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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Seaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Horn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny Horn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Seaver's chin.
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192 cm
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280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
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272 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Seaver! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Horn! The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Horn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Seaver jabs Horn to the body, keeping him at a distance. Horn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Seaver throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Kenny Horn has been cut. Horn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Seaver goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. James Seaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Horn cracks the inside of Seaver's front leg. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Seaver has closed the distance and engaged Horn in a clinch.
Horn working Seaver over with knees to the body. Seaver is breathing heavily. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Horn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Seaver's brow. Horn pushes off an throws an elbow but Seaver leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Horn with a knee to the head.
It looks like James Seaver has been cut. Seaver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Horn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Horn wants to get back to striking at distance but Seaver won't allow it.
Horn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Horn trying to stall but Seaver improves his position.
Horn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Seaver backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. Horn misses with a knee to the head. Horn scores with a shoulder strike. Horn trying to land knees to the body.
Horn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Seaver is rocked! Horn breaks from the clinch.
Oh Seaver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Horn clinches. Good body shot from Horn.
The referee is keeping an eye on Horn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Horn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Horn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Seaver seems to have got his legs back now. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Horn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Horn drives through and clinches with Seaver against the cage.
Horn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horn cracks the inside of Seaver's front leg. Horn steps in with a hook that catches Seaver right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Horn follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Seaver looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Horn! A victorious Kenny Horn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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