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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Gentry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bapu Burpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gentry comes to the ring accompanied by Triumph - Wu Tang Clan. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Gentry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bapu Burpha!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burpha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burpha avoids the body shot from Gentry.
Burpha misses with a body kick.
Gentry scores with a jab to the head.
Burpha misses with a looping left.
Burpha swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gentry throws a body punch but Burpha moves out of range.
Burpha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burpha just misses with a punch to the body.
Gentry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burpha ducks under a wild hook from Gentry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentry lands with a good body shot.
Gentry throws a hook but Burpha blocks it.
Burpha flicks out a counter leg kick but Gentry steps away.
Burpha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gentry. That did some damage!
Gentry 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Burpha.
Gentry digs a good hook to Burpha's body.
Gentry throws a body punch but Burpha moves out of range.
Burpha lands a jab.
Burpha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gentry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burpha throws a wild body kick that Gentry sees coming a mile off.
Gentry lands with a shot to the body.
Gentry misses with a wild body shot.
Gentry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burpha counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gentry. Burpha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burpha throws a low kick, looking for Gentry's leg but Gentry calmly moves out of range.
Gentry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burpha.
Gentry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burpha moves away from the strike by Gentry.
Gentry shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burpha sprawls well. Burpha wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gentry gets slowly back to his feet.
Gentry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burpha tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Gentry misses the target.
Burpha lands with a shot to the body.
Burpha keeps Gentry at a distance using the push kick.
Bapu Burpha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burpha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gentry was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Burpha connects with an inside leg kick.
Gentry is looking to wear down Burpha with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burpha.
Gentry throwing a counter right hand but Burpha manages to avoid it.
Burpha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burpha throws a body punch but Gentry moves out of range.
Gentry moves out of range as Burpha strikes.
Burpha walks into a straight right hand from Gentry.
Gentry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gentry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donk. Burpha catches Gentry right on the button with a cross.
Gentry shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Burpha trying to control but Gentry postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Burpha felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gentry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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!
Burpha is trying is best to control the position here.
Gentry is stalling here. Burpha is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gentry seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Burpha has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gentry tries to improve position but can't.
Burpha is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gentry will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gentry tries to bench press Burpha off him but Burpha keeps the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Burpha working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bapu Burpha dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Burpha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gentry takes a swing at Burpha's ribcage but misses.
Burpha stuns Gentry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burpha avoids the body shot from Gentry.
Burpha connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gentry. Gentry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gentry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burpha was well out of range. Poor timing from Gentry.
Burpha lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gentry will feel that in the morning.
Burpha throws a looping overhand right but Gentry ducks down to avoid it.
Burpha throws a sloppy body shot
and Gentry counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burpha tries a head kick but it misses.
Gentry drives through and clinches with Burpha against the ropes.
Gentry tries to work over Burpha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burpha prevents a body shot from Gentry.
Gentry taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burpha tries a body shot but Gentry blocks it.
Gentry throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Gentry as the two fighters clinch.
Burpha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gentry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burpha misses with a body punch.
Gentry leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Burpha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Burpha.
Burpha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burpha lands an uppercut.
Burpha digs a right hand into Gentry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gentry's gas tank.
Burpha swings wildly with an uppercut but Gentry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gentry tries to throw a body punch but Burpha avoids it by throwing Gentry back against the ropes.
Gentry tries a body shot but Burpha blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Burpha as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burpha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gentry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gentry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burpha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gentry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gentry blocks an uppercut.
Burpha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gentry misses with a body shot
and Burpha counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gentry swings for the body but Burpha moves out of range.
Burpha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burpha avoids the body shot from Gentry.
Burpha feints a counter leg kick.
Gentry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gentry defending well as Burpha loads up on a big left hand.
Gentry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burpha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gentry.
Burpha throws a shot from downtown. Gentry moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Gentry was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Burpha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry jabs Burpha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gentry walks into a stiff left hand from Burpha.
Burpha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burpha lands a slapping body shot.
Gentry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burpha was well out of range. Poor timing from Gentry.
Bapu Burpha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burpha throws a lazy right hand but Gentry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burpha missing with a left hand there. Gentry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gentry moves out of range of the strikes.
Gentry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gentry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Burpha blocking some punches.
Gentry throws a punch but it's blocked by Burpha.
Burpha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gentry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gentry can't find room to land a body shot as Burpha controls the action.
Gentry throws a head punch that misses.
Gentry tries to throw a body punch but Burpha avoids it by throwing Gentry back against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Burpha.
Burpha struggles to land a body shot inside as Gentry controls his hands.
Burpha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gentry tries to throw a body punch but Burpha avoids it by throwing Gentry back against the ropes.
Gentry can't find room to land a body shot as Burpha controls the action.
Burpha misses with the head strike.
Burpha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burpha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gentry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burpha's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Gentry.
Gentry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burpha backwards.
Burpha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gentrys head.
Burpha breaks the clinch.
Burpha connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bapu Burpha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gentry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Burpha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gentry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Gentry misses its intended target.
Burpha connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gentry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Burpha.
Gentry takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Burpha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bapu Burpha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burpha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gentry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burpha appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gentry lands a slapping body shot.
Burpha connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burpha connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Burpha sprawls well initially but Gentry persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Burpha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gentry.
Burpha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gentry pulls his head out easily.
Burpha desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Burpha on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gentry working over Burpha with some ground and pound. Burpha looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Burpha is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burpha keeping control of the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gentry lands a nice short elbow.
Gentry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gentry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gentry is looking to advance position but Burpha won't allow it.
Gentry working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burpha is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gentry's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gentry's back!
Burpha has the hooks in. Gentry is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Burpha is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Gentry is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Burpha not allowing Gentry to control his hands.
Burpha tries to get the hooks in deep but Gentry pushed the leg off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gentry trying to control the action but Burpha just sinks the hooks in.
I really don't envy Gentry right now.
Gentry trying to control the action but Burpha just sinks the hooks in.
Burpha is looking to control Gentry but Gentry is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bapu Burpha really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Burpha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burpha delivers a nice body kick.
Gentry throws out a loose jab but Burpha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gentry swings for the body but Burpha moves out of range.
Burpha tries to land a front kick but Gentry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gentry will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gentry takes a swing at Burpha's ribcage but misses.
Gentry steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burpha. That one must have hurt.
Gentry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burpha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gentry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burpha moves away.
Gentry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burpha throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry looks to score with a jab to the body but Burpha is just out of range.
Burpha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gentry was well out of range. Poor timing from Burpha.
Burpha thows a body kick. Gentry tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gentry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burpha.
Gentry was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gentry is looking to clinch.
Gentry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burpha.
Burpha misses with a left hand
and Gentry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gentry loads up on a big right hand but Burpha slips the punch.
Gentry misses with a left hand
and Burpha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gentry loads up on a big right hand but Burpha slips the punch.
A big right from Burpha misses.
Burpha staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Gentry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burpha takes a swing at Gentry's ribcage but misses.
Burpha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burpha throws a body kick that misses
and Gentry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burpha.
Gentry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gentry swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burpha counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Burpha.
Gentry lands a jab to Burpha's midsection.
Burpha thows a leg kick but Gentry checks it
and Gentry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burpha stuns Gentry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gentry throws a jab when Burpha was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Burpha counter with a right hand.
Gentry throws a shot from downtown. Burpha moves away and avoids it.
Burpha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gentry lands with a cross.
Gentry misses with a hook. Burpha ducked under it nicely.
Burpha scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Gentry.
Burpha lands with a nice body punch.
Burpha scores with a decent looking hook.
Burpha slips under a jab from Gentry.
Burpha looks for the body kick but Gentry saw that one coming.
Burpha misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gentry counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry throws out a loose jab but Burpha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burpha is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gentry tries to clinch up.
Burpha follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gentry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burpha.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burpha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burpha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Gentry was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Burpha.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Burpha enables Gentry to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Burpha manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gentry wants to pass the guard but Burpha is keeping the position.
Burpha wants to control the position but Gentry says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gentry working over Burpha with some ground and pound. Burpha looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gentry wants to free his trapped foot but Burpha is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Bapu Burpha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gentry. Burpha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gentry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burpha ducks under a wild hook from Gentry.
Gentry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burpha connects with the punch.
Burpha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gentry throws a shot to the body.
Burpha misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Gentry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentry throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Burpha to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Burpha.
Gentry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burpha moves away.
Gentry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burpha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burpha throws a sloppy head kick and Gentry moves out of range easily.
Gentry staying out of range there.
Gentry seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gentry lands a jab to Burpha's midsection.
Burpha misses with a hook.
Gentry was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gentry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gentry misses the shot to the body.
Burpha just misses with a punch to the body.
Gentry takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gentry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burpha as he jumps to the side.
Gentry lands with a shot to the body.
Matt Gentry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Burpha.
Gentry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burpha avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Gentry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gentry throws an overhand right that lands on Burpha's shoulder, as Burpha tries to avoid the shot.
Gentry misses with a straight left.
Burpha misses with a kick to the body
and Gentry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gentry blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Gentry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burpha throws a hook but Gentry avoids it easily.
Gentry swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Burpha thuds his right hand into Gentry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gentry misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Gentry misses the target.
Gentry scores with a jab to the head.
Burpha throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Burpha slips a straight right by Gentry.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burpha.
Gentry is looking to counter punch.
Burpha is looking to slow Gentry down with leg kicks.
Burpha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gentry swings for the body but Burpha moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burpha.
Burpha connects with a body shot.
Gentry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice jab there from Gentry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burpha scores with a leg kick.
Burpha throws a sloppy head kick and Gentry moves out of range easily.
Gentry throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burpha counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Burpha as he connects with a hook.
A combination from Burpha does no damage.
Gentry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gentry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burpha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gentry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Burpha thumps Gentry with a low kick.
Gentry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burpha was well out of range. Poor timing from Gentry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bapu Burpha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Burpha winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Bapu Burpha!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Bapu Burpha!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Bapu Burpha!
Bapu Burpha wins by unanimous decision!
Bapu Burpha is the new lightweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Bapu Burpha started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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