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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Lew (ranked 86 p4p, 316 weight class) and Kazuma Kiryu (ranked 9 p4p, 39 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kazuma Kiryu was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Lew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazuma Kiryu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiryu moves into range and clinches up with Lew.
A head punch on the inside from Kiryu fails to land.
Lew misses with the head strike.
Lew misses with the head strike.
Lew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Lew's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lew misses with a punch on the inside.
Lew struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiryu controls his hands.
Kiryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lew's elbow.
Kiryu working aggressively here.
Lew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiryu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiryu struggles to land a body shot inside as Lew controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kiryu looking to stall.
Kiryu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lew tries to circle away but Kiryu has him pinned against the cage.
Kiryu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kiryu manages to break the clinch.
Kiryu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kiryu scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lew closes the distance and pushes Kiryu back into the cage.
Kiryu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kiryu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lew seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kiryu can turn it around.
A short left from Kiryu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lew.
Kiryu misses with the head strike.
Kiryu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lew breaks from the clinch.
Lew wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body kick from Kiryu.
Lew throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kiryu to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Lew misses.
Kiryu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lew loads up on a big right hand but Kiryu slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiryu. Lew does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Kiryu lands with a right hand.
Lew tries to clinch up
and Kiryu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lew's knee momentarily.
Lew misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kiryu.
A nice side step and Kiryu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lew checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lew half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiryu moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Kiryu.
Lew cracks a nice hook into Kiryu's ribs.
Lew misses with a left hand
and Lew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiryu wants to clinch up but Lew keeps it at a distance.
Lew with a nice calf kick.
Kiryu drives through and clinches with Lew against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiryu.
Lew landing knees to the head.
It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.
Lew lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiryu.
A short right from Kiryu on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lew presses Kiryu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kiryu managing to block the knees to the body from Lew.
Kiryu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lew can't find room to land a body shot as Kiryu controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lew up against the cage.
Lew misses with the head strike.
Kiryu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lew backwards.
Kiryu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lew lands a shot to the body.
Kiryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lew's elbow.
Lew is leaning against Kiryu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lew works on Kiryu's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Lew.
Kiryu looks winded!
Kiryu throws a punch but it's blocked by Lew.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiryu.
Kiryu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lew is keeping busy.
Lew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kiryu fails to land.
Kiryu has Lew pushed against the cage.
Lew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuma Kiryu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Kiryu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kiryu throws a leg kick
letting Lew counter with a right hand.
Kiryu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lew.
Lew throws a leg kick
and Kiryu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lew misses with a head kick.
Lew connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lew throws a front kick aimed at Kiryu's knee but Kiryu avoids it well.
Lew misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lew scores with a jab to the body.
Lew misses with a head kick.
Kiryu instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiryu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiryu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kiryu working aggressively here.
Kiryu misses with some punches.
Kiryu swings wildly with an uppercut but Lew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiryu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kiryu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lew connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kiryu's hands.
That has opened up Kazuma Kiryu's cut even more.
Kiryu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Kiryu looks to move away, Lew throws a big counter combo but Kiryu just gets out of the way.
A jab lands there for Lew.
Lew tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiryu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lew scores with a leg kick.
Lew cracks a nice hook into Kiryu's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lew defending well as Kiryu loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiryu staying out of range there.
Lew throws a lazy uppercut
and Kiryu counters with a good low kick that Lew was not able to check.
Kiryu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lew counters with a head kick that drops Kiryu to the mat! Kiryu scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Kiryu is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kiryu. That's going to slow Lew down.
Kiryu throws a solid leg kick but Lew takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kiryu.
Lew half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kiryu moves away from the strike by Lew.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lew pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lew connects with an inside leg kick.
Kiryu is looking to score with low kicks.
Julius Lew is winning the standup battle so far.
Lew gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lew is working Kiryu over against the cage.
Kiryu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lew blocking some punches.
Lew struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiryu controls his hands.
Lew tries to work over Kiryu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lew breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiryu gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lew counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lew.
Lew misses with a double jab
and Kiryu counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu lands with a light punch inside.
Lew scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The cut above Kazuma Kiryu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Lew blocks a body shot from Kiryu.
Kiryu blocks a body shot from Lew.
Lew prevents a body shot from Kiryu.
A short left from Lew.
Lew lands a nice uppercut.
Kiryu misses with some punches.
Lew working aggressively here.
Kiryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lew blocks an uppercut.
Lew is trying to stall.
Kiryu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kazuma Kiryu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kiryu is pushing Lew up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kiryu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lew backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Lew dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Kiryu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lew connects with a nice looking jab.
Kiryu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lew throws a shot to the body.
Kiryu misses with a looping right.
Kiryu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lew.
Kiryu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lew throws a head kick but Kiryu moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick lands for Lew.
Good leg kick by Kiryu.
Lew with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lew lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lew walks into a straight right hand from Kiryu.
Kiryu ducks under a wild hook from Lew.
Kiryu is looking for the big counter here.
Lew looks to throw the jab but Kiryu is out of range.
Lew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiryu.
Kiryu avoids the body shot from Lew.
Kiryu ducks under a wild hook from Lew.
Kiryu throws a lazy head kick
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kazuma Kiryu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lew throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lew misses with a leg kick
and Kiryu counters with a stiff right hand.
Lew with a nice cross.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kazuma Kiryu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Julius Lew!
A victorious Julius Lew thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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