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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Shelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shelton has chosen Stagger Lee - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Shelton!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shelton tries to avoid it but Kane manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shelton to the ground. Shelton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kane shoots in but Shelton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shelton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A combination from Shelton does no damage.
Shelton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kane.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shelton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shelton wants it to stay on the feet.
Kane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shelton swinging wildly here.
Shelton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kane.
Shelton tries to bum rush Kane with a series of wild strikes but Kane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kane closes the distance and clinches up with Shelton, looking for a takedown. Kane pushes Shelton against the cage but Shelton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kane shoots in but no luck this time.
Shelton misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Shelton does no damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kane.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelton. Kane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shelton throws a series of punches but Kane avoids them all with ease.
Kane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shelton fails to land with a series of punches.
Kane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shelton looks to score with a jab to the body but Kane is just out of range.
Kane darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shelton is staying active underneath Kane, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shelton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane moves nicely into side control.
Kane has hold of Shelton's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Shelton seems comfortable defending it but Kane has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Shelton is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Shelton is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Kane couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Derek Kane!
During a confident post fight interview, Derek Kane 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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RATING
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