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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Crenshaw (ranked 312 p4p, 1076 weight class) and Menes Kai (ranked 35 p4p, 114 weight class). Crenshaw's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers. Kai has chosen The Astronaut - Jin as his entrance music. Menes Kai will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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 36 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Crenshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Menes Kai!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai cracks Crenshaw with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crenshaw closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crenshaw can't find room to land a body shot as Kai controls the action.
Kai is trying to force a seperation but Crenshaw has the dominant position.
Kai wants to break free but Crenshaw has control.
Kai breaks the clinch.
Kai misses with a wild combination.
Kai misses with a hook.
Menes Kai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kai just misses with a punch to the body.
Crenshaw looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kai misses the body punch
letting Crenshaw counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai misses with a left hand
and Kai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That kick from Crenshaw tenderised Kai's leg. Kai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kai misses with a jab to the body
and Crenshaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Crenshaw tries to clinch up but Kai circles away and keeps his distance.
Crenshaw has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chikara MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Crenshaw avoids the body shot from Kai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai misses with a looping right.
Crenshaw is looking to counter punch.
Kai throws a hook to the side of Crenshaw's head but Crenshaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kai misses the shot to the body.
Crenshaw dips to his left and cracks Kai with an uppercut!
Kai misses with a lunging right hand
and Crenshaw counters with a low kick, right behind Kai 's knee.
We've been informed that Kai has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Crenshaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kai.
Kai slips under a jab.
Crenshaw takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That kick from Crenshaw tenderised Kai's leg. Kai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crenshaw darts in and clinches Kai up against the cage.
Crenshaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crenshaw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai tries to break the clinch but Crenshaw is controlling the position.
Crenshaw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kai.
Crenshaw lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crenshaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Crenshaw fails to land.
Kai prevents a body shot from Crenshaw.
Kai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kai can't break the clinch.
Crenshaw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crenshaw lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crenshaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kai taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crenshaw lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kai's elbow.
Crenshaw tries to work over Kai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw scores with a shot to the side of Kai's head.
Kai lands a nice uppercut.
Kai manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Crenshaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crenshaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kais head.
Crenshaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kai's elbow.
Crenshaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kai.
Kai is trying to push Crenshaw away but Crenshaw has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crenshaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crenshaw scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kai swings wildly with an uppercut but Crenshaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crenshaw misses with a body punch.
Kai tries to land knees in the clinch but Crenshaw avoids the damage to the body.
Crenshaw lands a left hand.
Crenshaw scores with a hook to the body.
Crenshaw lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Crenshaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crenshaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crenshaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crenshaw pushes Kai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kai is rocked!
Crenshaw lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kai to his knees! Crenshaw keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Crenshaw!
Don Crenshaw decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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