steps back and let's Kenyon get back to his feet.
Wepprecht lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenyon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenyon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kenyon is breathing heavily.
Wepprecht with a jab.
A cross from Wepprecht lands.
Kenyon keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Wepprecht does no damage.
Kenyon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wepprecht throws a head kick that misses
and Kenyon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wepprecht won't allow Kenyon to pass to mount.
Wepprecht wants to get back to his feet.
Wepprecht tries to kick Kenyon off in order to stand up. Kenyon Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Kenyon wants to control but Wepprecht is keeping him busy.
Wepprecht prevents Kenyon from moving into mount.
Kenyon is staying tight to Wepprecht's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenyon prevents Wepprecht from escaping the position.
Kenyon trying to control the position but Wepprecht is working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wepprecht shoots in but Kenyon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wepprecht tries to clinch
and Kenyon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wepprecht is trying to stand up here but Kenyon is controlling him well.
Wepprecht is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wepprecht has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kenyon is working away from the top position though.
Kenyon prevents Wepprecht from improving his position.
Wepprecht wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Wepprecht tries to clinch but Kenyon moves away
and Kenyon counters with a three punch combo that has Wepprecht backing up. Wepprecht nods at Kenyon to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wepprecht manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Wepprecht lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kenyon doesn't seem phased though.
Wepprecht throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wepprecht looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wepprecht tries to clinch but Kenyon moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wepprecht lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wepprecht keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Kenyon will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wepprecht tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Wepprecht lands.
Wepprecht misses with the combination.
Wepprecht lunges at Kenyon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kenyon's hand.
Wepprecht throws an overhand right that lands on Kenyon's shoulder, as Kenyon tries to avoid the shot.
Michael Kenyon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wepprecht tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kenyon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wepprecht scores with a head kick.
A big right from Wepprecht misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Wepprecht misses.
Wepprecht takes a swing at Kenyon's ribcage but misses.
Kenyon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kenyon shoots in for a takedown but Wepprecht shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Wepprecht does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenyon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wepprecht with a poor takedown
and Kenyon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wepprecht's guard.
Kenyon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kenyon looking to pass the guard.
Wepprecht is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wepprecht is breathing heavily.
Kenyon slips nicely into half guard.
Kenyon is trying to work for a kimura but Wepprecht is defending well.
Wepprecht is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenyon works his way into side control.
Kenyon controls the position from side control.
Kenyon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kenyon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wepprecht keeps working.
Kenyon controls the position.
Kenyon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ground and pound from Kenyon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenyon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wepprecht keeps working.
Wepprecht wants to get back to his feet but Kenyon drags him back down.
Kenyon works to advance to full mount. Wepprecht defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kenyon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wepprecht wants to hold on but Kenyon pushes him away.
Wepprecht is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kenyon unloads with some shots from mount but Wepprecht bucks and avoids them well.
Wepprecht tries to hold on but Kenyon postures up.
Kenyon looking to control but Wepprecht is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wepprecht bucks Kenyon off and manages to get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wepprecht gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kenyon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kenyon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wepprecht can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kenyon trying to control the position here.
Wepprecht trying to control but Kenyon is working from the bottom.
Wepprecht slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kenyon is working an open guard so Wepprecht takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kenyon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wepprecht.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kenyon dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wepprecht misses with a wild combination.
Wepprecht misses with a two punch combination.
Kenyon moves out of range of the strikes.
Wepprecht throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wepprecht dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wepprecht throws a right and a left that Kenyon avoids nicely.
Kenyon fails with the takedown
enabling Wepprecht to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenyon avoids the head kick by Wepprecht.
Wepprecht gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wepprecht is looking to stand up but Kenyon isn't so interested in that idea.
Wepprecht controls Kenyon momentarily but Kenyon frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenyon trying to control but Wepprecht is working from the bottom.
Kenyon stands and throws Wepprecht's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kenyon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kenyon wants to stand but Wepprecht has his arm trapped.
Wepprecht trying to remain calm as Kenyon controls from the top position.
You can see the frustration on Wepprecht's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kenyon working the ground and pound but Wepprecht is defending the strikes.
Kenyon has hold of Wepprecht's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Wepprecht tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Kenyon cranks the arm and Wepprecht screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Wepprecht, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Michael Kenyon!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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