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KUMITE #30 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodtang Inamo (ranked 3723 p4p, 25057 weight class) and Matthew Michael Kirby (ranked 148 p4p, 155 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodtang Inamo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Michael Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inamo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Inamo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kirby.
 It looks like Matthew Michael Kirby has been cut.
Inamo throws a nice head kick!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Inamo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rodtang Inamo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Okropir (ranked 4209 p4p, 24897 weight class) and Kari Tammi (ranked 420 p4p, 474 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Okropir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Tammi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tammi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Okropir. Okropir circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tammi scores with a spinning back kick!
Okropir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tammi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tammi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Okropir throws a right and a left that Tammi avoids nicely.
A head kick from Tammi lands but Okropir takes it in his stride.
 It looks like Peter Okropir has been cut.
Okropir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tammi circles away quickly and effectively.
A good leg kick by Tammi.
Tammi tries a low kick but Okropir avoids it.
A jab lands there for Tammi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Tammi.
Tammi blocks a head kick by Okropir.
Tammi throws out a counter right but Okropir avoids it with no problem.
Tammi tries a head kick but it misses.
Okropir misses with the body kick
and Tammi counters with a straight right hand.
Tammi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Tammi.
Okropir stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tammi.
Okropir scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okropir uses his free foot to push down on Tammi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tammi.
Okropir sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Okropir thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Okropir trying to control but Tammi is having none of it.
Tammi has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Okropir's lack of action.
Okropir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tammi defending well though.
Okropir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okropir wants to free his trapped foot but Tammi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Okropir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tammi is refusing to be controlled, as Okropir sits in half guard.
Okropir is just content to waste time from the top position. Tammi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tammi wants to stand but Okropir is controlling the position.
Okropir postures up in Tammi's guard and throws a big left but Tammi blocks it.
Okropir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tammi keeping moving, preventing Okropir from controlling successfully.
Okropir controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Okropir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kari Tammi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Okropir misses.
Tammi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Okropir takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tammi takes one to the chin there.
Okropir works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Kari Tammi has been cut.
Okropir misses with a body shot.
Okropir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Okropir was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okropir has his takedown stuffed
and Tammi counters with a nice body shot.
Tammi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tammi throws a head kick that misses.
It appears Okropir was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tammi lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okropir takes one on the button.
Tammi throws out a leg kick but Okropir moves out of range and Tammi only half commits.
Tammi throws a leg kick
and Okropir counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tammi thinking.
Tammi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Okropir momentarily.
 Okropir is rocked!
Tammi seems to be stalking Okropir here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Okropir drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kari Tammi!
A relieved looking Kari Tammi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Teariki Ropata (ranked 2165 p4p, 2322 weight class) and Max Owen (ranked 251 p4p, 264 weight class). Ropata comes to the ring accompanied by Poi E. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teariki Ropata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Owen!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ropata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Owen.
A punch lands to the side of Ropata 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Owen with a jab.
A left lands for Owen.
Ropata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Owen throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Ropata misses the target.
Owen throws a lazy uppercut
and Ropata counters with a straight right hand.
Owen misses with a wild combination.
Ropata throwing a counter right hand but Owen manages to avoid it.
Max Owen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Owen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ropata counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Owen has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Teariki Ropata!
Our winner, Teariki Ropata, 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Synderrgard (ranked 1032 p4p, 3203 weight class) and Khumbo Khumbo Iii (ranked 53 p4p, 131 weight class). Khumbo Khumbo Iii is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Synderrgard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Khumbo Khumbo Iii!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khumbo Iii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Synderrgard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Khumbo Iii drops his shoulder and cracks Synderrgard with a huge uppercut! Synderrgard goes down! Can Khumbo Iii finish him?
It looks like Erik Synderrgard has been cut.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Khumbo Iii is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Synderrgard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Khumbo Iii gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Synderrgard trying to control the position here.
Khumbo Iii drops back looking for a leg! Synderrgard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Synderrgard manages to kick Khumbo Iii off! Khumbo Iii jumps back into Synderrgard's guard.
Synderrgard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Synderrgard is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Khumbo Iii dives into side control.
Khumbo Iii has an Americana. Synderrgard didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Khumbo Iii is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Khumbo Iii hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Khumbo Khumbo Iii!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Carmont (ranked 2190 p4p, 1439 weight class) and William Ernest Henley (ranked 235 p4p, 169 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jerome Carmont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, William Ernest Henley!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henley avoids the body shot from Carmont.
Carmont throws a shot to the body.
Henley throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Carmont tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Henley is in Carmont's guard.
Carmont is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carmont is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carmont is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carmont trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henley lands a couple of elbows.
Henley lands a couple of elbows.
Carmont looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carmont is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Henley pushing down on Carmont's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmont moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Henley with a nice head shot there.
Carmont looking to control.
Carmont wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Henley is now in half guard.
Henley lands with a punch from half guard.
Henley slows the pace down in half guard.
Henley lands strikes from half guard.
Carmont trying to control but Henley postures up.
Henley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carmont keeps working.
Carmont is pressing down on Henley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Carmont keeping moving, preventing Henley from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmont has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Henley has passed into side control.
Carmont takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Carmont is trying to get back to half guard.
Carmont gets back to half guard.
Henley working Carmont over with strikes.
Carmont tries to roll over but Henley keeps him under control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Carmont is working hard here to advance position.
Carmont is refusing to be controlled, as Henley sits in half guard.
Henley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Henley is keen to just control but Carmont is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henley lands with a punch from half guard.
Carmont is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Henley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Carmont is trying to control but can't.
Carmont wants to get back to full guard.
Henley slips a nice elbow through Carmont's hands, connecting with Carmont's forehead.
Carmont makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carmont.
Carmont throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Henley lands a couple of elbows.
Carmont looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henley is one step ahead there.
Henley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henley is working Carmont over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Henley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henley stopping the sweep attempt from Carmont.
Henley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Henley is working Carmont over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Carmont wants to sweep but no luck.
Henley is in close to Carmont's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Carmont looking for a sweep. Not yet Carmont, not yet.
Carmont bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henley's guard.
Henley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carmont's guard.
Henley advances to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carmont tries to roll over but Henley keeps him under control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Henley is thwarting Carmont's attempts to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Henley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Carmont won't allow Henley to pass to mount.
Henley wants to take a breather but Carmont is having none of it.
Henley blocks the strikes from Carmont.
Henley lands with a punch from half guard.
Carmont wants to improve his position but Henley is controlling well.
Henley lands strikes from half guard.
Henley wants to control but Carmont is keeping him busy.
Henley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carmont manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Carmont tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carmont is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Henley trying to control but Carmont is working from the bottom.
Carmont had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henley defends it easily.
Henley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Henley won't allow Carmont to sweep him here.
Henley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Carmont tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carmont not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carmont wants to sweep here but Henley controlling him for the moment.
Henley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carmont's head.
Carmont looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henley is one step ahead there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Carmont keeping moving, preventing Henley from controlling successfully.
Carmont looking to control.
Carmont is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jerome Carmont has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carmont keeping moving, preventing Henley from controlling successfully.
Carmont not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Carmont tries to clinch but Henley moves out of range.
Henley misses the shot to the body.
Carmont changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Carmont jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henley slaps away a takedown attempt from Carmont, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's eight 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.
Carmont takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henley throws a body shot but no joy.
Henley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carmont at a distance.
Carmont keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carmont swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Henley counters with a shoot takedown. Carmont fights it but they end up in guard.
Carmont lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Henley pulls Carmont in close to his closed guard and prevents Carmont from doing any damage or advancing position.
Carmont loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Carmont preventing the sweep.
Henley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
William Ernest Henley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carmont is looking to get back to full guard here but Henley has managed to pass to side control instead.
Carmont tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carmont gets back to half guard.
Henley controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Henley has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Ernest Henley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Henley 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for William Ernest Henley!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for William Ernest Henley!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for William Ernest Henley!
William Ernest Henley wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath William Ernest Henley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex Amwano (ranked 1418 p4p, 2475 weight class) and Orio Hisashi (ranked 69 p4p, 105 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Orio Hisashi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rex Amwano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orio Hisashi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Amwano.
Amwano definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good exchange - Amwano coming out on top.
Decent striking displayed by Amwano there.
Amwano misses with a looping right.
Amwano tries to clinch but Hisashi moves out of range.
Hisashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Amwano misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hisashi! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amwano looks to throw the jab but Hisashi is out of range.
Hisashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Amwano.
A lazy body kick from Amwano
and Amwano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Rex Amwano has been cut.
Amwano looks for the body kick but Hisashi saw that one coming.
It seemed like Hisashi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hisashi moves out of range of the strikes.
Hisashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Amwano throws a shot to the body.
Amwano scores with a punch to the head.
Amwano misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amwano lands a leg kick that knocks Hisashi off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Amwano.
Hisashi has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Amwano throws a leg kick which misses Hisashi's front leg but catches the back leg as Hisashi tries to avoid it.
Amwano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hisashi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amwano lands with a cross.
Amwano throws a hook but Hisashi blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amwano scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hisashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hisashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Amwano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hisashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hisashi defending well as Amwano loads up on a big left hand.
Hisashi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Amwano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Amwano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hisashi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hisashi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Amwano scores with a kick to the body.
Amwano lands a lovely overhand right.
Amwano sends Hisashi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Amwano is motioning to the referee to let Hisashi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Orio Hisashi has been cut.
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!
Hisashi blocks a jab.
A jab from Amwano misses.
It seemed like Hisashi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Amwano cracks Hisashi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Amwano misses with a left hand
and Hisashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amwano tries to land a body kick
letting Hisashi counter with a right hand.
Amwano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Amwano cracks Hisashi with a good jab.
Amwano misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Hisashi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Amwano misses its intended target.
Hisashi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Amwano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Amwano steps in with a hook that catches Hisashi right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Amwano follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hisashi looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rex Amwano!
A less than humble Rex Amwano misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Archie Evans (ranked 1133 p4p, 694 weight class) and Kossu Kutvonen (ranked 113 p4p, 68 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Archie Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kossu Kutvonen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutvonen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kutvonen is taking a breather. Evans says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kutvonen is trying to control. Evans wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kutvonen wants to pass to mount but Evans is defending the position.
Kutvonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Evans taking some punishment here, with Kutvonen in his half guard.
Kutvonen trying to control from half guard but Evans is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutvonen is pressing down on Evans's thigh, looking to free his foot. Evans is holding on for now.
Kutvonen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen is stalling here. Evans is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kutvonen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Evans has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Evans tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kutvonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kutvonen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Evans presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Evans wants to stand but Kutvonen is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen wants to hold on but Evans pushes him away.
Kutvonen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Evans wants to stand but Kutvonen is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kutvonen tries to hold on but Evans pushes him away.
Kutvonen is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kutvonen is desperately trying to improve his position but Evans has a good base and remains in mount.
Kutvonen wants to control but Evans is having none of it.
Evans is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Kutvonen working to try and regain half guard.
Evans wants to stand but Kutvonen is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kutvonen working to try and regain half guard.
Evans is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Evans takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kutvonen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kutvonen misses with a two punch combination.
Evans misses with a wild body shot.
Kossu Kutvonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Evans connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kutvonen's hands.
Kutvonen slips under a jab.
It seemed like Kutvonen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab by Evans.
Kutvonen defending well as Evans loads up on a big left hand.
Kutvonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Evans takes a swing at Kutvonen's ribcage but misses.
Kutvonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Kutvonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Evans stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kutvonen.
Archie Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Evans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by Kutvonen.
Evans throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kutvonen on the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Evans. No joy for Kutvonen on that attempt.
Evans thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kutvonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kutvonen throws a nice looking combination but Evans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Evans misses its target.
Evans misses with a wild body shot.
Evans smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Evans.
Kutvonen avoids the body shot from Evans.
Archie Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kutvonen looks to land a left hand but Evans moved out of range nicely.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans is looking to counter punch.
Evans throws a shot from downtown. Kutvonen moves away and avoids it.
Evans throws the left hand but Kutvonen avoids the punch easily.
Evans lunges at Kutvonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kutvonen's hand.
Kutvonen slips a jab from Evans.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Evans clinches up with Kutvonen and pushes him back against the ropes.
Evans trying to control the position but instead, Kutvonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Evans into the ropes.
Evans lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kutvonen working hard to break the clinch.
Kutvonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evans throws a punch but it's blocked by Kutvonen.
Kutvonen is trying to break the clinch but Evans has him pressed against the ropes.
Evans lands a nice uppercut.
Evans lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kutvonen fails to land.
Evans lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kutvonen backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kutvonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Evans keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands with a shot to the body.
Evans looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kutvonen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Evans counters with a three punch combo that has Kutvonen backing up. Kutvonen nods at Evans to acknowledge the strikes.
Evans forces Kutvonen back against the ropes and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kutvonen.
Archie Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kutvonen.
Kutvonen tries to break the clinch but Evans is controlling the position.
Kutvonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kutvonen throws a right and a left that Evans avoids nicely.
Kutvonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kutvonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kutvonen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Evans 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Archie Evans!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Archie Evans!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Archie Evans!
Archie Evans wins by unanimous decision!
Archie Evans decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Kossu Kutvonen spoke after the fight, saying 'Voe helevetti! Juuttaan tuomar onn varsinaenen pölökkypiä. Oottakeepa vuan kun myö aletaan oekeesti reenaamaan ja tapellaanpa sitten uuvestaan..'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juanito De La Cruz (ranked 432 p4p, 755 weight class) and Wa Hoo (ranked 53 p4p, 76 weight class). Hoo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond. Juanito De La Cruz is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juanito De La Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wa Hoo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Cruz connects with a nice looking jab.
De La Cruz misses with a hook
and Hoo counters with an inside leg kick.
De La Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoo misses the shot to the body.
Hoo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hoo throws a low kick, looking for De La Cruz's leg but De La Cruz calmly moves out of range.
De La Cruz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hoo on the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. De La Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hoo gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoo controlling the position from side mount.
Hoo is chipping away with strikes.
Hoo working the ground and pound but De La Cruz is defending the strikes.
Hoo taking a breather here.
The ground and pound from Hoo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo in side control, throwing shots but De La Cruz defends.
De La Cruz's coaches at The Death Star have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Hoo working the ground and pound but De La Cruz is defending the strikes.
Hoo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hoo wants to lay and pray for a moment but De La Cruz keeps working.
De La Cruz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hoo cracks De La Cruz with a big elbow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hoo just content to control the position.
Hoo trying to control the position but De La Cruz is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo working the head and body with strikes.
De La Cruz parries the strikes from Hoo easily there. Hoo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable De La Cruz to escape.
Hoo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
De La Cruz tries to buck Hoo off but Hoo is having none of it.
Hoo trying to control the action but De La Cruz is working from the bottom.
Hoo landing strikes.
Hoo is looking to take a break and control but De La Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hoo throwing strikes but De La Cruz manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo tries to improve position but can't.
Hoo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
De La Cruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hoo.
De La Cruz won't allow Hoo to pass to mount.
Hoo is looking to take a break and control but De La Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hoo thows a huge punch but De La Cruz dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoo trying to control the action but De La Cruz is working from the bottom.
De La Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hoo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hoo trying to control from half guard but De La Cruz is working away.
Hoo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hoo is looking to take a break and control but De La Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hoo is pressing down on De La Cruz's thigh, looking to free his foot. De La Cruz is holding on for now.
Hoo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Hoo sits in half guard.
De La Cruz works his way to full guard. Good work.
De La Cruz working a defensive guard here.
Hoo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hoo postures up in De La Cruz's guard and throws a big left but De La Cruz blocks it.
Hoo slips nicely into half guard.
That's six 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.
Hoo passes to side control.
Hoo working the ground and pound.
Hoo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hoo wants to control but De La Cruz is keeping him busy.
De La Cruz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hoo.
Hoo in side control, throwing shots but De La Cruz defends.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hoo.
De La Cruz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hoo throws a strike aimed at the side of De La Cruz's head but De La Cruz avoids it well.
Hoo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Juanito De La Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hoo scoring with punches and elbows.
Hoo is looking to take a break and control but De La Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hoo working the ground and pound.
Hoo is working De La Cruz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hoo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, De La Cruz has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hoo but great work by De La Cruz.
Hoo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hoo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
It looks like Hoo might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Hoo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wa Hoo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De La Cruz is looking to control Hoo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De La Cruz avoid being mounted?
Hoo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De La Cruz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De La Cruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hoo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De La Cruz is just riding it out for now. Hoo eventually gives up the hold.
Hoo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hoo trying to control from half guard but De La Cruz is working away.
Hoo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hoo prevents De La Cruz from improving his position.
Hoo working De La Cruz over with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoo works his way into side control.
Hoo just content to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wa Hoo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hoo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Wa Hoo!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Wa Hoo!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Wa Hoo!
Wa Hoo wins by unanimous decision!
Wa Hoo is the new featherweight champion!
Wa Hoo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Juanito De La Cruz stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ayayay!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kush Kezman (ranked 435 p4p, 1159 weight class) and Mike McGuire (ranked 58 p4p, 152 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kush Kezman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Kezman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuire throws a leg kick
and Kezman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by Kezman.
Kezman connects with an inside leg kick.
Kezman lands a glancing blow to the side of McGuire's head.
We've been told by Kezman's head coaches at Tokyo All-Stars that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kezman wants to land a leg kick but McGuire is out of range.
McGuire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kezman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A low kick lands for Kezman.
A bone on bone clash there as Kezman blocks the leg kick.
Kezman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kezman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kezman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Kezman.
A low kick lands for Kezman.
A cross from Kezman lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire connects with a looping right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kezman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McGuire has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGuire and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A good leg kick by Kezman.
Kezman takes one on the button.
McGuire wants to slow Kezman down by chopping away at his legs.
McGuire lands a leg kick that knocks Kezman off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kezman throws out a loose jab but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kezman.
An inside leg kick from Kezman misses.
McGuire flicks out a counter leg kick but Kezman steps away.
Kezman lands an overhand right.
McGuire throws an overhand right that lands on Kezman's shoulder, as Kezman tries to avoid the shot.
Kezman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGuire lands a jab to Kezman's midsection.
Kezman cracks a nice hook into McGuire's ribs.
Kezman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Kezman.
McGuire clinches.
Kezman trying to land knees to the body.
Kezman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kezman.
McGuire prevents Kezman from breaking the clinch.
Kezman breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGuire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGuire moves in looking to clinch but Kezman pushes him off.
McGuire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kezman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kezman pushes McGuire away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kezman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kezman went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kezman lands a glancing blow to the side of McGuire's head.
McGuire defending well as Kezman loads up on a big left hand.
Kezman backing away here, and McGuire unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McGuire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kezman is out of range and McGuire settles back down.
Kezman misses with an attempted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGuire.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McGuire has managed to clinch.
McGuire scores a nice knee to the body.
Kezman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Kezman misses.
McGuire misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kezman counters with a right hand to the body.
McGuire swings for the body but Kezman moves out of range.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Kezman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kezman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGuire blocks the body kick.
McGuire clinches up against the ropes.
Kezman breaks from the clinch.
Kezman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuire.
McGuire has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kezman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kezman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuire scores with a shot to the body.
Kezman throws a leg kick that misses.
McGuire appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from McGuire.
Kezman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
Kezman throws a leg kick but McGuire checks it.
McGuire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kezman.
McGuire on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kezman. That's going to slow McGuire down.
Kezman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McGuire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kezman.
McGuire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kezman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGuire is out of range.
McGuire moves into the clinch successfully.
A shot in the inside from McGuire.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kezman's elbow.
Kezman is trying to force a seperation but McGuire has the dominant position.
McGuire taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire tries a body shot but Kezman blocks it.
McGuire has Kezman pressed against the ropes, preventing Kezman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kezman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kezman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McGuire's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGuire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGuire has taken the fight to the clinch.
McGuire tries to land knees in the clinch but Kezman avoids the damage to the body.
Kezman wants to get back to striking at distance but McGuire won't allow it.
Kezman wants to get back to striking at distance but McGuire won't allow it.
Kezman wants to break free but McGuire has control.
Kezman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kezman moves out of range as McGuire strikes.
Kezman is looking to counter with a body kick.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
Kezman connects with a leg kick.
McGuire gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.
Kezman is trying to break the clinch but McGuire is controlling him.
Kezman wants to get back to striking at distance but McGuire won't allow it.
McGuire tries to work over Kezman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kezman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kezman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a hook.
Kezman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kezman misses with a left hand
and McGuire counters with a straight right hand.
Kezman is looking to score with low kicks.
McGuire now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kezman moves out of range as McGuire strikes.
Kezman loads up on a big right hand but McGuire slips the punch.
McGuire paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McGuire rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kezman counters with a nice uppercut.
Kezman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kezman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kezman throws a low kick but McGuire moves out of range easily.
Kezman throws a leg kick but McGuire sees it coming and moves out of range.
McGuire looks to land a left hand but Kezman moved out of range nicely.
Kezman misses with a kick to the body
and McGuire counters by moving into the clinch.
Kezman is trying to break the clinch but McGuire has him pressed against the ropes.
McGuire keeps control of Kezman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGuire unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kezman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from McGuire.
Kezman is breathing heavily.
Kezman is trying to break the clinch but McGuire is controlling him.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kezman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from McGuire - that landed with a thud.
McGuire has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kezman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McGuire can turn it around.
A frustrated look appears on Kezman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kezman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kezman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire throws a head kick but Kezman moves out of range.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body. Kezman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kezman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kezman is looking to slow McGuire down with leg kicks.
Jab, jab by McGuire - just one landing.
McGuire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kezman tries a head kick but it misses.
Kezman's corner calls for a 1-2. Kezman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
As McGuire backs away, Kezman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McGuire throws an overhand right that lands on Kezman's shoulder, as Kezman tries to avoid the shot.
Kezman is looking to score with low kicks.
Kezman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McGuire misses the body punch
and Kezman counters with a nice uppercut.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kezman throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
Kezman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kezman manages to avoid it.
McGuire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGuire tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kezman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kezman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire throws a body punch but Kezman moves out of range.
Kezman throws out a loose jab but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kezman throws a body shot but no joy.
Kezman misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from McGuire.
McGuire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kezman.
McGuire is looking to clinch but Kezman is avoiding it.
McGuire takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McGuire lands a lovely overhand right.
McGuire slips a straight right by Kezman.
Kezman misses with a body kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kezman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kezman throws a big shot that misses.
McGuire blocks the body kick.
McGuire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuire lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kezman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
Kezman slips under a jab.
Kezman throws a head kick but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
Kezman misses with a hook.
Kezman lands a nice looking kick to the body. McGuire takes a step back to recover.
McGuire throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kezman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
Kezman misses with a looping left.
McGuire tries a quick counter leg kick but Kezman is wise to it.
McGuire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGuire misses with a shot to the body
letting Kezman counter with a right hand.
Kezman throws a jab but it's blocked by McGuire.
McGuire swings for the body but Kezman moves out of range.
It appears Kezman was looking to counter with a kick there.
Good work by McGuire as he checks the leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kezman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kezman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kezman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kezman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
Kezman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McGuire avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McGuire wants to clinch.
Kezman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McGuire takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McGuire misses with a head kick.
McGuire walks into a straight right hand from Kezman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Kezman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kezman.
Kezman throws a front kick aimed at McGuire's knee but McGuire avoids it well.
A big left from Kezman misses.
Kezman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Kezman.
McGuire throws the left hand but Kezman avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kush Kezman.
I think Kezman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Kush Kezman!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Mike McGuire!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Kush Kezman!
Kush Kezman wins by split decision!
Kush Kezman is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Kush Kezman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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