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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liu Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Rodney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kang kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Mortal kombat theme. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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172 lbs
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170 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Liu Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noel Rodney!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang lands a nice shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Kang there.
Kang looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodney is just out of range.
Kang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodney.
A big right from Kang misses.
Kang ducks right into an uppercut from Rodney.
Rodney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kang.
Rodney shoots in and drives through. Kang sprawls well.
Kang throws out a loose jab but Rodney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kang swings widly with a right hand
enabling Rodney to counter with a crisp jab.
Kang scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rodney looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rodney actively working from the bottom here.
Rodney wants to improve his position but Kang is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodney actively working from the bottom here.
Rodney looks gassed!
Kang performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kang wants to pass to mount but Rodney is defending the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kang in particular looking to stall.
Kang wants to pass to mount but Rodney is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kang keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kang has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rodney flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodney on the ground.
Well, if Kang is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rodney is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rodney wants to sweep but Kang has passed to side control!
Kang controlling from side mount.
Rodney tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kang presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang controlling from mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Liu Kang just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kang waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Rodney.
Kang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rodney shoots and misses
and Kang counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rodney!
Kang controlling from the full mount.
Kang prevents Rodney from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kang controlling from the full mount.
Kang working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kang controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodney regains half guard.
Kang is looking for a kimura here.
Kang is looking to advance position but Rodney won't allow it.
Rodney is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodney tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kang stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liu Kang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kang shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rodney's guard.
Rodney has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kang is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rodney.
Rodney manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kang scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kang takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kang lands a nice short elbow.
Rodney is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kang is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rodney is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rodney is trying to get back to full guard.
Rodney is looking to control Kang's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rodney avoid being mounted?
Kang performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rodney looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kang scores with a decent looking hook.
Rodney has his takedown stuffed
and Kang counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rodney tries to roll over but Kang keeps him under control.
Rodney is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kang pulls his head out easily.
Rodney looking for submissions off his back.
Rodney actively working from the bottom here.
Rodney has hold of Kang's hands but Kang slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rodney is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kang pulls his head out easily.
Liu Kang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodney tries to get to full guard but Kang has control of the leg.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rodney tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kang counters with a shoot takedown. Rodney fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang is in close to Rodney's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kang landing with the ground and pound.
Rodney throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rodney is looking for a triangle but Kang pushes his legs off easily.
Kang content to stall in guard here.
Rodney is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rodney scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kang won't allow Rodney to pass to mount.
Rodney thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kang's head.
Kang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kang tries to get out of the position.
Rodney thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kang's head.
Kang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rodney is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodney is pressing down on Kang's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kang is holding on for now.
Rodney is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kang blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rodney.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rodney throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rodney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kang shoots in and bounces Rodney off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodney keeping moving, preventing Kang from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liu Kang dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rodney misses with a few strikes there.
Rodney connects with a single shot there.
Rodney misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Rodney misses.
Rodney stalks Kang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kang's face. Kang staggers backwards, shaken.
Kang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rodney fails with the takedown
so Kang counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kang content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rodney wants to sweep here but Kang controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodney looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kang passes into half guard.
Rodney is looking to improve his position.
Rodney wants to get back to full guard but Kang has mounted him!
Rodney in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rodney really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kang dominating with strikes here.
Rodney keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kang landing strikes from the mount.
Rodney flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodney is trying desperately to improve position.
Kang controlling from mount.
Rodney throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kang. What's that going to do exactly?
Rodney really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kang looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rodney is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang controlling from the full mount.
Kang lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rodney is desperately trying to improve his position but Kang has a good base and remains in mount.
Kang looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rodney is looking to get to half guard.
Rodney is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kang takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
Rodney is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rodney slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rodney tries to roll over but Kang keeps him under control.
Rodney flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rodney tries to get to full guard but Kang has control of the leg.
Rodney is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kang pulls his head out easily.
Rodney actively working from the bottom here.
Kang prevents Rodney from improving his position.
Rodney wants to get back to full guard but Kang has mounted him!
And that's the end of the fight!
Liu Kang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kang 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liu Kang!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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