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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kip Flenderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rainbow Trout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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216 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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216 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kip Flenderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rainbow Trout!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flenderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trout avoids the head kick by Flenderson.
Trout 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.
Flenderson misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Flenderson.
Flenderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Trout tries to close the distance and clinch but Flenderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flenderson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Trout. That one must have hurt.
A jab lands there for Flenderson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trout throws a leg kick but Flenderson moved away.
Trout lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Kip Flenderson has been cut.
Flenderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Flenderson cracks the inside of Trout's front leg.
Flenderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flenderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trout 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.
Flenderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Flenderson throws a solid leg kick but Trout takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Flenderson.
Flenderson looks to throw a body kick
and Trout counters with a big head kick but Flenderson shrugs it off.
Flenderson misses with a wild body shot.
Trout tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flenderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flenderson is looking to land body kicks.
Flenderson misses with a low kick.
Trout throws a hook but Flenderson blocks it.
Flenderson throws a leg kick
and Trout counters with a left to the body.
Flenderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Trout checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trout avoids the body shot from Flenderson.
Trout with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Trout ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Flenderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Trout avoids the head kick by Flenderson.
Flenderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Trout tries to clinch there but Flenderson circles away.
Flenderson misses with a hook
and Trout counters with an inside leg kick.
Trout throws a leg kick but Flenderson moved away.
The crowd cheers as Flenderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trout doesn't seem phased though.
Flenderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trout. Trout obviously looking to wear him down.
Flenderson looks to land a left hand but Trout moved out of range nicely.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trout ducks under a wild hook from Flenderson.
Flenderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Trout is able to avoid easily.
Flenderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Trout lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trout.
Flenderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trout counters with a good low kick that Flenderson was not able to check.
Trout forces Flenderson back against the cage and clinches.
Flenderson managing to block the knees to the body from Trout.
Trout looking to throw knees to the head but Flenderson is blocking nicely.
Flenderson has a couple of punches blocked by Trout.
Trout's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flenderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trout checks a leg kick.
Trout swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trout. Flenderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trout throws a chopping leg kick but Flenderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Flenderson.
Trout lands a nice looking kick to the body. Flenderson takes a step back to recover.
Flenderson drops his hands momentarily and Trout takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Flenderson.
Trout throws a head kick but Flenderson moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trout lands a front kick.
Trout misses with a kick to the body
and Flenderson counters with a left to the body.
Flenderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kip Flenderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kip Flenderson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Trout misses with an uppercut
and Flenderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trout is looking to score with low kicks.
Trout misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flenderson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Trout looks to throw the jab but Flenderson is out of range.
Trout throws a sloppy body shot
and Flenderson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Flenderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Flenderson throws a leg kick
and Trout counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kip Flenderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trout looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trout throws a leg kick but Flenderson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Flenderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flenderson cracks Trout with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Rainbow Trout has been cut.
Flenderson avoids the head kick by Trout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Flenderson blocks the leg kick.
Flenderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Trout is breathing heavily.
Flenderson thuds a left hand into Trout's body.
Flenderson takes a swing at Trout's ribcage but misses.
Oooooh!!! Flenderson has knocked Trout down with a huge combo! Flenderson steps away and waves a wobbly Trout back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flenderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trout looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trout moves out of range of the body kick from Flenderson.
Flenderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Flenderson scores with a jab to the body.
Flenderson misses with a low kick.
Kip Flenderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Flenderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flenderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flenderson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Flenderson throws a low kick, looking for Trout's leg but Trout calmly moves out of range.
Trout stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flenderson.
A combination from Flenderson does no damage.
Flenderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flenderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trout manages to avoid it.
Flenderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trout on the side of the head.
Trout avoids the head kick by Flenderson.
Flenderson looks to throw the jab but Trout is out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Trout - that will leave a mark!
Trout pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Flenderson throws a head kick but Trout moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flenderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trout lands with a slapping head kick.
Flenderson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trout under the eye.
Trout throws a low kick but Flenderson moves out of range easily.
Flenderson throws the kick towards the body but Trout avoids it.
Flenderson misses with a head kick.
Flenderson misses with a body kick.
Flenderson wants to slow Trout down by chopping away at his legs.
Flenderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trout throws an overhand right that lands on Flenderson's shoulder, as Flenderson tries to avoid the shot.
Flenderson thows a leg kick but Trout checks it
and Trout counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trout misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trout blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Trout.
Trout on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flenderson. Flenderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Flenderson cracks Trout with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flenderson avoids the head kick by Trout.
Nice uppercut there from Trout.
Flenderson misses with a shot to the body
and Trout counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flenderson throws a chopping leg kick but Trout manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Trout delivers a nice body kick.
Trout gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kip Flenderson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Flenderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Trout tries a head kick but it misses.
Trout lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Flenderson at a distance.
Flenderson misses with a head kick.
Trout lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Flenderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Trout pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Trout's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Flenderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trout.
Flenderson throws a shot to the body.
Flenderson throws a jab when Trout was well out of range.
Flenderson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flenderson scores with a spinning back kick!
Trout takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flenderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trout takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Flenderson tests Trout's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trout walks forward, straight into a front kick from Flenderson.
A bone on bone clash there as Trout blocks the leg kick.
Trout misses with a head kick.
Trout misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trout uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flenderson.
Flenderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trout blocks a head kick by Flenderson.
A jab from Flenderson misses.
Flenderson misses with a wild body shot.
Trout is looking to clinch.
Flenderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Flenderson is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trout ducks right into an uppercut from Flenderson.
Flenderson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Trout throws a sloppy head kick
and Flenderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Flenderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Trout.
A jab from Flenderson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flenderson lands with a nice body punch.
Trout blocks the body kick.
A jab from Flenderson does it's job there.
Flenderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Flenderson lands with a right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Flenderson blocks the leg kick.
Flenderson checks a low kick from Trout.
Flenderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trout.
Flenderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trout moves away.
A swing and a miss from Flenderson.
Trout throws the kick towards the body but Flenderson avoids it.
Rainbow Trout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kip Flenderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Flenderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trout looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flenderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trout shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Flenderson gets tackled into the cage by Trout. Trout maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flenderson avoids the elbow strike from Trout, against the cage.
Trout misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flenderson scores with a shot to the side of Trout's head.
Trout misses with a knee strike.
Flenderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trout thows a leg kick but Flenderson checks it
and Flenderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kip Flenderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flenderson, 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kip Flenderson!
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energy
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hype
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