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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeAngelo Kenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuji Rikidozan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kenner might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ''Death Wish'' by Jadakiss feat. Lil Wayne. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 cm
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277 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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189 cm
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeAngelo Kenner! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Katsuji Rikidozan! The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rikidozan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rikidozan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Rikidozan goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Kenner darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Kenner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Rikidozan to counter with a crisp jab. Kenner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kenner lands in his opponent's guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Kenner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Kenner showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Kenner looking to sit in guard and control but Rikidozan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kenner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rikidozan is one step ahead there. Kenner is looking for a triangle but Rikidozan pushes his legs off easily.
Kenner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rikidozan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rikidozan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kenner's guard. Kenner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Rikidozan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kenner, up you get! Kenner misses the shot to the body. Rikidozan loads up on a big right hand but Kenner slips the punch. Rikidozan lands a head kick!
It looks like DeAngelo Kenner has been cut. Katsuji Rikidozan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kenner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rikidozan swivels and escapes. Rikidozan scores with a nice strike. Rikidozan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rikidozan lunges at Kenner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kenner's hand. Rikidozan misses with a left hand and Kenner finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Rikidozan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kenner can pounce on him.
Rikidozan looks gassed! Rikidozan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kenner is out of range and Rikidozan settles back down. Rikidozan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kenner avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Rikidozan throws a shot from downtown. Kenner moves away and avoids it. Rikidozan throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Kenner. Rikidozan does a little dance to reset his feet. Kenner moves out of range as Rikidozan strikes. Kenner just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rikidozan. A big left from Rikidozan misses. Rikidozan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenner is just out of range. A big right from Rikidozan misses. Kenner misses with a leg kick. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rikidozan lands with a kick to the temple. Kenner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Rikidozan throws a head kick that misses and Kenner counters with a slapping leg kick. Rikidozan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuji Rikidozan dominated that round. The cut man is working on DeAngelo Kenner's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Kenner lands a nice looking body kick. Kenner looks to land a body kick but Rikidozan moved away. A solid body kick from Kenner. DeAngelo Kenner is winning the standup battle so far. This has been an exciting period of action! Kenner throws a low kick, looking for Rikidozan's leg but Rikidozan calmly moves out of range. Good standup being displayed there by Kenner as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Katsuji Rikidozan has been cut. Rikidozan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Kenner getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Kenner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Kenner looking to score a takedown here. Rikidozan is defending well but Kenner drives through and ends up in Rikidozan's guard. Kenner passes Rikidozan's left leg - he's now in half guard. Rikidozan is breathing heavily. Rikidozan is staying active underneath Kenner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kenner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Kenner is figuring out what he wants to do next. Kenner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Kenner lands with a punch from half guard. Kenner is nestled in close to Rikidozan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Rikidozan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kenner. Kenner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kenner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kenner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Kenner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Kenner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rikidozan defending well though. Kenner wants to pass to mount but Rikidozan is defending the position. Kenner content to control rather than advance. Kenner winds up and cracks Rikidozan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rikidozan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kenner. Kenner is stalling here. Rikidozan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kenner seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rikidozan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Kenner tries to bench press Rikidozan off him but Rikidozan keeps the position. Rikidozan tries to stand but Kenner is controlling his head. Kenner is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rikidozan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kenner is looking to improve his position.
Kenner is looking to get back to full guard here but Rikidozan has managed to pass to side control instead. Kenner is trying to control Rikidozan's posture but Rikidozan avoids it. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeAngelo Kenner dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kenner is looking to land body kicks. Kenner misses with the body kick and Rikidozan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. A slapping body kick lands there for Kenner. Kenner misses with a body kick. Rikidozan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. A big right from Rikidozan misses. Rikidozan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenner.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kenner is defended easily by Rikidozan. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! A solid leg kick lands there for Kenner.
Rikidozan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rikidozan blocks a head kick by Kenner.
A slow jab from Rikidozan misses its intended target. Kenner misses with a body shot.
Kenner throws a leg kick that misses. Kenner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. A punch combination from Rikidozan misses. Kenner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Rikidozan takes a shot right to the bread basket. A telegraphed right hand from Rikidozan misses the target. Kenner checks a leg kick. Kenner throws a leg kick that is checked and Rikidozan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rikidozan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kenner with a nice cross. This has been an exciting period of action! Kenner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Rikidozan. Rikidozan throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Kenner blocks a head kick by Rikidozan.
Kenner throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A head kick misses from Kenner. Kenner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Kenner avoids the head kick by Rikidozan.
Rikidozan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kenner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rikidozan manages to avoid it. Kenner is looking to wear down Rikidozan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Rikidozan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kenner misses with a wild body shot. A looping hook to the body misses from Kenner. Rikidozan does a little dance to reset his feet. Rikidozan looks to land a right hand but Kenner moved out of range. A shot to the body from Kenner misses and Rikidozan counters with a stiff right hand. Kenner shoots in and gets a takedown into Rikidozan's guard. Rikidozan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Kenner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Kenner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kenner looking to sit in guard and control but Rikidozan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Kenner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rikidozan is one step ahead there. Kenner looking for a guillotine here but Rikidozan defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight! DeAngelo Kenner showed his dominance in that final round. Well Kenner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:27 Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:27 Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeAngelo Kenner! DeAngelo Kenner made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Damn! That was Round 1.'.
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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
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