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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Fran has chosen No Worries as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawajiri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kawajiri throws a shot to the body.
Kawajiri throws a hook but De Fran blocks it.
De Fran throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Kawajiri misses.
Kawajiri lands a lovely overhand right.
Good exchange - De Fran coming out on top.
Kawajiri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Fran throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Andr De Fran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawajiri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Fran throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kawajiri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kawajiri misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by De Fran.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Fran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Fran throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Fran looks for the body kick but Kawajiri saw that one coming.
Kawajiri throws a jab but it's blocked by De Fran.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Fran.
Kawajiri connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kawajiri has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rings Russia in the buildup to the fight.
De Fran with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kawajiri feints a jab promting De Fran to slip. Kawajiri then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. De Fran slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
De Fran lands with an overhand left.
De Fran clinches with his opponent.
De Fran slows down the pace here.
Kawajiri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawajiri dodges an elbow strike from De Fran.
De Fran taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kawajiri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kawajiri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Fran takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
De Fran blocks a body shot from Kawajiri.
De Fran lands an elbow just above Kawajiri 's eye.
De Fran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kawajiri blocks it with crossed arms.
Kawajiri breaks from the clinch.
De Fran throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kawajiri misses the jab.
De Fran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kawajiri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kawajiri moves out of range of the body kick.
De Fran takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Fran.
Kawajiri avoids the head kick by De Fran.
Kawajiri throws a lazy uppercut
and De Fran counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kawajiri thinking.
Kawajiri is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Kawajiri.
De Fran moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
De Fran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Fran scores with a hook.
Kawajiri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Fran.
Kawajiri swings for the body but De Fran moves out of range.
De Fran on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kawajiri misses with a looping left.
Kawajiri has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Fran.
De Fran misses with a lunging right hand
and Kawajiri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Fran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Kawajiri finds it's way through De Fran's defenses.
Kawajiri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Fran.
De Fran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kawajiri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Fran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kawajiri.
De Fran lands with a kick to the ribs.
De Fran tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Fran misses with a head kick.
De Fran throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Fran misses with a kick to the body.
Kawajiri misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Fran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Fran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kawajiri dips to his left and cracks De Fran with an uppercut!
Kawajiri throws a body punch but De Fran moves out of range.
De Fran has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Fran there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andr De Fran will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kawajiri takes a swing at De Fran's ribcage but misses.
De Fran misses with a head kick.
Kawajiri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kawajiri misses with a kick to the body.
De Fran throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kawajiri lands a nice shot that snaps De Fran's head back.
De Fran looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Fran moves into the clinch.
De Fran lands with a right to the head.
Kawajiri looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
De Fran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Tatsuya Kawajiri has been cut.
De Fran wants to stall.
De Fran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kawajiri.
De Fran moves in looking to clinch but Kawajiri pushes him off.
Kawajiri throws a wild body kick that De Fran sees coming a mile off.
Kawajiri avoids the head kick by De Fran.
Kawajiri looks to score with a jab to the body but De Fran is just out of range.
De Fran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kawajiri works De Fran's body with a nice hook.
Kawajiri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Fran takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kawajiri thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Fran takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kawajiri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Fran tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran moves away from the strike by Kawajiri.
De Fran misses with an uppercut. Kawajiri saw that one coming.
De Fran misses the jab.
De Fran scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kawajiri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is winning the standup battle so far.
Kawajiri connects with a right hand. De Fran shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Fran fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kawajiri on the side of the head.
Kawajiri throws the kick towards the body but De Fran avoids it.
Kawajiri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fran lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kawajiri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Fran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kawajiri throws the left hand but De Fran avoids the punch easily.
Kawajiri looks to land a left hand but De Fran moved out of range nicely.
De Fran connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kawajiri.
De Fran misses with a hook. Kawajiri ducked under it nicely.
De Fran is looking to slow Kawajiri down with leg kicks.
De Fran has Kawajiri up against the cage in a clinch.
Kawajiri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kawajiri looks to land a right hand but De Fran moved out of range.
De Fran misses with a body kick.
De Fran lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kawajiri will feel that in the morning.
De Fran works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kawajiri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Fran throws out the jab.
Kawajiri scores with a nice strike.
De Fran scores with a hook.
De Fran misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kawajiri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kawajiri misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawajiri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Fran moves in looking to clinch but Kawajiri pushes him off.
De Fran throws a hook to the side of Kawajiri's head but Kawajiri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kawajiri avoids a kick to the body.
Kawajiri defending well as De Fran loads up on a big left hand.
Kawajiri scores with a hook to the body. De Fran takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Fran throws a hook to the side of Kawajiri's head but Kawajiri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Fran takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kawajiri just misses with a punch to the body.
De Fran throws a jab but it's blocked by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tatsuya Kawajiri will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tatsuya Kawajiri's cut.
That's time! Kawajiri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
De Fran feints a jab promting Kawajiri to slip. De Fran then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kawajiri slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
De Fran connects with an inside leg kick.
De Fran throws a hook but Kawajiri avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Kawajiri.
De Fran misses with a hook. Kawajiri ducked under it nicely.
De Fran misses with a right hand
and Kawajiri counters with a right hand to the body.
De Fran throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kawajiri's head.
De Fran throws a low kick but Kawajiri avoids it.
De Fran walks into a stiff left hand from Kawajiri.
De Fran bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Fran misses with a looping left.
Kawajiri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Fran.
De Fran fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kawajiri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Fran.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran tries to score with a low kick but Kawajiri moves his leg out of the way.
De Fran thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kawajiri if he has to take too many more of those.
Kawajiri scores with a jab to the body.
De Fran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kawajiri. That did some damage!
Kawajiri tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Fran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kawajiri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That kick from De Fran tenderised Kawajiri's leg. Kawajiri is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fran. Kawajiri does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Fran throws a hook but Kawajiri avoids it easily.
Kawajiri looks for the body kick but De Fran saw that one coming.
Kawajiri has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
De Fran scores with a one two! Kawajiri had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
De Fran takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Fran ducks under a wild hook from Kawajiri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Fran throws a jab but it's blocked by Kawajiri.
De Fran throws a wild body kick that Kawajiri sees coming a mile off.
Kawajiri looks to score with a jab to the body but De Fran is just out of range.
Kawajiri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Fran throws a hook to the side of Kawajiri's head but Kawajiri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Fran thows a body kick. Kawajiri tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kawajiri lands a nice shot to the body.
Kawajiri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Fran.
Kawajiri throws a hook but De Fran blocks it.
A shot to the body from Kawajiri misses
and De Fran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Fran throws a body kick that misses.
Kawajiri throws a lazy right hand but De Fran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kawajiri misses with a looping left.
Good standup being displayed there by Kawajiri as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Fran. De Fran circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Fran defending well as Kawajiri loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Kawajiri misses.
De Fran explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
De Fran ducks under a wild hook from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri throws a chopping leg kick but De Fran manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Fran misses with a kick to the body.
Kawajiri throws a jab when De Fran was well out of range.
De Fran lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kawajiri takes a step back to recover.
Kawajiri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Fran.
De Fran lunges at Kawajiri with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kawajiri's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Kawajiri misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kawajiri counters with a right hand to the body.
De Fran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kawajiri moves away from the strike by De Fran.
De Fran pushes Kawajiri away with a front kick.
Kawajiri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kawajiri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawajiri scores with a hook to the body. De Fran takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Fran tries to land a body kick
enabling Kawajiri to counter with a crisp jab.
De Fran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Fran is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Fran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Fran throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kawajiri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andr De Fran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Fran 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andr De Fran!
Our winner, Andr De Fran, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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