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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishikawa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Black Dahlia Murder - Necropolis. 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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170 cm
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144 lbs
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166 cm
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141 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuo Ishikawa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Queen! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Good standup being displayed there by Queen as he connects with a hook. Ishikawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Queen throws a right hand that Ishikawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Ishikawa also avoids with ease. Queen misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ishikawa misses with a combination
and Queen counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ishikawa misses with a double jab
and Queen counters with a straight right hand. Queen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Ishikawa misses with a double jab
and Queen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Queen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishikawa is just out of range. Ishikawa throws a combination that misses and Queen counters with a nice body shot. Queen misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Queen lands with a cross. Queen throws a hook to the side of Ishikawa's head but Ishikawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Queen throws the left hand but Ishikawa avoids the punch easily. Queen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ishikawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Queen.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Ishikawa throws a combination that misses and Queen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Queen throws a body punch but Ishikawa moves out of range. Queen thows a body shot but no joy. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Ishikawa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Queen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Queen dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ishikawa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Ishikawa slips under a jab from Queen. Jab, jab by Queen - just one landing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Queen lands a jab to Ishikawa's midsection. Ishikawa throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Queen counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ishikawa misses with a combination
and Queen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Ishikawa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Queen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Ishikawa misses with a double jab
enabling Queen to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Ishikawa on the wrong end of a nice jab. Queen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Queen throws a looping overhand right but Ishikawa ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ishikawa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Queen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Ishikawa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Queen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ishikawa. Ishikawa circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Ishikawa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Queen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Ishikawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Queen. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Queen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ishikawa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Queen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Ishikawa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Queen counter with a right hand. Queen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ishikawa moves out of range and avoids them all easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ishikawa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Queen counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ishikawa needs to keep his hands up - Queen had a free shot at his head there. Queen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Ishikawa throws a combination that misses and Queen counters with a two punch combo. Queen connects with a single shot there. Kazuo Ishikawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Ishikawa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Queen counters with a lovely straight right hand! Queen scores with a jab to the head.
Ishikawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Queen. Queen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Ishikawa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Queen lands with a nice body punch. Queen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Queen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Ishikawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Queen. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Queen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Queen ducks down and throws a hook to the body. John Queen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Queen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ishikawa moves away. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Good exchange - Queen coming out on top.
And that's the end of the fight! John Queen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Queen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30 Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30 Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Queen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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