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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Al Swearengen (ranked 2314 p4p, 262 weight class) and Nomor Gai (ranked 1684 p4p, 200 weight class). Gai has chosen Alice Cooper No More Mr. Nice Guy as his entrance music. Al Swearengen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Swearengen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nomor Gai!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gai. Swearengen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gai - that will leave a mark!
Gai is looking to score with low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gai.
Swearengen scores with a nice right hand.
Swearengen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gai's hands.
Gai scores with a nice body kick.
Swearengen moves out of range of the body kick.
Gai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Gai.
Gai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swearengen.
Swearengen throws a poor cross that misses
letting Gai counter with a right hand.
Nomor Gai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swearengen throws a body punch but Gai moves out of range.
Swearengen misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gai tries to land a body kick
and Swearengen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gai takes a swing at Swearengen's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swearengen throws a big shot that misses.
Swearengen blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Gai.
Swearengen misses with a body shot.
Gai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Swearengen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Swearengen.
Gai thows a leg kick but Swearengen checks it
and Swearengen counters with a right hand to the body.
Swearengen throws a hook to the side of Gai's head but Gai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gai throws a looping overhand right but Swearengen ducks down to avoid it.
Gai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swearengen throws out the jab.
Gai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gai lands a leg kick that knocks Swearengen off balance momentarily.
Swearengen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swearengen lands with an overhand left.
A clash of legs there as Swearengen blocks the low kick.
Gai throws the left hand but Swearengen avoids the punch easily.
Swearengen misses with a body punch
and Gai counters with a stiff right hand.
Gai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gai moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Gai.
Gai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swearengen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gai.
Swearengen swings widly with a right hand
and Gai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gai scores with a push kick.
Gai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Swearengen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Swearengen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swearengen throws an off balance right hand
and Gai counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gai scores with a leg kick.
Gai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Swearengen throws out a loose jab but Gai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gai thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Swearengen if he has to take too many more of those.
Swearengen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gai can pounce on him.
Swearengen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gai swings widly with a right hand
and Swearengen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gai looks to land a left hand but Swearengen moved out of range nicely.
Swearengen lands a slapping body shot.
Gai misses the jab.
Gai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swearengen.
Gai slips under a jab from Swearengen.
Gai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Swearengen looks to land a left hand but Gai moved out of range nicely.
Gai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swearengen misses with an uppercut.
Swearengen backing away here, and Gai unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gai sizes up Swearengen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Swearengen looks to land a left hand but Gai moved out of range nicely.
Gai thows a leg kick but Swearengen checks it
and Swearengen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gai misses the jab.
Swearengen misses with a shot to the body
and Gai counters with a nice leg kick.
Gai throws a hook to the side of Swearengen's head but Swearengen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Swearengen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Swearengen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Swearengen sizes up Gai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gai scores with a sloppy right hand. Swearengen should have avoided that one.
Gai looks to throw the jab but Swearengen is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gai scores with a sloppy right hand. Swearengen should have avoided that one.
Gai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gai feints and then cracks Swearengen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Swearengen down.
Swearengen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nomor Gai dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Gai does it's job there.
Swearengen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gai moves away.
Swearengen ducks under a wild hook from Gai.
Swearengen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big right from Swearengen misses.
Gai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Swearengen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Swearengen throws out a loose jab but Gai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Swearengen there.
Gai slips under a jab from Swearengen.
Swearengen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gai has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Swearengen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gai slips under a jab from Swearengen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swearengen takes one to the chin there.
Swearengen misses with a hook.
Gai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick from Gai lands but Swearengen takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nomor Gai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Swearengen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gai is just out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Swearengen might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Swearengen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Swearengen scores with the left hand. Gai knows he should have avoided that one.
Swearengen looks to land a left hand but Gai moved out of range nicely.
Gai throws a shot from downtown. Swearengen moves away and avoids it.
Gai tries to land a leg kick but Swearengen saw it coming and moves away.
Gai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gai lands a head kick!
Swearengen misses with a left hand
and Swearengen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gai misses with a hook
and Swearengen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gai ducks under a wild hook from Swearengen.
Swearengen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gai cracks the inside of Swearengen's front leg.
Swearengen throws out a loose jab but Gai uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swearengen misses with an uppercut.
Swearengen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Swearengen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gai slips a straight right by Swearengen.
A countering left hand to the body from Gai misses.
Swearengen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gai.
Swearengen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gai ducks under a wild hook from Swearengen.
Gai throws a hook to the side of Swearengen's head but Swearengen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gai misses with a body shot.
Swearengen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gai.
Swearengen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gai manages to avoid it.
Swearengen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Swearengen connects with a right hand. Gai shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swearengen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swearengen.
Swearengen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gai.
A big left from Swearengen misses.
Gai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swearengen. That did some damage!
Gai takes one to the chin there.
Swearengen checks a leg kick.
Gai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swearengen.
Gai misses with a low kick.
Swearengen misses with an uppercut.
Swearengen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swearengen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gai.
Gai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swearengen lands a nice shot to the body.
Gai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Swearengen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gai jabs at Swearengen's body.
Gai lands with a shot to the body.
Swearengen loads up on a big right hand but Gai slips the punch.
Gai throws a jab but it's blocked by Swearengen.
A big left from Swearengen misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nomor Gai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gai staying out of range there.
Swearengen throws a shot from downtown. Gai moves away and avoids it.
Gai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gai connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circling - Swearengen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Swearengen looks to throw the jab but Gai is out of range.
Swearengen lunges at Gai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gai's hand.
Swearengen misses with a looping right.
Swearengen blocks a head kick by Gai.
A quick step to the side and Swearengen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gai throws a sloppy head kick and Swearengen moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swearengen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gai.
Gai looks to land a right hand but Swearengen moved out of range.
Swearengen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swearengen clobbers Gai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Swearengen counter with a right hand.
Gai misses with a double jab.
Swearengen defending well as Gai loads up on a big left hand.
Gai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Swearengen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Swearengen misses with a hook. Gai ducked under it nicely.
Swearengen misses with a hook.
Swearengen avoids the head kick by Gai.
Gai throws an off balance right hand
letting Swearengen counter with a right hand.
Gai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swearengen.
Swearengen throws a body shot but no joy.
Swearengen connects with a nice looking jab.
Gai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Swearengen slips a jab from Gai.
A left lands for Gai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Swearengen blocks the leg kick.
Gai takes a swing at Swearengen's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Swearengen misses.
Swearengen lands a head shot.
Swearengen misses the jab.
Swearengen misses with a body shot
and Gai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gai tries to land a body kick
and Swearengen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Gai misses.
Swearengen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gai scores with a push kick.
Gai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swearengen.
Gai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swearengen. Gai does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Gai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Swearengen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Al Swearengen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swearengen throws a body punch but Gai moves out of range.
Swearengen misses with a straight left.
Swearengen misses with an uppercut.
Swearengen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gai.
An inside leg kick lands from Gai.
Swearengen misses with a left hand
and Gai counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Swearengen misses its intended target.
Gai flicks out a counter leg kick but Swearengen steps away.
A big right from Gai misses.
Swearengen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Swearengen throws a big shot that misses.
Swearengen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gai.
A big left from Swearengen misses.
Gai scores with a jab to the head.
Swearengen throws a lazy uppercut
and Gai counters with a nice uppercut.
Gai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swearengen.
A little jabbing left from Gai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swearengen throws a lazy right hand but Gai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gai missing with a left hand there. Swearengen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gai slips a jab from Swearengen.
Gai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swearengen jabs Gai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swearengen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gai, right into the meat.
Gai staying out of range there.
Swearengen throws an overhand right that lands on Gai's shoulder, as Gai tries to avoid the shot.
Gai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Swearengen with a body shot.
Swearengen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gai - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gai jabs Swearengen right on the nose. Swearengen blinks but takes it well.
Gai moves out of range of the strikes.
Swearengen throws a lazy uppercut
and Gai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nomor Gai.
Well Gai 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nomor Gai!
A very excited looking Nomor Gai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Al Swearengen spoke after the fight, saying 'Pussy got lucky'.
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