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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kenyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenyon comes to the cage accompanied by The Illinois Enema Bandit. Gaius Caesar will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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181 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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190 cm
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183 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Kenyon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Caesar!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenyon stuns Caesar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gaius Caesar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caesar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kenyon as he jumps to the side.
Caesar tries to clinch up but Kenyon circles away and keeps his distance.
Caesar tries to clinch up.
Caesar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kenyon to the mat! Kenyon manages to get full guard.
Kenyon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Caesar manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenyon is looking to work some ground and pound but Caesar has wrist control.
Kenyon throwing strikes from guard but Caesar blocks nicely.
Kenyon trying to control the position from guard on top but Caesar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenyon stopping the sweep attempt from Caesar.
Caesar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Caesar is on top in guard.
Kenyon controlling Caesar's posture.
Caesar trying to control but Kenyon is working from the bottom.
Kenyon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Caesar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kenyon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Caesar has managed to get both his arms back between Kenyon's legs - danger averted.
Caesar looking to pass the guard.
Caesar with a nice head shot there.
Caesar advances to half guard.
Kenyon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Caesar is thwarting Kenyon's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenyon is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Kenyon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Caesar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Caesar's back!
Kenyon controlling well, preventing Caesar from escaping the position.
Kenyon is working the ground and pound. Can Caesar escape?
Kenyon tries to keep control of the position but Caesar is staying busy.
Caesar tries to escape but Kenyon has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Caesar turns into Kenyon and is now in his guard.
Kenyon keeping moving, preventing Caesar from controlling successfully.
Caesar looks gassed!
Kenyon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Caesar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kenyon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar tries to free his leg and advance position but Kenyon is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kenyon is on top in guard.
Caesar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kenyon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kenyon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kenyon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kenyon throws a big right hand that misses.
Caesar keeping moving, preventing Kenyon from controlling successfully.
Kenyon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Caesar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kenyon is one step ahead there.
Kenyon scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kenyon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Caesar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kenyon's guard.
Kenyon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Caesar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Caesar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kenyon wants to sweep but no luck.
Kenyon has a closed guard, preventing Caesar from standing up.
Kenyon is trying to keep Caesar in close.
Caesar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Caesar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kenyon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kenyon keeping moving, preventing Caesar from controlling successfully.
Kenyon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kenyon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Caesar is looking to clinch but Kenyon is avoiding it.
Caesar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kenyon's waist but Kenyon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Caesar off to one side.
Caesar wants to clinch.
Caesar moves in looking to clinch but Kenyon pushes him off.
Kenyon gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kenyon lands a nice short elbow.
Caesar is looking to improve his position.
Kenyon working Caesar over with strikes.
Caesar trying to hold on to Kenyon's head to control him but Kenyon postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kenyon.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kenyon lands a nice short elbow.
Caesar gets back to full guard.
Caesar wants to stand and escape but Kenyon is having none of it.
Caesar is breathing heavily.
Caesar wants to sweep here but Kenyon controlling him for the moment.
Kenyon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kenyon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kenyon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kenyon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kenyon connects with a couple of short punches.
Caesar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Caesar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenyon is pushing down on Caesar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Caesar is fighting to maintain full guard but Kenyon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Caesar tries to roll over but Kenyon keeps him under control.
Kenyon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kenyon prevents Caesar from improving his position.
Caesar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kenyon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kenyon's back!
Michael Kenyon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Caesar is trying to stick to Kenyon's back but Kenyon is turning into Caesar. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Caesar's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kenyon.
Caesar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kenyon manages to get himself to full guard.
Kenyon has his foot on Caesar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Caesar works his way back into a safe position though.
Caesar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Caesar wants to control from the top but Kenyon keeps moving.
Kenyon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenyon wants to sweep but no luck.
Kenyon has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Caesar should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kenyon has tightened it up now! Caesar should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Michael Kenyon!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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