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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Repa Kiki (ranked 2632 p4p, 288 weight class) and David Unsworth (ranked 1789 p4p, 204 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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189 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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199 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Repa Kiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Unsworth!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiki shoots in for a takedown but Unsworth shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kiki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Unsworth is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kiki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kiki's back!
Unsworth thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Unsworth loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Kiki hold on?
Unsworth struggling to keep hold of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiki manages to reverse the position and now he's in Unsworth's guard. Nice work there by Kiki.
Unsworth pulls Kiki in to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unsworth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Unsworth seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Unsworth working a defensive guard but Kiki manages to pass into side control anyway.
Who's going to make the next move?
Unsworth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Unsworth can't do much from the bottom here.
Unsworth sneaks back into half guard.
Unsworth is looking to control Kiki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Unsworth avoid being mounted?
Kiki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Unsworth felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kiki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Unsworth's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unsworth is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kiki jumps into side control!
Unsworth is trying to control Kiki's posture but Kiki avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiki misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Unsworth looking for a sweep but Kiki has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Unsworth is trying desperately to improve position.
Kiki avoids the attempt from Unsworth to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unsworth is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Unsworth is trying to escape the mount.
Unsworth is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Unsworth tries to lock up and control but Kiki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Repa Kiki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Unsworth lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kiki shoots in for a takedown but Unsworth shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Unsworth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kiki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Unsworth counters with a three punch combo that has Kiki backing up. Kiki nods at Unsworth to acknowledge the strikes.
Kiki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Repa Kiki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Unsworth but Unsworth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Unsworth tries to bum rush Kiki with a series of wild strikes but Kiki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Unsworth thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Unsworth looks to move away, Kiki throws a big counter combo but Unsworth just gets out of the way.
Kiki has his takedown stuffed
and Unsworth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kiki is rocked!
Unsworth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kiki doesn't seem bothered though.
Oh Kiki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Unsworth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiki has a takedown stuffed.
Kiki has a takedown stuffed.
Unsworth instigates a clinch.
Kiki seems to have got his legs back now.
Unsworth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Kiki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Unsworth misses with some punches.
Kiki blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unsworth is looking to control Kiki's arms but Kiki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Unsworth has his back to the cage.
Unsworth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiki's elbow.
Unsworth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kiki as Unsworth tries to tie him up.
Unsworth misses with a punch on the inside.
Unsworth has a couple of punches blocked by Kiki.
Unsworth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Unsworth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Unsworth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kiki fails to land.
Unsworth throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiki.
Unsworth swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Unsworth working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unsworth has a couple of punches blocked by Kiki.
Kiki misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiki misses with the head strike.
Kiki scores with a shot to the side of Unsworth's head.
Unsworth stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Unsworth pushes Kiki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Unsworth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Unsworth misses with some punches.
Unsworth swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiki blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Unsworth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiki takes a shot to the head.
Unsworth lands a shoulder strike.
Unsworth can't find room to land a body shot as Kiki controls the action.
Kiki misses with some punches.
Unsworth tries to throw a body punch but Kiki avoids it by throwing Unsworth back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Unsworth fails to land.
Unsworth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kiki backwards.
Kiki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Unsworth throws a head punch that misses.
Kiki misses with the head strike.
Kiki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Unsworth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kiki has a couple of punches blocked by Unsworth.
A head punch on the inside from Kiki fails to land.
Unsworth misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unsworth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Unsworth fails to land.
Unsworth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Unsworth lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Unsworth.
The referee calls for Unsworth to work.
Kiki blocks an uppercut.
Unsworth working aggressively here.
Unsworth lands a nice uppercut.
David Unsworth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Unsworth.
Unsworth is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kiki is keeping busy.
Unsworth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiki blocks an uppercut.
Unsworth struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiki controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Unsworth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kiki fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kiki.
Kiki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Repa Kiki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
David Unsworth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kiki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Unsworth circles away.
Kiki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Repa Kiki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Unsworth moves into range and clinches up with Kiki.
Unsworth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Unsworth throws a head punch that misses.
Kiki 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.
Unsworth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kiki backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kiki fails to land.
Kiki blocks an uppercut.
Unsworth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Unsworth misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unsworth swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Unsworth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Unsworth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kikis head.
Kiki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Unsworth backwards.
Unsworth leaning against his opponent.
Kiki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Unsworth backwards.
Unsworth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Unsworth.
Unsworth blocks an uppercut.
Unsworth misses with a punch on the inside.
Unsworth holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Unsworth throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiki working aggressively here.
Unsworth swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Unsworth struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiki controls his hands.
Unsworth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Unsworth will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kiki up against the cage.
Kiki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiki working aggressively here.
Unsworth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Unsworth misses with a punch on the inside.
Unsworth tries a body shot but Kiki blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Unsworth misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiki misses with a punch on the inside.
Unsworth digs a right hand underneath Kiki's ribcage. Kiki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Unsworth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Unsworth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Unsworth stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiki.
Unsworth leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Unsworth.
Unsworth blocks an uppercut.
Unsworth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kiki backwards.
Unsworth has a couple of punches blocked by Kiki.
Unsworth controlling the action here for a moment.
Unsworth throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Unsworth fails to land.
Unsworth wants to stall.
Unsworth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiki throws a punch but it's blocked by Unsworth.
Unsworth stalling.
A shot in the inside from Unsworth.
A shot in the inside from Unsworth.
Kiki blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Unsworth.
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!
Unsworth misses with a body punch.
Unsworth is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Unsworth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Unsworth misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Unsworth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Unsworth 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Unsworth!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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