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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Storey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kensei Samurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kensei Samurai was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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189 cm
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210 lbs
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190 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Storey! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kensei Samurai! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sloppy strikes from Samurai. Those never looked like landing. Samurai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Samurai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Samurai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Storey scores with a shot to the body.
Samurai misses with a double jab.
Samurai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Samurai, right into the meat.
Storey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Samurai slips under a jab. Storey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Samurai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Samurai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Good exchange - Storey coming out on top. Samurai throws a head kick that misses. Storey avoids the head kick by Samurai.
Kensei Samurai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Samurai looks winded! Samurai scores with a head kick. Storey tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A punch combination from Samurai misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Storey scores with a jab to the body. Storey lands a jab-cross combination. Storey dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Storey works Samurai's body with a nice hook. Storey connects with a single shot there. Samurai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Storey lands a nice looking body shot.
Samurai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Samurai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Storey scores with a shot to the body.
Storey looks to land a body kick but Samurai moved away. Storey throws a leg kick but Samurai sees it coming and checks it nicely. Storey lands with a shot to the body. Samurai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Storey lands a really nice looking cross but Samurai seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Storey lands a right hook to the body.
Storey scores with the left hand. Samurai knows he should have avoided that one. Storey thuds his right hand into Samurai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Storey misses with a few strikes there.
Storey throws a right and a left that both miss. Storey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Samurai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Storey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Samurai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Samurai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Storey tests Samurai's chin there with a solid looking shot. Storey throws a nice looking combination but Samurai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Storey works the jab nicely. Samurai throws a head kick but Storey moves out of range.
Storey lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Samurai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Samurai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Storey to score with a decent uppercut. Storey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Samurai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Storey connects with a looping right hand.
Storey scores with a punch to the head. Nice shot by Storey. Storey swats away the attempt to clinch by Samurai. Nice cross by Storey. Samurai ducks right into an uppercut from Storey. Storey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Storey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Samurai takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Storey connects with a body shot that sends Samurai's belly button to the back. Storey is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Samurai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Storey digs a good body shot into Samurai's ribs. Samurai misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick lands from Storey. Storey connects with a body shot. Samurai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. This has been an exciting period of action! Storey connects with a body shot that sends Samurai's belly button to the back. Samurai tries to clinch there but Storey circles away.
Samurai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Samurai there as he acknowledges the shot. Storey looks to land a combination but Samurai avoids it well. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! No joy there for Storey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Storey scores with a leg kick.
Storey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Storey dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Samurai throws a sloppy head kick and Storey moves out of range easily. Storey throws a leg kick but Samurai moved away. Storey throws a leg kick but Samurai sees it coming and checks it nicely. Storey blocks a head kick by Samurai.
Samurai misses with a double jab
and Storey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Storey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Derek Storey is winning the standup battle so far. Nice body punch from Storey. Storey cracks Samurai with an open hand slap. Samurai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Storey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Storey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Samurai in his tracks. Samurai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Storey swinging wildly here.
Samurai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round. Storey looks to land a left hand but Samurai moved out of range nicely. Samurai is breathing heavily. Samurai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Storey lands a nice shot to the body.
Samurai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Storey paws at him with a jab and circles away. Samurai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Samurai tries to close the distance and clinch but Storey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Samurai tries to clinch up but Storey circles away and keeps his distance. Storey looks to score with a jab to the body but Samurai is just out of range. Storey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Storey throws a shot to the body.
Samurai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Samurai there as he acknowledges the shot. Storey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Storey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samurai.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Storey connects with a crisp jab. A good leg kick by Samurai. A thudding body kick lands there by Samurai!
Storey takes a swing at Samurai's ribcage but misses. Storey scores with a jab to the head.
Samurai swings away with a leg kick that misses. Storey avoids the head kick by Samurai.
Samurai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Storey stalks Samurai and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Samurai's face. Samurai staggers backwards, shaken. Storey just misses with a punch to the body.
Storey scores with a nice head shot. Samurai takes a shot right to the bread basket. Samurai tries to clinch up but Storey circles away and keeps his distance. Storey avoids the head kick by Samurai.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Storey looks to land a combination but Samurai avoids it well. Samurai needs to keep his hands up - Storey had a free shot at his head there. Storey wants to land a leg kick but Samurai is out of range. Samurai on the wrong end of a nice jab. Storey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Samurai tries to clinch up but Storey circles away and keeps his distance. Storey throws a shot to the body.
Storey misses with a wild body shot. Storey lands a nice hook to Samurai's body. Samurai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Storey cracks a nice hook into Samurai's ribs. Samurai tries to clinch up but Storey circles away and keeps his distance. Samurai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Storey jabs Samurai right on the nose. Samurai blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Samurai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Samurai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Storey dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Storey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Samurai. Storey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Samurai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Samurai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Storey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Samurai at a distance.
Samurai throws a right and a left that both miss. Storey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samurai was well out of range. Poor timing from Storey. Samurai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Storey lands a glancing blow to the side of Samurai's head. Kensei Samurai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Storey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Storey slips under a jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Storey dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Storey throws out a powerful jab. Storey catches Samurai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Samurai plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Samurai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Storey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Samurai is keeping busy. Storey misses with some punches.
Samurai manages to break the clinch.
Storey scores with a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Storey scores with a four punch combination! Storey digs a good body shot into Samurai's ribs. Samurai wants to slow Storey down by chopping away at his legs. Storey scores with a jab. Samurai acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Samurai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Samurai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Storey works Samurai's body with a nice hook. Storey lands with a good body shot. Storey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Storey swings for the body but Samurai moves out of range.
Storey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Storey tests Samurai's chin there with a solid looking shot. Storey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Storey tests Samurai's chin there with a solid looking shot. Samurai tries a head kick but it misses.
Samurai moves in looking to clinch but Storey pushes him off. Storey lands with an uppercut that bounces Samurai off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Storey connects with the punch. Samurai avoids the body shot from Storey.
Storey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Samurai is able to avoid easily. Storey scores with a jab. Samurai acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Storey dodges the punch combination from Samurai.
Storey takes a swing at Samurai's ribcage but misses. Storey misses with a leg kick. Samurai doesn't manage to clinch there - Storey circles away.
Storey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Samurai moves in looking to clinch but Storey pushes him off. Storey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Storey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. 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! Storey tries a low kick but Samurai avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Storey shoots in looking for a takedown but Samurai manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Storey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Samurai takes one to the chin there. Samurai avoids the body shot from Storey.
Samurai throws a leg kick which misses Storey's front leg but catches the back leg as Storey tries to avoid it. Storey connects with a nice looking jab.
Samurai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Kensei Samurai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Samurai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Samurai tries to land a front kick but Storey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Samurai throws a series of punches but Storey moves out of range. Storey punishes Samurai's body with a nice straight punch. Samurai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Storey finds it's way round the side to connect with Samurai's head. Storey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Storey lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Storey with a hook. Storey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Storey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Samurai walks into a left hand. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Storey. Storey cracks Samurai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Samurai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Storey scores with a sloppy right hand. Samurai should have avoided that one. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Storey jabs Samurai right on the nose. Samurai blinks but takes it well. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Storey ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Samurai is looking to clinch. Storey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Samurai. Samurai circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Derek Storey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Storey lands a nice shot that snaps Samurai's head back.
And that's the end of the fight! Derek Storey showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Storey, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27 Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27 Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Storey!
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energy
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RATING
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