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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Murakami (ranked 4477 p4p, 4581 weight class) and Tomahawk Tony (ranked 505 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takashi Murakami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomahawk Tony!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murakami shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Murakami is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tony has managed to free his arm - good work.
Murakami sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tony defending well though.
Tony is looking to control Murakami's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tony avoid being mounted?
Murakami is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tony has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tony has hold of Murakami's hands but Murakami slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tony trying to control but Murakami postures up.
Murakami is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tony is just riding it out for now. Murakami eventually gives up the hold.
Tony taking some punishment here, with Murakami in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony is in trouble now - Murakami has advanced to mount!
Murakami is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Murakami is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tony has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Murakami working the ground and pound effectively.
Murakami mounts Tony! Really nice guard pass there!
Tony wants to hold on but Murakami pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murakami is working for a guillotine from mount but Tony frees his head quite easily.
Tony tries to lock up and control but Murakami gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tony is desperately trying to improve his position but Murakami has a good base and remains in mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tony can do anything to dispel that myth.
Murakami is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tony can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Murakami looking to secure an arm triangle but Tony defends it well.
Murakami looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Murakami landing strikes from the mount and Tony is in trouble!
Murakami looking to secure an arm triangle but Tony defends it well.
Murakami jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tony manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Murakami working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tony is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murakami is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tony knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tony tries to buck Murakami off but Murakami is having none of it.
Murakami wants to control but Tony is keeping him busy.
Tony is looking for a sweep.
Murakami working the ground and pound.
Tony tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murakami looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tony is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Murakami asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Murakami dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tony dives in and grabs Murakami's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murakami pushes down on Tony's head and hops out.
Murakami tries to move into range but Tony moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tony tries a head kick but it misses.
Murakami drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tony sprawls and moves away.
Tony tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Murakami defends well and Tony ends up having to push Murakami into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Murakami bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Murakami thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murakami scoring with punches and elbows.
Murakami wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tony, who protects the arm well.
Murakami is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tony knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami is trying to get an arm triangle but Tony is defending well.
Tony is trying to control Murakami's posture but Murakami avoids it.
Tony tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murakami has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Murakami working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Murakami lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tony is looking for a sweep.
Tony is trying to control Murakami's posture but Murakami avoids it.
Murakami tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Murakami scoring with punches from side control.
Murakami wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tony keeps working.
Murakami working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tony keeps working.
Murakami working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murakami is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tony is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Murakami working the head and body with strikes.
Murakami wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tony, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murakami tries for a kimura but Tony is defending well.
Tony is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murakami wants to control but Tony is keeping him busy.
Murakami prevents Tony from escaping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tony tries to improve position but can't.
Murakami tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Murakami working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Murakami dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tony fails with the takedown.
Murakami changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Murakami dives in and grabs Tony's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tony pushes down on Murakami's head and hops out.
Tony dives in and grabs Murakami's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murakami pushes down on Tony's head and hops out.
Tony misses with a takedown attempt
and Murakami decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tony's guard.
Takashi Murakami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomahawk Tony.
Murakami trying to control but Tony is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murakami drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Murakami jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Murakami trying to control the position from guard on top but Tony is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murakami slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tony knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murakami is looking to take a break and control but Tony is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tony struggling a bit here.
Murakami thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Murakami throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tony is trying to control Murakami's posture but Murakami avoids it.
Tony is pushing Murakami's head away, looking to escape. Murakami manages to hold on to the position though.
Tony really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murakami. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Murakami tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Murakami wants to control but Tony is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Murakami.
Murakami tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Murakami has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tony is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murakami is trying to get an arm triangle but Tony is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tony tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Murakami wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Murakami is looking to take a break and control but Tony is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tony tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tony avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Murakami.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takashi Murakami showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murakami, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Murakami!
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energy
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RATING
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