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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between waverly kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and simbo klice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kane's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ol dirty bastard - bam bam. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as simbo klice enters the cage!
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191 cm
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195 lbs
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180 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, waverly kane! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, simbo klice! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! klice keeps the fight on the outside. kane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
kane tries to clinch but klice moves out of range. kane clinches up with klice and pushes him back against the cage. Nice body punch from klice. klice breaks the clinch.
kane shoots in but no luck this time. kane throws a head kick that misses. A left and a right from klice both land. Nice combination. klice shoots in and bounces kane off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. kane isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. klice stacks kane on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by klice! klice lands a few punches from side control. klice stands up and beckons kane to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. kane takes a jab right on the kisser.
kane misses with a takedown and klice counters with a nice double leg into guard. klice trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. klice sitting in guard here, content to control. klice would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. kane wants to stand but klice is controlling the position. klice must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. kane is breathing heavily. kane controls klice momentarily but klice frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round. klice is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. kane keeping moving, preventing klice from controlling successfully. kane is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. klice is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute kane jumps into side control! kane throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. klice explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's three minutes gone in the round. klice drives through and clinches with kane against the cage.
klice breaks the clinch.
kane misses with a takedown and klice counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by klice. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for waverly kane. That's going to take a lot out of him. kane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. kane shoots and misses and klice counters with a lovely straight right hand! klice lands a jab. klice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. kane takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
kane wants to clinch and klice holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. kane is trying to break the clinch but klice has him pressed against the cage. kane drops down looking for an ankle pick but klice pulls his leg out and moves away.
klice fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. kane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round. klice throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
klice shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. kane 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. kane manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
kane takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. klice wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by kane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
simbo klice dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
kane tries to keep at a distance but klice has taken the fight into the clinch. klice pressing his opponent against the cage. klice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. klice circles away from the clinch attempt and klice counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. kane wants to clinch but klice slips to the side and klice counters with a left to the body. kane fails miserably with a takedown attempt. klice takes the fight into the clinch. klice tries to land a knee to the head but kane blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. klice manages to break the clinch.
klice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. kane clinches but klice breaks the clinch and klice counters with a head kick. kane tries for a takedown but klice circles away easily and klice counters by moving into the clinch. klice lands a body punch in the clinch. klice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. kane darts in trying to clinch and klice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. kane shoots in for a double leg but klice sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for waverly kane. That's going to take a lot out of him. klice cracks kane with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. klice closes the distance and clinches. klice breaks the clinch.
klice swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by kane. klice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. klice throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round. kane tries to grapple but his opponent circles and klice counters with a solid body kick. klice throws a low kick but kane avoids it. kane tries to clinch there but klice circles away.
kane tries to grapple but his opponent circles and klice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. kane looks to throw a body kick and klice counters with a nice body shot. kane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. kane tries to close the distance and clinch but klice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. klice misses with a wild combination.
kane misses with the combination.
klice slips a jab from kane.
That's three minutes gone in the round. klice shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. klice loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. klice sitting in guard, not really doing much. kane looking to hit a scissor sweep but klice is one step ahead there. klice prevents kane from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. klice gets to his feet - kane follows without any prompting. kane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
klice circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheers as klice lands an impressive looking overhand right. kane doesn't seem phased though. klice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from kane. kane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
klice gets a takedown into half guard. kane is looking to control klice's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can kane avoid being mounted? klice tries to stand but his hand is stuck under kane. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
simbo klice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
kane tries to clinch but fails miserably and klice counters into the clinch. Nicely done. klice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. kane throws a looping overhand right but klice ducks down to avoid it. kane gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and klice counters with a big head kick but kane shrugs it off. kane tries to clinch up and klice counters with a one-two to the body. kane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but klice circles away quickly and effectively. klice rushes kane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. kane lands with a light punch inside. kane takes a knee right on the jaw!
klice prevents a body shot from kane. Both fighters are breathing heavily. klice lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
klice wants to get back to striking at distance but kane won't allow it.
kane breaks from the clinch.
kane tries to clinch and klice counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by klice.
That's one minute gone in the round. kane not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
klice trying to control but kane is working from the bottom. kane has his foot on klice's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. klice works his way back into a safe position though. simbo klice has got the better of the ground game so far. klice stands up and waves to kane to follow him. klice throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
kane shoots in and drives through. klice sprawls well. klice clinches up against the cage. klice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. kane clinches but klice breaks the clinch and klice counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. kane is trying to break the clinch but klice has him pressed against the cage. kane looking for a takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for waverly kane. That's going to take a lot out of him. klice with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
kane is trying to break free. klice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. klice misses with a jab, cross combination.
kane tries to clinch up and klice counters with a nice double leg into half guard. kane wants to get back to his feet. klice has been the more effective fighter overall so far. kane is trying to control but can't.
simbo klice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. klice with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. kane wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. klice controlling the action here. kane trying to control but klice postures up.
kane punching from the bottom.
klice wants to stand up but kane is controlling the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. kane wants to clinch and klice counters with a series of strikes. kane will be more careful next time no doubt. kane looks to clinch and klice counters into the clinch. Nicely done. waverly kane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. kane is trying to break free. kane tries to stall but klice uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
klice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. waverly kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. klice avoids a punch combination nicely.
klice moves into the clinch successfully.
klice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
klice walks into a jab. kane misses with a wild combination.
kane takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
klice throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
klice fails with an attempt to clinch.
klice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight! simbo klice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well klice has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30 Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... simbo klice!
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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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