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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xantos Aremis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niacisse Kenmoghn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aremis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Infected Mushroom - Merlin. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Lethal high kicks
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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
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xantos Aremis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Niacisse Kenmoghn!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenmoghn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kenmoghn is trying to break the clinch but Aremis is controlling him.
Aremis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aremis looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenmoghn is just out of range.
Kenmoghn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aremis dives in and grabs Kenmoghn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kenmoghn pushes down on Aremis's head and hops out.
Kenmoghn feints the counter takedown.
Kenmoghn has Aremis up against the cage in a clinch.
Kenmoghn prevents a body shot from Aremis.
Kenmoghn is working for takedown but Aremis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aremis keeps control of Kenmoghn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aremis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aremis struggles to land a body shot inside as Kenmoghn controls his hands.
Aremis has a couple of punches blocked by Kenmoghn.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aremis misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Aremis.
Aremis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kenmoghn looks winded!
Kenmoghn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aremis is defending well.
Aremis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Aremis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aremis lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Aremis - that landed with a thud.
Aremis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kenmoghn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Xantos Aremis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niacisse Kenmoghn.
A short right from Aremis.
Aremis tries to work over Kenmoghn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aremis misses with a punch to the body.
Aremis gets through Kenmoghn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aremis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aremis tries a body shot but Kenmoghn blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aremis.
Aremis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kenmoghn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aremis lands a right hand.
Aremis is leaning against Kenmoghn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kenmoghn avoiding damage as Aremis throws knees to the body.
Aremis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aremis misses with a knee to the head.
Aremis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Aremis.
Aremis just leaning against Kenmoghn, taking a breather.
Kenmoghn being controlled against the cage.
Aremis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kenmoghns head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenmoghn goes for a takedown attempt but Aremis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Aremis lands with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Kenmoghn.
Aremis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kenmoghn throws a right hand that misses
and Aremis counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short left from Aremis.
Kenmoghn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aremis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aremis throws a series of punches but Kenmoghn moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aremis.
Aremis moves into the clinch.
Aremis lands a nice uppercut.
Kenmoghn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Aremis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aremis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aremis is trying to stall.
Aremis pushes off an throws an elbow but Kenmoghn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aremis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Aremis keeps control of Kenmoghn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aremis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kenmoghn backwards.
Kenmoghn wants to get back to striking at distance but Aremis won't allow it.
Aremis lands an elbow just above Kenmoghn 's eye.
Kenmoghn tries to break the clinch but Aremis is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Aremis.
Kenmoghn slows down the pace here.
Aremis pushes Kenmoghn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenmoghn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kenmoghn is trying to break the clinch but Aremis has him pressed against the cage.
Kenmoghn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Aremis misses with some punches.
Aremis prevents Kenmoghn from breaking the clinch.
Kenmoghn is trying to maintain a safe position but Aremis gets an underhook and turns Kenmoghn into the cage.
Kenmoghn has had enough of the clinch but Aremis keeps him there for the moment.
Kenmoghn is trying to force a seperation but Aremis has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aremis lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Aremis.
Kenmoghn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Aremis after a bit of a struggle.
Kenmoghn tries to circle away but Aremis has him pinned against the cage.
Aremis lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aremis gets through Kenmoghn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aremis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aremis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aremis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kenmoghn backwards.
Aremis is struggling to control the position.
Aremis lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Aremis on the inside.
Aremis gets through Kenmoghn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aremis blocking some punches.
Aremis throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aremis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aremis lands an uppercut.
Aremis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kenmoghn.
Aremis scores with a shoulder strike.
Aremis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Aremis as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xantos Aremis dominated that round.
That's time! Aremis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aremis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Aremis lands a nice looking body shot.
Kenmoghn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aremis.
Aremis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kenmoghn with the counter takedown but Aremis avoids it easily.
Aremis ducks under a wild hook from Kenmoghn.
Aremis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kenmoghn can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick lands there from Aremis.
Aremis keeps the fight on the outside.
Kenmoghn lands with a cross.
Aremis lands a nice shot that snaps Kenmoghn's head back.
Aremis throws a right and a left that Kenmoghn avoids nicely.
Kenmoghn gets a double leg takedown into Aremis's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenmoghn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aremis seems keen to control Kenmoghn's posture.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kenmoghn working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Aremis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kenmoghn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenmoghn is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenmoghn throws an elbow that misses. Aremis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kenmoghn's guard. Nice move by Aremis!
Kenmoghn keeping moving, preventing Aremis from controlling successfully.
Aremis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kenmoghn's head.
Aremis landing some decent shots from guard.
Aremis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kenmoghn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aremis grinds an elbow into Kenmoghn's temple.
Kenmoghn is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Kenmoghn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kenmoghn takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Aremis lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aremis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kenmoghn struggling a bit here.
Aremis trying to control the position but Kenmoghn is working away.
Kenmoghn is trying to buck Aremis off.
Kenmoghn is looking to regain half guard here but Aremis keeps moving and retains side control.
Aremis cracks Kenmoghn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Aremis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kenmoghn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aremis tries to score with some ground and pound. Kenmoghn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from Aremis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Aremis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kenmoghn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Aremis trying to control the position but Kenmoghn is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenmoghn is looking to regain half guard here but Aremis keeps moving and retains side control.
Kenmoghn looks to move to half guard but instead Aremis has passed into mount! Damn!
Aremis with the ground and pound from mount.
Xantos Aremis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aremis with good strikes from the mount here!
Kenmoghn is rocked!
Kenmoghn is in a horrible position here. Aremis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kenmoghn is still in real trouble! Can Aremis finish him?
Aremis with a couple of short strikes.
Aremis landing punches.
Kenmoghn is trying to escape the mount.
Aremis lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Kenmoghn! Aremis sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Kenmoghn and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Xantos Aremis!
An out of breath Xantos Aremis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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RATING
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