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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Drax (ranked 1988 p4p, 1927 weight class) and Kuuyo Ueda (ranked 101 p4p, 98 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 cm 19 323 3 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm 21 270 4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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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 super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Drax! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kuuyo Ueda! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ueda wants to clinch and Drax counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Ueda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drax looks to score with a jab to the body but Ueda is just out of range. Ueda closes the distance and clinches. Ueda scores a nice knee to the body.
Drax is breathing heavily. Ueda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Ueda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Ueda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
I was talking to Drax's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Ueda lands a knee to the body.
Ueda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Ueda lands a good knee to the midsection. Drax won't want to take too many of those. Ueda unloads a knee to the mid-section. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Drax takes a knee to the side of the body. Ueda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ueda crunches a lovely knee into Drax's ribcage. Ueda is leaning against Drax and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Ueda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drax in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ueda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Max Drax has been cut. Ueda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Ueda told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight. Knees to the body from Ueda.
Ueda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Ueda lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Ueda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drax in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Ueda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ueda lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ueda.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A body shot lands from Ueda.
Drax takes a knee to the side of the body. Ueda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drax's face.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ueda. Drax takes an elbow to the forehead. Ueda looking to throw knees to the head but Drax is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Ueda.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ueda. Nice body punch from Ueda.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ueda misses with a knee strike.
Ueda misses with a knee to the head. Knees in the clinch landing for Ueda.
Ueda connects with a knee to the head.
Ueda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drax's face.
Drax is rocked! Ueda has Drax pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Drax is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Ueda - that's hurt Drax badly! Oh, another knee lands and Drax is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Drax doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Kuuyo Ueda! Kuuyo Ueda took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Kore Fight Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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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
76% |
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