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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ken Kahne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maarten Bokhorst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bokhorst comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil Wayne - Drop The World ft. Eminem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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147 lbs
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Kahne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maarten Bokhorst!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bokhorst cracks Kahne with a good jab.
Bokhorst lands a slapping body shot.
Kahne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bokhorst.
Kahne lands with a nice body punch.
Kahne lands a jab to the head.
Bokhorst connects with the punch.
Bokhorst throws a body kick that misses
so Kahne counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kahne postures up.
Bokhorst is looking for a triangle but Kahne pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bokhorst utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kahne cracks Bokhorst with a solid left hand.
Bokhorst is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kahne gets full guard.
Bokhorst avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kahne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bokhorst has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bokhorst controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bokhorst won't allow Kahne to sweep him here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bokhorst working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bokhorst lands a couple of elbows.
Bokhorst wants to pass the guard but Kahne is keeping the position.
Kahne looking for a sweep. Not yet Kahne, not yet.
Bokhorst with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bokhorst accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahne pulls Bokhorst in close to prevent any damage.
Kahne keeping moving, preventing Bokhorst from controlling successfully.
Bokhorst is fighting to break Kahne's control of his arms but Kahne is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bokhorst is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bokhorst trying to control the position from guard on top but Kahne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kahne controls Bokhorst momentarily but Bokhorst frees himself.
Bokhorst postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokhorst trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kahne throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bokhorst uses it to pass to side control.
Kahne sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kahne is not content to let Bokhorst control the position.
Kahne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kahne is looking to control Bokhorst's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kahne avoid being mounted?
Kahne looking for submissions off his back.
Kahne is pressing down on Bokhorst's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahne keeping full guard, as Bokhorst tries to pass.
Kahne is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bokhorst defends well.
Bokhorst wants to control from the top but Kahne keeps moving.
Bokhorst won't allow Kahne to sweep him here.
Bokhorst passes Kahne's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bokhorst works his way into full mount!
Bokhorst avoids the attempt from Kahne to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maarten Bokhorst dominated that round.
That's time! Kahne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kahne connects with a body shot.
Bokhorst lands a nice looking body kick.
Bokhorst throws a push kick but Kahne slaps the foot to one side.
Maarten Bokhorst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bokhorst was well out of range. Poor timing from Kahne.
Bokhorst lands with a shot to the body.
Kahne slips a straight right by Bokhorst.
Bokhorst connects with a solid leg kick.
Kahne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kahne with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bokhorst counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kahne is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kahne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bokhorst sprawls well. Bokhorst wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kahne gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab by Kahne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahne does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bokhorst lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kahne will feel that in the morning.
Kahne avoids the body shot from Bokhorst.
Bokhorst misses with a straight right.
Kahne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bokhorst sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kahne shoots in for a takedown but Bokhorst shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Kahne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bokhorst misses with the body kick
and Kahne counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kahne.
Bokhorst is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kahne postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ken Kahne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bokhorst looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bokhorst keeping moving, preventing Kahne from controlling successfully.
Bokhorst had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kahne defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bokhorst pulls Kahne in close to his closed guard and prevents Kahne from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bokhorst working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kahne.
Bokhorst has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kahne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bokhorst is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bokhorst not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahne looking for submissions off his back.
Bokhorst thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kahne's head.
Bokhorst is keen to just control but Kahne is a slippery customer.
Bokhorst prevents Kahne from improving his position.
Bokhorst working over Kahne with some ground and pound. Kahne looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kahne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bokhorst seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bokhorst is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kahne reverses the position - he's now on top in Bokhorst's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokhorst looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kahne is one step ahead there.
Kahne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bokhorst is trying to keep Kahne in close.
Kahne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kahne is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maarten Bokhorst will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kahne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kahne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kahne misses with a wild body shot.
Kahne misses the shot to the body.
Kahne takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kahne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bokhorsts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bokhorst ducks under a wild hook from Kahne.
A swing and a miss from Kahne.
Bokhorst scores with a nice strike.
Kahne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bokhorst lands a two punch combo.
Kahne throws a body shot but no joy.
Bokhorst looks to land a right hand but Kahne moved out of range.
Kahne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bokhorst tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bokhorst throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kahne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bokhorst was well out of range. Poor timing from Kahne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhorst scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bokhorst misses with a double jab.
Bokhorst moves out of range of the strikes.
Bokhorst throws a head kick but Kahne moves out of range.
Nice cross by Kahne.
Bokhorst rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kahne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bokhorst digs a good hook to Kahne's body.
Kahne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bokhorst.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bokhorst.
Bokhorst attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kahne tests Bokhorst's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kahne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bokhorst swivels and escapes.
Bokhorst sizes up Kahne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahne moves out of range as Bokhorst strikes.
Maarten Bokhorst seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kahne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bokhorst.
It seemed like Bokhorst was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bokhorst lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kahne misses the shot to the body.
Bokhorst misses with a body kick.
Kahne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bokhorst but Bokhorst pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bokhorst scores with a one two! Kahne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bokhorst stuns Kahne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bokhorst lands a head kick!
Bokhorst throws a sloppy head kick and Kahne moves out of range easily.
Kahne throws a shot from downtown. Bokhorst moves away and avoids it.
Kahne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bokhorst connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kahne scrambles back to his feet.
Bokhorst misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahne.
Kahne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bokhorst.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bokhorst misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bokhorst tries a head kick but it misses.
Bokhorst connects with an inside leg kick.
Kahne loads up on a big right hand but Bokhorst slips the punch.
Bokhorst ducks right into an uppercut from Kahne.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bokhorst. Kahne shrugs it off though.
Kahne gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bokhorst to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bokhorst postures up.
Kahne escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bokhorst gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kahne keeping moving, preventing Bokhorst from controlling successfully.
Ken Kahne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokhorst looking to pass the guard.
Kahne lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bokhorst 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.
Bokhorst looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kahne passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kahne throwing shots but Bokhorst is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maarten Bokhorst comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bokhorst winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maarten Bokhorst!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Maarten Bokhorst waved his t-shirt featuring HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Ken Kahne had this to say: 'It's tough to lose but that's what makes a winner. I'll do what I must to never feel this again.'.
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hype
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