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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Hodges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshihiro Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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157 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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157 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerald Hodges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toshihiro Kai!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Kai.
Hodges misses with a body shot
and Kai counters with a good, hard body kick but Hodges shrugs it off.
Hodges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hodges on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Toshihiro Kai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hodges lands a slapping body shot.
Hodges bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hodges walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kai throws an off balance right hand
and Hodges counters with an inside leg kick.
Hodges scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hodges throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hodges fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kai manages to avoid it.
Kai connects with a right hand. Hodges shakes it off.
A slow jab from Kai misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodges swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kai makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hodges really felt that one!
Kai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hodges makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hodges throws a body kick the misses
and Hodges takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hodges counters with an inside leg kick.
Kai misses with a right hand
and Hodges counters with an outside leg kick.
Hodges throws a low kick but Kai avoids it.
Kai tries to close the distance and clinch but Hodges swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kai is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kai lands a nice looking body shot.
Kai misses with a body shot
and Hodges counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kai is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kai pushes Hodges up against the cage in a clinch.
Kai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hodges backwards.
Kai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hodges's efforts to push away.
Kai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kai misses with a punch to the body.
Kai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hodges breaks the clinch.
Kai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick from Hodges is predictable there
and Kai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kai throws the left hand but Hodges avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai scores with a decent looking hook.
Hodges circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hodges counters with a nice body kick.
Hodges swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hodges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kai digs a good body shot into Hodges's ribs.
Hodges misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Hodges misses
and Kai counters with a good low kick that Hodges was not able to check.
A swing and a miss from Kai.
Hodges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kai.
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.
Hodges gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kai.
Hodges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kai throws out the jab.
Hodges throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hodges.
Nice body kick from Hodges.
Kai looks to land a right hand but Hodges moved out of range.
Kai throws an overhand right that lands on Hodges's shoulder, as Hodges tries to avoid the shot.
Kai tries to clinch but Hodges moves away
and Hodges counters with a body kick that stops Kai in his tracks momentarily.
Kai thows a body shot but no joy.
Hodges tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kai misses with a jab to the body
and Hodges counters with a good low kick that Kai was not able to check.
Kai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gerald Hodges will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice cross by Kai.
Hodges looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hodges throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hodges gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kai counters with a right hand to the body.
Hodges thumps Kai with a low kick.
Kai scores with a jab.
Hodges comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kai throws a looping overhand right but Hodges ducks down to avoid it.
Hodges feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kai's calf.
Kai blocks the body kick.
Kai throws a leg kick
and Hodges counters with a low kick, right behind Kai 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hodges.
Kai cracks Hodges with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kai missing with a left hand there. Hodges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hodges takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kai throws a good cross that connects.
Kai tries to clinch but Hodges moves away
and Hodges makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hodges on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hodges slips a jab from Kai.
Hodges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hodges throws out a leg kick but Kai moves out of range and Hodges only half commits.
Kai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kai has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kai gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hodges counters with an outside leg kick.
Kai moves into the clinch successfully.
Hodges breaks the clinch.
Kai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hodges makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kai misses with a lunging right hand
and Hodges counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good exchange - Kai coming out on top.
Kai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hodges counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hodges walks into a straight right hand from Kai.
Kai misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai misses with a combination
and Hodges counters with an inside leg kick.
Hodges throws a lazy uppercut
and Kai counters with a nice uppercut.
Kai takes a swing at Hodges's ribcage but misses.
Hodges is looking to wear down Kai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kai scores with a jab to the body.
Gerald Hodges is winning the standup battle so far.
A left lands for Kai.
Kai throws an off balance right hand
and Hodges counters with a leg kick.
Hodges finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Donk. Kai catches Hodges right on the button with a cross.
Hodges throws a leg kick that misses.
Kai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hodges manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai tries to clinch but Hodges is having none of it.
Hodges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kai.
Kai wants to clinch.
Kai lands a jab.
Hodges looks for the body kick but Kai saw that one coming.
Kai swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hodges makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hodges scoring well with a low kick there.
Hodges thows a leg kick but Kai checks it
and Kai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hodges swings widly with a right hand
and Kai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gerald Hodges will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kai misses with a straight left.
Kai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hodges was well out of range. Poor timing from Kai.
Hodges connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kai wants to clinch but Hodges slips to the side
and Hodges counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kai works Hodges's body with a nice hook.
Kai fakes the leg kick and cracks Hodges in the body.
Hodges throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hodges looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hodges walks into a jab.
A lazy body kick from Hodges
and Kai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kai blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai misses with a double jab
and Hodges counters with a thumping low kick.
Kai throws a right hand that misses
and Hodges counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kai throws a hook to the side of Hodges's head but Hodges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hodges avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kai scores with a jab.
Kai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hodges counters with an inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Kai.
Hodges steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kai misses with a body shot
and Hodges counters with a low kick, right behind Kai 's knee.
Hodges with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hodges was well out of range. Poor timing from Kai.
Hodges scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kai checks a low kick from Hodges.
Toshihiro Kai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hodges misses with a leg kick
and Kai counters with a nice body shot.
Kai stuns Hodges with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kai checks a leg kick nicely.
Kai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hodgess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gerald Hodges is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slow jab from Kai misses its intended target.
Hodges fakes the leg kick and cracks Kai in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hodges stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kai misses with a right hand
and Hodges counters with a leg kick.
Kai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hodges throws out a leg kick but Kai moves out of range and Hodges only half commits.
Kai lands with a shot to the body.
Hodges looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hodges walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hodges manages to avoid it.
Kai throws a jab but it's blocked by Hodges.
A good leg kick by Hodges.
Kai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodges misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hodges.
Hodges misses with a series of wild punches.
Hodges dodges the punch combination from Kai.
Kai misses the shot to the body.
Kai throws a lazy uppercut
and Hodges counters with a solid body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hodges. Kai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hodges looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hodges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Hodges showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hodges, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gerald Hodges!
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FIGHT
RATING
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