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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Kuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicola Tesla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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144 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Kuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicola Tesla!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tesla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuraba manages to avoid it.
Tesla lands with a right hand.
Kuraba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No luck for Kuraba with that takedown attempt.
Kuraba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tesla pinned against the cage. Tesla gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kuraba fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tesla avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Kuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tesla tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kuraba counters with a takedown into side control.
Tesla wants to control but Kuraba postures up.
Kuraba in side control, throwing shots but Tesla defends.
Kuraba looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tesla is avoiding damage well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tesla can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuraba is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tesla is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tesla is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuraba is trying to get an arm triangle but Tesla is defending well.
Kuraba is trying to get an arm triangle but Tesla is defending well.
Tesla is pushing Kuraba's head away, looking to escape. Kuraba manages to hold on to the position though.
Kuraba has knee on belly momentarily but Tesla bucks him off and regains half guard.
Kuraba 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.
Tesla is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tesla controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kuraba wants to control but Tesla is keeping him busy.
Kuraba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kuraba prevents Tesla from improving his position.
Tesla is trying to maintain the position but Kuraba is very close to passing his half guard.
Kuraba is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuraba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tesla preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kuraba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tesla is not content to let Kuraba control the position.
Tesla tries to get to full guard but Kuraba has control of the leg.
Kuraba stalling away here and it's allowed Tesla to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Tesla keeping moving, preventing Kuraba from controlling successfully.
Kuraba postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tesla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuraba.
Kuraba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tesla wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tesla looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nicola Tesla was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tesla looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuraba is just out of range.
Kuraba fails to land the takedown.
Kuraba tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tesla swivels and escapes.
Tesla just misses with a punch to the body.
Tesla darts in and clinches Kuraba up against the cage.
Kuraba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba blocks a body shot from Tesla.
Tesla gets through Kuraba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tesla has a couple of punches blocked by Kuraba.
Kuraba wants to get back to striking at distance but Tesla won't allow it.
Kuraba is looking to break free of the clinch but Tesla has double underhooks.
Tesla digs a right hand underneath Kuraba's ribcage. Kuraba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuraba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tesla has him pressed against the cage.
Tesla lands with a right to the head.
Kuraba wants to get back to striking at distance but Tesla won't allow it.
Kuraba is trying to force a seperation but Tesla has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Tesla as the two fighters clinch.
Tesla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tesla has Kuraba pressed against the cage, preventing Kuraba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tesla lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kuraba is breathing heavily.
Tesla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tesla.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba is trying to push Tesla away but Tesla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tesla digs a right hand into Kuraba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kuraba's gas tank.
Tesla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuraba's elbow.
Kuraba working hard to break the clinch.
Tesla keeps control of Kuraba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tesla tries to throw a body punch but Kuraba avoids it by throwing Tesla back against the cage.
Tesla lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tesla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuraba tries to break the clinch but Tesla is controlling the position.
Tesla misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuraba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tesla tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuraba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tesla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuraba was well out of range. Poor timing from Tesla.
Kuraba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tesla finds it's way round the side to connect with Kuraba's head.
Tesla connects with a leg kick. Kuraba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tesla forces Kuraba back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tesla.
A short uppercut from Tesla.
Kuraba working hard to break the clinch.
Tesla tries to throw a body punch but Kuraba avoids it by throwing Tesla back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tesla.
Tesla gets through Kuraba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tesla keeps control of Kuraba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kuraba blocks a body shot from Tesla.
Kuraba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tesla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tesla lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuraba.
Tesla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuraba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tesla misses with a body punch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tesla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tesla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kuraba is rocked!
Tesla can't find room to land a body shot as Kuraba controls the action.
Oh Kuraba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tesla pushes Kuraba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tesla has Kuraba pressed against the cage, preventing Kuraba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kuraba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tesla lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuraba is trying to break the clinch but Tesla has him pressed against the cage.
Kuraba blocking some punches.
Tesla throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tesla.
Kuraba blocks a body shot from Tesla.
Tesla scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tesla pushes Kuraba against the cage. Tesla is working some dirty boxing. Tesla pushes off with a quick right hook! Kuraba goes down! Kuraba tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Tesla moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicola Tesla!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Nicola Tesla waved his t-shirt featuring [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation's logo in front of the cameras.
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