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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kai Kona (ranked 884 p4p, 592 weight class) and Olyn Seran (ranked 105 p4p, 71 weight class). Kona kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is A Warriors Call. Seran has chosen Sound of Silence - Disturbed as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kai Kona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Olyn Seran!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seran throws a right hand that misses
and Kona counters with a stiff right hand.
Seran is looking to clinch but Kona is avoiding it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Seran.
Kona just misses with a punch to the body.
Seran takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Seran misses.
A quick step to the side and Kona tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy body kick from Kona
and Seran counters with a stiff right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kona.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seran throws a hook to the side of Kona's head but Kona sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seran manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seran! But no joy.
Kai Kona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seran rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kona counters with a good low kick that Seran was not able to check.
Seran gets tackled into the cage by Kona. Kona maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kona tries a body shot but Seran blocks it.
I was talking to Kona's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Seran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Kona on the inside.
Kona breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kona clinches.
Seran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kona.
Kona blocks a body shot from Seran.
Kona wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kona scores with a nice head shot.
Seran clinches up against the cage.
Seran prevents Kona from breaking the clinch.
Kona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seran lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kona misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seran.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seran scores with a shoulder strike.
Seran swings wildly with an uppercut but Kona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kona is trying to break free.
Kona struggles to land a body shot inside as Seran controls his hands.
Seran jumps guard but Kona stands there with Seran around his waist. Seran gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kona breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kona feints and then cracks Seran's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Seran down.
Seran stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kona.
Kona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kona swings for the body but Seran moves out of range.
Seran misses with a straight left.
Kona was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kona paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kona scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Seran blocks the low kick.
Seran wants to counter with a clinch but Kona pushes him away.
Kona misses with a hook to the body
and Seran counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kona thinking.
Kona fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Seran is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seran! But no joy.
Kona takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Seran throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kona stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Seran's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kona connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Seran scrambles back to his feet.
Kona throws a head kick but Seran moves out of range.
Seran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Seran wants to clinch but Kona slips to the side
letting Kona counter with a right hand.
Seran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kona is looking to wear down Seran with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seran looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kona misses with an uppercut.
Seran is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Seran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kona.
Seran paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seran misses with an uppercut. Kona saw that one coming.
Kona slips under a jab.
Kona throws a low kick, looking for Seran's leg but Seran calmly moves out of range.
Seran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kona moves away.
Kona uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Seran checks a low kick from Kona.
Kona moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Kona dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kona with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Seran to score with a decent uppercut.
Kona walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seran checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kona throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kona jabs Seran to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kona is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seran can do to turn this around?
Kona connects with a nice looking jab.
Kona uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Seran throws a nice looking combination but Kona bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kona swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Seran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kona throws a wild body kick that Seran sees coming a mile off.
Kona misses with a wild body shot.
Seran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kona scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seran on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kona missing with a left hand there. Seran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Seran was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kona is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab by Kona.
Kona darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Seran throws a body punch but Kona moves out of range.
Kona wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kona closes the distance and pushes Seran back into the cage.
Kona breaks from the clinch.
Kona throws a sloppy body shot
and Seran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seran checks a low kick from Kona.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Kona finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
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!
Good shot there by Seran.
Seran stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kona.
Kai Kona is winning the standup battle so far.
Kona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seran.
Seran takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Seran swings for the body but Kona moves out of range.
Seran takes a swing at Kona's ribcage but misses.
Kona misses with a straight left.
Kona has closed the distance and engaged Seran in a clinch.
Seran prevents Kona from breaking the clinch.
Kona cracks Seran with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seran is trying to pull guard but Kona turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right from Seran.
Nice body punch from Kona.
Seran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Seran prevents a body shot from Kona.
Kona throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Serans head.
It looks like Olyn Seran has been cut.
Kona prevents a body shot from Seran.
Kona manages to break the clinch.
Kona looks to score with a jab to the body but Seran is just out of range.
Seran doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kona looks to score with a jab to the body but Seran is just out of range.
Kona misses with a lunging right hand
and Seran counters with a nice uppercut.
Seran lands a slapping body shot.
Kona connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kona.
Seran wants to counter the offense by Kona and move into the clinch position.
Seran swings for the body but Kona moves out of range.
Kona appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seran blocks a leg kick.
Seran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kona misses with a jab to the body
and Seran counters with a right hand to the body.
Kona throws a leg kick but Seran sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Seran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Seran checks the leg kick nicely there.
Seran clinches with his opponent.
Kona doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kona working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Seran tries to pull guard but Kona won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Kona.
A body shot lands from Seran.
Seran throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Kona dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Olyn Seran's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Seran connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kona swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kona rushes Seran and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Seran misses with a punch to the body.
Kona throws a punch but it's blocked by Seran.
Kona misses with some punches.
Kona wants to break free but Seran has control.
Kona swings wildly with an uppercut but Seran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seran keeps control of Kona as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Seran working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Kona.
Seran misses with a punch on the inside.
Kona breaks the clinch.
Kona swings away with a body shot that misses
and Seran counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Seran.
Kai Kona has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Seran tries to work over Kona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kona working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kona.
Kona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seran connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kona's hands.
Kona lands with an uppercut that bounces Seran off the cage and back into range.
Kona is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Seran has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kona finds it's way round the side to connect with Seran's head.
Seran misses with a looping right.
Kona misses the shot to the body.
Kona stuns Seran with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kona.
Olyn Seran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seran takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seran manages to avoid it.
Kona throws a wild body kick that Seran sees coming a mile off.
Seran avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kona scores with a jab. Seran acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kona lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seran throws a big shot that misses.
Seran tries to keep at a distance but Kona has taken the fight into the clinch.
Seran blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Seran.
Seran pushes Kona back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kona tries a body shot but Seran blocks it.
Seran works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Seran struggles to land a body shot inside as Kona controls his hands.
Seran lands a nice shot to the body.
Seran throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kona throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Seran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seran is working Kona over against the cage.
Kona escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kona pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seran throws out a counter right but Kona avoids it with no problem.
Kona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seran manages to avoid it.
Kona moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy body kick from Kona
and Seran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seran moves out of range of the leg kick from Kona.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kona misses with a hook to the body
and Seran counters with a stiff right hand.
Kona moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seran misses with a right hand
and Kona counters with a left to the body.
Seran throws a looping overhand right but Kona ducks down to avoid it.
Kona turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kona throws a sloppy head kick
and Seran moves into the clinch.
Kona prevents a body shot from Seran.
Kona tries to throw a body punch but Seran avoids it by throwing Kona back against the cage.
Seran tries a body shot but Kona blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kai Kona.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kona, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Kona!
An out of breath Kai Kona thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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