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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xander Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keikan Kira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kira has chosen Muga - Prayer to Villian as his entrance music. Keikan Kira acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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181 cm
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187 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Xander Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keikan Kira!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Cage.
Kira throws a hook to the side of Cage's head but Cage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kira throws a hook but Cage avoids it easily.
Cage was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cage.
Kira throws a series of punches but Cage avoids them all with ease.
Cage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kira.
Cage scores with a jab. Kira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cage missing with a left hand there. Kira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kira throws a counter combo.
Keikan Kira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kira misses with a few strikes there.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cage moves out of range as Kira strikes.
Cage scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Keikan Kira has been cut.
Cage misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kira misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage works over Kira's head and body with a nice combination.
Kira misses with a shot to the body
and Kira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cage cracks Kira with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kira is rocked!
Kira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kira is still on wobbly legs! Can Cage finish him?
Kira swinging wildly here.
Cage slips a jab and a cross from Kira.
Cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kira.
Kira blocks a head kick by Cage.
Kira walks straight into a right hand from Cage - that's dropped him! Cage jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Kira from any more punishment! Kira complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Xander Cage!
Our winner, Xander Cage, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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