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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Luger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle comes to the cage accompanied by Wasted. Luger has chosen Right Here, Right Now - Fatboy Slim as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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284 lbs
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248 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Kyle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shane Luger!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle throws a leg kick
and Luger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Luger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Luger throws a hook but Kyle avoids it easily.
Kyle lands a jab to Luger's midsection.
Luger sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mark Kyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luger was well out of range. Poor timing from Kyle.
Luger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Luger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kyle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luger misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Kyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Luger.
Luger moves out of range as Kyle throws a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kyle.
Luger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kyle.
Kyle slips a straight right by Luger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kyle.
Luger throws a good cross that connects.
Kyle tries a head kick but it misses.
Kyle shoots in for a takedown but Luger shows good takedown defense.
Luger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kyle. That did some damage!
Luger throws a leg kick but Kyle moved away.
Luger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kyle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kyle throws a wild body kick that Luger sees coming a mile off.
Luger misses with a lunging right hand
and Kyle counters with a nice leg kick.
Luger gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kyle to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kyle won't allow Luger to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kyle is fighting to break Luger's control of his arms but Luger is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Luger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kyle is looking to work some ground and pound but Luger has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luger wants to get back to his feet but Kyle passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kyle lands a nice short elbow.
Kyle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Luger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kyle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kyle throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle postures up.
Kyle preventing the sweep.
Kyle advances position into side control!
Kyle misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kyle working the head and body with strikes.
Kyle tries to move to full mount but Luger actually manages to regain half guard.
Luger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle prevents Luger from standing back up.
Kyle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kyle throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Luger to regain full guard.
Kyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kyle prevents Luger from getting back to his feet.
Kyle postures up in Luger's guard and throws a big left but Luger blocks it.
Kyle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Luger's head.
Luger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luger is trying to control the position but Kyle postures up.
Luger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kyle.
Luger is trying to control the position but Kyle postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kyle dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Luger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kyle.
Luger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Luger.
Luger misses with a right hand
and Kyle counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Shane Luger has been cut.
A good leg kick by Luger.
Kyle walks into a stiff left hand from Luger.
Kyle throws a lazy right hand but Luger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luger throws a front kick that sends Kyle stumbling back into the cage.
Kyle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luger can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luger cracks Kyle with an open hand slap.
Kyle misses with a low kick.
Luger connects with a jab.
Kyle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Luger lands a nice hook to Kyle's body. Kyle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Luger, as that shot connected.
Shane Luger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luger.
Luger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Luger avoids the body shot from Kyle.
Luger connects with a crisp jab.
Kyle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Luger finds it's way round the side to connect with Kyle's head.
Kyle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Luger misses.
Nice body kick there by Luger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luger moves away.
Luger lunges at Kyle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kyle's hand.
Kyle misses with a leg kick
and Luger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Luger lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle moves forwards but Luger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kyle misses with a hook. Luger ducked under it nicely.
Kyle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luger to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice cross by Luger.
Kyle throws a front kick aimed at Luger's knee but Luger avoids it well.
Kyle misses with a kick to the body.
Luger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kyle.
Kyle misses with an uppercut.
Kyle throws a lazy body kick
and Luger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kyle tries to move into range but Luger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kyle is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Luger's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kyle motions for Luger to come forward. Kyle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kyle staying out of range there.
Kyle throws a big shot that misses.
Luger misses with a looping right.
Shane Luger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Luger.
Kyle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kyle misses with a body shot
and Kyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kyle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Luger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kyle throws a sloppy head kick and Luger moves out of range easily.
Kyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luger is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Luger throws a front kick aimed at Kyle's knee but Kyle avoids it well.
Kyle connects with a jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Luger. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Luger missing with a left hand there. Kyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Luger slips a jab from Kyle.
Kyle throws out a loose jab but Luger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luger misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle is looking to score with low kicks.
Kyle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheers as Luger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kyle doesn't seem phased though.
Crunch! Kyle slams his shin into Luger's torso.
Luger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kyle's hands.
Kyle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luger.
Kyle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Kyle walks into a straight right hand from Luger.
Kyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luger scores with a kick to the midsection.
Luger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kyle's head backwards.
Luger throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Luger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shane Luger's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Luger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kyle.
Kyle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Luger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luger.
Luger misses with a looping left.
Kyle throws a nice head kick!
Luger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Luger slips under a jab.
Luger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Luger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kyle.
Kyle walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kyle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kyle ducks under a wild hook from Luger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kyle.
Kyle throws a leg kick but Luger checks it.
Luger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kyle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Luger lands with an overhand left.
Kyle blocks the body kick.
Luger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kyle throws a head kick that misses
and Luger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kyle throws a lazy body kick
and Luger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kyle's head.
Kyle jabs Luger right on the nose. Luger blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Kyle.
Kyle misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Luger checks it well.
Kyle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luger can pounce on him.
Luger checks the leg kick.
Kyle misses with a hook
and Luger counters with a nice body kick.
Luger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kyle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luger ducks under a wild hook from Kyle.
Kyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kyle tries a head kick but it misses.
Kyle takes one on the button.
Luger pushes Kyle away with a front kick.
A lazy left from Luger finds it's target.
Kyle drops his hands momentarily and Luger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luger.
Luger scores with a leg kick.
Luger feints and then cracks Kyle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kyle down.
Kyle throws a low kick but it's checked well by Luger.
Kyle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kyle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Luger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kyles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Luger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luger with a hook.
Luger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kyle misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luger looks to score with a jab to the body but Kyle is just out of range.
Luger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kyle.
The crowd cheers as Luger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kyle doesn't seem phased though.
Kyle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kyle tries a head kick but it misses.
Kyle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Luger connects with an inside leg kick.
Kyle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Luger finds it's way round the side to connect with Kyle's head.
Luger cracks Kyle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Luger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good leg kick by Luger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kyle's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Luger really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Luger's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Luger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Luger lands the left hand.
Luger misses with a straight right.
Luger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kyle doesn't seem bothered though.
That kick from Luger tenderised Kyle's leg. Kyle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Luger drops his hands momentarily and Kyle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kyle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Luger as he avoids it easily.
Luger throws a leg kick which misses Kyle's front leg but catches the back leg as Kyle tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyle wants to land a leg kick but Luger is out of range.
Kyle will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Luger is looking to slow Kyle down with leg kicks.
Luger with a jab.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Luger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Luger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kyle throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luger cracks Kyle with a good jab.
Luger scores with a sloppy right hand. Kyle should have avoided that one.
Luger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kyle's calf.
Kyle throws a right hand that misses
and Luger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Luger. That snapped Kyle's head back.
Luger connects with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Luger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kyle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Luger throws a shot to the body.
Kyle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luger with a jab.
Luger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kyle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Luger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle throws a body punch but Luger moves out of range.
Luger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Luger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Luger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kyle checks a leg kick.
Luger lands a nice looking body kick.
Luger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kyle.
Luger jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kyle throws a head kick but Luger moves out of range.
Luger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kyle misses the shot to the body.
Luger throws a jab but it's blocked by Kyle.
Kyle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luger to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger connects with a crisp jab.
Kyle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kyle connects with a jab.
Luger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kyle.
Kyle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luger.
Luger moves out of range of the strikes.
Luger scores with a punch to the head.
Kyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luger.
Kyle fails with the takedown.
Luger dodges the punch combination from Kyle.
Luger throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Luger finds it's way round the side to connect with Kyle's head.
Kyle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luger connects with a crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luger.
The fighters circle momentarily. Luger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A solid body kick from Kyle.
Luger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kyle. Kyle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kyle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kyle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kyle counters with an outside leg kick.
Kyle throws a leg kick but Luger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kyle wants to land a leg kick but Luger is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Luger dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Shane Luger's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kyle misses with a low kick.
Kyle throws a right hand that misses
and Luger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luger tests Kyle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kyle fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Luger to the ground. Kyle is now in Luger's guard.
Luger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Luger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kyle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Luger seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kyle tries to free his leg and advance position but Luger is retaining full guard.
Luger controls Kyle momentarily but Kyle frees himself.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kyle postures up and lands a big shot to Luger's brow.
Kyle throwing strikes from guard but Luger blocks nicely.
Kyle looking to pass the guard.
Luger looking for a sweep. Not yet Luger, not yet.
Kyle wants to pass the guard but Luger is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle with a nice head shot there.
Kyle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kyle scoring with some ground and pound.
Kyle throwing strikes but missing.
Kyle throws a big elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luger wants to stand but Kyle is controlling the position.
Kyle looking to pass the guard.
Luger has his feet on Kyle's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kyle throws a low kick, looking for Luger's leg but Luger calmly moves out of range.
Luger avoids a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Kyle - just one landing.
Luger is looking to slow Kyle down with leg kicks.
Luger throws a big shot that misses.
Luger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kyle counters with a straight right hand.
Kyle misses with a kick to the body.
A big right from Luger misses.
The crowd cheers as Luger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kyle doesn't seem phased though.
Luger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shane Luger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kyle misses with a wild body shot.
Mark Kyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kyle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Luger staying out of range there.
Kyle walks into a straight right hand from Luger.
Luger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luger scores with a nice head shot.
Luger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyle.
Luger avoids the head kick by Kyle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Kyle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Luger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 47:48
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Luger!
Shane Luger is the new heavyweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Shane Luger made sure he mentioned TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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