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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lars Hegg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hegg comes to the cage accompanied by Vs. The World. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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143 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Hegg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Kane!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hegg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kane.
Hegg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kane moves to clinch but Hegg breaks away
and Hegg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hegg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kevin Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hegg staying out of range there.
Hegg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hegg throws a nice looking combination but Kane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kane staying out of range there.
Kane throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane just misses with a punch to the body.
Kane scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kane looks to clinch
and Hegg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kane throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Hegg to counter with a crisp jab.
Kane is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hegg rather than just go for the knockout.
Kane swings widly with a right hand
and Hegg counters with a straight right hand.
Kane wants to clinch.
Hegg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kane.
Kane with a nice cross.
Kane misses with a combination
and Hegg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane thows a body shot but no joy.
Hegg catches Kane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kane tries to clinch there but Hegg circles away.
Hegg is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hegg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kane wants to clinch up but Hegg keeps it at a distance.
Kane throws a series of strikes that have Hegg backpedaling.
Hegg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kane.
Hegg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hegg counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a jab but it's blocked by Hegg.
Kane wants to clinch
and Hegg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hegg fails to land with a series of punches.
Hegg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kane misses with an uppercut. Hegg saw that one coming.
Hegg blocks a jab.
Hegg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kane throws out the jab.
Kane misses with a combination
and Hegg counters with a stiff right hand.
Kane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hegg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kane tries to clinch up
and Kane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hegg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kane tries to clinch up but Hegg circles away and keeps his distance.
Hegg works the jab nicely.
Hegg connects with a body shot that sends Kane's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane looks to land a left hand but Hegg moved out of range nicely.
Hegg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hegg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Kane dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kane closes the distance but Hegg moves to the side
and Hegg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hegg misses with a few strikes there.
Hegg is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hegg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lars Hegg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hegg. Kane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hegg throws out a loose jab but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hegg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hegg swats away the attempt to clinch by Kane.
Hegg avoids the body shot from Kane.
Hegg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hegg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kane connects with a looping right hand.
Hegg has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kane closes the distance but Hegg moves to the side
letting Hegg counter with a right hand.
Kane scores with a jab to the head.
Hegg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kane misses with a double jab.
Kane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hegg.
Kane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kane misses its intended target.
Kane wants to clinch.
Kane lands a nice looking body shot.
Kane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hegg.
Kane throws a combination that misses
and Hegg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kane thinking.
Nice defenses there by Hegg.
Hegg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kane throws out the jab.
Kevin Kane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a jab when Hegg was well out of range.
Hegg throws an overhand right that lands on Kane's shoulder, as Kane tries to avoid the shot.
Kane doesn't manage to clinch there - Hegg circles away.
Hegg moves away from the strike by Kane.
Kane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hegg blocks a head kick by Kane.
Kane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hegg moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hegg takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hegg tests Kane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kane misses with a hook. Hegg ducked under it nicely.
Hegg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kane.
Kane tries to clinch but Hegg moves out of range.
Hegg staying out of range there.
Hegg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kane on the side of the head.
Hegg connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Kane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kane misses with a wild body shot.
Kane is looking to clinch.
Kane darts in trying to clinch
and Hegg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hegg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hegg thows a body shot but no joy.
Kane wants to clinch.
Kane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kane tries to clinch but Hegg moves away
and Hegg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hegg moves out of range as Kane strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kane.
Kane closes the distance but Hegg moves to the side
and Kane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hegg.
Kane lands an overhand right.
Kane misses the jab.
Hegg avoids the body shot from Kane.
Kane closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hegg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hegg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kane circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hegg momentarily.
Kane scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kane looks to land a right hand but Hegg moved out of range.
Kane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kane with a hook.
Hegg moves forwards but Kane connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kane wants to clinch
and Hegg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lars Hegg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kane dodges the punch combination from Hegg.
Hegg scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hegg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kane throws out the jab.
Kane tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Hegg to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Kane.
Kane misses with a looping right.
Kane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hegg walks into a jab.
Kane tries to clinch up but Hegg circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Hegg does no damage.
Kane is looking to clinch but Hegg is avoiding it.
Kane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kane slips under a jab from Hegg.
Hegg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kane.
Hegg moves away from the strike by Kane.
Hegg lands a right hook to the body.
A lazy left from Hegg finds it's target.
Kevin Kane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hegg keeps the fight on the outside.
Kane throws a right and a left that Hegg avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hegg moves away from the strike by Kane.
Kane misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Kane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kane has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Kane!
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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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