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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bret McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naoki Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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184 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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183 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bret McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoki Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McKenzie misses with a straight right.
Tanaka throws a low kick but it's checked well by McKenzie.
McKenzie misses with an uppercut. Tanaka saw that one coming.
Tanaka throws a leg kick which misses McKenzie's front leg but catches the back leg as McKenzie tries to avoid it.
McKenzie misses with a hook. Tanaka ducked under it nicely.
McKenzie checks the leg kick nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as McKenzie blocks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from McKenzie.
Tanaka clinches with his opponent.
Tanaka tries a knee to the head but McKenzie blocks it.
Tanaka is trying to stall.
McKenzie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanaka lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Bret McKenzie has been cut.
McKenzie lands a body shot in the clinch.
McKenzie can't find room to land a body shot as Tanaka controls the action.
McKenzie misses with a body punch.
Tanaka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKenzie lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from McKenzie.
McKenzie scores with a hook to the body.
Tanaka looks gassed!
McKenzie digs a right hand underneath Tanaka's ribcage. Tanaka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tanaka throws an elbow but misses.
McKenzie tries a body shot but Tanaka blocks it.
Tanaka blocks a body shot from McKenzie.
McKenzie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tanaka's elbow.
McKenzie misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McKenzie blocks an elbow strike from Tanaka.
Good body shot from McKenzie.
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!
McKenzie lands a nice shot to the body.
McKenzie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McKenzie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McKenzie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McKenzie struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanaka controls his hands.
Tanaka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McKenzie avoids it.
McKenzie lands a shot to the body.
Tanaka blocks a body shot from McKenzie.
A right hand to the body from McKenzie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McKenzie scores with a nice hook to the head.
McKenzie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McKenzie lands a body punch.
McKenzie misses with a hook to the ribs.
McKenzie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McKenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McKenzie can't find room to land a body shot as Tanaka controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tanaka throws an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, McKenzie scores with a nice short uppercut.
McKenzie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McKenzie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McKenzie tries to throw a body punch but Tanaka avoids it by throwing McKenzie back against the cage.
McKenzie struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanaka controls his hands.
McKenzie misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tanaka just misses with a elbow thrown towards McKenzie's brow.
Tanaka slows down the pace here.
McKenzie misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie gets through Tanaka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McKenzie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tanaka's elbow.
McKenzie lands an uppercut.
McKenzie avoids the elbow strike from Tanaka, against the cage.
McKenzie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tanaka backwards.
McKenzie tries a body shot but Tanaka blocks it.
McKenzie misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from McKenzie.
A short body shot lands from McKenzie as the two fighters clinch.
McKenzie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a nice shot to the body.
McKenzie is leaning against Tanaka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tanaka prevents a body shot from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, McKenzie scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from McKenzie.
A nice right hand lands inside from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from McKenzie.
McKenzie digs a right hand underneath Tanaka's ribcage. Tanaka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McKenzie lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tanaka to his knees! McKenzie keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bret McKenzie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
81% |
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