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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomura Krakakos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Velazquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomura Krakakos!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velazquez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Krakakos.
A punch combination from Krakakos misses.
Nice defenses there by Krakakos.
Krakakos misses with an uppercut. Velazquez saw that one coming.
Krakakos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Velazquez throws out the jab.
Velazquez ducks under a wild hook from Krakakos.
Velazquez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krakakos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Velazquez tries to clinch
and Krakakos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krakakos misses the body punch
and Velazquez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Velazquez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Krakakos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Velazquez misses with a hook
and Krakakos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Velazquez ducks under a wild hook from Krakakos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krakakos.
Velazquez throws a poor cross that misses
and Krakakos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Velazquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krakakos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Velazquez.
Krakakos misses with a looping left.
Nice body punch from Krakakos.
Velazquez swings widly with a right hand
and Krakakos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krakakos misses with a series of wild punches.
Krakakos looks to land a right hand but Velazquez moved out of range.
No joy there for Velazquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Velazquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krakakos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krakakos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krakakos throws a lazy uppercut
and Velazquez counters with a straight right hand.
Velazquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Velazquez lands a really nice looking cross but Krakakos seems unphased.
Krakakos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Krakakos slips a straight right by Velazquez.
Krakakos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Velazquez to score with a decent uppercut.
Velazquez misses with an uppercut.
Velazquez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Krakakos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krakakos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velazquez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez misses with a straight left.
Velazquez throws out a loose jab but Krakakos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krakakos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krakakos swings for the body but Velazquez moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Krakakos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Velazquez misses with a right hand
and Krakakos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Velazquez throws a hook but Krakakos blocks it.
Krakakos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Velazquez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Krakakos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Velazquez.
Velazquez throws an off balance right hand
and Krakakos counters with a right hand to the body.
Krakakos throws out a loose jab but Velazquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krakakos doesn't manage to clinch there - Velazquez circles away.
A slow jab from Krakakos misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krakakos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Velazquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Velazquez misses with a hook
and Krakakos moves into the clinch.
Krakakos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Krakakos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Velazquez backwards.
It looks like Shane Velazquez has been cut.
Velazquez prevents a body shot from Krakakos.
A right hook to the body lands for Krakakos.
Velazquez blocking some punches.
Krakakos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Krakakos digs a right hand underneath Velazquez's ribcage. Velazquez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velazquez breaks from the clinch.
Velazquez throws a right hand that misses
and Krakakos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krakakos misses with a body shot.
Krakakos thuds his right hand into Velazquez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krakakos misses with a straight left.
Velazquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomura Krakakos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Velazquez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Velazquez tests Krakakos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krakakos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Krakakos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Krakakos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Krakakos.
Krakakos slips under a jab from Velazquez.
Krakakos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Velazquez backs up against the cage.
Velazquez swings widly with a right hand
and Krakakos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Krakakos throws an off balance right hand
and Krakakos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krakakos swats away the attempt to clinch by Velazquez.
Krakakos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Velazquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tomura Krakakos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazquez misses with an uppercut
and Krakakos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Velazquez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krakakos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Velazquez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Krakakos throws a series of punches but Velazquez moves out of range.
Velazquez throws a hook but Krakakos blocks it.
Krakakos moves out of range as Velazquez strikes.
Velazquez falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Krakakos to counter with a crisp jab.
Krakakos clobbers Velazquez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Krakakos throws a lazy right hand but Velazquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krakakos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Velazquez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Krakakos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Velazquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Velazquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krakakos throws a jab when Velazquez was well out of range.
Velazquez misses with a straight left.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Krakakos 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.
Velazquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Krakakos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Krakakos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velazquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Krakakos won't allow it.
Velazquez is looking to break free of the clinch but Krakakos has double underhooks.
Velazquez misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Krakakos fails to land.
Velazquez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Velazquez is trying to push Krakakos away but Krakakos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Krakakos can't find room to land a body shot as Velazquez controls the action.
Velazquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Krakakos tries to work over Velazquez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Krakakos as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez is trying to break free.
Velazquez breaks from the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Krakakos there.
Velazquez misses with a combination
and Krakakos counters with a nice body shot.
Krakakos scores with a hook to the body. Velazquez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Velazquez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Velazquez scores with a nice right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Krakakos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krakakos throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Krakakos.
Krakakos leaning against his opponent.
Velazquez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krakakos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Velazquez up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Krakakos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Velazquez misses with an elbow over the top.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Krakakos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Velazquez up against the cage.
Velazquez is trying to force a seperation but Krakakos has the dominant position.
Krakakos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Krakakos slows down the pace here.
Krakakos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Krakakos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tomura Krakakos.
A big right from Velazquez misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Velazquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krakakos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomura Krakakos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shane Velazquez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Velazquez misses with a left hand
and Krakakos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Velazquez throws a lazy uppercut
and Krakakos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Velazquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krakakos.
Krakakos staying out of range there.
Velazquez throws out a loose jab but Krakakos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krakakos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Velazquez throws a series of punches but Krakakos avoids them all with ease.
Velazquez swings widly with a right hand
and Krakakos counters with a stiff right hand.
Krakakos looks to throw the jab but Velazquez is out of range.
Krakakos throws an off balance right hand
and Krakakos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krakakos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Velazquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakakos lands with a nice body punch.
Velazquez throws a jab when Krakakos was well out of range.
Krakakos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velazquez manages to avoid it.
Velazquez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Krakakos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Velazquez misses with a hook
and Krakakos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krakakos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krakakos misses with a left hand
and Velazquez counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krakakos. Velazquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Velazquez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Velazquez misses with a straight right.
Velazquez misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krakakos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krakakos takes one to the side of the head.
Velazquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Krakakos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krakakos looks to land a combination but Velazquez avoids it well.
Krakakos misses with a hook to the body
and Velazquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Velazquez.
Velazquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Krakakos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Velazquez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krakakos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Velazquez looks to land a right hand but Krakakos moved out of range.
Krakakos looks to land a right hand but Velazquez moved out of range.
Velazquez misses with a right hand
and Krakakos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Krakakos.
Krakakos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velazquez manages to avoid it.
Krakakos misses with a combination
and Velazquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Velazquez misses.
Velazquez throws a right hand that misses
and Krakakos counters with a straight right hand.
Jab by Velazquez.
Velazquez thuds a left hand into Krakakos's body.
Velazquez throws a right hand that misses
and Krakakos counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Velazquez. Krakakos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shane Velazquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krakakos tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krakakos swings for the body but Velazquez moves out of range.
Velazquez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big left from Krakakos misses.
Velazquez throws an overhand right that lands on Krakakos's shoulder, as Krakakos tries to avoid the shot.
Krakakos misses with a body shot.
Tomura Krakakos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big left from Velazquez misses.
The fighters circling - Krakakos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Velazquez swings widly with a right hand
and Krakakos counters with a right hand to the body.
Krakakos throws a combination that misses
and Velazquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Velazquez misses with a right hand
and Krakakos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Velazquez throws an overhand right that lands on Krakakos's shoulder, as Krakakos tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tomura Krakakos.
Well Krakakos 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomura Krakakos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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