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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 3491 p4p, 400 weight class) and James Bogger (ranked 2322 p4p, 286 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 Las Vegas, Manolito Tai Kung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Bogger!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogger takes a swing at Tai Kung's ribcage but misses.
Tai Kung scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bogger misses with a kick to the body.
Tai Kung takes the fight into the clinch.
Bogger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tai Kung just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tai Kung lands a right hand.
Tai Kung lands with a right to the head.
Tai Kung blocking some punches.
Tai Kung lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bogger backwards.
Tai Kung lands with a right to the head.
I was talking to Tai Kung's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tai Kung lands a hook that snaps the head of Bogger backwards.
Bogger is trying to pull guard but Tai Kung has him pressed against the cage.
Bogger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tai Kungs head.
Bogger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bogger jumps guard but Tai Kung turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Manolito Tai Kung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Bogger.
Tai Kung lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bogger backwards.
Bogger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tai Kung blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung scores with a shot to the side of Bogger's head.
Tai Kung working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Tai Kung.
Bogger working hard to break the clinch.
Tai Kung throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boggers head.
Still in the clinch, Tai Kung scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Tai Kung as the two fighters clinch.
Tai Kung lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bogger.
Tai Kung lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bogger backwards.
Bogger misses with the head strike.
Bogger tries to circle away but Tai Kung has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tai Kung creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Tai Kung lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tai Kung lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung lands a shot to the body.
Tai Kung lands an uppercut.
Tai Kung lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bogger is rocked!
Bogger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogger misses with some punches.
Tai Kung keeps control of Bogger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bogger has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tai Kung seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bogger can turn it around.
Bogger is trying to pull guard but Tai Kung has him pressed against the cage.
Tai Kung scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tai Kung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tai Kung lands a nice uppercut.
Bogger can't break the clinch.
Bogger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tai Kung just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tai Kung lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tai Kung lands a right hand.
Tai Kung lands a nice shot to the body.
Tai Kung makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bogger misses with the head strike.
Bogger throws a punch but it's blocked by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tai Kung lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bogger tries to break the clinch but Tai Kung is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung is working Bogger over against the cage.
Tai Kung lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tai Kung scores with a shoulder strike.
Bogger is still on wobbly legs! Can Tai Kung finish him?
Tai Kung lands a nice uppercut.
Tai Kung scores with a shot to the side of Bogger's head.
Tai Kung is leaning against Bogger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bogger jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tai Kung walks away with a smile on his face. Bogger gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bogger seems to have recovered his senses.
Bogger misses with a straight left.
Tai Kung jabs Bogger right on the nose. Bogger blinks but takes it well.
Bogger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tai Kung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bogger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bogger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tai Kung.
Tai Kung connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bogger throws a series of punches but Tai Kung avoids them all with ease.
Tai Kung seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tai Kung fakes the leg kick and cracks Bogger in the body.
Tai Kung connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bogger looks winded!
Bogger throws out a loose jab but Tai Kung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bogger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tai Kung counters by clinching up.
Tai Kung lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tai Kung working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tai Kung lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bogger tries to circle away but Tai Kung has him pinned against the cage.
Tai Kung lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bogger is trying to force a seperation but Tai Kung has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Tai Kung.
Bogger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung has Bogger pressed against the cage, preventing Bogger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tai Kung lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tai Kung scores with a nice hook to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tai Kung presses Bogger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bogger takes a shot to the head.
Tai Kung pushes Bogger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bogger misses with some punches.
Bogger tries to pull guard but Tai Kung holds him up against the cage and eventually Bogger drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolito Tai Kung dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bogger throws a leg kick
and Tai Kung counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bogger is trying to pull guard but Tai Kung turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tai Kung is working Bogger over against the cage.
Bogger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bogger throws a punch but it's blocked by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tai Kung lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tai Kung scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tai Kung lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bogger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bogger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A body shot lands from Tai Kung.
Bogger fails to pull guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tai Kung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Tai Kung.
A short right from Tai Kung.
Bogger is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bogger can't find room to land a body shot as Tai Kung controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Tai Kung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung lands with a light punch inside.
Tai Kung unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bogger! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Tai Kung is unloading with more strikes now! Bogger drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manolito Tai Kung!
Our winner, Manolito Tai Kung, 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
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hype
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RATING
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