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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Kaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Gurel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gurel's choice of entrance music: Dr. Dre - Still D.R.E. ft. Snoop Dogg. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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36
175 lbs
28 - 22 - 1 |
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180 cm
32
175 lbs
9 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
28 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Kaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Gurel!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurel closes the distance and clinches up with Kaz, looking for a takedown. Gurel pushes Kaz against the cage but Kaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kaz misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kaz.
A clash of legs there as Kaz blocks the low kick.
Kaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gurel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kaz is trying to defend but Gurel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kaz is controlling Gurel's trapped leg to prevent Gurel from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gurel is keen to just control but Kaz is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gurel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gurel is trying to control the action in half guard but Kaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kaz controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kaz is staying active underneath Gurel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz is looking to escape.
Gurel wants to control but Kaz is keeping him busy.
Kaz moves into full guard.
Gurel wants to control from the top but Kaz keeps moving.
Kaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gurel is aware though and is defending well.
Kaz is pulling down on Gurel's head to control his posture.
Gurel trying to move into half guard but instead Kaz has managed to sweep!
Gurel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kaz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaz throwing strikes but missing.
Gurel looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kaz passes into half guard.
Gurel is looking for a sweep. Kaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gurel has hold of Kaz's hands but Kaz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gurel is looking to control Kaz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gurel avoid being mounted?
Gurel is looking to improve his position.
Gurel trying to hold on to Kaz's head to control him but Kaz postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kaz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kaz trying to control the pace.
Kaz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gurel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gurel is trying to control but can't.
Kaz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kaz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ground and pound from Kaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kaz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kaz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gurel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kaz gets to his feet. Gurel looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gurel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kaz.
Kaz thuds a left hand into Gurel's body.
Gurel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gurel is rocked!
Kaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gurel is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaz finish him?
Kaz lands a jab to Gurel's midsection.
Gurel looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaz fakes the body blow, causing Gurel to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Gurel goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Kaz!
Max Kaz tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Jake Gurel had this to say: 'You win some, you lose some. Today I lost. Tomorrow I will win. Its that simple'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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