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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeAngelo Kenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tua comes to the cage accompanied by Freak on a Leash by Korn. Kenner has chosen ''Death Wish'' by Jadakiss feat. Lil Wayne 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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269 lbs
32 - 21 - 0 |
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191 cm
37
272 lbs
27 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fatu Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, DeAngelo Kenner!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tua misses with a double jab.
Tua stuffs the takedown attempt from Kenner. Kenner gets slowly back to his feet.
Kenner misses the jab.
Kenner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tua works the jab nicely.
Tua throws a jab when Kenner was well out of range.
Kenner throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tua was covering up waiting for the punch and Kenner finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tua seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kenner working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenner looking to sit in guard and control but Tua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tua has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kenner is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenner has his hands on Tua's head, controlling the position.
Tua tries to stand but Kenner is controlling from the bottom.
Kenner wants to sweep here but Tua controlling him for the moment.
Tua wants to stand but Kenner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tua has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kenner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Tua on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tua connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tua blocks a jab.
Tua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tua throws a body shot but no joy.
Tua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kenner misses with a double jab
and Tua counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fatu Tua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tua misses with a looping left.
Kenner scores with a leg kick.
Tua misses with a straight right.
Tua lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tua. Kenner does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua throws a right and a left that Kenner avoids nicely.
Tua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kenner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tua checks it well.
Tua throws a body shot but no joy.
Tua with a nice cross.
Tua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenner.
Kenner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kenner dodges the punch combination from Tua.
Tua bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kenner's head backwards.
Kenner looks to score with a jab to the body but Tua is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kenner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tua has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tua and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice defenses there by Kenner.
Tua throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenner.
Kenner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tua swings for the body but Kenner moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Kenner.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kenner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kenner misses with a two punch combination.
A left lands for Tua.
Tua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenner moves away.
Kenner ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
Tua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenner.
Kenner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tua.
Kenner slips under a jab.
Kenner with a jab.
A slow jab from Kenner misses its intended target.
Kenner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tua manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Tua misses the target.
Kenner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tua was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenner.
Tua is looking to counter punch.
Kenner shoots in for a double leg but Tua sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tua swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Tua checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tua works Kenner's body with a nice hook.
Tua misses with a straight left.
Kenner is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fatu Tua dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tua throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tua. Kenner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tua takes one to the chin there.
Kenner wants to land a leg kick but Tua is out of range.
Kenner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kenner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tua.
Kenner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fatu Tua is winning the standup battle so far.
Tua throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like DeAngelo Kenner has been cut.
Kenner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tua.
Kenner avoids the body shot from Tua.
Kenner shoots for a double leg takedown but Tua sprawls well. He's pushed Kenner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tua scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tua scores with a decent looking hook.
Kenner misses the shot to the body.
Kenner lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua throws a hook but Kenner avoids it easily.
A big right from Tua misses.
Kenner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A lazy left from Tua finds it's target.
Kenner swings for the body but Tua moves out of range.
Kenner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tua counters with a big right hand! Oh Kenner is in trouble here! Tua follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fatu Tua!
After the big win, Fatu Tua made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Museum of Monsters & Madmen and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
DeAngelo Kenner was interviewed post fight and said 'Much respect. Great fight.'.
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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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