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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kotaro Asakura (ranked 3135 p4p, 4353 weight class) and Magomed Tukhugov (ranked 190 p4p, 249 weight class). Kotaro Asakura had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kotaro Asakura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magomed Tukhugov!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tukhugov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Asakura. Asakura circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tukhugov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Asakura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tukhugov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Asakura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tukhugov.
Asakura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tukhugov stuns Asakura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Asakura with the inside leg kick.
Tukhugov lands with a cross.
Nice uppercut there from Tukhugov.
Tukhugov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A cross from Tukhugov lands.
Tukhugov lands a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Asakura.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tukhugov scores with a decent looking hook.
Tukhugov throws a body punch but Asakura moves out of range.
Tukhugov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Asakura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tukhugov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Asakura counters with a body kick.
Tukhugov checks a low kick from Asakura.
Asakura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asakura misses with a leg kick
and Tukhugov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice straight punches there by Tukhugov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tukhugov.
Tukhugov checks a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Tukhugov there.
Tukhugov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Asakura's head.
Asakura blocks a jab.
Asakura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tukhugov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Asakura misses with a body kick.
Asakura with a nice calf kick.
Asakura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Asakura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tukhugov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asakura was well out of range. Poor timing from Tukhugov.
Tukhugov slips a straight right by Asakura.
Tukhugov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Asakura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tukhugov. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tukhugov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tukhugov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asakura.
Crunch! Asakura slams his shin into Tukhugov's torso.
That kick from Asakura tenderised Tukhugov's leg. Tukhugov is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tukhugov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Asakura throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tukhugov throws a body punch but Asakura moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Tukhugov blocks the low kick.
Tukhugov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Asakura had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tukhugov throws an off balance right hand
and Asakura counters with a solid body kick.
Tukhugov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asakura.
Tukhugov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asakura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tukhugov lunges at Asakura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Asakura's hand.
Tukhugov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Asakura can pounce on him.
Asakura throws a push kick but Tukhugov slaps the foot to one side.
Asakura misses with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Tukhugov.
Asakura throws a sloppy head kick and Tukhugov moves out of range easily.
Asakura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asakura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab by Tukhugov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tukhugov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Asakura.
Asakura avoids the body shot from Tukhugov.
Tukhugov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asakura is looking to counter with head kicks.
Asakura pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tukhugov is out of range and Asakura settles back down.
Asakura takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Asakura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tukhugov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tukhugov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Asakura misses with a body shot.
Asakura moves away from the strike by Tukhugov.
Asakura misses with a low kick.
Asakura lands a nice looking body kick.
Asakura tries to move into range but Tukhugov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tukhugov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asakura manages to avoid it.
Asakura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tukhugov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asakura sets himself, and Tukhugov steps forward looking for the clinch! Asakura avoids it this time.
Tukhugov blocks a head kick by Asakura.
Tukhugov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Asakura tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tukhugov is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tukhugov connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick from Asakura, right into the meat of the thigh.
Asakura misses with a low kick.
Asakura throws a leg kick but Tukhugov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tukhugov scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tukhugov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Asakura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tukhugov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asakura moves away.
The fighters circling - Tukhugov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asakura throws a sloppy head kick and Tukhugov moves out of range easily.
Tukhugov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tukhugov throws the left hand but Asakura avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asakura scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Asakura. That's going to slow Tukhugov down.
Asakura throws a head kick but Tukhugov moves out of range.
Tukhugov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tukhugov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kotaro Asakura will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slapping body kick lands there for Asakura.
Asakura attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Asakura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tukhugov digs a good hook to Asakura's body.
Tukhugov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Asakura misses with a low kick.
Asakura misses with a head kick.
Asakura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Asakura throws a low kick but Tukhugov avoids it.
Tukhugov punishes Asakura's body with a nice straight punch.
Asakura throws a right hand that misses
and Tukhugov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tukhugov lands a nice hook to Asakura's body. Asakura takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Asakura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Asakura throws a leg kick
and Tukhugov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tukhugov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Asakura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tukhugov.
Tukhugov scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tukhugov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Tukhugov finds it's way through Asakura's defenses.
Asakura looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tukhugov misses with an uppercut.
Tukhugov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Asakura with the inside leg kick.
Asakura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Asakura pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tukhugov is out of range and Asakura settles back down.
Tukhugov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asakura.
Asakura thuds his shin into the meat of Tukhugov's side.
Asakura ducks under a wild hook from Tukhugov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asakura. Tukhugov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tukhugov misses with a looping left.
Tukhugov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Asakura momentarily.
A good leg kick by Asakura.
Tukhugov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asakura scores with a kick to the body.
Tukhugov lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tukhugov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Asakuras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Asakura scores with a nice body kick.
Asakura lands with a kick to the ribs.
Asakura looks to throw the jab but Tukhugov is out of range.
Asakura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tukhugov. Asakura does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tukhugov checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Asakura.
Tukhugov's corner calls for a 1-2. Tukhugov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tukhugov throws a jab when Asakura was well out of range.
Asakura connects with a leg kick.
Tukhugov lands with a cross.
Asakura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Asakura slips under a jab from Tukhugov.
Asakura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tukhugov.
Asakura throws a low kick but Tukhugov moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tukhugov.
Asakura moves away from the strike by Tukhugov.
Asakura fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tukhugov just manages to avoid it.
Asakura throws a leg kick but Tukhugov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tukhugov checks a leg kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Asakura.
Tukhugov jabs Asakura right on the nose. Asakura blinks but takes it well.
Asakura walks into a jab.
Tukhugov looks to throw the jab but Asakura is out of range.
Asakura with the inside leg kick.
Asakura shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tukhugov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tukhugov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asakura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tukhugov takes a swing at Asakura's ribcage but misses.
Asakura throws the kick towards the body but Tukhugov avoids it.
Tukhugov just misses with a punch to the body.
Tukhugov misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura ducks under a wild hook from Tukhugov.
Asakura tried to counter with a leg kick but Tukhugov avoided it.
Nice defenses there by Asakura.
Asakura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tukhugov misses the jab.
Asakura throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tukhugov is breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Asakura.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asakura. Tukhugov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tukhugov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Asakura has time to react.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Asakura, as that shot connected.
Asakura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Asakura moves out of range of the strikes.
Asakura fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tukhugov is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tukhugov throws a hook but Asakura avoids it easily.
Asakura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tukhugov.
Tukhugov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Asakura.
Asakura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A thudding body kick lands there by Asakura!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kotaro Asakura will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Asakura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Asakura does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Asakura throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tukhugov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tukhugov lands an overhand right.
Tukhugov lands with an uppercut that bounces Asakura off the cage and back into range.
Tukhugov misses with a straight right.
Asakura fakes the leg kick and cracks Tukhugov in the body.
Tukhugov lunges at Asakura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Asakura's hand.
Asakura throws a leg kick which misses Tukhugov's front leg but catches the back leg as Tukhugov tries to avoid it.
Tukhugov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Asakura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Asakura has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Asakura there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asakura wants to land a leg kick but Tukhugov is out of range.
Asakura on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Asakura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tukhugov moves away.
Tukhugov checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura tries a low kick but Tukhugov avoids it.
Asakura finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tukhugov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tukhugov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Asakura throws a head kick that half lands.
Asakura attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Asakura 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 Tukhugov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tukhugov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice body punch from Tukhugov.
A big left from Tukhugov misses.
Tukhugov throws a jab but it's blocked by Asakura.
Asakura throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Asakura.
Asakura fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tukhugov checks it well.
Tukhugov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tukhugov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tukhugov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Asakura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magomed Tukhugov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura throws a leg kick which misses Tukhugov's front leg but catches the back leg as Tukhugov tries to avoid it.
Tukhugov cracks a nice hook into Asakura's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tukhugov looks to score with a jab to the body but Asakura is just out of range.
Asakura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tukhugov's sensitive parts.
Tukhugov misses with a hook
and Asakura counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tukhugov misses with an uppercut. Asakura saw that one coming.
Asakura fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tukhugov is out of range.
Tukhugov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Asakura lands a high kick!
Asakura thumps Tukhugov with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Tukhugov. That snapped Asakura's head back.
Asakura misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Tukhugov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Asakura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Asakura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tukhugov.
Asakura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tukhugov 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.
Kotaro Asakura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A swing and a miss from Tukhugov.
Asakura misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asakura. Tukhugov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asakura throws a body punch but Tukhugov moves out of range.
Asakura slips a jab from Tukhugov.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tukhugov, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Tukhugov misses its intended target.
Asakura throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tukhugov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Asakura misses the target.
Asakura jabs Tukhugov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Asakura explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tukhugov lands the left hand.
The crowd cheers as Tukhugov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Asakura doesn't seem phased though.
Asakura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tukhugov. That did some damage!
Asakura thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tukhugov if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tukhugov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Asakura moves out of range of the strikes.
Tukhugov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Asakura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tukhugov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tukhugov misses with a looping left.
Tukhugov misses with an uppercut.
Asakura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Asakura tries to land a front kick but Tukhugov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Asakura throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tukhugov.
A slow jab from Asakura misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tukhugov! But no joy.
Tukhugov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Asakura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Asakura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tukhugov looks to throw the jab but Asakura is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Tukhugov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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 Kotaro Asakura.
Well Asakura 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kotaro Asakura!
Kotaro Asakura decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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