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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kant (ranked 24275 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Brewer (ranked 4152 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Kant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Kant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zack Brewer!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kant stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brewer throws a lazy body kick
and Kant counters with a two punch combo.
Kant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brewer.
Brewer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kant counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Brewer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brewer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brewer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kant keeps control of Brewer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kant working aggressively here.
Brewer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kant throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brewer wants to break free but Kant has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kant lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brewer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kant misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kant - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kant lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kant as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kant.
Brewer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kant has Brewer pressed against the cage, preventing Brewer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kant lands a nice uppercut.
Kant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brewer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kant has him pressed against the cage.
Brewer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brewer is trying to break the clinch but Kant is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Kant.
Kant is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brewer has had enough of the clinch but Kant keeps him there for the moment.
Brewer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kant lands a nice uppercut.
Brewer is trying to break free.
Kant prevents Brewer from breaking the clinch.
Brewer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kant has him pressed against the cage.
Kant swings wildly with an uppercut but Brewer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kant works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kant slows down the pace here.
Kant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brewer's efforts to push away.
Kant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kant is leaning against Brewer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brewer is trying to force a seperation but Kant has the dominant position.
Kant keeps control of Brewer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kant pushes Brewer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kant lands a right hand.
Kant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kant throws a head punch that misses.
Brewer working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kant.
Kant working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kant avoiding damage.
Kant lands a right hand.
Kant swings wildly with an uppercut but Brewer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brewer tries to break the clinch but Kant is controlling the position.
Brewer working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kant lands with a short shot to the head.
Kant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brewer backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Kant.
Kant presses Brewer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brewer tries to circle away but Kant has him pinned against the cage.
Kant misses with some punches.
Brewer working hard to break the clinch.
Brewer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kant has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kant.
Kant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brewer's elbow.
Kant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brewer's efforts to push away.
Kant cracks Brewer with a nice body shot.
Brewer working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kant dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kant lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Zack Brewer has been cut.
Brewer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kant counters by moving into the clinch.
Kant pushes Brewer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brewer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brewer is trying to force a seperation but Kant has the dominant position.
Kant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brewer's efforts to push away.
Brewer is trying to push Kant away but Kant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brewer lands a head kick. Kant smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Michael Kant has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kant is looking to counter the offense by Brewer and move into the clinch.
Brewer lands with a kick to the temple. Kant shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brewer throws a leg kick
letting Kant counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brewer misses the body punch
and Kant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kant scores with a nice head shot.
A leg kick checked by Kant.
Kant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brewer can do to turn this around?
Kant throws a hook to the side of Brewer's head but Brewer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Michael Kant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brewer scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kant throws a hook but Brewer avoids it easily.
Brewer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brewer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brewer throws a poor cross that misses
and Brewer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brewer misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer lands a left and a right that send Kant crashing to the mat, dazed. Brewer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brewer misses with a head kick.
Kant dodges the punch combination from Brewer.
Brewer moves away from the strike by Kant.
Brewer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Kant on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brewer throws a one two combo.
Michael Kant's cut is getting worse.
Kant moves out of range as Brewer strikes.
A head kick misses from Brewer.
Brewer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brewer lands a leg kick that knocks Kant off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kant.
Brewer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kant with a body shot.
Kant blocks a head kick by Brewer.
Brewer throws a head kick that misses.
Brewer misses with a kick to the body.
Brewer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brewer looks for the body kick but Kant saw that one coming.
Brewer throws a body shot but no joy.
Kant was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brewer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brewer connects with a right hand. Kant shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brewer misses with a series of wild punches.
Brewer throws a sloppy head kick and Kant moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Kant misses the target.
Brewer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Brewer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brewer.
Brewer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brewer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brewer throws a hook but Kant blocks it.
Kant is looking to counter punch.
Brewer throws the kick towards the body but Kant avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brewer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Brewer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Brewer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kant avoids the head kick by Brewer.
Zack Brewer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brewer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kant.
Brewer misses with a head kick.
Kant blocks a leg kick.
Brewer looks to land a combination but Kant avoids it well.
Kant connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brewer throws a low kick, looking for Kant's leg but Kant calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer tries a head kick but it misses.
Brewer misses with a kick to the body
and Kant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brewer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kant's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kant duly obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brewer throws a head kick that misses.
Brewer throws a lazy head kick
and Kant counters by clinching up.
Brewer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brewer is trying to break the clinch but Kant is controlling him.
Brewer is trying to push Kant away but Kant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Kant.
Brewer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brewer is trying to break free.
Brewer breaks the clinch.
Brewer misses with a double jab.
Kant throwing a counter right hand but Brewer manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Brewer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Kant on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brewer looks to land a combination. Kant sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brewer tries to bum rush Kant with a series of wild strikes but Kant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kant gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brewer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brewer slips a jab from Kant.
Brewer thinks about the counter body kick.
Brewer missing with a left hand there. Kant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Kant was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kant lands a nice looking body shot.
Brewer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kant.
Brewer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kant is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kant cracks Brewer with an open hand slap.
Brewer misses with a wild body shot.
Kant seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Brewer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Kant wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brewer throws a leg kick which misses Kant's front leg but catches the back leg as Kant tries to avoid it.
Brewer swings widly with a right hand
and Kant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brewer throws a body kick that misses.
Kant is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slow jab from Kant misses its intended target.
A big right from Brewer misses.
Kant seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kant wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kant misses with a looping left.
Kant moves into the clinch successfully.
Kant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brewer's efforts to push away.
Kant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee calls for Kant to work.
Brewer is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Brewer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brewer wants to get back to striking at distance but Kant won't allow it.
Brewer is trying to push Kant away but Kant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kant.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Kant.
I think Kant 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Kant!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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