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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Himura Kenshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ephraim Goodweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goodweather is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alkaline Trio - Private Eye. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm
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185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Himura Kenshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ephraim Goodweather!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenshin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenshin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kenshin throws out a powerful jab.
Goodweather doesn't manage to clinch there - Kenshin circles away.
Kenshin takes a swing at Goodweather's ribcage but misses.
Kenshin dips to his left and cracks Goodweather with an uppercut!
Goodweather ducks under a wild hook from Kenshin.
Goodweather takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Goodweather closes the distance and pushes Kenshin back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goodweather creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Goodweather landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kenshin tries to break free but Goodweather pushes him back against the cage.
Goodweather comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Himura Kenshin has been cut.
Goodweather lands a damaging elbow.
Kenshin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kenshin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice elbow from Goodweather.
Kenshin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenshin wants a takedown but no success here.
Goodweather creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kenshin's defenses.
Himura Kenshin's cut is getting worse.
Goodweather gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kenshin looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodweather connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kenshin's face.
Himura Kenshin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kenshin misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kenshin fails to land.
Kenshin goes for a takedown attempt but Goodweather pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kenshin takes a swing at Goodweather's ribcage but misses.
Goodweather has Kenshin up against the cage in a clinch.
Kenshin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Goodweather scores a nice knee to the body.
Goodweather using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kenshin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kenshin misses with some punches.
Kenshin takes an elbow to the temple.
Goodweather is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kenshin is breathing heavily.
Goodweather tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kenshin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Goodweather has him pressed against the cage.
Goodweather lands an elbow inside.
Goodweather lands a knee to the body.
Goodweather lands a nice knee to the body.
Goodweather landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Goodweather gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodweather using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Goodweather scores with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Himura Kenshin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Goodweather unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Goodweather landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Goodweather tries a knee to the head but Kenshin blocks it.
Goodweather unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Goodweather working Kenshin over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goodweather using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kenshin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Goodweather lands an elbow inside that Kenshin shrugs off.
Kenshin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goodweather with a knee to the head.
Goodweather with a knee to the head.
Kenshin wants to break free but Goodweather has control.
Kenshin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Goodweather pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Himura Kenshin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenshin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Goodweather scores a nice knee to the body.
Goodweather lands an elbow that stopped Kenshin in his tracks for a moment.
Goodweather blocking some punches.
Goodweather putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kenshin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Goodweather with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kenshin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kenshin trying to control the position but instead, Goodweather has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kenshin into the cage.
Goodweather with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenshin lands a hook that snaps the head of Goodweather backwards.
Goodweather looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Goodweather.
Kenshin managing to block the knees to the body from Goodweather.
Kenshin is trying to break the clinch but Goodweather is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Kenshin.
With the fighters up against the cage, Goodweather throws an elbow but misses.
Goodweather misses with a knee to the head.
Kenshin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenshin wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Goodweather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kenshin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kenshin throws a head punch that misses.
Goodweather connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kenshin's face.
Kenshin takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Kenshin fails to land.
Goodweather has Kenshin pressed against the cage, preventing Kenshin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kenshin tries to break free but Goodweather pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goodweather.
Kenshin trying to stall but Goodweather improves his position.
Goodweather comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Goodweather lands an elbow that stopped Kenshin in his tracks for a moment.
Kenshin wants to get back to striking at distance but Goodweather won't allow it.
Goodweather using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Goodweather is pressed up against the cage. Kenshin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Goodweather down to the mat. Goodweather avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Goodweather tries to clinch up.
Goodweather fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kenshin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodweather.
Goodweather is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goodweather is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenshin misses with an uppercut. Goodweather saw that one coming.
Goodweather is looking to clinch but Kenshin is avoiding it.
Kenshin takes a swing at Goodweather's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ephraim Goodweather dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Himura Kenshin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kenshin takes a swing at Goodweather's ribcage but misses.
Goodweather keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenshin.
Goodweather doesn't manage to clinch there - Kenshin circles away.
Goodweather takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kenshin misses with a straight left.
Goodweather avoids the body shot from Kenshin.
A jab from Kenshin does it's job there.
Goodweather blocks a jab.
Goodweather fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goodweather closes the distance and clinches.
Goodweather lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kenshin fails to land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goodweather unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kenshin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Goodweather lands an elbow inside.
Goodweather lands an elbow inside.
Goodweather connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kenshin's face.
Kenshin avoiding damage as Goodweather throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Goodweather.
Kenshin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kenshin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kenshin tries to break the clinch but Goodweather is controlling the position.
Kenshin is trying to force a seperation but Goodweather has the dominant position.
Goodweather unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Goodweather.
Goodweather stops a takedown attempt from Kenshin.
Goodweather lands an elbow inside.
Kenshin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Goodweather is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Goodweather gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Goodweather crunches a lovely knee into Kenshin's ribcage.
Goodweather lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Goodweather comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Himura Kenshin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ephraim Goodweather!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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