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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akio Kurosaki (ranked 112 p4p, 213 weight class) and Brayden Point (ranked 10 p4p, 21 weight class). Point is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Roots Reggae Music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Akio Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brayden Point!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Point takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kurosaki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kurosaki scores with a decent looking hook.
Kurosaki lands a glancing blow to the side of Point's head.
Point jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Point misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurosaki.
Point tries to clinch up but Kurosaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Point throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Point throws an overhand right that lands on Kurosaki's shoulder, as Kurosaki tries to avoid the shot.
Kurosaki misses with a left hand
and Point cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kurosaki misses with a low kick.
Point misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Point dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kurosaki.
Point connects with a jab.
Point takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Point dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Point connects with a body shot.
Kurosaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Point takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kurosaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Point wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kurosaki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Point checks it well.
Point fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kurosaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Point blocks a jab.
Point looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kurosaki slips under a jab.
Kurosaki connects with an inside leg kick.
Point steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
Point throws a big shot that misses.
Kurosaki misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Point to counter with a crisp jab.
Kurosaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kurosaki misses the jab.
Point throws a jab when Kurosaki was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurosaki throws a big shot that misses.
Point lands with a good body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Point.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Point connects with a right hand. Kurosaki shakes it off.
A left lands for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Point jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kurosaki slips a straight right by Point.
A slow jab from Kurosaki misses its intended target.
Point slips a jab from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki slips under a jab from Point.
Point slips under a jab from Kurosaki.
Point moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurosaki takes one to the side of the head.
Kurosaki misses with a hook
and Kurosaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kurosaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Point counters with a straight right hand.
Point has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A jab lands there for Point.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut. Point saw that one coming.
Point lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki throws a nice looking combination but Point bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Point uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Point lands a glancing blow to the side of Kurosaki's head.
Kurosaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kurosaki looks to land a right hand but Point moved out of range.
Point jabs at Kurosaki's body.
Kurosaki misses with a hook.
Kurosaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kurosaki misses with a straight right.
Point throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kurosaki throws a big shot that misses.
Point now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Point looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurosaki is just out of range.
Kurosaki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kurosaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Point counters with a straight right hand.
Kurosaki misses the jab.
Point checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Point throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurosaki throws out a loose jab but Point uses good head movement to avoid it.
Point displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kurosaki throws out the jab.
Point lands a nice hook to Kurosaki's body. Kurosaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kurosaki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Point in his tracks.
Point throws a body shot but no joy.
Kurosaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Point.
Kurosaki looks to land a left hand but Point moved out of range nicely.
Point is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kurosaki with a body shot.
Point lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kurosaki lands a right hook to the body.
Point misses with an uppercut.
Point fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurosaki manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Point blocks it.
Point closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kurosaki misses with a head kick.
Kurosaki misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brayden Point will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Point misses with a wild body shot.
Kurosaki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Point throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurosaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Kurosaki misses.
Point scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kurosaki misses with a low kick.
Kurosaki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Point throws out a loose jab but Kurosaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Point throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurosaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kurosaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Point misses.
Point lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki swings for the body but Point moves out of range.
Point lands a nice hook to Kurosaki's body. Kurosaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Point dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kurosaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Point has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Point throws a right hand that misses
and Kurosaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brayden Point seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki throws the left hand but Point avoids the punch easily.
Point lands a jab to the nose.
Point ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurosaki. Point does a little dance to reset his feet.
Point takes one on the button.
Point lands a nice shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Point.
Kurosaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Kurosaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Point sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Point lunges at Kurosaki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kurosaki's hand.
Kurosaki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Point throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Point misses.
A head kick misses from Kurosaki.
Point throws a poor cross that misses
and Kurosaki counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Kurosaki misses
and Point counters with a nice uppercut.
Kurosaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Point counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki misses with a hook to the body
and Point counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kurosaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Point counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kurosaki thinking.
Point lands a slapping body shot.
Point lands a really nice looking cross but Kurosaki seems unphased.
Kurosaki misses with a body shot.
Kurosaki walks into a straight right hand from Point.
A left lands for Point.
Kurosaki lands a leg kick that knocks Point off balance momentarily.
Point scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kurosaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Point connects with a body shot that sends Kurosaki's belly button to the back.
Point scores with a nice strike.
Point lands with an uppercut that bounces Kurosaki off the cage and back into range.
Point tries to clinch up.
Kurosaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Point misses the jab.
Point takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point misses the jab.
Kurosaki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Point.
Kurosaki throws a nice head kick!
Kurosaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Point lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Point misses the shot to the body.
Kurosaki throws a nice looking combination but Point bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Point closes the distance and clinches.
Kurosaki tries a body shot but Point blocks it.
Point lands with a left to the head.
Point leaning against his opponent.
Kurosaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Point paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Point blocks it.
Kurosaki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kurosaki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Point to score with a decent uppercut.
Kurosaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A combination from Kurosaki does no damage.
Point with a nice cross.
Kurosaki throws the left hand but Point avoids the punch easily.
Point lands the left hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Point 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.
Point misses the jab.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the side of Point's head but Point sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Point slips under a jab from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Point staying out of range there.
Kurosaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Point moves away.
Kurosaki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Point is out of range and Kurosaki settles back down.
Point throws a hook but Kurosaki avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Point there.
Point avoids the head kick by Kurosaki.
Point misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a head kick. Point smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brayden Point showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Point connects with a jab.
Point misses with a lunging right hand
and Kurosaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Point dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Point listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Point.
Kurosaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Point.
A little jabbing left from Point on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kurosaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Point lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kurosaki at a distance.
Kurosaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the side of Point's head but Point sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kurosaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice jab there from Point.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Point misses.
Kurosaki slips a straight right by Point.
Kurosaki fires out a quick counter leg kick but Point just manages to avoid it.
Kurosaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Point.
Kurosaki swings widly with a right hand
and Point cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kurosaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Point.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the side of Point's head but Point sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Point throws out a powerful jab.
Point lands with a hook. Kurosaki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Point avoids it easily.
Kurosaki throws a right hand that misses
and Point cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kurosaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Kurosaki.
Point with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Point lands a jab to Kurosaki's midsection.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Point.
Point throws a hook but Kurosaki avoids it easily.
Kurosaki throws an off balance right hand
and Point counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kurosaki scores with a sloppy right hand. Point should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Point moves away from the strike by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a right hand that misses
and Point connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kurosaki misses with a hook
and Point counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kurosaki thinking.
Akio Kurosaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brayden Point is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki swings widly with a right hand
and Point counters with a nice uppercut.
Point lands with an overhand left.
Point swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Point throws an overhand right that lands on Kurosaki's shoulder, as Kurosaki tries to avoid the shot.
Kurosaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Point lands with a right hand.
Point misses with a hook.
Kurosaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kurosaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurosaki throws an off balance right hand
and Point counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Point punishes Kurosaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Point connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Point works the jab nicely.
Point avoids the head kick by Kurosaki.
Nice jab there from Point.
Kurosaki blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Kurosaki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kurosaki throws a poor cross that misses
letting Point counter with a right hand.
Point checks a leg kick.
Point works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Point looks to throw the jab but Kurosaki is out of range.
Point cracks Kurosaki with a good jab.
Point uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
A little jabbing left from Point on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Point connects with a single shot there.
Point gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kurosaki is trying to break the clinch but Point is controlling him.
Kurosaki working aggressively here.
Kurosaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Point backwards.
Point blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kurosaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Point lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kurosaki backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurosaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kurosaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kurosaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kurosaki misses with a punch to the body.
Kurosaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Point misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Point blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kurosaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Point controls his hands.
Kurosaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brayden Point comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Point winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brayden Point!
Our winner, Brayden Point, 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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