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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mckenneth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernie Perant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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170 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
20
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Mckenneth! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bernie Perant! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mckenneth shoots in and drives through. Perant sprawls well. Perant is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. A solid leg kick lands there for Mckenneth.
Perant shoots in but Mckenneth avoids the takedown attempt easily. Nice takedown defense from Mckenneth. No joy for Perant on that attempt. Perant misses with a body kick. Perant looks gassed! Perant scores with a spinning back kick! Perant takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mckenneth closes the distance and clinches up with Perant, looking for a takedown. Mckenneth pushes Perant against the cage but Perant circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Mckenneth fails to land the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mckenneth. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mckenneth avoids the head kick by Perant.
Nice sprawl there from Perant as Mckenneth shoots in. Perant tries for a takedown but Mckenneth sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Perant throws out a powerful jab. Mckenneth clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mckenneth pulls guard successfully.
Perant throwing strikes but missing. Mckenneth controls Perant momentarily but Perant frees himself. Mckenneth looking for a guillotine here but Perant defends easily.
Perant stops Mckenneth from standing up. Mckenneth might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Perant preventing the sweep. Mckenneth will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Mckenneth clinches up with Perant and pushes him back against the cage. Mckenneth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Horrible takedown by Perant or perhaps it was just good defense by Mckenneth which made him look bad. Mckenneth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Perant drives through with a takedown into guard. Perant is looking to work some ground and pound but Mckenneth has wrist control. Perant gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Perant closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mckenneth to the mat! Mckenneth manages to get full guard. Mckenneth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Mckenneth prevents Perant from standing back up.
Perant works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mckenneth wants to control from the top but Perant keeps moving. Perant kicks Mckenneth off and gets to his feet. Mckenneth is looking to clinch. Mckenneth tries to clinch up. Perant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mckenneth paws at him with a jab and circles away. Mckenneth tries to clinch there but Perant circles away.
Perant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Mckenneth swats away the attempt to clinch by Perant. Mckenneth shoots and misses and Perant counters with a shoot takedown. Mckenneth fights it but they end up in guard. Mckenneth looking to control.
Perant postures up in Mckenneth's guard and throws a big left but Mckenneth blocks it. Mckenneth 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. Mckenneth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Mckenneth is looking to sweep but instead, Perant has passed into half guard.
Mckenneth slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Mckenneth being controlled here, momentarily. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Perant trying to control but Mckenneth is working from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernie Perant dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mckenneth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Perant circles away from the clinch attempt and Perant counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mckenneth won't be happy with that. Mckenneth struggling a bit here. Perant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mckenneth keeps working. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Perant in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Mckenneth tries to bench press Perant off him but Perant keeps the position. Perant is breathing heavily. Mckenneth sneaks back into half guard. Mckenneth is trying to maintain the position but Perant is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mckenneth wants to get back to full guard. Perant stands up from half guard. Mckenneth tries for a takedown but Perant sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Mckenneth has his takedown stuffed and Perant counters into the clinch. Nicely done. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mckenneth. That's going to take a lot out of him. Perant trying to land knees to the body.
Mckenneth is trying to maintain a safe position but Perant gets an underhook and turns Mckenneth into the cage. Perant throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perant is stalling here.
Perant receives a warning from the referee for stalling. Perant tries to pull guard but Mckenneth won't allow it.
Perant misses with a knee to the head. Perant gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mckenneth.
Mckenneth avoiding damage as Perant throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mckenneth digs a right hand underneath Perant's ribcage. Perant let out a lung full of air as it connected. Perant stalling the fight.
Perant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Perant instigates a clinch. Perant tries to break the clinch but Mckenneth is controlling the position. Mckenneth landing knees to the body.
Perant has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mckenneth clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Perant throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Mckenneth!
Mckenneth covers up after that shot from Perant.
Perant is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Mckenneth knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Mckenneth for a finish. Perant thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Perant is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Mckenneth. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped. Perant is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Mckenneth defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. Mckenneth takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Perant doesn't have the hooks in and Mckenneth manages to turn into his guard.
Mckenneth wants to stand and escape but instead Perant has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Mckenneth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mckenneth is looking for a triangle but Perant pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Mckenneth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Mckenneth is looking to stand back up but Perant counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mckenneth. Perant looking to control but instead Mckenneth has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard. Perant decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Perant misses with an uppercut
and Mckenneth counters with a left and a right that stings Perant. Perant tries to clinch up but Mckenneth circles away and keeps his distance. Mckenneth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perant circles away. A head kick from Mckenneth lands but Perant takes it in his stride. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernie Perant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mckenneth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perant shoots for a takedown but Mckenneth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Mckenneth fails with the takedown and Perant counters with a head kick. That will keep Mckenneth thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! The fight stays on the outside here - Mckenneth looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Mckenneth is looking to clinch but Perant is avoiding it.
Mckenneth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Perant darts in trying to clinch and Mckenneth holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mckenneth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perant. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Mckenneth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perant circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mckenneth. That's going to take a lot out of him. Perant throws a sloppy head kick and Mckenneth counters with a leg kick. Mckenneth loads up on a big right hand but Perant slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Perant scores with a takedown into Mckenneth's guard. Perant landing some decent shots from guard. Perant advances position into side control! Perant advances to mount. Perant postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mckenneth looks a forlorn figure.
Mckenneth is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mckenneth tries to hold on but Perant pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mckenneth is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mckenneth tries to hold on but Perant postures up. Perant trying to control but he's not successful this time. Mckenneth is looking to improve his position but Perant isn't that keen on the idea. Perant throws some wild stikes that Mckenneth manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Feeble punches landing from Mckenneth - he's mounted - they can't hurt. Mckenneth tries to lock up and control but Perant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Mckenneth tries to get back to half guard but can't. Mckenneth wants to control but Perant is having none of it. Perant lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Perant misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Perant tries to control but Mckenneth wriggling away. Perant throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Mckenneth is bucking up trying to escape but Perant cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Perant wants to control the pace but Mckenneth is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Perant takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Bernie Perant has got the better of the ground game so far. Perant putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Mckenneth is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Perant pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Mckenneth tries to lock up and control but Perant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Mckenneth is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Bernie Perant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Perant 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernie Perant!
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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
46% |
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