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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quian Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salosen Mara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
37 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quian Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Salosen Mara!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane throws a shot from downtown. Mara moves away and avoids it.
Mara scores with a leg kick.
Mara punishes Kane's body with a nice straight punch.
Kane moves out of range of the leg kick from Mara.
Kane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mara throws a body punch but Kane moves out of range.
Kane has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bruize Brothaz in the buildup to the fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Mara blocks the leg kick.
Kane moves into the clinch.
Mara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mara.
Kane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mara can't find room to land a body shot as Kane controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Kane.
Kane tries to work over Mara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kane can't find room to land a body shot as Mara controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mara.
Mara prevents a body shot from Kane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Mara lands a right hand.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mara.
Mara misses with some punches.
Mara lands with a short shot to the head.
Mara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Mara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kane throws a punch but it's blocked by Mara.
Mara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Nice elbow from Kane.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kane.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Mara - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane working aggressively here.
Kane lands with a right to the head.
Mara misses with some punches.
Kane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mara lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kane lands with a left to the head.
Mara lands a nice uppercut.
Mara has a couple of punches blocked by Kane.
Mara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kane has a couple of punches blocked by Mara.
Kane scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mara fails to land.
Good body shot from Mara.
Kane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mara backwards.
Mara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mara throws a leg kick but Kane checks it.
Mara lands with a kick to the ribs.
A big right from Mara misses.
Mara moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab from Kane.
Mara lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kane wants to clinch up but Mara keeps it at a distance.
Mara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kane manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Kane misses its target.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kane throws a hook but Mara blocks it.
Kane takes a swing at Mara's ribcage but misses.
Kane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kane's calf.
Kane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mara tries to land a leg kick but Kane saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kane. Mara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mara throws a leg kick which misses Kane's front leg but catches the back leg as Kane tries to avoid it.
No joy there for Kane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mara tries to land a leg kick but Kane saw it coming and moves away.
Mara throws a lazy right hand but Kane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mara looks to throw the jab but Kane is out of range.
Mara connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane moves to clinch but Mara breaks away
and Mara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mara throws out a loose jab but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kane thuds a left hand into Mara's body.
Mara lands with a right hand.
Kane is rocked!
A low kick from Kane misses
and Mara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oh Kane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quian Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mara cracks Kane on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Kane falls backwards against the cage. Mara follows up with more strikes that drop Kane to his knees. Mara keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Kane! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salosen Mara!
Salosen Mara seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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