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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kane (ranked 396 p4p, 449 weight class) and Fred Young (ranked 22 p4p, 26 weight class). Young has chosen Real Ganja Man as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kane! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Young! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Young throws a leg kick and Kane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Fred Young has been cut. Young throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kane counters with a nice uppercut. Young bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
 It looks like Chris Kane has been cut. Kane throws a hook but Young avoids it easily. Young has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Young throws a hook but Kane avoids it easily. A little feinted left hand from Kane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Young misses the shot to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kane cracks Young with a good jab. Young missing with a left hand there. Kane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Kane loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Young takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Young wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Young connects with the punch. Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kane swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Young gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kane. Kane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab. Fred Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Young throws an off balance right hand
and Kane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Young lands an overhand right.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane forces Young back against the cage and clinches. Kane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young lands with a short head shot on the inside. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A nice right hand lands inside from Young. A short left from Young. Kane misses with an elbow over the top. Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane misses with an elbow over the top. A nice left hand lands by Kane.
Kane misses with a punch to the body.
Kane misses with a short punch on the inside. Young lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kane backwards. Kane lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Young is pushing Kane up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Kane lands a shoulder strike. A short right from Kane.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Young is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kane is keeping busy. Kane taking a breather. A short right hand to the side of the head by Young.
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Young moves away from the strike by Kane. Young throws out a counter right but Kane avoids it with no problem. Young walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kane. Young throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Kane cracks Young with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Kane ducks under a wild hook from Young. We've been told by Kane's head coaches at Mentor Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Young tries to score with a low kick but Kane moves his leg out of the way.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Kane lands a jab-cross combination. Kane lands a jab to the head.
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! Young lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Young will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Young throws a head kick that misses. Kane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kane throws a jab when Young was well out of range. Young missing with a left hand there. Kane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kane dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Young.
Young drops Kane with a beautiful combination! Kane stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Young is looking for the KO! Young looks to land a left hand but Kane moved out of range nicely. Kane swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Young throws a poor cross that misses
and Kane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Young takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Young looks to land a left hand but Kane moved out of range nicely. Kane walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Young misses with an uppercut
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Kane misses the shot to the body. Young misses with a hook. Kane ducked under it nicely. Kane throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot. Young on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kane - that will leave a mark!
Young throws a sloppy body shot
and Kane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Young needs to keep his hands up - Kane had a free shot at his head there. Kane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Young looks like he wants to counter punch here.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a big uppercut and Young crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Young looks OK. Kane waves Young back to his feet!
 Young is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Young jabbing away but nothing is landing. Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Kane finish him? Young avoids the body shot from Kane.
Chris Kane is winning the standup battle so far. Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Young! But no joy. Young seems to have recovered his senses. Kane digs a good body shot into Young's ribs. Young throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kane counters with a crisp right hand that drops Young! Kane lets Young back up to his feet, looking for a finish! Kane closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Young out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Kane! After the fight, Chris Kane was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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