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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kemal Ubunthur (ranked 972 p4p, 130 weight class) and Darnell Cane (ranked 1653 p4p, 209 weight class). Ubunthur's entrance music is Kodak Black - No Flockin. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kemal Ubunthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darnell Cane!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Ubunthur.
Cane blocks a jab.
Ubunthur throws a chopping leg kick but Cane manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And Cane tries to counter it with a takedown but Ubunthur pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ubunthur lands with a right hand.
Ubunthur scores with a nice strike.
Ubunthur swings widly with a right hand
and Cane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ubunthur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cane.
Cane ducks under a wild hook from Ubunthur.
Cane is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ubunthur jabs at Cane's body.
Ubunthur thumps Cane with a low kick.
Cane moves out of range of the leg kick from Ubunthur.
Ubunthur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ubunthur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cane.
Cane misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubunthur tries a head kick but it misses.
Ubunthur moves away from the strike by Cane.
Cane blocks a jab.
Cane looks to throw the jab but Ubunthur is out of range.
Ubunthur avoids the body shot from Cane.
Cane on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cane gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ubunthur misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Ubunthur misses
and Cane counters with a left to the body.
Cane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ubunthur to score with a decent uppercut.
Cane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A shot to the liver by Cane. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubunthur scores with the left hand. Cane knows he should have avoided that one.
Kemal Ubunthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ubunthur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ubunthur throws the left hand but Cane avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Cane's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ubunthur misses with a lunging right hand
and Cane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ubunthur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cane ducks under a wild hook from Ubunthur.
A countering left hand to the body from Cane misses.
Ubunthur throws a low kick but Cane avoids it.
Ubunthur lands a jab to the nose.
Ubunthur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ubunthur throws a sloppy head kick
and Cane counters with a straight right hand.
Cane misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Ubunthur - just one landing.
Ubunthur tries to land a body kick
and Cane counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ubunthur manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ubunthur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ubunthur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ubunthur looks to land a left hand but Cane moved out of range nicely.
Cane throws a jab when Ubunthur was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cane. Ubunthur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cane misses with a shot to the body
and Ubunthur counters with a big head kick but Cane shrugs it off.
Ubunthur misses with an uppercut.
Ubunthur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubunthur looks to land a right hand but Cane moved out of range.
Nice cross by Cane.
Cane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ubunthur.
Cane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ubunthur to score with a decent uppercut.
Ubunthur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cane.
Cane blocks a head kick by Ubunthur.
A countering left hand to the body from Cane misses.
Ubunthur throws out a loose jab but Cane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ubunthur backing away here, and Cane unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ubunthur throws the left hand but Cane avoids the punch easily.
Ubunthur scores with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ubunthur, right into the meat.
Ubunthur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kemal Ubunthur 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.
Ubunthur misses with a double jab
and Cane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cane swings for the body but Ubunthur moves out of range.
Ubunthur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cane misses the shot to the body.
Cane is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ubunthur rather than just go for the knockout.
Cane moves out of range as Ubunthur strikes.
Cane feints a counter leg kick.
Cane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ubunthur throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Cane misses.
Ubunthur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ubunthur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ubunthur tries a head kick but it misses.
Cane just misses with a punch to the body.
It appears Ubunthur was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ubunthur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane misses with a body shot.
Ubunthur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ubunthur moves in looking to clinch but Cane pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Cane misses.
Ubunthur throws a sloppy head kick
and Cane counters with a right hand to the body.
Ubunthur throws a series of punches but Cane moves out of range.
Kemal Ubunthur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cane is looking to score with low kicks.
We've been told by Ubunthur's head coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cane throws a hook but Ubunthur blocks it.
Ubunthur tries to work over Cane's front leg with a kick but Cane checks it.
Cane takes a swing at Ubunthur's ribcage but misses.
Ubunthur swings widly with a right hand
and Cane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cane takes a swing at Ubunthur's ribcage but misses.
Cane stuns Ubunthur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubunthur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ubunthur throws a leg kick but Cane sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cane slips a jab from Ubunthur.
Cane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ubunthur misses the body punch
letting Cane counter with a right hand.
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!
Cane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ubunthur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cane.
Cane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ubunthur moves away.
Cane takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ubunthur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ubunthur misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ubunthur was well out of range. Poor timing from Cane.
Ubunthur throws a lazy uppercut
and Cane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ubunthur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cane can do to turn this around?
Ubunthur checks the leg kick.
Ubunthur throws the kick towards the body but Cane avoids it.
Cane misses with a wild body shot.
Ubunthur cracks the inside of Cane's front leg.
A big left from Cane misses.
Cane checks a low kick from Ubunthur.
Ubunthur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cane on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ubunthur connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Cane blocks the leg kick.
Cane swinging wildly here.
Cane takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Ubunthur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ubunthur misses with an uppercut
and Cane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Cane checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cane digs a good hook to Ubunthur's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darnell Cane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ubunthur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ubunthur thows a leg kick but Cane checks it
and Cane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ubunthur misses with a head kick.
Cane is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ubunthur with a body shot.
Ubunthur throws a good cross that connects.
Cane lands with a shot to the body.
A cross from Ubunthur lands.
Ubunthur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cane dodges the punch combination from Ubunthur.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ubunthur misses with a head kick.
Cane with the counter takedown but Ubunthur avoids it easily.
Cane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Ubunthur misses.
Cane on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cane misses the shot to the body.
Ubunthur tries to land a leg kick but Cane saw it coming and moves away.
Cane looks to score with a jab to the body but Ubunthur is just out of range.
Ubunthur lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cane lands a slapping body shot.
Ubunthur smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ubunthur throws an overhand right that lands on Cane's shoulder, as Cane tries to avoid the shot.
Cane lands a jab to Ubunthur's midsection.
Cane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ubunthur finds it's way round the side to connect with Cane's head.
Cane is looking to score with low kicks.
Cane connects with a jab.
Ubunthur throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Ubunthur with a nice cross.
Ubunthur looks for the body kick but Cane saw that one coming.
Ubunthur throws a series of punches but Cane avoids them all with ease.
Cane pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ubunthur back to the cage. Cane follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cane moves away from the strike by Ubunthur.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ubunthur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cane has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ubunthur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane shoots in for a takedown but Ubunthur shows good takedown defense.
Ubunthur appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ubunthur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cane has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ubunthur scores with a nice body kick.
Cane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ubunthur can pounce on him.
Ubunthur lands with a hook. Cane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ubunthur throws a head kick that misses
and Cane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ubunthur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ubunthur.
Cane needs to keep his hands up - Ubunthur had a free shot at his head there.
Ubunthur throws a poor cross that misses
and Ubunthur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ubunthur.
Cane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ubunthur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cane blocks a head kick by Ubunthur.
Cane was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ubunthur staying out of range there.
Ubunthur tried to score with a low kick but Cane checks it.
Good leg kick by Ubunthur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ubunthur throws a body shot but no joy.
Ubunthur scores with a punch to the head.
Cane avoids the body shot from Ubunthur.
Cane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ubunthur.
Ubunthur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cane.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kemal Ubunthur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ubunthur has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kemal Ubunthur!
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