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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nomor Gai (ranked 5021 p4p, 2318 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 504 p4p, 263 weight class). Gai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alice Cooper No More Mr. Nice Guy. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Excellent boxer
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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 31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nomor Gai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gai misses with a left hand
and Draven counters with a series of strikes. Gai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Draven looks to land a combination. Gai sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Draven tries to clinch there but Gai circles away.
Gai misses with a low kick.
Draven connects with a body shot.
Draven missing with a left hand there. Gai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gai scores with a decent looking hook.
Draven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven misses with a series of wild punches.
Gai throws a low kick, looking for Draven's leg but Draven calmly moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draven throws a series of punches but Gai avoids them all with ease.
Gai throws a hook but Draven avoids it easily.
Gai throws a chopping leg kick but Draven manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick
and Gai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gai tries to throw a body punch but Draven avoids it by throwing Gai back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Draven blocking some punches.
Gai is leaning against Draven and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Draven dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gai lands a shoulder strike.
Draven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gai misses with a punch on the inside.
Gai throws a head punch that misses.
Draven trying to stall but Gai improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Draven scores with the left hand. Gai knows he should have avoided that one.
Gai avoids the head kick by Draven.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gai swats away the attempt to clinch by Draven.
Draven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gai throws out the jab.
Draven takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Draven moves out of range of the body kick from Gai.
Draven misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Gai misses its target.
Draven shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draven.
Draven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gai moves away.
And Gai counters with a quick kick to the body but Draven blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Draven moves into the clinch.
Draven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draven blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Draven taking a breather.
Draven effectively controlling the action here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Draven - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gai misses with a punch on the inside.
Draven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gai can't find room to land a body shot as Draven controls the action.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gai throws a lazy uppercut
and Gai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Draven.
Draven smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Draven rushes Gai and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gai misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gai.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Draven blocking some punches.
Draven takes a shot to the head.
Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Draven lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gai doesn't seem phased though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gai working aggressively here.
Draven holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Gai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Draven gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gai counters with a nice uppercut.
Eric Draven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draven.
Gai throws a chopping leg kick but Draven manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven throws a big shot that misses.
Draven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Draven takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven blocks a head kick by Gai.
Gai throws a body shot but no joy.
Draven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Draven is trying to maintain a safe position but Gai gets an underhook and turns Draven into the cage.
Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draven throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Draven misses with a body shot.
Draven moves out of range of the leg kick from Gai.
Draven throws a head kick but Gai moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Gai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gai looks to land a left hand but Draven moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Draven.
Gai scores with the left hand. Draven knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven scores with a shot to the body.
Gai swats away the attempt to clinch by Draven.
Draven throws a head kick but Gai moves out of range.
Draven tries to score with a low kick but Gai moves his leg out of the way.
Draven stalks Gai and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gai's face. Gai staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draven has taken the fight to the clinch.
Draven looking to slow down the pace here.
Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gai misses with a hook. Draven ducked under it nicely.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Gai is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gai stuns Draven with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gai looks to land a left hand but Draven moved out of range nicely.
Draven throws the kick towards the body but Gai avoids it.
Draven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Draven missing with a left hand there. Gai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gai throws a poor cross that misses
and Draven counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Draven wants to stall.
Gai has a couple of punches blocked by Draven.
Gai working aggressively here.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draven fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gai misses with a looping left.
Draven throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gai counters with an inside leg kick.
Gai throws a leg kick which misses Draven's front leg but catches the back leg as Draven tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Draven.
Draven throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gai connects with a looping right hand.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Gai misses the target.
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!
Gai looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
Good work by Draven as he checks the leg kick.
Draven tries to counter with a clinch but Gai shakes him off and moves away.
Draven takes the fight into the clinch.
Draven pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gai.
Draven blocks an uppercut.
Gai misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Draven darts in and clinches Gai up against the cage.
Draven displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gai up against the cage.
Gai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Draven.
Gai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Draven pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gai struggles to land a body shot inside as Draven controls his hands.
Draven manages to break the clinch.
Draven is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven slips a straight right by Gai.
Draven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Gai backs off Draven throws a huge counter combo but Gai manages to avoid it all.
Gai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draven.
Draven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gai thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gai misses with a leg kick
and Draven counters with a nice uppercut.
Gai avoids a kick to the body.
Gai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draven.
Draven tries to counter by closing the distance.
Draven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gai.
Gai slips a jab and a cross from Draven.
Draven swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gai scoring well with a low kick there.
Gai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Draven wants to clinch.
Nomor Gai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai throws the left hand but Draven avoids the punch easily.
As Gai backs off Draven throws a huge counter combo but Gai manages to avoid it all.
Gai scores with a body shot.
Eric Draven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Draven clinches.
Gai breaks the clinch.
Gai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Draven does no damage.
Gai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Gai blocks a head kick by Draven.
Gai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gai just misses with a punch to the body.
Draven looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven misses with a hook.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick
and Gai counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Gai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Draven doesn't seem phased though.
Gai swings for the body but Draven moves out of range.
Draven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Draven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Eric Draven is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Draven pressing his opponent against the cage.
Draven doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gai working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draven blocks an uppercut.
Gai swings wildly with an uppercut but Draven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draven slowing the pace effectively.
Draven avoiding damage.
Gai lands a hook that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
Draven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gai throws a punch but it's blocked by Draven.
Draven misses with an elbow over the top.
Gai throws a punch but it's blocked by Draven.
Gai can't break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Gai.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nomor Gai.
I think Draven 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!
Eric Draven decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
In defeat, Nomor Gai stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry Fans About The Lost, Ill Get The Belt Back'.
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