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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reed Hightower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taiei Kin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taiei Kin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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174 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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World class MT
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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reed Hightower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taiei Kin!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kin wants to slow Hightower down by chopping away at his legs.
Hightower changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hightower tries to land a front kick but Kin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hightower throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Kin counter with a right hand.
Kin avoids the body shot from Hightower.
Hightower goes for a double leg but Kin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kin continues to drive forward.
Hightower motions for Kin to come forward. Hightower throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hightower. That's going to slow Kin down.
Hightower throws the kick towards the body but Kin avoids it.
Kin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hightower defending well as Kin loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Kin.
Hightower swings for the body but Kin moves out of range.
Hightower shoots in but Kin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hightower throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hightower sets himself, and Kin steps forward looking for the clinch! Hightower avoids it this time.
Kin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hightower misses with a body kick.
Kin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hightower is out of range and Kin settles back down.
Hightower throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kin.
Hightower drops his hands momentarily and Kin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Hightower checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hightower's sensitive parts.
Kin tries to close the distance and clinch but Hightower swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kin blocks the body kick.
Kin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hightower's head.
Hightower throws the kick towards the body but Kin avoids it.
Hightower chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hightower punishes Kin's body with a nice straight punch.
Hightower fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hightower fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reed Hightower. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hightower moves out of range as Kin throws a body kick.
Kin slips a jab from Hightower.
Kin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hightower.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hightower. Kin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taiei Kin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Kin.
A low kick from Hightower is predictable there
and Kin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hightower lands a jab to Kin's midsection.
Hightower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hightower lands an overhand right.
Kin is looking to clinch.
Hightower fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kin manages to avoid it.
Hightower fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kin checks it well.
Hightower looks for the body kick but Kin saw that one coming.
Kin rushes Hightower and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hightower tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hightower tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kin avoids it.
Hightower tries to land knees in the clinch but Kin avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hightower avoiding damage as Kin throws knees to the body.
Kin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hightower scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kin struggles to land a body shot inside as Hightower controls his hands.
Good body shot from Kin.
Hightower trying to land knees to the body.
Hightower swings wildly with an uppercut but Kin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Reed Hightower has been cut.
Hightower is breathing heavily.
Kin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hightower with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Kin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hightower is rocked!
Hightower managing to block the knees to the body from Kin.
Kin lands a right hand.
Oh Hightower is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kin misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hightower is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hightower seems to have got his legs back now.
Kin lands with a left to the head.
Kin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kin throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hightower.
Kin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hightower unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hightower trying to land knees to the body.
Kin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hightower seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kin can turn it around.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kin.
A shot in the inside from Kin.
Kin lands a shoulder strike.
Hightower misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hightower missing with knees to the body.
Kin just leaning against Hightower, taking a breather.
Hightower tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Kin.
Hightower is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kin is defending well for now.
Kin tries a body shot but Hightower blocks it.
Hightower tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kin avoids it.
A short uppercut from Kin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiei Kin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reed Hightower's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hightower walks into a straight right hand from Kin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hightower. Kin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hightower looks for the body kick but Kin saw that one coming.
Hightower throws a sloppy head kick and Kin moves out of range easily.
Hightower takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hightower has Kin up against the cage in a clinch.
Kin with a knee to the head.
Hightower scores a nice knee to the body.
Kin looking to stall.
Kin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower digs a right hand into Kin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kin's gas tank.
Hightower connects with a knee to the head.
Hightower decides to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hightower escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hightower is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hightower working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hightower working a defensive guard but Kin manages to pass into side control anyway.
Hightower tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kin controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kin stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kin tries to land a front kick but Hightower steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hightower feinted with a counter takedown.
Kin misses with a wild body shot.
Kin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hightower throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hightower. Those never looked like landing.
Kin throws a leg kick which misses Hightower's front leg but catches the back leg as Hightower tries to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Kin.
Kin blocks the body kick.
Hightower's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hightower scrambles back to his feet.
Kin is looking to score with low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Kin blocks the leg kick.
Kin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kin throws the kick towards the body but Hightower avoids it.
Kin misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hightower walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kin wants to counter with a clinch but Hightower pushes him away.
Hightower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kin moves away.
A combination from Hightower does no damage.
Hightower lands a slapping body shot.
Hightower misses with a combination
and Hightower takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hightower is looking to wear down Kin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hightower throws a chopping leg kick but Kin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kin wants to counter with a clinch but Hightower pushes him away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kin!
Kin tried to score with a low kick but Hightower checks it.
Hightower avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kin avoids the body shot from Hightower.
Hightower throws a wild body kick that Kin sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kin fakes the leg kick and cracks Hightower in the body.
Kin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kin avoids the body shot from Hightower.
Kin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Hightower chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kin can pounce on him.
Kin instigates a clinch.
Hightower takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Hightower as the two fighters clinch.
Kin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Hightower controls the action.
Kin is struggling to control the position.
Hightower tries to work over Kin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hightower scores with a hook to the body.
Kin taking a breather.
Kin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kin misses with the head strike.
Kin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hightower is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiei Kin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reed Hightower'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. This is the final round!
Kin scores with a leg kick.
Reed Hightower seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hightower wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hightower misses with a body shot.
Hightower lands with a kick to the ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hightower.
Kin thumps Hightower with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Kin as Hightower shoots in.
Hightower looks to land a body kick but Kin moved away.
Hightower is looking to land body kicks.
Hightower on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower punishes Kin's body with a nice straight punch.
Kin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hightower looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hightower tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kin throws out a counter right but Hightower avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kin moves out of range as Hightower throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Hightower misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hightower throws a leg kick but Kin moved away.
Kin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hightower.
Hightower swats away the attempt to clinch by Kin.
Kin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hightower's calf.
Hightower takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Kin.
Hightower throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hightower moves out of range of the body kick from Kin.
Hightower misses with a hook to the body
and Kin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hightower really felt that one!
Kin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reed Hightower has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Kin misses its intended target.
Kin misses with a straight left.
Hightower clinches up against the cage.
Kin is stalling here.
Hightower is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hightower tries to land knees in the clinch but Kin avoids the damage to the body.
Kin avoiding damage as Hightower throws knees to the body.
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!
Hightower tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kin avoids it.
Hightower misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hightower tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hightower misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kin.
Kin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kin scores with a knee to the head.
Kin managing to block the knees to the body from Hightower.
Hightower tries to land knees in the clinch but Kin avoids the damage to the body.
Kin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hightower is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kin is defending well for now.
Hightower tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kin tries a body shot but Hightower blocks it.
Kin pushes Hightower back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hightower is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kin is defending well for now.
Hightower tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kin avoids it.
Kin tries to land a knee to the head but Hightower blocks with his arms.
Kin is pushing Hightower up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A shot in the inside from Kin.
Kin digs a right hand into Hightower's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hightower's gas tank.
Kin scores a nice knee to the body.
Kin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hightower lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kin pushes Hightower back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Kin.
Kin working Hightower over with knees to the body.
Taiei Kin 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kin managing to block the knees to the body from Hightower.
Kin lands a shoulder strike.
Hightower doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hightower struggles to land a body shot inside as Kin controls his hands.
Hightower tries to pull guard but Kin won't allow it.
Hightower tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kin just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reed Hightower. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hightower doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kin misses with a knee to the head.
Kin lands a left hand.
Hightower trying to land knees to the body.
Kin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taiei Kin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kin 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taiei Kin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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