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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ken Kahne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yves Jabouin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabouin has chosen Trobule On My Mind- Pusha T and Tyler The Creator as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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147 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
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175 cm
37
145 lbs
26 - 12 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Kahne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Yves Jabouin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabouin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jabouin lands with a hook. Kahne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kahne misses with a right hand
and Jabouin counters with a nice body shot.
Kahne throws a leg kick but Jabouin checks it.
Kahne misses with a few strikes there.
Jabouin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kahne lands with a nice body punch.
Kahne just misses with a punch to the body.
Jabouin moves into the clinch.
Jabouin throws a punch but it's blocked by Kahne.
Jabouin tries to throw a body punch but Kahne avoids it by throwing Jabouin back against the cage.
Kahne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jabouin has a couple of punches blocked by Kahne.
Kahne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kahne is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kahne.
Jabouin throws a head punch that misses.
Kahne throws a head punch that misses.
Kahne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jabouin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jabouin misses with a body punch.
Kahne lands with a right to the head.
Kahne misses with the head strike.
Kahne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kahne throws a solid leg kick but Jabouin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kahne.
Jabouin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jabouin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jabouin doesn't seem bothered though.
Ken Kahne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahne catches Jabouin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kahne works Jabouin's body with a nice hook.
Jabouin moves out of range of the leg kick from Kahne.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jabouin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahne shoots in looking for a takedown but Jabouin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kahne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jabouin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kahne.
Jabouin misses with a wild body shot.
Jabouin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jabouin throws a body punch but Kahne moves out of range.
Kahne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jabouin in his tracks.
Jabouin moves into the clinch successfully.
Kahne is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Kahne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jabouin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kahne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jabouin's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jabouin.
Kahne has Jabouin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jabouin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kahne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Kahne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jabouin fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahne.
Jabouin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jabouin blocks a body shot from Kahne.
Jabouin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Jabouin on the inside.
Kahne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jabouin swings wildly with an uppercut but Kahne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabouin misses with some punches.
Jabouin tries a body shot but Kahne blocks it.
Kahne blocking some punches.
Kahne manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kahne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jabouin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jabouin misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kahne is looking to control Jabouin's arms but Jabouin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kahne has his back to the cage.
Kahne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jabouin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kahne.
Jabouin tries a body shot but Kahne blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jabouin.
Jabouin has a couple of punches blocked by Kahne.
Kahne lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, if Kahne 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.
Kahne wants to pass to mount but Jabouin is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yves Jabouin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kahne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kahne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jabouin misses with a two punch combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Kahne misses its target.
Kahne misses with a low kick.
Jabouin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jabouin tries to bum rush Kahne with a series of wild strikes but Kahne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ken Kahne is winning the standup battle so far.
Kahne misses with a leg kick.
Jabouin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab lands there for Kahne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabouin misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kahne is defended easily by Jabouin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Kahne with that takedown attempt.
Kahne slips under a jab from Jabouin.
As Jabouin looks to move away, Kahne throws a big counter combo but Jabouin just gets out of the way.
Jabouin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jabouin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kahne lands with a hook. Jabouin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jabouin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kahne moves away from the strike by Jabouin.
Jabouin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
It looks like Kahne has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kahne throws a body punch but Jabouin moves out of range.
Jabouin lands a really nice looking cross but Kahne seems unphased.
The fighters circle, before Jabouin throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Kahne's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Jabouin lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Yves Jabouin!
Yves Jabouin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Ken Kahne had this to say: 'It's tough to lose but that's what makes a winner. I'll do what I must to never feel this again.'.
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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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