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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shin Murakami (ranked 19322 p4p, 976 weight class) and Jack Lester (ranked 18164 p4p, 961 weight class). Lester has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
5 - 10 - 0 |
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shin Murakami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Lester!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murakami gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A head kick misses from Murakami.
Murakami darts in and clinches Lester up against the cage.
Murakami blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murakami is trying to maintain a safe position but Lester gets an underhook and turns Murakami into the cage.
Murakami just leaning against Lester, taking a breather.
Murakami tries to pull guard but Lester forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lester lands an elbow just above Murakami 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester tries a knee to the head but Murakami blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lester.
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lester lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lester lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murakami blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lester fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Murakami.
Lester throws a punch but it's blocked by Murakami.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester is fighting off a takedown attempt but Murakami is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lester to the mat. Lester regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lester kicks Murakami off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murakami tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murakami's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lester connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murakami scrambles back to his feet.
Nice jab there from Lester.
Murakami looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lester scores with a hook.
A left lands for Lester.
Lester throws out a powerful jab.
Lester connects with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Lester as Murakami shoots in.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lester, as that shot connected.
Lester scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lester clobbers Murakami with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jack Lester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murakami lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lester lands a nice looking body shot.
Murakami gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lester.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lester darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jack Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lester stalks Murakami and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murakami's face. Murakami staggers backwards, shaken.
Good exchange - Lester coming out on top.
Murakami is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lester lands with a right hand.
Murakami takes a swing at Lester's ribcage but misses.
Murakami fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shin Murakami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lester misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lester moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester misses with a series of wild punches.
Lester throws a body shot but no joy.
Murakami is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lester sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab from Lester.
Lester lands a jab-cross combination.
Lester scores with a jab to the head.
Lester lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Lester. Beautiful body shot.
Lester connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lester misses with a combination
and Murakami counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murakami has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murakami there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Lester dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murakami takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lester tests Murakami's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jack Lester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murakami darts in trying to clinch
and Lester counters with a two punch combo.
Murakami fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Murakami is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murakami takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lester thuds a left hand into Murakami's body.
Murakami darts in trying to clinch
and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester scores with a decent looking hook.
Murakami tries to clinch up.
Lester 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.
Lester jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Lester.
Lester connects with the punch.
Murakami ducks right into an uppercut from Lester.
Lester has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lester scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lester lands a head shot.
Murakami swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lester slips a jab and a cross from Murakami.
Murakami fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murakami throws a right and a left that Lester avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester throws a right and a left that Murakami avoids nicely.
Murakami wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Murakami ducks right into an uppercut from Lester.
Murakami tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lester swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lester throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lester connects with a looping right hand.
Murakami tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lester doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murakami takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lester lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good standup being displayed there by Lester as he connects with a hook.
Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murakami.
Murakami on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lester misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lester darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lester thuds a left hand into Murakami's body.
Murakami closes the distance and clinches up with Lester, looking for a takedown. Murakami pushes Lester against the cage but Lester circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shin Murakami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murakami tries to clinch but Lester is having none of it.
Shin Murakami is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lester digs a good body shot into Murakami's ribs.
Lester throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murakami on the side of the head.
Lester keeps the fight on the outside.
Murakami takes one to the side of the head.
Lester getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lester looks to land a combination but Murakami avoids it well.
Murakami tries to counter by clinching up but Lester breaks away and moves out of range.
Murakami walks into a left hand.
Lester circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lester counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester lands with a right hand.
Lester misses with a body shot
and Murakami counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Murakami takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murakami tries to clinch but Lester moves out of range.
Lester takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murakami takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters circling - Murakami throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murakami throws a sloppy head kick and Lester moves out of range easily.
Lester changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lester fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murakami looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murakami tries to clinch up
and Lester counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murakami thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Lester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Murakami shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lester pinned against the cage. Lester gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lester stalks Murakami and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murakami's face. Murakami staggers backwards, shaken.
Lester throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murakami stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murakami dodges the punch combination from Lester.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester misses the shot to the body.
Lester looks to land a combination. Murakami sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lester lands a jab to the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lester.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lester misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the liver by Lester. Beautiful body shot.
Lester scores with a sloppy right hand. Murakami should have avoided that one.
Lester scores with a nice head shot.
Lester slaps away a takedown attempt from Murakami, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lester scores with a one two! Murakami had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Lester lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murakami doesn't seem phased though.
Lester misses with a few strikes there.
Murakami has closed the distance and engaged Lester in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murakami.
Murakami is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lester to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shin Murakami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lester throws an elbow but it misses.
Lester keeps control of Murakami as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murakami breaks the clinch.
Murakami scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Murakami fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murakami takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lester scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester works the jab nicely.
Murakami looks for a takedown but Lester sprawls well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lester.
Murakami takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murakami.
Murakami tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lester defends well and Murakami ends up having to push Lester into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
As Murakami backs off Lester throws a huge counter combo but Murakami manages to avoid it all.
Murakami tries to clinch there but Lester circles away.
Murakami moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lester bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lester lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester with a nice cross.
Murakami throws a lazy head kick
and Lester counters by clinching up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murakami is looking for a takedown.
Murakami is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lester is defending well for now.
Murakami is trying to push Lester away but Lester has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murakami fails to pull guard.
Lester lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lester lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Lester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lester has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Lester!
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energy
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RATING
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