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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anzor Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Kenardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greene comes to the cage accompanied by Skindred - Nobody. Kenardly has chosen Strokin as his entrance music. 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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180 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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175 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anzor Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lars Kenardly!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenardly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Greene.
Kenardly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greene.
Greene fails with a takedown attempt.
Kenardly has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kenardly cracks Greene with an open hand slap.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Greene.
Greene looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anzor Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greene takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenardly tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Greene swivels and escapes.
Kenardly lands a glancing blow to the side of Greene's head.
Greene is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kenardly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Greene takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Greene with that takedown attempt.
Kenardly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kenardly scores with a jab to the head.
Kenardly tries to clinch up.
Greene tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kenardly swivels and escapes.
Kenardly throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheers as Kenardly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Greene doesn't seem phased though.
Kenardly shoots and misses
and Greene connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kenardly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab from Kenardly.
Kenardly connects with a single shot there.
Kenardly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Greene has time to react.
Greene is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenardly misses with a hook.
Kenardly scores with a nice head shot.
Greene connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Kenardly catches Greene right on the button with a cross.
Oh Greene is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Greene slaps away a takedown attempt from Kenardly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kenardly tries a head kick but it misses.
Greene seems to have got his legs back now.
No joy there for Kenardly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kenardly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greene.
Kenardly scores with a jab. Greene acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kenardly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kenardly thumps Greene with a low kick.
Greene connects with a body shot that sends Kenardly's belly button to the back.
Greene fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kenardly instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Greene.
Greene escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Greene moves out of range of the body kick from Kenardly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly with a hook.
Kenardly might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Greene leaves Kenardly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lars Kenardly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greene looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Greene will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kenardly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Greene swats away the attempt to clinch by Kenardly.
Greene fails to land the takedown.
Kenardly throws a head kick but Greene moves out of range.
Kenardly scores with a jab.
A combination from Kenardly does no damage.
Kenardly tries to clinch there but Greene circles away.
Greene is looking for a counter combo.
Greene gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly tries to close the distance and clinch but Greene swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Greene is looking for a counter combo.
Greene misses with a body shot.
Kenardly is looking to clinch but Greene is avoiding it.
Kenardly cracks Greene with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenardly stalks Greene and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Greene's face. Greene staggers backwards, shaken.
Greene closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kenardly's guard.
Kenardly is trying to control the position but Greene postures up.
Kenardly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greene.
Greene postures up in Kenardly's guard and throws a big left but Kenardly blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenardly trying to keep a closed guard but Greene is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Kenardly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kenardly gets caught napping as Greene dives in and scores a takedown. Kenardly manages to retain guard.
Kenardly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greene postures up.
Kenardly can't keep his opponent in guard - Greene advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kenardly taking some punishment here, with Greene in his half guard.
Greene 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.
Greene missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kenardly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Greene lands a nice short elbow.
Greene is looking to advance position but Kenardly won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Greene there.
Kenardly trying to control here.
Greene takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenardly looking for submissions off his back.
Greene seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Greene is nestled in close to Kenardly, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kenardly is trying to maintain the position but Greene is very close to passing his half guard.
Greene scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Greene looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Greene lands with a punch from half guard.
Greene working the head and body with strikes.
Greene missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Greene stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kenardly to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly misses with a body shot.
Kenardly fails with the takedown
and Greene counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Kenardly down! Greene is looking to finish but Kenardly is intelligently defending himself.
Kenardly is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greene arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Kenardly's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Anzor Greene!
Anzor Greene spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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