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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Connor Kenway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Puma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kenway might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Warriors. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
7 - 5 - 1 |
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179 cm
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182 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Connor Kenway !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Puma!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenway tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenway misses with a wild body shot.
Kenway throws a leg kick but Puma sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kenway has been working on his boxing with his coaches at World Combat Sports Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Kenway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Kenway .
Kenway shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Puma manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kenway manages to get himself to full guard.
Puma is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kenway wants to stand but Puma is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenway has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puma postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Puma missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Puma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kenway thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kenway on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kenway tries to get out of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Puma accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Puma lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Puma not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Puma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kenway bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Puma's guard.
Puma has Kenway pulled in close to control his posture.
Puma throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Puma thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Puma striking off his back but it's not causing Kenway any problems.
Puma keeping moving, preventing Kenway from controlling successfully.
Kenway loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kenway throwing strikes from guard but Puma blocks nicely.
Kenway trying to stand up but can't free himself from Puma's guard.
Kenway drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kenway jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kenway stopping the sweep attempt from Puma.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway misses with a body shot.
Jacob Connor Kenway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puma drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Puma is looking to work some ground and pound but Kenway has wrist control.
Kenway keeping moving, preventing Puma from controlling successfully.
Puma with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kenway wants to stand but Puma is controlling the position.
Kenway is adopting a defensive guard.
Kenway is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puma with a nice head shot there.
Puma scoring with some ground and pound.
Puma wants to control from the top but Kenway keeps moving.
Kenway looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Puma scoring with some ground and pound.
Kenway is trying to keep Puma in close.
Puma content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puma scoring with some ground and pound.
Puma is looking to work some ground and pound but Kenway has wrist control.
Puma scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Puma will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Puma shoots for a takedown but Kenway saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kenway feinted with a counter takedown.
Kenway shoots in and gets a takedown into Puma's guard.
Puma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kenway passes Puma's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Puma is not content to let Kenway control the position.
Kenway looks to land a strike but Puma avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kenway takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puma is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Puma with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Kenway can't handle though.
Puma keeping moving, preventing Kenway from controlling successfully.
Kenway stopping the sweep attempt from Puma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway throwing strikes but missing.
Puma wants to sweep here but Kenway controlling him for the moment.
Kenway working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kenway postures up.
Kenway with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kenway wants to control from the top but Puma keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kenway misses with a body kick.
Puma tries to sprawl but Kenway drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Puma missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puma is looking for a sweep. Kenway is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Puma makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Puma.
Puma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Puma has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Puma keeping full guard, as Kenway tries to pass.
Puma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Puma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kenway accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Puma wants to sweep here but Kenway controlling him for the moment.
Kenway trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Puma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kenway .
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kenway working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kenway fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Puma to the ground. Kenway is now in Puma's guard.
Puma wants to sweep here but Kenway controlling him for the moment.
Puma looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kenway puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kenway trying to control from half guard but Puma is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Puma wants to get back to full guard.
Puma works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Puma is on top in guard.
Puma lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Puma cracks Kenway with a solid left hand.
Puma is working Kenway over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Puma connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puma with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Puma chips away with some ground and pound.
Kenway working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Puma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Connor Kenway dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kenway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puma shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kenway connects with a body shot that sends Puma's belly button to the back.
Kenway looks to score with a jab to the body but Puma is just out of range.
Puma feints the counter takedown.
Kenway thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Puma if he has to take too many more of those.
Kenway is looking to wear down Puma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kenway lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kenway has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Puma is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puma throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Puma keeping moving, preventing Kenway from controlling successfully.
Puma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kenway accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Puma has momentary wrist control but Kenway slips an elbow through the middle.
Kenway trying to control but Puma is working from the bottom.
Puma trying to control the position.
Puma wants to sweep here but Kenway controlling him for the moment.
Kenway is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kenway throws a head kick that misses.
Puma changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kenway !
Some wild striking there from Kenway .
Puma changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kenway 's corner calls for a 1-2. Kenway obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kenway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puma.
Puma changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puma changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kenway tries to avoid it but Puma manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kenway to the ground. Kenway escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kenway pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Puma back to the cage. Kenway follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kenway misses with a body kick.
Puma drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kenway defends it well.
Puma fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacob Connor Kenway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Puma.
Puma takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Puma shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kenway as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Puma.
Kenway looks to throw a body kick
and Puma counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puma tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kenway knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kenway is trying to maintain the position but Puma is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Connor Kenway showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kenway has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Connor Kenway !
Jacob Connor Kenway decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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