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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kwasi Kwong (ranked 501 p4p, 515 weight class) and Francis Oosthuizen (ranked 75 p4p, 79 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwasi Kwong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francis Oosthuizen !
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oosthuizen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kwong misses with a wild body shot.
Oosthuizen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Kwong.
Oosthuizen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oosthuizen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kwong misses with a straight left.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the side of Kwong's head but Kwong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kwong moves into the clinch.
Oosthuizen lands with a light punch inside.
Oosthuizen tries to stall but Kwong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oosthuizen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kwong avoids it.
Oosthuizen throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Oosthuizen fails to land.
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Oosthuizen .
Kwong digs a right hand underneath Oosthuizen 's ribcage. Oosthuizen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kwong misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kwong is trying to stall.
Oosthuizen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kwong lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen missing with knees to the body.
Oosthuizen taking a breather.
Kwong lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kwong.
Kwong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oosthuizen wants to stall.
Kwong lands a body punch.
Oosthuizen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kwong avoids it.
Kwong swings wildly with an uppercut but Oosthuizen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oosthuizen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kwong taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kwong.
Kwong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kwong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kwong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oosthuizen throws a looping overhand right but Kwong ducks down to avoid it.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kwong is looking to counter with a body kick.
A big left from Oosthuizen misses.
Kwong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oosthuizen moves away.
Kwong connects with a body shot that sends Oosthuizen 's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oosthuizen gets tackled into the cage by Kwong. Kwong maintains the clinch.
Oosthuizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kwong.
Kwong throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Oosthuizen fails to land.
Kwong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kwong breaks from the clinch.
Oosthuizen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kwong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kwong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oosthuizen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kwong tries to throw a body punch but Oosthuizen avoids it by throwing Kwong back against the cage.
Oosthuizen missing with knees to the body.
Oosthuizen gets through Kwong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Kwong.
Oosthuizen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kwong backwards.
Kwong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kwong scores with a shoulder strike.
Oosthuizen pushes Kwong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oosthuizen stalling in the clinch but Kwong improves position.
Kwong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oosthuizen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kwong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kwong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.
A right hand to the body from Kwong.
Kwong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kwong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oosthuizen 's elbow.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kwong gets through Oosthuizen 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oosthuizen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kwong blocks it with crossed arms.
Kwong lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kwong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen misses with some punches.
Kwong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kwong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kwong scores with a shoulder strike.
Kwong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oosthuizen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oosthuizen slips a straight right by Kwong.
Oosthuizen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kwong misses with a series of wild punches.
Kwong cracks Oosthuizen with a good jab.
Oosthuizen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kwong was well out of range. Poor timing from Oosthuizen .
Kwong circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kwong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kwong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oosthuizen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kwong backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oosthuizen with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kwasi Kwong has been cut.
Kwong struggles to land a body shot inside as Oosthuizen controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwasi Kwong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kwasi Kwong's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kwong lands with a cross.
Kwong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oosthuizen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Oosthuizen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kwong swinging wildly here.
Donk. Kwong catches Oosthuizen right on the button with a cross.
Oosthuizen throws a looping overhand right but Kwong ducks down to avoid it.
Oosthuizen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big right from Kwong misses.
Oosthuizen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kwong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kwasi Kwong is winning the standup battle so far.
Kwong misses the shot to the body.
Oosthuizen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oosthuizen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looks like Kwong has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kwong, as that shot connected.
Kwong works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oosthuizen misses with a two punch combination.
Kwong throwing a counter right hand but Oosthuizen manages to avoid it.
Oosthuizen clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Kwong fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kwong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwong throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen can't find room to land a body shot as Kwong controls the action.
Kwong misses with a body punch.
Kwong misses with a punch to the body.
Oosthuizen effectively controlling the action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oosthuizen .
Kwong blocking some punches.
Oosthuizen blocks a body shot from Kwong.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kwong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kwong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kwong.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oosthuizen .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kwong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kwong lands a shot to the body.
Kwong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kwong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kwong managing to block the knees to the body from Oosthuizen .
Kwong working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kwong avoids the damage to the body.
Oosthuizen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oosthuizen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kwong.
Kwong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oosthuizen tries to land a knee to the head but Kwong blocks with his arms.
Kwong lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Kwong.
Kwong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oosthuizen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kwong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oosthuizen misses with some punches.
Kwong tries a body shot but Oosthuizen blocks it.
Kwasi Kwong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Kwong.
Oosthuizen lands with a light punch inside.
Kwong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oosthuizen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kwong lands with a short shot to the head.
Oosthuizen struggles to land a body shot inside as Kwong controls his hands.
Oosthuizen prevents a body shot from Kwong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwong tries to throw a body punch but Oosthuizen avoids it by throwing Kwong back against the cage.
Oosthuizen being controlled against the cage.
Kwong breaks the clinch.
Kwong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kwong cracks Oosthuizen with an open hand slap.
Oosthuizen misses with a double jab.
A big right from Oosthuizen misses.
Oosthuizen moves away from the strike by Kwong.
Oosthuizen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kwong throws a hook but Oosthuizen avoids it easily.
Oosthuizen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kwong throws a shot from downtown. Oosthuizen moves away and avoids it.
Oosthuizen throws out a counter right but Kwong avoids it with no problem.
Oosthuizen throws the left hand but Kwong avoids the punch easily.
Oosthuizen misses with an uppercut. Kwong saw that one coming.
Oosthuizen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kwong throws a body shot but no joy.
Oosthuizen misses the shot to the body.
Oosthuizen lands with an uppercut that bounces Kwong off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kwong to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwong misses with a right hand
and Kwong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook
and Kwong counters with a left and a right that stings Oosthuizen .
A slow jab from Oosthuizen misses its intended target.
Kwong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Kwong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kwong looks to throw the jab but Oosthuizen is out of range.
Oosthuizen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kwong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oosthuizen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kwong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kwong defending well as Oosthuizen loads up on a big left hand.
Oosthuizen throws a lazy right hand but Kwong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kwong misses with a double jab.
Kwong misses with a looping left.
Kwong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kwong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oosthuizen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kwong circles away quickly and effectively.
Kwong darts in and clinches Oosthuizen up against the cage.
Kwong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oosthuizen can do to turn this around?
Oosthuizen trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kwong scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwasi Kwong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kwasi Kwong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Oosthuizen moves in looking to clinch but Kwong pushes him off.
Oosthuizen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Francis Oosthuizen has been cut.
Kwong connects with a crisp jab.
Kwong throws a jab when Oosthuizen was well out of range.
Oosthuizen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kwong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oosthuizen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kwong blocks a jab.
It looked like Kwong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oosthuizen looks to land a left hand but Kwong moved out of range nicely.
Oosthuizen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kwong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oosthuizen manages to avoid it.
Kwong lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwong. Oosthuizen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kwong takes a swing at Oosthuizen 's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Kwong lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oosthuizen lands with an uppercut that bounces Kwong off the cage and back into range.
Kwong throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Oosthuizen counter with a right hand.
Oosthuizen throws a right hand that misses
and Kwong counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kwong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen misses with a hook
and Oosthuizen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kwong misses with an uppercut.
Kwong missing with a left hand there. Oosthuizen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kwong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice defenses there by Kwong.
Kwong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwong. Oosthuizen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kwong misses with a looping right.
Kwong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oosthuizen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwong manages to avoid it.
Kwong scores with a shot to the body.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch but Kwong moves away
and Kwong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Kwong misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Kwong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen swings for the body but Kwong moves out of range.
Kwong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oosthuizen was well out of range. Poor timing from Kwong.
Oosthuizen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kwong throws a lazy right hand but Oosthuizen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kwong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oosthuizen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kwong is just out of range.
Oosthuizen slips under a jab.
Oosthuizen throws a jab but it's blocked by Kwong.
Kwong moves away from the strike by Oosthuizen .
A big left from Kwong misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oosthuizen ! But no joy.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook.
Oosthuizen throws a right hand that misses
and Kwong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oosthuizen misses with a looping right.
Oosthuizen scores with a jab.
Oosthuizen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Oosthuizen finds it's way through Kwong's defenses.
Kwong throws the left hand but Oosthuizen avoids the punch easily.
Oosthuizen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen looks to throw the jab but Kwong is out of range.
Kwong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oosthuizen is rocked!
Oosthuizen cracks Kwong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oosthuizen is still on wobbly legs! Can Kwong finish him?
Oosthuizen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kwong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oosthuizen .
Kwong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kwong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oosthuizen seems to have recovered his senses.
Kwong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oosthuizen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kwong lands with a good body shot.
Oosthuizen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwong.
Kwong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Oosthuizen 's head backwards.
Oosthuizen throws a right hand that misses
and Kwong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oosthuizen ducks under a wild hook from Kwong.
A nice side step and Oosthuizen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big left from Kwong misses.
Kwong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kwong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwong works Oosthuizen 's body with a nice hook.
Kwong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oosthuizen manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Oosthuizen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kwong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kwong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oosthuizen slips under a jab from Kwong.
It seemed like Oosthuizen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kwong looks to land a right hand but Oosthuizen moved out of range.
Oosthuizen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kwong throws a hook to the side of Oosthuizen 's head but Oosthuizen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oosthuizen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kwong loads up on a big right hand but Oosthuizen slips the punch.
Oosthuizen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Kwong.
Oosthuizen misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oosthuizen throws the left hand but Kwong avoids the punch easily.
Oosthuizen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oosthuizen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Francis Oosthuizen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oosthuizen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kwong.
Oosthuizen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwong moves away.
Kwong throwing a counter right hand but Oosthuizen manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kwasi Kwong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kwong 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwasi Kwong!
After winning the bout, Kwasi Kwong thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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