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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Kenta (ranked 24831 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Neffgen (ranked 3568 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenta's entrance music is ISIS. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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195 cm
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200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hideo Kenta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christian Neffgen!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neffgen forces Kenta back against the cage and clinches.
Neffgen misses with an elbow strike.
Neffgen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kenta is defending well for now.
Neffgen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neffgen clinches up with Kenta and pushes him back against the cage.
Neffgen is leaning against Kenta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Neffgen gets control of Kenta's arms and successfully pulls guard. Neffgen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kenta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kenta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kenta postures up in Neffgen's guard and throws a big left but Neffgen blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenta stays in close to Neffgen's body and controls the position.
Kenta 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.
Kenta is looking to stand up but Neffgen won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenta is in close to Neffgen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kenta is looking to work some ground and pound but Neffgen has wrist control.
Kenta wants to get up but he can't break Neffgen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Neffgen 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.
Kenta 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Neffgen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kenta appears to be looking for a big counter.
Neffgen has closed the distance and engaged Kenta in a clinch.
Neffgen breaks the clinch.
Neffgen moves into the clinch.
Neffgen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kenta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neffgen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Neffgen leaves Kenta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Christian Neffgen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neffgen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Neffgen has Kenta up against the cage in a clinch.
Neffgen manages to break the clinch.
Kenta misses with a body kick.
Kenta dodges the punch combination from Neffgen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neffgen closes the distance and clinches.
Neffgen tries to land a knee to the head but Kenta blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Neffgen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kenta's brow.
Kenta tries to circle away but Neffgen has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenta is looking to take this one to the mat.
Neffgen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kenta uses from the top position.
Neffgen keeping moving, preventing Kenta from controlling successfully.
Neffgen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kenta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kenta postures up and lands a big shot to Neffgen's brow.
Kenta drops back looking for a leg! Neffgen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Neffgen manages to kick Kenta off! Kenta jumps back into Neffgen's guard.
Kenta could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kenta wanted to stand there but Neffgen had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kenta drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Neffgen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kenta has Neffgen in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kenta managing to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenta tries to strike from the bottom.
Kenta manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Neffgen manages to get himself to full guard.
Neffgen wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Neffgen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kenta wants to clinch.
Neffgen drives through and clinches with Kenta against the cage.
Kenta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Neffgen obliges.
Kenta tries for a takedown. No joy.
Neffgen breaks the clinch.
Kenta shoots in for a takedown but Neffgen shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neffgen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kenta, pushing him back against the cage.
Neffgen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Neffgen gets control of Kenta's arms and successfully pulls guard. Neffgen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kenta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kenta tries to stand but Neffgen is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neffgen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neffgen keeping moving, preventing Kenta from controlling successfully.
Kenta throwing strikes from guard but Neffgen blocks nicely.
Kenta trying to control but Neffgen is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Neffgen has momentary wrist control but Kenta slips an elbow through the middle.
Kenta wants to control from the top but Neffgen keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neffgen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Neffgen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Neffgen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hideo Kenta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenta tried to score with a low kick but Neffgen checks it.
Neffgen clinches up with Kenta and pushes him back against the cage.
Kenta is trying to pull guard but Neffgen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kenta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Neffgen has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenta blocks the elbow strike.
Neffgen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neffgen throws a sloppy head kick and Kenta moves out of range easily.
Kenta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Neffgen avoids it really well and circles away.
Neffgen instigates a clinch.
Neffgen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neffgen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Christian Neffgen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kenta blocks an elbow strike.
Neffgen lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neffgen jumps guard and drags Kenta to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kenta throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neffgen keeping moving, preventing Kenta from controlling successfully.
Neffgen 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.
Neffgen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neffgen trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kenta controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Neffgen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kenta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Neffgen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Neffgen duly obliges.
Kenta gets tackled into the cage by Neffgen. Neffgen maintains the clinch.
Neffgen tries to pull guard but Kenta won't allow it.
Kenta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Neffgen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Neffgen's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Neffgen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kenta is trying to pull guard but Neffgen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Neffgen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Neffgen breaks from the clinch.
Kenta tries to keep at a distance but Neffgen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Neffgen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kenta up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neffgen misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Neffgen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neffgen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kenta goes for a takedown in the clinch but Neffgen prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hideo Kenta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenta dodges an elbow strike from Neffgen.
Neffgen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neffgen rushes Kenta and presses him up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Neffgen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kenta's brow.
Neffgen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neffgen pushes Kenta up against the cage in a clinch.
Neffgen manages to break the clinch.
Neffgen rushes Kenta and presses him up against the cage.
Kenta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neffgen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenta misses with the combination.
Neffgen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Neffgen fails to land with a series of punches.
Kenta tries to keep at a distance but Neffgen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neffgen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kenta throws a head kick that misses.
Kenta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neffgen clinches with his opponent.
Kenta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Neffgen lands a shot to the body.
Kenta blocks an elbow strike from Neffgen.
Neffgen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kenta avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neffgen breaks from the clinch.
Christian Neffgen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neffgen has closed the distance and engaged Kenta in a clinch.
Neffgen gets control of Kenta's arms and successfully pulls guard. Neffgen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Neffgen looking for a sweep. Not yet Neffgen, not yet.
Kenta postures up and lands a big shot to Neffgen's brow.
Kenta might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Neffgen looking to control.
Christian Neffgen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kenta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Neffgen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kenta trying to control but Neffgen is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenta is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Neffgen closes the distance and clinches.
Neffgen successfully pulls guard.
Kenta content to stall in guard here.
Neffgen has a closed guard, preventing Kenta from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Neffgen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Neffgen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Neffgen!
Christian Neffgen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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