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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Verygood (ranked 23 p4p, 28 weight class) and Midick Aiken (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Verygood comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Pain. Aiken comes into a darkened arena with his song building. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Verygood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Midick Aiken!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aiken throws a head kick that misses
and Verygood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aiken jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aiken throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Verygood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aiken.
Verygood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aiken scoring well with a low kick there.
Aiken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Verygood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aiken clobbers Verygood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aiken throws a leg kick but Verygood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Verygood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Verygood on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aiken scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aiken dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Verygood. That did some damage!
Verygood avoids the body shot from Aiken.
Aiken fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Verygood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiken jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Verygood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aiken throws a wild body kick that Verygood sees coming a mile off.
Verygood misses with a wild body shot.
Aiken tried to score with a low kick but Verygood checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Verygood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Verygood moves out of range of the strikes.
Aiken throws a leg kick which misses Verygood's front leg but catches the back leg as Verygood tries to avoid it.
Aiken looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aiken lands with a hook. Verygood tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aiken lands with a right hand.
Aiken lands a glancing blow to the side of Verygood's head.
Aiken lands a nice shot to the body.
Aiken feints a jab promting Verygood to slip. Aiken then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Verygood slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Aiken with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aiken takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aiken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Verygood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken misses with an uppercut
and Verygood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aiken.
Aiken stuns Verygood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aiken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Verygood.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aiken. That's going to slow Verygood down.
Verygood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aiken is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Verygood had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Aiken misses with a low kick.
Aiken throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aiken misses with a hook
and Verygood counters with a straight right hand.
Verygood staying out of range there.
Verygood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aiken moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aiken throws a good cross that connects.
Verygood throws a solid leg kick but Aiken takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Verygood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verygood counters with a low kick, right behind Aiken 's knee.
Verygood dips to his left and cracks Aiken with an uppercut!
Verygood keeps the fight on the outside.
Aiken stuns Verygood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aiken smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Verygood sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Aiken wants to land a leg kick but Verygood is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Verygood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Verygood is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aiken's corner calls for a 1-2. Aiken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aiken scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aiken tries to clinch but Verygood is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aiken.
Aiken throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aiken's corner calls for a 1-2. Aiken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aiken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aiken.
Aiken scoring well with a low kick there.
Aiken lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Verygood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aiken.
Verygood drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick from Aiken misses
and Verygood counters with a stiff right hand.
Aiken lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Aiken.
Aiken's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Verygood connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aiken scrambles back to his feet.
Verygood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aiken keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aiken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verygood counters with a nice uppercut.
Aiken thumps Verygood with a low kick.
Aiken throws a poor cross that misses
and Verygood counters with a good low kick that Aiken was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Midick Aiken dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Verygood lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aiken has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aiken and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aiken moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aiken throws a leg kick which misses Verygood's front leg but catches the back leg as Verygood tries to avoid it.
Verygood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aiken. That did some damage!
Verygood misses with a two punch combination.
Aiken throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aiken takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A good leg kick by Aiken.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Verygood might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Aiken just misses with a punch to the body.
Aiken misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aiken misses with a looping right.
Aiken throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aiken throws a poor cross that misses
and Aiken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Verygood throws a low kick but Aiken avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Verygood.
Aiken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aiken dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Verygood. That did some damage!
Aiken throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Aiken.
Aiken cracks Verygood with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aiken swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aiken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Verygood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aiken.
Aiken throws a leg kick which misses Verygood's front leg but catches the back leg as Verygood tries to avoid it.
Aiken sizes up Verygood with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aiken takes a swing at Verygood's ribcage but misses.
Aiken throws a jab but it's blocked by Verygood.
Aiken scores with a punch to the head.
Aiken digs a good body shot into Verygood's ribs.
Midick Aiken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verygood misses with an uppercut. Aiken saw that one coming.
Midick Aiken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken throws a big shot that misses.
Verygood is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Aiken.
Aiken throws a right hand that misses
and Verygood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aiken swings widly with a right hand
and Aiken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aiken throws a good cross that connects.
Verygood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Verygood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aiken connects with a good right hand that stumbles Verygood. Verygood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Verygood lands a glancing blow to the side of Aiken's head.
Aiken motions for Verygood to come forward. Aiken throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aiken bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Verygood's head.
A shot to the liver by Verygood. Beautiful body shot.
Aiken scores with a body shot.
Aiken lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Verygood throws a low kick, looking for Aiken's leg but Aiken calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken misses with an uppercut.
Aiken clobbers Verygood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aiken throws a looping overhand right but Verygood ducks down to avoid it.
Verygood tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Aiken manages to circle out of the way.
Aiken lands a leg kick that knocks Verygood off balance momentarily.
A big right from Aiken misses.
Verygood is looking to counter punch.
Aiken jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aiken thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Verygood misses the target.
Aiken will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Verygood appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Aiken connects with a leg kick.
Aiken connects with a body shot that sends Verygood's belly button to the back.
Aiken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aiken throws the left hand but Verygood avoids the punch easily.
Aiken misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Verygood slips a straight right by Aiken.
Aiken lands a leg kick that knocks Verygood off balance momentarily.
Verygood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aiken swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verygood slips a straight right by Aiken.
Aiken throws a hook to the side of Verygood's head but Verygood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Verygood staying out of range there.
Verygood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Aiken tries to clinch up but Verygood circles away and keeps his distance.
Verygood throws a jab but it's blocked by Aiken.
Verygood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Aiken bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aiken tries to clinch but Verygood moves out of range.
A low kick from Verygood misses
and Aiken counters with a nice low kick that buckles Verygood's knee momentarily.
Aiken lunges at Verygood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Verygood's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Midick Aiken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aiken misses with an uppercut
and Verygood counters with a straight right hand.
Kurt Verygood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Verygood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aiken connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Verygood takes one to the chin there.
Aiken misses with a leg kick
and Aiken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Verygood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aiken throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aiken lands a really nice looking cross but Verygood seems unphased.
Aiken attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Verygood appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aiken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Verygood misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verygood keeps the fight on the outside.
Aiken throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aiken throws a lazy uppercut
and Verygood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verygood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aiken is out of range and Verygood settles back down.
Aiken avoids the body shot from Verygood.
Aiken thuds a left hand into Verygood's body.
A nice leg kick from Aiken, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aiken lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aiken lands a nice leg kick that just misses Verygood's sensitive parts.
Aiken throws a leg kick but Verygood checks it.
Aiken scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Verygood slips a straight right by Aiken.
Verygood looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Aiken's corner calls for a 1-2. Aiken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aiken tries to clinch but Verygood is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Verygood misses the target.
Verygood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aiken feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Verygoods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aiken connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aiken lands with an uppercut that bounces Verygood off the cage and back into range.
Aiken lands with a straight right. Verygood didn't see that one coming.
Aiken throws a right hand that misses
and Verygood counters with a crisp right hand that drops Aiken! Verygood lets Aiken back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Aiken is rocked!
Aiken fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aiken is still on wobbly legs! Can Verygood finish him?
Verygood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
It looked like Verygood was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aiken.
A big left from Aiken misses.
Verygood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aiken does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aiken misses with a series of wild punches.
Aiken seems to have recovered his senses.
Verygood scores with a sloppy right hand. Aiken should have avoided that one.
Verygood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
A little feinted left hand from Verygood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aiken scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aiken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Verygood counters with a good low kick that Aiken was not able to check.
Aiken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Verygood appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Aiken.
Verygood appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Verygood takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Verygood connects with an inside leg kick.
Aiken rushes Verygood and presses him up against the cage.
Verygood cracks Aiken with a nice body shot.
Verygood works on Aiken's body with a couple of short punches.
Aiken struggles to land a body shot inside as Verygood controls his hands.
Verygood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verygood blocking some punches.
Verygood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verygood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Verygood tries to work over Aiken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Aiken.
Verygood tries to throw a body punch but Aiken avoids it by throwing Verygood back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aiken.
Verygood tries to throw a body punch but Aiken avoids it by throwing Verygood back against the cage.
Aiken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verygood lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Verygood.
Verygood looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Aiken lands a right hand.
Verygood lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Aiken to work.
Verygood misses with a punch to the body.
Aiken misses with some punches.
Verygood misses with a body punch.
Verygood pushes off an throws an elbow but Aiken leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aiken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aiken throws a head punch that misses.
Verygood throws an elbow but it misses.
Verygood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aiken's elbow.
Verygood struggles to land a body shot inside as Aiken controls his hands.
Verygood prevents a body shot from Aiken.
Verygood lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verygood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Verygood can't find room to land a body shot as Aiken controls the action.
Verygood has a couple of punches blocked by Aiken.
Aiken tries to stall but Verygood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Verygood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aiken backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Midick Aiken just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice shot lands for Aiken.
Aiken throws a lazy right hand but Verygood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aiken takes a swing at Verygood's ribcage but misses.
Aiken misses with a leg kick
and Verygood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aiken connects with a nice looking jab.
Aiken with a jab.
Aiken lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Verygood at a distance.
Verygood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aiken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Verygood is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verygood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Verygood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aiken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aiken fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Verygood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Verygood lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verygood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aiken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aiken checks a low kick from Verygood.
Verygood connects with a single shot there.
Verygood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Verygood feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Aiken connects with a jab.
Aiken scores with the left hand. Verygood knows he should have avoided that one.
Aiken bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Aiken lands a jab to Verygood's midsection.
A low kick from Aiken misses
and Verygood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Verygood drops his hands momentarily and Aiken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aiken tries to clinch but Verygood is having none of it.
Aiken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Verygood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aiken lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aiken connects with a good right hand that stumbles Verygood. Verygood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Verygood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aiken's sensitive parts.
Aiken uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Verygood has time to react.
Aiken with a nice cross.
Aiken chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Verygood keeps the fight on the outside.
Verygood misses with a low kick as Aiken jumps back.
Verygood loads up on a big right hand but Aiken slips the punch.
Aiken misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Aiken, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood staying out of range there.
Aiken throws a sloppy body shot
and Verygood counters with a stiff right hand.
Aiken tries a head kick but it misses.
Verygood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aiken.
Verygood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Verygood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Verygood throws a low kick but Aiken avoids it.
Aiken bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aiken takes a swing at Verygood's ribcage but misses.
Verygood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aiken.
Verygood appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Verygood takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice shot lands for Aiken.
Verygood shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aiken scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken scores with a decent looking hook.
A slow jab from Verygood misses its intended target.
Aiken's jab looks to have found its range, popping Verygood under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verygood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aiken.
Verygood misses with a looping left.
Verygood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Verygood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aiken avoids it really well and circles away.
Verygood cracks Aiken with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Midick Aiken dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Aiken throws a right and a left that both miss.
Verygood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aiken.
Verygood looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A low kick from Aiken misses
and Verygood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by Aiken as he connects with a hook.
Aiken misses with a hook.
Verygood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aiken misses with a left hand
and Verygood counters with a stiff right hand.
Aiken swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aiken throws a poor cross that misses
and Verygood scores with a counter punch that sends Aiken to the canvas! Verygood smells blood - he's punishing Aiken with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Aiken has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Verygood!
Kurt Verygood retains his bantamweight title!
Kurt Verygood decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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