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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Geramy King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Shervan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geramy King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raphael Shervan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shervan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shervan scores with a three punch combo!
Shervan tries to work over King's front leg with a kick but King checks it.
Geramy King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shervan scores with a punch to the head.
Shervan throws a leg kick
and King counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by King.
King breaks the clinch.
Shervan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shervan counters with a straight right hand.
King moves in looking to clinch but Shervan pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by King.
Shervan misses with a leg kick
and King counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by King.
Shervan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shervan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shervan is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
Shervan avoids the elbow strike from King, against the cage.
Shervan effectively controlling the action here.
King is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shervan is defending well.
Shervan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Shervan tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shervan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geramy King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shervan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shervan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shervan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of King's head.
Shervan lands with a nice body punch.
King on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
King fails to land the takedown.
Shervan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
King gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
King tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shervan is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King wants to clinch
and Shervan counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shervan works the jab nicely.
Shervan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shervan misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from King.
Shervan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shervan throws a leg kick but King checks it.
The fighters circling - Shervan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King shoots in and drives through. Shervan sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shervan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch combination from Shervan misses.
Shervan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shervan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shervan avoids it really well and circles away.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shervan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Shervan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shervan scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
Shervan misses with an uppercut.
Shervan looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King rushes Shervan and presses him up against the cage.
King is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shervan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
King lands a body shot in the clinch.
King goes for a takedown attempt but Shervan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
King goes for a double leg but Shervan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shervan continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geramy King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shervan wants to break free but King has control.
King fails to pull the fight into his guard.
King has Shervan pressed against the cage, preventing Shervan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shervan's efforts to push away.
King is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shervan is defending well.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King shoots in for a double leg but Shervan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shervan!
Shervan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Shervan.
Shervan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Shervan. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shervan is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Shervan circles away and we're back to standing.
Shervan cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shervan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shervan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shervan wants it to stay on the feet.
King takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shervan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shervan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shervan as he jumps to the side.
King moves out of range as Shervan throws a body kick.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shervan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shervan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shervan.
King slips under a jab.
Shervan is looking to score with low kicks.
Shervan misses with the combination.
King closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
King drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Shervan trying to stand up but can't free himself from King's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Shervan is proving a slippery customer.
Shervan trying to stand up but can't free himself from King's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King looking for a guillotine here but Shervan defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shervan trying to stand up but can't free himself from King's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raphael Shervan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shervan lands a head shot.
Shervan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
Shervan tries to land a front kick but King steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shervan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shervan throws out a powerful jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shervan.
King looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
King throws a series of punches but Shervan moves out of range.
Shervan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King shoots in and bounces Shervan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King won't allow Shervan to get back to his feet.
King pushes down on Shervan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shervan wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shervan can do anything to dispel that myth.
King is controlling the pace.
King takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
King postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Shervan to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Raphael Shervan has been cut.
Shervan looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Shervan tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shervan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geramy King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King shoots in but Shervan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shervan scores with a punch to the head.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shervan throws a right and a left that both miss.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shervan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shervan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shervan throws out a powerful jab.
King tries to clinch up
and Shervan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shervan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raphael Shervan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shervan lands a jab.
Shervan throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Geramy King.
I think Shervan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Raphael Shervan!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Raphael Shervan!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Raphael Shervan!
Raphael Shervan wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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