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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ace Espinoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kain Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velazquez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Since the Flood- kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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218 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ace Espinoza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kain Velazquez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velazquez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Ace Espinoza has been cut.
Espinoza misses with an uppercut. Velazquez saw that one coming.
Velazquez thuds a left hand into Espinoza's body.
Espinoza throws a head kick that misses.
Espinoza ducks under a wild hook from Velazquez.
Espinoza moves out of range as Velazquez strikes.
Espinoza moves out of range of the strikes.
Velazquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Espinoza.
Velazquez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velazquez loads up on a big right hand but Espinoza slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Velazquez.
Velazquez looks to land a combination. Espinoza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Espinoza staying out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Espinoza.
Espinoza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Velazquez.
A jab from Velazquez misses.
Velazquez scores with a nice head shot.
Ace Espinoza's cut is getting worse.
Velazquez connects with a looping right hand.
Velazquez lands with a hook. Espinoza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espinoza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Velazquez throws out the jab.
A jab lands there for Velazquez.
Velazquez misses with a straight left.
Velazquez with a hook.
Ace Espinoza's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Velazquez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Velazquez misses with a double jab.
Espinoza defending well as Velazquez loads up on a big left hand.
Velazquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Espinoza moves away.
Velazquez scores with the left hand. Espinoza knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velazquez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Espinoza moves out of range of the strikes.
Kain Velazquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Espinoza tries to move into range but Velazquez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Espinoza is rocked!
Jeez, Ace Espinoza's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Velazquez throws a looping overhand right but Espinoza ducks down to avoid it.
Velazquez throws a shot from downtown. Espinoza moves away and avoids it.
Espinoza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Velazquez scores with a decent looking hook.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ace Espinoza's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kain Velazquez! Kain Velazquez retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Kain Velazquez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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