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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aznar Thrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niten Dōraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dōraku has chosen Ides Of Light - Jucifer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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201 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aznar Thrul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Niten Dōraku!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrul throws a head kick that misses.
Thrul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thrul shoots for a double leg takedown but Dōraku sprawls well. He's pushed Thrul's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dōraku - that will leave a mark!
Dōraku works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thrul fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dōraku is out of range.
Dōraku appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thrul staying out of range there.
Thrul takes a swing at Dōraku's ribcage but misses.
Thrul throws out a loose jab but Dōraku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thrul fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thrul takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dōraku shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dōraku takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dōraku ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dōraku scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrul 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.
Thrul takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A low kick from Dōraku is predictable there
and Thrul counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dōraku tries to throw a body punch but Thrul avoids it by throwing Dōraku back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dōraku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dōraku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Dōraku.
Dōraku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thrul throws a body punch but Dōraku moves out of range.
Dōraku scores with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dōraku, right into the meat.
Thrul throws a low kick but Dōraku moves out of range easily.
Dōraku looks to score with a jab to the body but Thrul is just out of range.
Dōraku lands a head shot.
It looks like Aznar Thrul has been cut.
Dōraku throws a jab when Thrul was well out of range.
Dōraku moves forwards but Thrul connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thrul tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dōraku is able to avoid easily.
Dōraku scores with a jab. Thrul acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thrul gets tackled into the cage by Dōraku. Dōraku maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dōraku lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thrul.
Dōraku scores with a shot to the side of Thrul's head.
Thrul cracks Dōraku with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dōraku.
Dōraku misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dōraku fails to land.
Thrul misses with a punch to the body.
Thrul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thrul cracks Dōraku with a nice body shot.
Thrul lands a body shot.
Dōraku looking to stall.
Dōraku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thrul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dōraku lands with a right to the head.
Dōraku has Thrul pressed against the cage.
Thrul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dōraku's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dōraku.
Thrul blocks a body shot from Dōraku.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Thrul.
Dōraku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thrul backwards.
Dōraku stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thrul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thrul blocking some punches.
Thrul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dōraku misses with some punches.
Thrul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thrul blocks an uppercut.
Thrul lands a right hand.
Thrul is working Dōraku over against the cage.
Dōraku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thrul's elbow.
Dōraku struggles to land a body shot inside as Thrul controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dōraku is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thrul is keeping busy.
A hook to the body from Thrul.
Thrul blocking some punches.
Thrul lands a body punch.
Thrul breaks from the clinch.
Thrul connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dōraku.
Thrul misses with a looping left.
Thrul throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thrul checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thrul cracks Dōraku with an open hand slap.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thrul crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dōraku - the referee stops the clock and Thrul gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dōraku. Thrul manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dōraku. That's going to slow Thrul down.
Thrul goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thrul throws a head kick but Dōraku moves out of range.
Dōraku throws a body punch but Thrul moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niten Dōraku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aznar Thrul'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.
Thrul lands an overhand right.
Dōraku lands a nice hook to Thrul's body. Thrul takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dōraku tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dōraku.
Thrul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dōraku manages to avoid it.
Dōraku looks to land a combination but Thrul avoids it well.
Thrul appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Thrul clinches up against the cage.
Dōraku misses with a punch on the inside.
Niten Dōraku seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Thrul - that landed with a thud.
Thrul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dōraku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dōraku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dōraku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thrul struggles to land a body shot inside as Dōraku controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Dōraku fails to land.
Dōraku has a couple of punches blocked by Thrul.
Dōraku wants to stall.
Thrul misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrul works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thrul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dōraku's elbow.
Thrul blocks an uppercut.
Thrul breaks the clinch.
Thrul fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dōraku throws a shot to the body.
Dōraku fakes the leg kick and cracks Thrul in the body.
Thrul swings for the body but Dōraku moves out of range.
Dōraku avoids the body shot from Thrul.
Thrul tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thrul moves out of range as Dōraku throws a body kick.
Thrul takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dōraku works Thrul's body with a nice hook.
Dōraku cracks a nice hook into Thrul's ribs.
Thrul blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dōraku.
Thrul is looking to counter the offense by Dōraku and move into the clinch.
Dōraku checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thrul. Dōraku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thrul misses with a lunging right hand
and Dōraku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Dōraku checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dōraku throws a body punch but Thrul moves out of range.
Niten Dōraku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dōraku takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thrul throws a low kick but Dōraku avoids it.
Dōraku swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thrul fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dōraku thuds his right hand into Thrul's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thrul 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.
Thrul shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dōraku is trying to defend but Thrul finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thrul working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrul lands strikes from half guard.
Dōraku is in trouble now - Thrul has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dōraku tries to hold on but Thrul pushes him away.
Thrul tries to control but Dōraku wriggling away.
Thrul scoring with strikes but Dōraku is staying in there.
Dōraku tries to hold on but Thrul postures up.
Thrul looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thrul can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dōraku is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrul is landing with some decent strikes but Dōraku is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dōraku wants to hold on but Thrul pushes him away.
Dōraku working to try and regain half guard.
Dōraku tries to hold on but Thrul pushes him away.
Thrul lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dōraku hang on?
Dōraku wants to control but Thrul is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aznar Thrul will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aznar Thrul's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Thrul tries to land a leg kick but Dōraku saw it coming and moves away.
Dōraku changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Dōraku.
Dōraku keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dōraku lunges at Thrul with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thrul's hand.
Dōraku connects with a body shot.
Dōraku has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Thrul throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dōraku tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thrul misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dōraku throws a wild body kick that Thrul sees coming a mile off.
Dōraku lands a head kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dōraku.
Thrul fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dōraku looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrul looks to throw the jab but Dōraku is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dōraku 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 Thrul has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thrul and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thrul chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dōraku can pounce on him.
A big right from Dōraku misses.
As Dōraku tries to get set, Thrul tries to push him back and clinch up but Dōraku manages to avoid the attempt.
Dōraku keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dōraku wants to clinch up but Thrul keeps it at a distance.
Thrul is looking to wear down Dōraku with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thrul shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aznar Thrul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thrul doesn't manage to clinch there - Dōraku circles away.
Dōraku misses with a kick to the body.
Thrul tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dōraku counters with a nice uppercut.
Dōraku scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thrul doesn't seem bothered though.
Thrul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dōraku tries to clinch there but Thrul circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dōraku misses with an uppercut. Thrul saw that one coming.
Thrul is looking for a counter combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dōraku.
Thrul connects with a looping right hand.
Thrul throws a leg kick but Dōraku checks it.
Dōraku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thrul misses with a low kick as Dōraku jumps back.
Dōraku misses with a straight left.
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!
Thrul walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dōraku checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thrul throws a lazy right hand but Dōraku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dōraku changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Thrul closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thrul misses with a low kick.
Dōraku throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thrul turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thrul slips a jab from Dōraku.
Thrul throws a right hand that misses
and Dōraku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrul scores with a nice head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Dōraku.
Dōraku needs to keep his hands up - Thrul had a free shot at his head there.
Thrul throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dōraku was covering up waiting for the punch and Thrul finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dōraku manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thrul manages to get himself to full guard.
Dōraku postures up.
Dōraku scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aznar Thrul overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrul trying to keep a closed guard but Dōraku is proving a slippery customer.
Thrul wants to sweep but no luck.
Dōraku tries to free his leg and advance position but Thrul is retaining full guard.
Thrul is looking for a triangle but Dōraku pushes his legs off easily.
Dōraku landing some decent shots from guard.
Dōraku lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thrul throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Thrul working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dōraku.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niten Dōraku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dōraku has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niten Dōraku!
In his post fight interview, Niten Dōraku started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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