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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mercurius Faunus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kinder is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Let's Get Ready To Rhumble. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mercurius Faunus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Kinder!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faunus is looking to score with low kicks.
Faunus throws a hook but Kinder blocks it.
Faunus looks to land a right hand but Kinder moved out of range.
Kinder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kinder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faunus.
Faunus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Faunus tests Kinder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kinder checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Faunus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kinder.
Faunus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Faunus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Faunus misses.
Faunus misses with a low kick.
Mercurius Faunus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faunus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Faunus clinches up with Kinder and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faunus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faunus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kinder backwards.
Faunus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Faunus moves into the clinch successfully.
Kinder working hard to break the clinch.
Faunus manages to break the clinch.
Kinder on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kinder walks into a left hand.
Faunus swinging wildly here.
Faunus gets tackled into the cage by Kinder. Kinder maintains the clinch.
Faunus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faunus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kinder changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Faunus fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mercurius Faunus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kinder.
Faunus wants to clinch up but Kinder keeps it at a distance.
Kinder is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Faunus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Faunus throws a hook but Kinder avoids it easily.
Faunus connects with a single shot there.
Faunus misses with an uppercut. Kinder saw that one coming.
Kinder fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Faunus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinder fails with the takedown.
Kinder looks for a takedown but Faunus sprawls well.
Faunus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Faunus throws out a powerful jab.
Faunus clinches up against the cage.
Faunus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kinder backwards.
Faunus lands an uppercut.
Kinder fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kinder looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Faunus.
Kinder tries to score a body lock takedown but Faunus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kinder is trying to break the clinch but Faunus has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faunus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Faunus lands an uppercut.
Faunus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kinder backwards.
Kinder is rocked!
Faunus working aggressively here.
Kinder is still on wobbly legs! Can Faunus finish him?
Faunus scores with a shot to the side of Kinder's head.
Kinder is trying desperately to land a takedown but Faunus is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kinder.
Faunus pushes Kinder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faunus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kinder backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kinder.
Kinder seems to have recovered his senses.
A short left from Faunus.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faunus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kinder wants a takedown but no success here.
Faunus misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mercurius Faunus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Faunus cracks Kinder with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kinder looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Faunus finish him?
Faunus looks to score with a jab to the body but Kinder is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kinder drives through with a takedown into Faunus's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kinder has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Faunus is proving hard to escape from.
Kinder stops Faunus from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinder is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Faunus is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Faunus has escaped and now he's on top!
Faunus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Faunus wants to get up but he can't break Kinder's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch combination from Faunus misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faunus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kinder on the side of the head.
Mercurius Faunus is winning the standup battle so far.
Kinder with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Faunus to score with a decent uppercut.
Faunus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kinder manages to avoid it.
Kinder darts in looking for a takedown but Faunus gets double underhooks and turns Kinder into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Faunus - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kinder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Faunus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kinder can do to turn this around?
Faunus misses with some punches.
Faunus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Faunus lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Faunus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faunus manages to break the clinch.
Mercurius Faunus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Faunus.
Kinder is trying hard to land a takedown here. Faunus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mercurius Faunus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kinder.
Kinder is breathing heavily.
Kinder moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Faunus throws a series of punches but Kinder avoids them all with ease.
Faunus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Faunus throws a right and a left that Kinder avoids nicely.
Faunus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kinder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kinder has a takedown stuffed.
Kinder gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Faunus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinder slips a straight right by Faunus.
Faunus scores with a nice right hand.
Faunus instigates a clinch.
Mercurius Faunus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Faunus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kinder drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Faunus scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Faunus.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faunus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faunus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Faunus throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mercurius Faunus dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Faunus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kinder on the side of the head.
Faunus moves into the clinch.
Faunus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kinder backwards.
Faunus scores with a shoulder strike.
Kinder tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Faunus smiles and moves away.
Kinder fails to land the takedown.
Faunus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Faunus connects with a crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Faunus.
Faunus throws a leg kick but Kinder moved away.
Kinder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faunus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kinder is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Kinder.
Faunus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Faunus. No joy for Kinder on that attempt.
Mercurius Faunus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kinder.
Faunus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kinder is out of range.
Faunus throws a hook but Kinder blocks it.
Kinder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kinder blocks a jab.
Kinder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Faunus drives through and clinches with Kinder against the cage.
A short right from Faunus on the inside.
Faunus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faunus lands an uppercut.
Faunus is pressed up against the cage. Kinder has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Faunus down to the mat. Faunus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Faunus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Kinder gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Faunus.
Faunus lands an overhand right.
Faunus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kinder checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kinder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Faunus.
Faunus has Kinder up against the cage in a clinch.
Faunus manages to break the clinch.
Mercurius Faunus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Faunus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Faunus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faunus scores with a punch to the head.
Faunus lands a jab to the nose.
Faunus throws a leg kick but Kinder sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Faunus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kinder.
Faunus clinches.
Faunus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faunus drops Kinder onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kinder is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faunus creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Kinder out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mercurius Faunus!
Mercurius Faunus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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