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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mert Kurtt (ranked 3559 p4p, 4082 weight class) and Uegaki Reijiro (ranked 403 p4p, 456 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Mert Kurtt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uegaki Reijiro!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reijiro looks to land a right hand but Kurtt moved out of range.
Reijiro throws out a loose jab but Kurtt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reijiro slaps away a takedown attempt from Kurtt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reijiro dodges the punch combination from Kurtt.
Reijiro misses with a looping left.
Reijiro scores with a hook to the body. Kurtt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reijiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kurtt counters with a right hand to the body.
Kurtt shoots in but Reijiro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Reijiro misses.
Reijiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kurtt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reijiro scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Reijiro.
Reijiro throws a hook to the side of Kurtt's head but Kurtt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kurtt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kurtt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kurtt doesn't manage to clinch there - Reijiro circles away.
A punch combination from Reijiro misses.
Kurtt has managed to clinch.
Reijiro lands with a light punch inside.
Reijiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kurtt being controlled against the cage.
Kurtt is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mert Kurtt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reijiro working aggressively here.
Kurtt being controlled against the cage.
Reijiro breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reijiro takes a swing at Kurtt's ribcage but misses.
Kurtt tries to clinch but Reijiro moves out of range.
Reijiro misses with a hook.
Kurtt gets tackled into the cage by Reijiro. Reijiro maintains the clinch.
Come on Reijiro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reijiro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kurtt backwards.
Kurtt blocks an uppercut.
Reijiro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kurtt.
Kurtt tries to stall but Reijiro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reijiro working aggressively here.
Reijiro taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtt wants a takedown but no success here.
Kurtt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kurtt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Kurtt.
Reijiro throws a hook but Kurtt blocks it.
Reijiro jabs Kurtt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Uegaki Reijiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kurtt moves in looking to clinch but Reijiro pushes him off.
Kurtt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reijiro has closed the distance and engaged Kurtt in a clinch.
Reijiro stalling the fight.
Reijiro misses with a body punch.
Kurtt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kurtt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reijiro avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtt fails to pull guard.
Reijiro has had enough of the clinch but Kurtt keeps him there for the moment.
A bit of stalling here from Reijiro.
Reijiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Reijiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reijiro.
I was talking to Kurtt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Reijiro is stalling here.
Kurtt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been informed that Reijiro has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reijiro catches Kurtt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice shot lands for Kurtt.
Reijiro just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Kurtt misses.
Kurtt misses with a takedown
enabling Reijiro to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uegaki Reijiro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kurtt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kurtt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reijiro throws a shot from downtown. Kurtt moves away and avoids it.
Reijiro checks a leg kick.
Reijiro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kurtts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Uegaki Reijiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reijiro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reijiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reijiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reijiro lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reijiro tries to clinch but Kurtt moves out of range.
Reijiro works Kurtt's body with a nice hook.
Reijiro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kurtt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reijiro tries to avoid it but Kurtt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reijiro to the ground. Reijiro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Reijiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reijiro lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Kurtt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Reijiro misses.
The fighters circling - Reijiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reijiro has closed the distance and engaged Kurtt in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kurtt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reijiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kurtt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reijiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reijiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reijiro stalling against the cage.
Reijiro lands with a light punch inside.
Reijiro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kurtt looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Reijiro.
Reijiro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kurtt up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Reijiro.
The crowd are getting on Reijiro's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Reijiro scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurtt wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mert Kurtt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reijiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kurtt backwards.
Reijiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reijiro blocks a head kick by Kurtt.
Reijiro missing with a left hand there. Kurtt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurtt throws a leg kick but Reijiro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reijiro lands a really nice looking cross but Kurtt seems unphased.
Reijiro stuffs the takedown attempt from Kurtt. Kurtt gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reijiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurtt manages to avoid it.
Reijiro clinches with his opponent.
Kurtt breaks the clinch.
Kurtt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kurtt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reijiro.
Reijiro takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Reijiro to work.
Reijiro cracks Kurtt with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Reijiro.
Kurtt fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reijiro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kurtt letting Reijiro take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reijiro is leaning against Kurtt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reijiro gets through Kurtt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reijiro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kurtt is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reijiro to keep the fight standing.
Kurtt takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reijiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reijiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uegaki Reijiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reijiro taking a breather.
Kurtt tries to land knees in the clinch but Reijiro avoids the damage to the body.
Reijiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A bit of stalling here from Reijiro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uegaki Reijiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kurtt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kurtt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reijiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reijiro! But no joy.
Mert Kurtt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reijiro punishes Kurtt's body with a nice straight punch.
Reijiro scores with a nice right hand.
Reijiro cracks Kurtt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reijiro checks a leg kick nicely.
As Kurtt backs off Reijiro throws a huge counter combo but Kurtt manages to avoid it all.
Kurtt misses with a head kick.
Kurtt slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurtt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reijiro defends it nicely.
Reijiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Kurtt tries to clinch up but Reijiro circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijiro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Reijiro as he connects with a hook.
Reijiro is looking to clinch.
Kurtt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Reijiro misses the target.
Reijiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kurtt ducks under a wild hook from Reijiro.
Kurtt ducks under a wild hook from Reijiro.
Kurtt fails with a takedown attempt.
Reijiro loads up on a big right hand but Kurtt slips the punch.
Kurtt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reijiro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kurtt in his tracks.
Kurtt swats away the attempt to clinch by Reijiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtt throws a combination that misses
and Reijiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kurtt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mert Kurtt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reijiro lands with a shot to the body.
Reijiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reijiro keeps the fight on the outside.
Reijiro lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Reijiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reijiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kurtt dives in and grabs Reijiro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reijiro pushes down on Kurtt's head and hops out.
A little jabbing left from Reijiro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reijiro cracks Kurtt with a good jab.
Kurtt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reijiro.
Kurtt is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Reijiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kurtt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Kurtt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Reijiro misses its intended target.
Reijiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reijiro lands a right hook to the body.
Reijiro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reijiro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kurtt.
Kurtt avoids the body shot from Reijiro.
Uegaki Reijiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reijiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reijiro missing with a left hand there. Kurtt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurtt looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Reijiro throws a jab when Kurtt was well out of range.
Kurtt avoids the body shot from Reijiro.
Kurtt half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reijiro swings for the body but Kurtt moves out of range.
Kurtt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reijiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reijiro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kurtt, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Reijiro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kurtt up against the cage.
Uegaki Reijiro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reijiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reijiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kurtts head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uegaki Reijiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reijiro 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uegaki Reijiro!
A very excited looking Uegaki Reijiro 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.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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