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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Mora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kichiro Kaneko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kichiro Kaneko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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171 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alejandro Mora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kichiro Kaneko!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaneko lands with a good body shot.
Mora scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mora throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kaneko is trying to improve his position.
Mora taking a break here but Kaneko is having none of it and regains half guard.
Mora working the head and body with strikes.
Mora works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mora raining down shots from the mount!
Mora controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mora unloads with some shots from mount but Kaneko bucks and avoids them well.
Mora throws some wild stikes that Kaneko manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaneko is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mora throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kaneko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mora moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kaneko has worked his arm free - good work by Kaneko!
Mora wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaneko keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mora scores with punches from side control.
Kaneko is trying to improve his position.
Mora wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaneko keeps working.
Mora throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kaneko works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Mora 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.
Kaneko trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Mora manages to pass to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko tries to hold on but Mora postures up.
Mora misses with a head shot.
Mora content just to control the position here.
Mora tries to control but Kaneko wriggling away.
Mora looking to finish Kaneko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kaneko!
Mora looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mora breaks from Kaneko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mora is landing with some decent strikes but Kaneko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mora has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kaneko's face.
Mora thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mora lands a nice shot to the head.
Kaneko wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mora.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaneko is squirming around, avoiding Mora's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Mora dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mora takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mora throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mora misses with a double jab.
Kaneko lands a slapping body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mora.
Mora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mora lands a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Mora. Those never looked like landing.
Mora throws an overhand right that lands on Kaneko's shoulder, as Kaneko tries to avoid the shot.
Mora lands a right hook to the body.
Mora misses with an uppercut
and Kaneko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kaneko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mora is trying to push Kaneko away but Kaneko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kaneko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mora's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mora breaks from the clinch.
Alejandro Mora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mora works the jab nicely.
The fighters circling - Mora throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaneko feints and then cracks Mora's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mora down.
Kaneko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mora doesn't seem bothered though.
Kaneko throws a head kick but Mora moves out of range.
Mora misses with an uppercut.
Mora looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mora scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mora gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kaneko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mora scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mora takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mora blocks a head kick by Kaneko.
Mora throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kaneko!
Kaneko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mora on the side of the head.
Mora dips to his left and cracks Kaneko with an uppercut!
Mora's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mora duly obliges.
Kaneko throws a solid leg kick but Mora takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kaneko.
Mora misses with a double jab.
Good work by Kaneko as he checks the leg kick.
Mora dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mora throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaneko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mora's elbow.
Mora is trying to break the clinch but Kaneko is controlling him.
Mora is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mora is trying to break the clinch but Kaneko is controlling him.
Kaneko digs a right hand into Mora's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mora's gas tank.
Mora tries to circle away but Kaneko has him pinned against the cage.
Mora working hard to break the clinch.
Kaneko lands with a left to the head.
Kaneko stalling in the clinch but Mora improves position.
Mora drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kaneko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Mora. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko wants to stall.
Mora has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaneko is looking for a takedown.
Mora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mora shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kaneko wants to improve his position but Mora is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Mora dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mora tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kaneko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mora somewhat.
Mora lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kaneko backs up against the cage.
Mora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaneko moves away.
Mora with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kaneko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mora throws a body kick that misses.
Mora fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaneko manages to avoid it.
Mora shoots in looking for a takedown. Kaneko tries to sprawl out of it but Mora keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kaneko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kaneko fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaneko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaneko shoots in and drives through. Mora sprawls well.
Kaneko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mora.
Kaneko blocks a low kick nicely.
Kaneko lands a high kick!
Mora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaneko moves away.
Mora misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kaneko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mora takes a step back to recover.
Kaneko throws an overhand right that lands on Mora's shoulder, as Mora tries to avoid the shot.
Alejandro Mora is winning the standup battle so far.
Mora looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaneko is just out of range.
Kaneko throws a wild body kick that Mora sees coming a mile off.
Mora is looking to wear down Kaneko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kaneko.
Alejandro Mora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kichiro Kaneko.
Kaneko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horrible takedown by Mora or perhaps it was just good defense by Kaneko which made him look bad.
Mora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kaneko circles away quickly and effectively.
Alejandro Mora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mora fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kaneko to the ground. Mora is now in Kaneko's guard.
Mora throws a big right hand that misses.
Mora preventing the sweep.
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!
Mora distracts Kaneko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mora throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kaneko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mora is one step ahead there.
Mora postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mora looking to pass the guard.
Mora with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mora wants to pass the guard but Kaneko is keeping the position.
Kaneko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mora trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaneko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mora throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mora looking to sit in guard and control but Kaneko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mora wants to sweep but no luck.
Kaneko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mora has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kaneko has managed to get both his arms back between Mora's legs - danger averted.
Mora wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mora is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kichiro Kaneko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alejandro Mora is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mora looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alejandro Mora showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mora, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Mora!
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energy
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hype
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