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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaan Ilves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane comes to the cage accompanied by The Imperial March. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ilves's choice of entrance music: Elvis Presley - Love me tender. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaan Ilves!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ilves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kane feinted with a counter takedown.
Ilves lands a lovely overhand right.
Kane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kane scores with a hook to the body. Ilves takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kane darts in and clinches Ilves up against the cage.
Kane is trying to drag Ilves to the mat but Ilves just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've been hearing reports that Kane has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kane wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ilves after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ilves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kane has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ilves avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kane drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kane gets control of Ilves's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kane will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Ilves should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kane has tightened it up now! Ilves should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Wayne Kane!
After winning the bout, Wayne Kane thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Jaan Ilves spoke after the fight, saying 'I got lost in those beautiful eyes of my opponent and that was it.. But I wish we could meet for a coffee or something afterwards and see where this could go. '.
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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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