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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Brennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Kiriaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brennan comes to the cage accompanied by The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
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214 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Brennan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gerald Kiriaki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Kiriaki does no damage.
Kiriaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brennan misses with a combination
and Kiriaki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kiriaki throws a head kick that misses.
Kiriaki connects with a crisp jab.
Kiriaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brennan.
A jab from Kiriaki does it's job there.
Brennan throws a lazy uppercut
and Kiriaki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kiriaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kiriaki clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiriaki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brennan.
Kiriaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiriaki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brennan misses the jab.
Kiriaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kiriaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kiriaki lands with a straight right. Brennan didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brennan loads up on a big right hand but Kiriaki slips the punch.
Brennan throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brennan is breathing heavily.
Kiriaki throws a head kick but Brennan moves out of range.
Kiriaki tries to clinch up but Brennan circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiriaki moves in looking to clinch but Brennan pushes him off.
Kiriaki lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Matt Brennan has been cut.
Kiriaki clinches.
Kiriaki avoiding damage.
Kiriaki manages to break the clinch.
Kiriaki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brennan.
Kiriaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kiriaki misses with a two punch combination.
Kiriaki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Kiriaki.
Kiriaki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brennan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kiriaki misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiriaki works over Brennan's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brennan misses with a hook to the body
and Kiriaki counters by clinching up.
Kiriaki lands a right hand.
Kiriaki breaks from the clinch.
Brennan misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Kiriaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kiriaki cracks a nice hook into Brennan's ribs.
Kiriaki lands a jab-cross combination.
Kiriaki moves into the clinch.
Kiriaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kiriaki stalling against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kiriaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kiriaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kiriaki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kiriaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brennan backwards.
Kiriaki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brennan up against the cage.
Kiriaki pushes Brennan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiriaki breaks from the clinch.
Brennan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kiriaki counters with a good, hard body kick but Brennan shrugs it off.
Kiriaki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brennan, pushing him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Kiriaki to work.
Kiriaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Kiriaki.
Kiriaki manages to break the clinch.
Kiriaki clinches up against the cage.
Kiriaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brennan is keeping busy.
Kiriaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kiriaki looking to stall.
Brennan is looking to break free of the clinch but Kiriaki has double underhooks.
Kiriaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kiriaki taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gerald Kiriaki.
Brennan thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiriaki feints a jab promting Brennan to slip. Kiriaki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brennan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A jab lands there for Kiriaki.
Kiriaki feints a jab promting Brennan to slip. Kiriaki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brennan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Matt Brennan's cut is getting worse.
Brennan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kiriaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab lands there for Kiriaki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Kiriaki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brennan doesn't seem phased though.
Kiriaki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kiriaki is working the combinations to good effect here.
A punch combination from Kiriaki misses.
Kiriaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiriaki works Brennan's body with a nice hook.
Kiriaki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brennan's head.
Kiriaki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brennan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Brennan misses with a takedown
and Kiriaki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kiriaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Kiriaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Brennan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brennan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kiriaki.
Kiriaki thuds a left hand into Brennan's body.
Kiriaki has closed the distance and engaged Brennan in a clinch.
Kiriaki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brennan.
Kiriaki scores with a shot to the side of Brennan's head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kiriaki obliges.
Kiriaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brennan's face.
Brennan tries to pull guard but Kiriaki holds him up against the cage and eventually Brennan drops back down to his feet.
Kiriaki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kiriaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Kiriaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brennan jumps guard but Kiriaki stands there with Brennan around his waist. Brennan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Brennan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiriaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brennan lands with an uppercut that bounces Kiriaki off the cage and back into rage.
Brennan shoots in looking for a takedown but Kiriaki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brennan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kiriaki closes the distance and pushes Brennan back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiriaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brennan tries to score a body lock takedown but Kiriaki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kiriaki.
Brennan letting Kiriaki take a breather here.
Kiriaki is working Brennan over against the cage.
Kiriaki has Brennan pushed against the cage.
Kiriaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kiriaki lands with a slapping head kick.
Brennan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gerald Kiriaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brennan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kiriaki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kiriaki wants to get back to his feet but Brennan drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brennan working away.
Kiriaki wants to get back to his feet but Brennan drags him back down.
Kiriaki is looking to regain half guard here but Brennan keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Brennan working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gerald Kiriaki wasn't active enough on the ground.
Brennan misses with a jab to the body
and Kiriaki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brennan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kiriaki finds it's way round the side to connect with Brennan's head.
Brennan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kiriaki's guard.
Brennan stopping the sweep attempt from Kiriaki.
Kiriaki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brennan defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiriaki pulls Brennan in close to prevent any damage.
Brennan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Kiriaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Brennan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brennan throws a right hand that misses
letting Kiriaki counter with a right hand.
Kiriaki tries to clinch up but Brennan circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiriaki throws a one two combo.
Kiriaki throws a combination that misses
and Brennan counters with a nice body shot.
Brennan throws a poor cross that misses
and Kiriaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiriaki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brennan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Matt Brennan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiriaki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kiriaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Brennan circles away.
Kiriaki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kiriaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kiriaki lands a nice uppercut.
Kiriaki scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brennan tries to break free but Kiriaki pushes him back against the cage.
Kiriaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Kiriaki cracks Brennan with a nice body shot.
Kiriaki scores with a hook to the body.
Kiriaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiriaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brennan can't break the clinch.
Kiriaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kiriaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kiriaki works on Brennan's body with a couple of short punches.
Kiriaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kiriaki throws a combination that misses
and Brennan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiriaki lands a front kick.
Kiriaki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kiriaki scores with a head kick.
Kiriaki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kiriaki throws a nice looking combination but Brennan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiriaki throws a leg kick which misses Brennan's front leg but catches the back leg as Brennan tries to avoid it.
Kiriaki jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kiriaki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brennan misses with an uppercut
and Kiriaki counters with a nice body kick.
Kiriaki tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiriaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brennan. That did some damage!
Brennan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brennan misses with a left hand
and Kiriaki moves into the clinch.
Kiriaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Kiriaki stalls.
Kiriaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiriaki thuds a left hand into Brennan's body.
Kiriaki rushes Brennan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kiriaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Brennan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brennan tries to pull guard but Kiriaki won't allow it.
Kiriaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiriaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brennan's efforts to push away.
Kiriaki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kiriaki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kiriaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiriaki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kiriaki throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Kiriaki misses.
Brennan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiriaki throws an off balance right hand
and Brennan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brennan just misses with a punch to the body.
Brennan has a takedown stuffed.
Brennan misses with a hook
and Kiriaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kiriaki.
Kiriaki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brennan's head.
Kiriaki wants to clinch.
Brennan shoots in for a takedown but Kiriaki shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Brennan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiriaki fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiriaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Brennan circles away.
Kiriaki throws a right hand that misses
so Brennan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kiriaki trying to keep a closed guard but Brennan is proving a slippery customer.
Kiriaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Kiriaki, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiriaki controls Brennan momentarily but Brennan frees himself.
Matt Brennan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gerald Kiriaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gerald Kiriaki.
Brennan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kiriaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Kiriaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kiriaki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Kiriaki!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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