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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Hunnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimura comes to the cage accompanied by Inner Light by Shocking Lemon. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Hunnam!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunnam shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kimura counters with a straight right hand.
Hunnam tries for a takedown but Kimura circles away easily
letting Kimura counter with a right hand.
Kimura closes the distance and clinches.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunnam lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hunnam taking a breather.
Kimura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunnam's defenses.
Hunnam takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short body shot lands from Kimura as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kimura scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Kimura.
Hunnam looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Kimura.
A left hand lands to the body for Kimura.
Kimura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kimura.
Nice elbow from Kimura.
Nice elbow from Kimura.
Kimura lands a good knee to the midsection. Hunnam won't want to take too many of those.
Kimura lands a knee to the body.
Kimura lands a nice shot to the body.
Kimura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura is working Hunnam over against the cage.
Kimura lands an elbow just above Hunnam 's eye.
A left hand lands to the body for Kimura.
Kimura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kimura lands a knee to the body.
Kimura digs a right hand into Hunnam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunnam's gas tank.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunnam lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Kimura.
Kimura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kimura.
Kimura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Kimura - that landed with a thud.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kimura.
Kimura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kimura lands an elbow just above Hunnam 's eye.
Kimura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hunnam in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Kimura.
Kimura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kimura landing knees to the body.
Kimura landing knees to the body.
Kimura lands a right hand.
Kimura landing knees to the body.
Hunnam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kimura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunnam fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tatsuya Kimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Hunnam.
Kimura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunnam's defenses.
Kimura pushes Hunnam back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hunnam misses with an elbow strike.
Kimura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunnam backwards.
Kimura is leaning against Hunnam and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hunnam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kimura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kimura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kimura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunnam's defenses.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kimura scores with a shoulder strike.
Kimura digs a right hand into Hunnam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunnam's gas tank.
Hunnam looking to stall.
Kimura lands a nice knee to the body.
Kimura is working Hunnam over against the cage.
Kimura lands an elbow that stopped Hunnam in his tracks for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hunnam throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good body shot from Kimura.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kimura.
Kimura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kimura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kimura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kimura obliges.
Kimura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura trying to land knees to the body.
Hunnam avoiding damage as Kimura throws knees to the body.
Hunnam misses with a knee to the head.
Kimura works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hunnam tries to pull guard but Kimura holds him up against the cage and eventually Hunnam drops back down to his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kimura obliges.
Hunnam has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kimura is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hunnam looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kimura lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunnam takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kimura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunnam avoids it.
Kimura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunnam.
Kimura lands a knee to the body.
Kimura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunnam is defending well for now.
Hunnam goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kimura prevents it.
Kimura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kimura lands a good knee to the midsection. Hunnam won't want to take too many of those.
Kimura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hunnam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunnam jumps guard but Kimura stands there with Hunnam around his waist. Hunnam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kimura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunnam lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hunnam throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hunnam tries to stall but Kimura uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hunnam is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kimura lands a good knee to the midsection. Hunnam won't want to take too many of those.
Hunnam tries to stall but Kimura uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good body shot from Kimura.
Hunnam fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kimura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunnam takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kimura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Kimura - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Kimura.
Kimura lands with a short shot to the head.
Kimura avoids a wild elbow strike from Hunnam.
Kimura lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Kimura as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kimura as the two fighters clinch.
Hunnam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunnam throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kimura lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunnam fails to pull guard.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunnam lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kimura lands a damaging elbow.
Kimura digs a right hand into Hunnam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunnam's gas tank.
Kimura lands a body punch.
Kimura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunnam is defending well for now.
Hunnam throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Kimura dominated that round.
That's time! Kimura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hunnam gets tackled into the cage by Kimura. Kimura maintains the clinch.
Kimura lands an uppercut.
Kimura presses Hunnam against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunnam throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kimura lands a nice knee to the body.
Kimura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kimura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kimura scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Kimura.
Kimura lands an elbow just above Hunnam 's eye.
Kimura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kimura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunnam can do to turn this around?
Kimura crunches a lovely knee into Hunnam's ribcage.
Hunnam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kimura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunnam or not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kimura.
Hunnam wants to stall.
Kimura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hunnam in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunnam fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A body shot lands from Kimura.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kimura.
Kimura lands an elbow just above Hunnam 's eye.
Kimura keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunnam's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura lands a nice shot to the body.
Kimura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hunnam in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kimura lands a knee to the body.
Kimura landing knees to the body.
Kimura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunnam backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Hunnam's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hunnam misses with an elbow strike.
Hunnam pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kimura - that landed with a thud.
Knees to the body from Kimura.
Hunnam takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hunnam wants to break free but Kimura has control.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kimura.
Kimura pushes Hunnam back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kimura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kimura prevents Hunnam from breaking the clinch.
Kimura blocks an elbow strike.
Hunnam takes an elbow to the temple.
Kimura working Hunnam over with knees to the body.
Kimura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kimura scores a nice knee to the body.
Kimura lands a nice knee to the body.
Hunnam looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kimura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunnam looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hunnam throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kimura.
Kimura lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kimura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hunnam throws an elbow but it misses.
Kimura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kimura digs a right hand into Hunnam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunnam's gas tank.
Kimura crunches a lovely knee into Hunnam's ribcage.
Hunnam wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kimura creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kimura lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Kimura.
Kimura lands a shoulder strike.
Kimura lands a knee to the body.
Kimura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kimura avoids the elbow strike from Hunnam, against the cage.
Kimura lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kimura obliges.
Kimura lands a good knee to the midsection. Hunnam won't want to take too many of those.
Kimura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hunnam tries for a takedown but Kimura manages to get underhooks.
Kimura lands an elbow inside that Hunnam shrugs off.
Kimura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kimura lands a good knee to the midsection. Hunnam won't want to take too many of those.
Tatsuya Kimura has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura avoids the elbow strike from Hunnam, against the cage.
Kimura keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunnam's efforts to push away.
Kimura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunnams head.
Kimura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kimura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hunnam throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kimura.
Kimura is working Hunnam over against the cage.
Kimura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hunnam in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hunnam takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hunnam tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kimura smiles and moves away.
Tatsuya Kimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Hunnam.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kimura.
Kimura lands a body shot.
Kimura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kimura fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kimura lands a nice looking body kick.
Kimura scores with a body shot.
Kimura throws a shot to the body.
Kimura scores with a shot to the body.
Kimura scores with a leg kick.
Kimura scoring well with a low kick there.
Kimura throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Kimura dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Hunnam stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kimura.
Kimura scores with a shot to the body.
Hunnam shoots and misses
and Kimura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kimura delivers a nice body kick.
Kimura clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hunnam throws an elbow but misses.
Kimura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kimura lands a nice knee to the body.
Kimura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kimura lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Kimura.
Kimura scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kimura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kimura lands a good knee to the midsection. Hunnam won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kimura obliges.
Kimura digs a right hand into Hunnam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunnam's gas tank.
Kimura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura working Hunnam over with knees to the body.
Kimura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunnam's defenses.
Kimura lands an elbow inside that Hunnam shrugs off.
Kimura lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kimura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kimura.
Hunnam fails to pull guard.
Kimura presses Hunnam against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunnam misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kimura.
Kimura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kimura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hunnam throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kimura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kimura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kimura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kimura crunches a lovely knee into Hunnam's ribcage.
Kimura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hunnam tries to break free but Kimura pushes him back against the cage.
Kimura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hunnam is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kimura is defending well for now.
Kimura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kimura lands a shot to the body.
Kimura lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kimura blocks an elbow strike.
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.
Kimura working Hunnam over with knees to the body.
Hunnam takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kimura.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hunnam tries to pull guard but Kimura won't allow it.
Tatsuya Kimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Hunnam.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees to the body from Kimura.
Kimura lands a shoulder strike.
Kimura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kimura lands an elbow just above Hunnam 's eye.
Kimura working Hunnam over with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunnam.
Hunnam goes for a takedown attempt but Kimura pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kimura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kimura fakes the leg kick and cracks Hunnam in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunnam has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kimura.
Kimura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunnam closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kimura counters with a nice leg kick.
Kimura rushes Hunnam and presses him up against the cage.
Kimura landing knees to the body.
Kimura crunches a lovely knee into Hunnam's ribcage.
Kimura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kimura scores a nice knee to the body.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunnam lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kimura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kimura lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Kimura.
Kimura works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kimura works on Hunnam's body with a couple of short punches.
Hunnam takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hunnam is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kimura is keeping busy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kimura obliges.
Kimura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pete Hunnam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunnam stalling in the clinch but Kimura improves position.
Hunnam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kimura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kimura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kimura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hunnam in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kimura.
Kimura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kimura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hunnam jumps guard but Kimura stands there with Hunnam around his waist. Hunnam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kimura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kimura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kimura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kimura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunnam wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hunnam is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kimura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kimura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hunnam in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatsuya Kimura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kimura has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatsuya Kimura!
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RATING
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