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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otis Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Otis Gein!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gein fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kim throws a head kick but Gein moves out of range.
Otis Gein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Gein does no damage.
Gein fails to land with a series of punches.
Kim throws a head kick that Gein semi-blocks.
Kim moves to clinch but Gein breaks away
and Gein counters with a shoot takedown. Kim fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gein.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gein throwing strikes but missing.
Gein throwing strikes but missing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gein throwing strikes from guard but Kim blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kim manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gein has Kim in his guard.
Kim preventing the sweep.
Kim sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gein has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Gein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kim seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein controlling the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mikey Kim hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gein closes the distance and clinches up with Kim, looking for a takedown. Gein pushes Kim against the cage but Kim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kim tries to clinch but Gein is having none of it.
Gein avoids the head kick by Kim.
Kim scores with a leg kick.
Gein shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kim is pressing down on Gein's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Gein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kim 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.
Gein throws a big right hand that misses.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Gein from controlling successfully.
Gein throws an elbow that misses. Kim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gein's guard. Nice move by Kim!
Kim's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gein holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kim wants to control from the top but Gein keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gein tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kim swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otis Gein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gein drives through with a takedown into Kim's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gein throwing strikes from guard but Kim blocks nicely.
Gein throwing strikes from guard but Kim blocks nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otis Gein 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.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gein fails with a takedown attempt.
Gein changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kim tries to avoid it but Gein manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kim to the ground. Kim escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gein shoots and misses
and Kim counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otis Gein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Gein pushes him off.
Gein fails with the takedown.
Kim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kim wants it to stay on the feet.
Gein shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gein showed some decent athleticism there.
Gein content to control rather than advance.
Gein trying to control from Kim's half guard. Kim has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein is looking to work some ground and pound but Kim has wrist control.
Kim is controlling Gein's posture.
Kim wants to sweep here but Gein controlling him for the moment.
Gein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim keeping full guard, as Gein tries to pass.
Gein postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
Gein postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Gein from controlling successfully.
Gein is looking to work some ground and pound but Kim has wrist control.
Kim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gein throwing strikes from guard but Kim blocks nicely.
Gein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gein keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kim's head.
Gein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gein throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gein postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein throws a big right hand that misses.
Gein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gein looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gein engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gein trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otis Gein dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice defenses there by Gein.
Gein shoots in for a double leg but Kim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Gein gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gein with a poor takedown
and Kim counters with a left and a right that stings Gein.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otis Gein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim cracks Gein with an open hand slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Gein down.
Kim clinches up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kim obliges.
Gein blocks an elbow strike.
Gein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gein tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Gein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gein is trying to drag Kim to the mat but Kim just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kim misses with a knee to the head.
Gein is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gein takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gein is trying to maintain a safe position but Kim gets an underhook and turns Gein into the cage.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Gein is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kim is keeping busy.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Gein shrugs off.
It looks like Otis Gein has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kim as Gein tries to tie him up.
Kim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim crunches a lovely knee into Gein's ribcage.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Gein misses with some punches.
Kim tries a knee to the head but Gein blocks it.
Gein is working for takedown but Kim is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim misses with a knee to the head.
Kim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gein misses with a knee strike.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Gein shrugs off.
Gein avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gein is defending well for now.
Gein avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Gein with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gein blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kim lands an elbow just above Gein 's eye.
Mikey Kim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gein is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gein avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gein's brow.
Kim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Gein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gein is looking for a takedown.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Gein tries to land a knee to the head but Kim blocks with his arms.
Kim with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gein is defending well for now.
Gein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein swats away the attempt to clinch by Kim.
Gein throws a series of punches but Kim avoids them all with ease.
Gein tries for a takedown but Kim circles away easily
and Kim counters with a body kick that stops Gein in his tracks momentarily.
Horrible takedown by Gein or perhaps it was just good defense by Kim which made him look bad.
Kim moves out of range as Gein strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Gein.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim scores with a nice body kick.
A jab from Kim does it's job there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kim.
Nice defenses there by Gein.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Kim really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Otis Gein's cut.
That's time! Gein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kim misses with a straight left.
Gein misses with a few strikes there.
Kim lands a head kick. Gein smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kim misses with a right hand
and Gein counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kim thinking.
Gein tries for a takedown but Kim circles away easily
and Kim counters with a thumping low kick.
Gein shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kim as he jumps to the side.
Gein will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otis Gein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gein fails to land the takedown.
Kim cracks the inside of Gein's front leg.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick from Gein.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kim throws a head kick that Gein semi-blocks.
Kim scores with a push kick.
Gein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein misses with a takedown attempt
and Kim counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gein takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gein takes an elbow to the temple.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Gein leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kim tries a knee to the head but Gein blocks it.
Kim working Gein over with knees to the body.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kim is pressed up against the cage. Gein has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kim down to the mat. Kim avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kim lands a nice shot that snaps Gein's head back.
Kim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Horrible takedown by Gein or perhaps it was just good defense by Kim which made him look bad.
Gein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Otis Gein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gein shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kim defends it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim clinches with his opponent.
Gein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Gein fails to land.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Kim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kim.
Kim misses with a knee to the head.
Kim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Gein blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gein.
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gein avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Gein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees to the body from Kim.
Gein takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gein missing with knees to the body.
Kim lands a knee to the head.
Gein takes an elbow to the temple.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Kim.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gein avoids it.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Gein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Gein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kim.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gein has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kim after a bit of a struggle.
Kim gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gein.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kim obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gein tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Gein back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Gein as the two fighters clinch.
Gein stalling the fight.
Gein lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Kim dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Otis Gein's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gein bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gein creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kim sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kim can't do much from the bottom here.
Kim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gein is trying to ground and pound but Kim uses the momentary lack of control by Gein to regain half guard.
Gein wants to work for an arm triangle but Kim is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein looks to land a strike but Kim avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kim controls Gein momentarily but Gein frees himself.
Gein stopping the sweep attempt from Kim.
Gein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein looking to pass the guard.
Gein throws a big right hand that misses.
Kim has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gein stands and throws Kim's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kim gets back to half guard.
Gein is looking for a kimura here.
Gein throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein thows a huge punch but Kim dodges it nicely.
Kim has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gein is working away from the top position though.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gein throwing shots but Kim is blocking nicely.
Gein with the ground and pound but Kim uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kim looking for a sweep. Not yet Kim, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otis Gein showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gein has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Mikey Kim!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Mikey Kim!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Mikey Kim!
Mikey Kim wins by unanimous decision!
Mikey Kim is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Mikey Kim thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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