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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Gentry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Tauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gentry comes to the ring accompanied by Triumph - Wu Tang Clan. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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162 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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156 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Gentry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Tauer!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gentry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tauer moves away.
Gentry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gentry cracks Tauer with an open hand slap.
Tauer takes one to the side of the head.
Gentry checks the leg kick.
Tauer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tauer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gentry lands a nice looking body shot.
Gentry misses with a looping right.
Tauer throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gentry. Tauer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gentry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tauer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gentry misses with an uppercut. Tauer saw that one coming.
Tauer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gentry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gentry's corner calls for a 1-2. Gentry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Tauer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tauer. That's going to slow Gentry down.
Tauer tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gentry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gentry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tauer moves away.
Tauer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tauer throws a lazy uppercut
letting Gentry counter with a right hand.
Gentry blocks a low kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Gentry misses the target.
Gentry swings for the body but Tauer moves out of range.
Tauer misses the shot to the body.
Tauer throws a lazy head kick
and Gentry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Max Tauer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Tauer is predictable there
and Gentry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tauer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tauer connects with a solid leg kick.
Gentry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tauer. Tauer obviously looking to wear him down.
Gentry takes the fight into the clinch.
Gentry blocks an uppercut.
Tauer misses with the head strike.
Gentry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gentry throws a punch but it's blocked by Tauer.
Gentry misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gentry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Gentry.
Gentry lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Gentry fails to land.
Gentry lands with a light punch inside.
Tauer tries a body shot but Gentry blocks it.
Gentry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Gentry.
Tauer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gentry is out of range.
Tauer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gentry's calf.
An inside leg kick from Tauer misses.
Gentry instigates a clinch.
Tauer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gentry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gentry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tauers head.
Gentry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Gentry.
A short uppercut from Gentry.
Gentry lands with a light punch inside.
Tauer working aggressively here.
Gentry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gentry closes the distance and pushes Tauer back into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tauer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gentry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gentry blocks a body shot from Tauer.
Gentry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tauers head.
Gentry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tauer is rocked!
Tauer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gentry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gentry scores with a nice right hand.
Tauer is still on wobbly legs! Can Gentry finish him?
Tauer misses with a right hand
and Gentry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tauer thinking.
Tauer throws a jab when Gentry was well out of range.
Tauer seems to have recovered his senses.
Tauer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gentry, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gentry blocking some punches.
Gentry blocks a body shot from Tauer.
Gentry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gentry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tauer backwards.
Tauer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gentry tries to work over Tauer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Tauer.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gentry - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gentry misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry scores with a shot to the side of Tauer's head.
Gentry blocking some punches.
Tauer swings wildly with an uppercut but Gentry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gentry struggles to land a body shot inside as Tauer controls his hands.
Tauer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gentry.
Tauer throws a punch but it's blocked by Gentry.
A short right from Gentry.
Gentry lands with a left to the head.
Tauer misses with a body punch.
Gentry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tauer can't find room to land a body shot as Gentry controls the action.
Tauer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tauer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tauer.
Gentry lands a hook that snaps the head of Tauer backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Gentry.
Tauer misses with a punch on the inside.
Tauer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tauer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gentry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Gentry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tauer gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Gentry gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Gentry!
Matt Gentry retains his lightweight title!
Matt Gentry took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Pleasure to share the rage with you'.
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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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