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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Kilbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rambo comes to the cage accompanied by Go Into The Water. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Rambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Kilbane!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Kilbane misses.
Rambo lands with a nice combination. Kilbane backs away looking to recover.
Rambo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kilbane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rambo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kilbane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rambo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rambo tries to land a knee to the head but Kilbane blocks with his arms.
Kilbane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rambo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kilbane scores with a one two! Rambo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rambo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rambo misses with a double jab.
Rambo clinches up with Kilbane and pushes him back against the cage.
Rambo tries to land a knee to the head but Kilbane blocks with his arms.
Kilbane wants to get back to striking at distance but Rambo won't allow it.
Rambo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rambo tries to land a knee to the head but Kilbane blocks with his arms.
Kilbane is looking to break free of the clinch but Rambo has double underhooks.
Kilbane looks gassed!
Rambo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rambo is looking to clinch.
Rambo with a hook.
Rambo closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo tries a knee to the head but Kilbane blocks it.
Kilbane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rambo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rambo is looking to work some ground and pound but Kilbane has wrist control.
Rambo wants to control from the top but Kilbane keeps moving.
Rambo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kilbane clinches up against the cage.
Rambo breaks the clinch.
Rambo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rambo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rambo throwing shots but Kilbane is blocking nicely.
Rambo is trying to control the action in half guard but Kilbane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo passes to side control.
Rambo landing strikes.
Rambo is chipping away with strikes.
Rambo cracks Kilbane with a big elbow.
Rambo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kilbane is looking to regain half guard here but Rambo keeps moving and retains side control.
Rambo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rambo grinds an elbow into Kilbane's temple.
Rambo working the ground and pound but Kilbane is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilbane wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kilbane on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rambo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kilbane tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rambo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kilbane takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rambo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kilbane to his feet.
Rambo shoots in for a double leg but Kilbane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rambo gets a clinch.
Kilbane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rambo or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilbane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rambo has him pressed against the cage.
Rambo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rambo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rambo throws a right hand that Kilbane ducks under and follows up with a left that Kilbane also avoids with ease.
Kilbane misses the shot to the body.
Rambo moves into range and clinches up with Kilbane.
Rambo misses with a knee strike.
Rambo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kilbane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kilbane throws a series of punches but Rambo moves out of range.
Rambo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rambo wants to clinch up but Kilbane keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rambo moves into the clinch successfully.
Rambo pushes off an throws an elbow but Kilbane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rambo looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Rambo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kilbane swinging wilding here.
Rambo tries to clinch but Kilbane moves out of range.
Rambo moves into the clinch.
Rambo wants to get back to striking at distance but Kilbane won't allow it.
Rambo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kilbane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kilbane wants to get back to striking at distance but Rambo won't allow it.
A short right from Rambo on the inside.
Kilbane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rambo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rambo tries to clinch up
and Kilbane counters with a left and a right that stings Rambo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rambo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rambo works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo scores with punches from side control.
Rambo decides to stand back up. Rambo steps back and let's Kilbane get back to his feet.
Rambo stalks Kilbane and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kilbane's face. Kilbane staggers backwards, shaken.
Rambo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rambo wants to clinch
and Kilbane counters with a leg kick.
Rambo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kilbane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
John Rambo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rambo clinches.
Rambo misses with a knee strike.
Kilbane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rambo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Rambo.
Rambo gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilbane tries to roll over but Rambo keeps him under control.
Kilbane kicks Rambo off and gets back to his feet.
Rambo closes the distance and pushes Kilbane back into the cage.
Rambo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kilbane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kilbane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kilbane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rambo is looking to clinch but Kilbane is avoiding it.
Kilbane swats away the attempt to clinch by Rambo.
Kilbane has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo tries to clinch but Kilbane moves out of range.
Rambo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kilbane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kilbane has a closed guard, preventing Rambo from standing up.
Rambo throwing strikes but missing.
Kilbane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rambo gets to his feet - Kilbane follows without any prompting.
Rambo is looking to clinch but Kilbane is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilbane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rambo wants to clinch up but Kilbane keeps it at a distance.
A jab lands there for Rambo.
Kilbane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rambo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rambo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilbane throws out the jab.
Rambo feints and as Kilbane raises his hands in defense, Rambo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rambo is looking to stand up but Kilbane won't let him.
Rambo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rambo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rambo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rambo dodges the punch combination from Kilbane.
Rambo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Rambo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kilbane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilbane wants to clinch.
Rambo clinches.
Kilbane goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rambo prevents it.
Rambo goes for a takedown attempt but Kilbane pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kilbane takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rambo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kilbane keeping moving, preventing Rambo from controlling successfully.
Kilbane is working an open guard so Rambo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Rambo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo gets a takedown into half guard.
John Rambo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rambo wants to work for an arm triangle but Kilbane is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rambo is keen to just control but Kilbane is a slippery customer.
Rambo has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Kilbane works to full guard.
Rambo wants to control from the top but Kilbane keeps moving.
Rambo stands and steps away. Kilbane gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo wants to clinch.
A combination from Rambo does no damage.
Rambo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kilbane.
Rambo doesn't manage to clinch there - Kilbane circles away.
Kilbane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kilbane is looking to score with low kicks.
Rambo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kilbane.
Rambo takes the fight into the clinch.
Rambo lands an elbow that stopped Kilbane in his tracks for a moment.
Rambo wants to break free but Kilbane has control.
Rambo connects with a knee to the head.
Rambo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kilbane blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilbane works on Rambo's body with a couple of short punches.
Kilbane manages to break the clinch.
Kilbane misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rambo tries to clinch but Kilbane is having none of it.
A punch combination from Rambo misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rambo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rambo doesn't manage to clinch there - Kilbane circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Kilbane. That snapped Rambo's head back.
Rambo tries for a takedown but Kilbane sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kilbane doesn't manage to clinch there - Rambo circles away.
Rambo tries to clinch but Kilbane moves out of range.
Rambo tries to close the distance and clinch but Kilbane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Rambo.
Rambo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kilbane counters with a nice uppercut.
Rambo misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kilbane scores with a nice right hand.
Rambo forces Kilbane back against the cage and clinches.
Rambo can't break the clinch.
Kilbane breaks from the clinch.
Rambo tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rambo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rambo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
John Rambo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kilbane makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Rambo is looking to clinch but Kilbane is avoiding it.
Kilbane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kevin Kilbane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rambo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kilbane breaks the clinch.
A big right from Kilbane misses.
Horrible takedown by Rambo or perhaps it was just good defense by Kilbane which made him look bad.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Rambo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rambo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Rambo!
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