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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Houston Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaiser Korga (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 Kaiser Korga was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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177 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Houston Warren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaiser Korga!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Steve Erwin and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korga closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Warren's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Korga wants to control from the top but Warren keeps moving.
Korga won't allow Warren to sweep him here.
Warren trying to keep a closed guard but Korga is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Houston Warren.
Korga moves into the clinch.
Warren drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Warren is trying to break the clinch but Korga is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Korga.
Korga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Korga fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren tries to clinch up but Korga circles away and keeps his distance.
Warren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Korga closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Warren's guard.
Warren looking to control.
Warren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Korga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Warren seems keen to control Korga's posture.
Korga preventing the sweep.
Korga wants to stand but Warren has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Warren trying to keep a closed guard but Korga is proving a slippery customer.
Korga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Korga!
Korga gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korga is refusing to be controlled, as Warren sits in half guard.
Warren working Korga over with strikes.
Warren winds up and cracks Korga with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Korga is doing well to control the position and prevent Warren from advancing to side control.
Korga trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren throwing shots but Korga is blocking nicely.
Korga trying to control here.
Korga controlling the position well.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kaiser Korga wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Korga as Warren shoots in.
Korga gets the takedown into side control.
Korga is working Warren over with some ground and pound from side control.
Korga looks winded!
Warren tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Korga wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korga working the ground and pound but Warren is defending the strikes.
Warren is trying to improve his position.
Korga gets to mount! Warren was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warren tries to hold on but Korga postures up.
Warren avoids a series of strikes thrown by Korga.
Korga throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korga tries to control but Warren wriggling away.
Warren might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Warren is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiser Korga dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Korga tries to clinch there but Warren circles away.
Warren shoots in for a takedown but Korga shows good takedown defense.
Korga tries to close the distance and clinch but Warren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Korga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Korga.
Korga lands a takedown into guard.
Korga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Korga stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Korga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Warren tries to bum rush Korga with a series of wild strikes but Korga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Warren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Korga.
Korga is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korga has knee on belly momentarily but Warren bucks him off and regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren trying to control here.
Korga wants to take a breather but Warren is having none of it.
Korga tries to pass to full mount but Warren defends it.
Warren is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warren blocking the ground and pound attempt from Korga.
Korga prevents Warren from improving his position.
Warren trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korga is trying to control. Warren wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Warren shoots in looking for a takedown. Korga tries to sprawl out of it but Warren keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Korga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Korga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Warren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Korga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Korga looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Korga decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Houston Warren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Korga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Korga doesn't manage to clinch there - Warren circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Korga throws a head kick but Warren moves out of range.
Warren gets tackled into the cage by Korga. Korga maintains the clinch.
Warren tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Korga avoids it.
Warren has Korga pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Warren pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Korga tumbling to the mat - Warren dives into Korga's guard.
Warren throws a big right hand that misses.
Korga is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Warren is aware though and is defending well.
Warren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Korga is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korga trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Korga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Korga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Warren can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Warren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warren is looking to work some ground and pound but Korga has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiser Korga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Warren takes a kick to the side of the head.
Warren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Korga looks to land a combination. Warren sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Warren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Warren shoots in but Korga avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Korga drives through with a takedown into Warren's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Warren doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Korga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Korga throws a big elbow that misses.
Warren tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Warren is working hard here to advance position.
Korga trying to control the position from guard on top but Warren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Warren looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Korga won't allow Warren to sweep him here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Warren looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Warren misses with a series of wild punches.
Warren clinches with his opponent.
Korga gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Warren regains guard.
Korga stopping the sweep attempt from Warren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Korga throwing strikes but missing.
Warren avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Korga controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kaiser Korga wasn't active enough on the ground.
Warren doesn't manage to clinch there - Korga circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Korga is looking to clinch but Warren is avoiding it.
Korga throws a sloppy head kick and Warren moves out of range easily.
Korga shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Korga showed some decent athleticism there.
Warren tries to get to full guard but Korga has control of the leg.
Warren is trying to maintain the position but Korga is very close to passing his half guard.
Korga throwing shots but Warren is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Warren defending well though.
Kaiser Korga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Korga is controlling the pace.
Kaiser Korga has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Warren enables Korga to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Warren manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korga stopping the sweep attempt from Warren.
Korga controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaiser Korga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Korga has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaiser Korga!
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