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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Kenardly (ranked 2930 p4p, 322 weight class) and Riaq Rowanda (ranked 3259 p4p, 354 weight class). Kenardly comes to the cage accompanied by Strokin. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
16 - 23 - 0 |
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170 cm
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173 lbs
13 - 9 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
16 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Kenardly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Riaq Rowanda!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenardly throws a big shot that misses.
Kenardly slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Kenardly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kenardly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rowanda. That did some damage!
Rowanda ducks under a wild hook from Kenardly.
Rowanda tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rowanda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenardly.
Lars Kenardly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenardly throws a head kick that misses.
Kenardly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Stark Combat Center in the buildup to the fight.
Kenardly throws a hook to the side of Rowanda's head but Rowanda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rowanda was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rowanda shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rowanda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenardly manages to avoid it.
Rowanda lands with a nice body kick.
Rowanda dodges the punch combination from Kenardly.
Rowanda slips a straight right by Kenardly.
Rowanda on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kenardly misses with an uppercut
letting Rowanda counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenardly throws a lazy right hand but Rowanda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rowanda tries to clinch up.
Rowanda sizes up Kenardly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Lars Kenardly has been cut.
Rowanda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kenardly jabs Rowanda right on the nose. Rowanda blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowanda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rowanda slips a straight right by Kenardly.
Kenardly loads up on a big right hand but Rowanda slips the punch.
Rowanda scores with a kick to the body.
Rowanda feints and then cracks Kenardly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kenardly down.
A shot to the body from Rowanda misses
letting Kenardly counter with a right hand.
Rowanda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kenardly misses with a leg kick.
Rowanda throws out a counter right but Kenardly avoids it with no problem.
Kenardly throws a solid leg kick but Rowanda takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kenardly.
Kenardly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rowanda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenardly.
Kenardly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rowanda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kenardly checks a low kick from Rowanda.
Kenardly looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rowanda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Rowanda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rowanda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kenardly.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rowanda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rowanda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rowanda throws a looping overhand right but Kenardly ducks down to avoid it.
Kenardly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kenardly misses with a double jab.
Rowanda lands a right hook to the body.
Kenardly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kenardly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kenardly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rowanda.
Rowanda slips under a jab from Kenardly.
Kenardly throws a head kick but Rowanda moves out of range.
Kenardly walks into a jab.
Kenardly throws an overhand right that lands on Rowanda's shoulder, as Rowanda tries to avoid the shot.
Rowanda lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rowanda avoids the head kick by Kenardly.
Rowanda blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Kenardly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly throws an overhand right that lands on Rowanda's shoulder, as Rowanda tries to avoid the shot.
Rowanda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rowanda with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kenardly.
Kenardly looks to land a left hand but Rowanda moved out of range nicely.
Kenardly blocks a jab.
Kenardly is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kenardly lunges at Rowanda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rowanda's hand.
Kenardly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kenardly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rowandas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rowanda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rowanda takes one to the chin there.
Good shot there by Kenardly.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kenardly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenardly misses with a body kick.
Kenardly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good leg kick by Rowanda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rowanda looks to land a body kick but Kenardly moved away.
Rowanda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kenardly throws out the jab.
Kenardly missing with a left hand there. Rowanda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Kenardly does it's job there.
Kenardly is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rowanda.
Rowanda looks to land a body kick but Kenardly moved away.
Rowanda lands with a cross.
Rowanda misses with a lunging right hand
and Kenardly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Rowanda.
Kenardly is rocked!
Rowanda knocks out Kenardly with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Rowanda before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Rowanda picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Riaq Rowanda!
Our winner, Riaq Rowanda, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
72% |
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