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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Kline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emerson Montain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kline kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rock'n me . Kenny Kline could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Emerson Montain's chin.
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278 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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280 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Good knees
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenny Kline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emerson Montain!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Kline.
Kline lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Montain has his takedown stuffed
and Kline counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kline.
Kline lands an elbow that stopped Montain in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Emerson Montain has been cut.
Montain can't get the takedown.
Montain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Montain jumps guard but Kline stands there with Montain around his waist. Montain gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kenny Kline has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emerson Montain.
Montain has had enough of the clinch but Kline keeps him there for the moment.
Kline lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Montain manages to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kline postures up and lands a big shot to Montain's brow.
Montain wants to stand and escape but Kline is having none of it.
Kline throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Montain keeping moving, preventing Kline from controlling successfully.
Kline throws a big right hand that misses.
Kline postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montain is looking to sweep but instead, Kline has passed into half guard.
Ground and pound from Kline.
Kline throwing shots but Montain is blocking nicely.
Kline has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Montain is looking to improve his position.
Montain wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Montain can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kline lands with a punch from half guard.
Kline lands with a punch from half guard.
Montain wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kline wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montain keeps working.
Montain has hold of Kline's hands but Kline slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Montain tries to kick Kline off but Kline keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Montain wants to improve his position but Kline is controlling well.
Montain avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kline.
Kline slips a nice elbow through Montain's hands, connecting with Montain's forehead.
Montain trying to control but Kline postures up.
Kline is taking a breather. Montain says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montain tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kline winds up and cracks Montain with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Montain wants to get back to his feet.
Montain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kline.
Kline controlling the action here.
Kline looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kline seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kline looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Montain with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kline looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Montain trying to control but Kline postures up.
Kline seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montain looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kline is looking to advance position but Montain won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Kline dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emerson Montain's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Montain shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kline counters with a straight right hand.
Montain closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kline's guard.
Kline looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Montain would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kline is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Montain trying to control the position from guard on top but Kline is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montain has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kline is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kline bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Montain's guard.
Montain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Montain thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kline's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montain is thwarting Kline's attempts to control the position.
Montain trying to control the action but Kline is working from the bottom.
Kline might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Montain is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kline is looking for a sweep. Montain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Montain lands strikes from half guard.
Kline wants to get back to full guard.
Kline works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kenny Kline overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kline bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Montain's guard.
Montain thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Montain trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montain pushes Kline off and scrambles back to his feet.
Montain fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kline to the ground. Montain is now in Kline's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Montain throws a strike but Kline rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kline chips away with some ground and pound.
Kline stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Montain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kline wants to control from the top but Montain keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kline won't allow Montain to sweep him here.
Montain keeping moving, preventing Kline from controlling successfully.
Montain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kline passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kline connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Montain some visible discomfort.
Montain is trying to buck Kline off.
Kline trying to control the position but Montain is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montain tries to bench press Kline off him but Kline keeps the position.
Kline working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kenny Kline will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Emerson Montain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kline lands with a kick to the temple. Montain shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Montain has his takedown stuffed
and Kline counters with a nice leg kick.
Kline lands with a thumping leg kick.
Montain shoots and misses
and Kline moves into the clinch.
Kline tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Montain is trying to drag Kline to the mat but Kline just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kenny Kline has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emerson Montain.
Kline has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Montain goes down! Kline pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Montain is rocked!
Kline working the body and head with strikes.
Montain is still in real trouble! Can Kline finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montain tries to bench press Kline off him but Kline keeps the position.
Montain seems to have recovered his senses.
Kline is chipping away with strikes.
Montain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kline throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kline tries for a kimura but Montain is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kline is looking to take a break and control but Montain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Montain tries to bench press Kline off him but Kline keeps the position.
Kline tries to score with some ground and pound. Montain controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kline scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Montain to see if he's OK.
Montain is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kenny Kline is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Montain tries to escape but Kline is in control.
Kline is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montain can do to turn this around?
Kline is looking to take a break and control but Montain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Montain is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kline's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Montain is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kline trying to control from half guard but Montain is working away.
Montain is trying to stand.
Kline is taking a breather. Montain says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kenny Kline wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kline with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Montain has his takedown stuffed
and Kline counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kline lands a nice leg kick that just misses Montain's sensitive parts.
Kline with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Montain shoots and misses
and Kline counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A knee to the head by Kline.
Kline landing knees to the head.
Kline misses with a knee strike.
Kline scores a nice knee to the body.
Montain drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kline pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kline scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kline fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Montain, pushing him back against the cage.
Montain goes for a takedown attempt but Kline pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kline lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Kline showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kline 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Kline!
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energy
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