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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Landon Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little comes to the cage accompanied by Lion King - Circle of Life . 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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170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Landon Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Devin Kane!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane misses with a shot to the body
letting Little counter with a right hand.
Kane misses with a straight right.
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kane.
Kane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kane throws out a loose jab but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little was well out of range. Poor timing from Kane.
Kane throws a looping overhand right but Little ducks down to avoid it.
Kane lands with a shot to the body.
Little instigates a clinch.
Little taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane takes an elbow to the forehead.
Little lands a good knee to the midsection. Kane won't want to take too many of those.
Little is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kane is defending well for now.
Little misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Little.
Little is stalling here.
Little lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Little pushes off an throws an elbow but Kane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kane blocks an elbow strike from Little.
A bit of stalling here from Little.
Little throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kane managing to block the knees to the body from Little.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Little.
Little throws a knee to the head but misses.
Little just leaning against Kane, taking a breather.
Little lands a nice knee to the body.
Kane tries to circle away but Little has him pinned against the cage.
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!
Kane is looking to break free of the clinch but Little has double underhooks.
Kane is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kane up against the cage.
Kane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Little displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kane up against the cage.
Kane blocks the elbow strike.
Little breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane tests Little's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kane scores with a shot to the body.
Kane keeps the fight on the outside.
Kane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Little at a distance.
Little moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kane blocks a low kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Little dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kane lands with a good body shot.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Little has Kane up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Little throws an elbow but misses.
Little scores with a knee to the head.
Little taking a breather.
Little doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little is stalling here.
Kane is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane is trying to break the clinch but Little is controlling him.
Little keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kane's efforts to push away.
Little throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kane blocks it with crossed arms.
Little just leaning against Kane, taking a breather.
Kane tries to break the clinch but Little is controlling the position.
Little breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kane swings away with a body shot that misses
and Little counters with a series of strikes. Kane will be more careful next time no doubt.
Little fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Devin Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little throws out a leg kick but Kane moves out of range and Little only half commits.
Little fails with an attempt to clinch.
Little fails with the takedown.
Little slips under a jab from Kane.
Little doesn't manage to clinch there - Kane circles away.
Kane swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Little moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to land a knee to the head but Kane blocks with his arms.
Kane avoiding damage as Little throws knees to the body.
Little is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Little throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Landon Little has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Little misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kane.
Little keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kane's efforts to push away.
Little lands an elbow inside that Kane shrugs off.
Little looking to throw knees to the head but Kane is blocking nicely.
Kane takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Little is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Little pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Little dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kane thows a body shot but no joy.
Devin Kane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Little shoots in for a takedown but Kane shows good takedown defense.
Little fails with an attempt to clinch.
Little instigates a clinch.
Little lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kane blocks an elbow strike from Little.
Little looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Little lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane working hard to break the clinch.
Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kane scores with a shot to the body.
Kane is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Little rather than just go for the knockout.
Kane digs a good hook to Little's body.
Kane throws a predictable looking body shot
and Little counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Little.
Little lands an elbow that stopped Kane in his tracks for a moment.
Kane is looking to break free of the clinch but Little has double underhooks.
Little throws an elbow that misses.
Kane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Little just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kane's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little throws an elbow but it misses.
Kane blocks an elbow strike from Little.
Little pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Little tries a knee to the head but Kane blocks it.
Little dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Little seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Little keeps control of Kane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Little tries a knee to the head but Kane blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little taking a breather.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Little.
Little pushes off an throws an elbow but Kane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kane wants to get back to striking at distance but Little won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Little just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kane's brow.
Kane takes an elbow to the temple.
Little looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Little creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kane's defenses.
Little lands an elbow that stopped Kane in his tracks for a moment.
Devin Kane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane blocks an elbow strike.
Kane is trying to break the clinch but Little has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Little.
Little throws an elbow that misses.
Little leaning against his opponent.
Little landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Little lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Little just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kane's brow.
Little creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of stalling here from Little.
Little tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Landon Little is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kane tries a body shot but Little blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Landon Little showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Little, 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon Little!
During a confident post fight interview, Landon Little thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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