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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dino Lirios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Kenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dino Lirios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ken Kenner!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lirios swings widly with a right hand
and Kenner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ken Kenner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Kenner misses its intended target.
Kenner throws a lazy uppercut
and Lirios counters with a leg kick.
Kenner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Kenner blocks the leg kick.
Kenner scores with a nice head shot.
Kenner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kenner throws a hook to the side of Lirios's head but Lirios sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenner tests Lirios's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kenner scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Lirios finds it's way through Kenner's defenses.
Good leg kick by Lirios there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kenner throws a poor cross that misses
and Lirios counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lirios on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lirios throws a leg kick which misses Kenner's front leg but catches the back leg as Kenner tries to avoid it.
Kenner connects with a looping right hand.
Kenner throws a poor cross that misses
letting Lirios counter with a right hand.
Kenner thuds a left hand into Lirios's body.
Kenner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kenner misses with a looping left.
Lirios takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Dino Lirios has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenner cracks Lirios with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kenner lands a head shot.
Kenner jabs Lirios right on the nose. Lirios blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lirios's head backwards.
Kenner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kenner misses with an uppercut
and Lirios counters with a nice leg kick.
Kenner throws a good cross that connects.
Nice jab there from Kenner.
Kenner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kenner throws an off balance right hand
and Lirios makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lirios slips a straight right by Kenner.
Kenner 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.
Kenner misses with a two punch combination.
Kenner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kenner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lirios misses with a body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Kenner scores with a four punch combination!
Kenner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lirios takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kenner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lirios.
Kenner throws a hook but Lirios blocks it.
Kenner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lirios backs up against the cage.
Lirios is rocked!
Kenner misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kenner throws an off balance right hand
and Lirios counters with a solid body kick.
Kenner throws a right hand that misses
and Lirios counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kenner scores with a body shot.
Lirios is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lirios thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kenner if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Kenner misses with a double jab
and Lirios counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kenner's knee momentarily.
Kenner throws a right hand that misses
and Lirios counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lirios avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lirios fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kenner.
Kenner lands a lovely overhand right.
Kenner throws a right hand that Lirios ducks under and follows up with a left that Lirios also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lirios ducks under a wild hook from Kenner.
Lirios looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Kenner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dino Lirios's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kenner throws a jab when Lirios was well out of range.
Kenner slips a straight right by Lirios.
Kenner lands a lovely overhand right.
Kenner works the jab nicely.
Lirios's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kenner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lirios scrambles back to his feet.
A left and a right from Kenner both land. Nice combination.
Oh Lirios is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kenner 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.
Lirios takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lirios avoids the body shot from Kenner.
Lirios seems to have got his legs back now.
Kenner throws a big shot that misses.
Kenner avoids the body shot from Lirios.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenner throws an off balance right hand
and Lirios counters with a one-two to the body.
Lirios throws a poor cross that misses
and Kenner counters with a nice uppercut.
Kenner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kenner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kenner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lirios counters with a body kick.
Kenner lands with an uppercut that bounces Lirios off the cage and back into rage.
Lirios uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenner.
Kenner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lirios under the eye.
Kenner looks to throw the jab but Lirios is out of range.
Kenner throws a right hand that misses
and Lirios counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lirios connects with a solid leg kick.
Kenner throws a right hand that misses
and Lirios counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lirios takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kenner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lirios counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kenner throws a lazy right hand but Lirios sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenner throws an overhand right that lands on Lirios's shoulder, as Lirios tries to avoid the shot.
Lirios misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kenner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lirios keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kenner misses with a straight right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lirios!
Ken Kenner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lirios doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Kenner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lirios looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kenner misses with a left hand
and Lirios counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kenner's knee momentarily.
Lirios takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kenner is breathing heavily.
Kenner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lirios counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kenner misses with a right hand
and Lirios counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kenner misses with a right hand
and Lirios counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lirios tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Kenner as Lirios shoots in.
Some wild striking there from Kenner.
Kenner blocks a head kick by Lirios.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenner throws an off balance right hand
and Lirios counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lirios connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kenner misses with a right hand
and Lirios counters with a body kick.
Lirios throws a head kick that misses.
Kenner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lirios connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kenner scrambles back to his feet.
Kenner cracks Lirios with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenner throws a hook to the side of Lirios's head but Lirios sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenner misses with a left hand
and Lirios counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kenner's knee momentarily.
Kenner cracks Lirios with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Kenner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dino Lirios's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kenner looks to score with a jab to the body but Lirios is just out of range.
Kenner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kenner throws a right hand that misses
and Lirios counters with an inside leg kick.
Lirios moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lirios slips a jab from Kenner.
Jab by Kenner.
Good leg kick by Lirios there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lirios throws a right hand that Kenner ducks under and follows up with a left that Kenner also avoids with ease.
Kenner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lirios.
Kenner misses with a jab to the body
and Lirios counters with a good low kick that Kenner was not able to check.
Lirios slips a jab and a cross from Kenner.
Kenner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenner throws an off balance right hand
and Lirios counters with a nice leg kick.
Lirios scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lirios closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lirios stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lirios, right into the meat.
Kenner misses with a hook
and Lirios counters with a nice leg kick.
Kenner's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kenner duly obliges.
Lirios closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lirios lands in his opponent's guard.
Lirios gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lirios with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lirios throws a leg kick which misses Kenner's front leg but catches the back leg as Kenner tries to avoid it.
A head kick from Lirios lands but Kenner takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenner misses the body punch
and Lirios counters with a low kick, right behind Kenner 's knee.
Kenner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lirios.
Kenner misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lirios connects with an inside leg kick.
Lirios scoring well with a low kick there.
Lirios lands with an uppercut that bounces Kenner off the cage and back into rage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lirios.
Kenner slips a jab from Lirios.
Lirios misses with a wild combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lirios.
Lirios feints and then cracks Kenner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kenner down.
Lirios chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lirios misses with a series of wild punches.
Kenner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lirios.
Ken Kenner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kenner misses with an uppercut
and Lirios counters with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lirios - that will leave a mark!
Kenner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lirios.
Dino Lirios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Lirios misses.
Lirios scoring well with a low kick there.
Kenner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lirios. That one must have hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenner blocks the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dino Lirios showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kenner 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Kenner!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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