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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kristian Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rama Udo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes to the cage accompanied by Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK. Rama Udo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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170 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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177 cm
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165 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Kristian Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Udo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Udo.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Michaels tries to clinch but Udo moves away
and Udo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Michaels thinking.
Michaels moves into the clinch successfully.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Michaels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Michaels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Udo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Michaels misses with a body punch.
Udo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michaels throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Michaels.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels breaks the clinch.
Michaels throws a hook but Udo avoids it easily.
Michaels throws a leg kick
and Udo counters with a nice uppercut.
Udo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Udo misses with a body punch
and Michaels counters by clinching up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaels misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udo blocks a body shot from Michaels.
Udo lands a nice uppercut.
Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Udo keeps the fight on the outside.
Good shot there by Udo.
Michaels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Udo cracks Michaels with an open hand slap.
Udo throws a sloppy body shot
and Michaels counters with a nice low kick that buckles Udo's knee momentarily.
Michaels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Udo was well out of range. Poor timing from Michaels.
Udo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rama Udo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Udo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Udo misses with a body shot.
Udo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Udo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And Michaels counters with a quick kick to the body but Udo blocks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Udo, right into the meat.
Udo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Michaels lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Udo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Michaels just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Udo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Udo lands a leg kick that knocks Michaels off balance momentarily.
Udo throws a chopping leg kick but Michaels manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Udo thumps Michaels with a low kick.
Udo with a hook.
Udo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Udo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Michaels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Michaels takes one to the side of the head.
Michaels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Michaels takes the fight into the clinch.
Michaels cracks Udo with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Michaels as the two fighters clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Michaels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rama Udo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Michaels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Michaels tries a body shot but Udo blocks it.
Michaels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Michaels tries a body shot but Udo blocks it.
Udo prevents a body shot from Michaels.
Udo throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Udo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Michaels lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Udo.
Michaels throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Udos head.
Michaels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels struggles to land a body shot inside as Udo controls his hands.
Michaels is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Michaels has a couple of punches blocked by Udo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Michaels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Udo backwards.
Udo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Udo is pushing Michaels up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Udo blocks a body shot from Michaels.
Udo misses with some punches.
Udo misses with a punch to the body.
Michaels tries to work over Udo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Udo blocks the elbow strike.
Kristian Michaels has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Michaels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Udo lands a nice uppercut.
Michaels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Udo prevents a body shot from Michaels.
Udo blocks an elbow strike from Michaels.
Udo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Michaels lands with a light punch inside.
Udo prevents a body shot from Michaels.
Udo lands a nice uppercut.
Michaels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Michaels breaks the clinch.
Michaels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Udo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Udo ducks under a wild hook from Michaels.
Udo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Udo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Udo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Michaels slips under a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Michaels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristian Michaels dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Udo moves out of range as Michaels throws a body kick.
Udo looks to throw the jab but Michaels is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Michaels.
A nice side step and Udo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Udo connects with a high kick.
Michaels moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Michaels lands a front kick.
Udo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Michaels counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Michaels.
Michaels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Udo blocks a body shot from Michaels.
Michaels creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Michaels.
Michaels stalling the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Michaels just misses with a elbow thrown towards Udo's brow.
Udo blocks a body shot from Michaels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udo blocks a body shot from Michaels.
Michaels lands a body punch.
Udo scores with a shot to the side of Michaels's head.
Michaels is looking to control Udo's arms but Udo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Michaels has his back to the cage.
Michaels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Michaels throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Udo fails to land.
Michaels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Michaels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Michaels really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Udo misses with some punches.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Udo tried to score with a low kick but Michaels checks it.
Michaels is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lands a nice looking body kick.
Udo misses the shot to the body.
Udo thumps Michaels with a low kick.
Rama Udo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Michaels lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Michaels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab by Udo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels tries to clinch there but Udo circles away.
Udo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Udo scores with a nice head shot.
Michaels bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Michaels checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Udo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Udo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Udo missing with a left hand there. Michaels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Udo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Michaels. Udo shrugs it off though.
Udo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Michaels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kristian Michaels did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Michaels blocks a low kick nicely.
Rama Udo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michaels ducks under a wild hook from Udo.
Udo throws a hook but Michaels avoids it easily.
Michaels jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Michaels.
Michaels throws a good cross that connects.
Michaels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Michaels misses with an attempted mid kick.
Michaels scores with a nice strike.
A lazy left from Udo finds it's target.
Udo lands a body shot.
Udo lands an overhand right.
Udo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michaels checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Michaels looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
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!
That kick from Michaels tenderised Udo's leg. Udo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Michaels closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Michaels scores with a shot to the side of Udo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Udo.
Nice body punch from Michaels.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
Michaels misses with a punch to the body.
Michaels will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Udo up against the cage.
Michaels presses Udo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Michaels.
Michaels lands a body punch.
Nice elbow from Michaels.
Michaels has Udo pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Udo blocks a body shot from Michaels.
Michaels can't find room to land a body shot as Udo controls the action.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Michaels manages to break the clinch.
Michaels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Udo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Udo throws a shot from downtown. Michaels moves away and avoids it.
Michaels scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels cracks Udo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Udo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Udo is not content to let Michaels control the position.
Michaels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kristian Michaels showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Michaels 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 39:37
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 39:37
Judge William Gold scores the fight 39:37
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristian Michaels!
An out of breath Kristian Michaels thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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