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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kodak Piper (ranked 5251 p4p, 4263 weight class) and Fuji Yusuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kodak Piper has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kodak Piper !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fuji Yusuke!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yusuke throws a head kick that misses.
Piper wants to clinch up but Yusuke keeps it at a distance.
Yusuke moves into the clinch.
Yusuke managing to block the knees to the body from Piper .
Piper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Piper prevents Yusuke from breaking the clinch.
Piper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yusuke smiles and moves away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yusuke.
Yusuke is looking to take a break and control but Piper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piper tries to buck Yusuke off but Yusuke is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Piper keeps working.
Yusuke is trying to get an arm triangle but Piper is defending well.
Yusuke in side control, throwing shots but Piper defends.
Yusuke working the strikes but Piper uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Piper is refusing to be controlled, as Yusuke sits in half guard.
Piper wants to control but Yusuke is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Piper is not content to let Yusuke control the position.
Piper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Piper dives in and grabs Yusuke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yusuke pushes down on Piper 's head and hops out.
Piper is breathing heavily.
Yusuke closes the distance and pushes Piper back into the cage.
Yusuke is stalling here.
Piper is looking to control Yusuke's arms but Yusuke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Piper has his back to the cage.
Piper tries to pull guard but Yusuke forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kodak Piper . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper is trying to maintain a safe position but Yusuke gets an underhook and turns Piper into the cage.
Yusuke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yusuke tries to pull guard but Piper won't allow it.
Piper is trying to break the clinch but Yusuke has him pressed against the cage.
Yusuke misses with an elbow strike.
Yusuke tries to pull guard but Piper won't allow it.
Yusuke wants a takedown but no success here.
Yusuke wants to take the fight to the mat but Piper manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yusuke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Piper is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yusuke stops a takedown attempt from Piper .
Yusuke has Piper pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Piper manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yusuke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke fails to pull guard.
Piper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yusuke's efforts to push away.
Piper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yusuke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yusuke is trying to pull guard but Piper turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yusuke has Piper pressed against the cage.
Yusuke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yusuke just leaning against Piper , taking a breather.
Piper fails to pull guard.
A frustrated look appears on Yusuke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fuji Yusuke dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yusuke moves into range and clinches up with Piper .
Yusuke is trying to force a seperation but Piper has the dominant position.
Piper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yusuke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Piper has him pressed against the cage.
Yusuke is trying to break free.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yusuke as Piper tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yusuke wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yusuke slows down the pace here.
Piper keeps control of Yusuke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Piper has Yusuke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yusuke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke has Piper pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Piper manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stalling in the clinch from Yusuke.
Piper avoids the elbow strike from Yusuke, against the cage.
Piper wants to take the fight to the mat but Yusuke manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yusuke controlling the action here for a moment.
Yusuke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yusuke is trying to drag Piper to the mat but Piper just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A frustrated look appears on Yusuke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yusuke wants to break free but Piper has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Piper has a couple of punches blocked by Yusuke.
Piper tries to pull guard but Yusuke holds him up against the cage and eventually Piper drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kodak Piper . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yusuke is looking to break free of the clinch but Piper has double underhooks.
Yusuke is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yusuke goes for a takedown attempt but Piper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yusuke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Piper is fending him off so far but Yusuke persists. Nope, Piper circles away and we're back to standing.
Yusuke closes the distance and clinches up with Piper , looking for a takedown. Yusuke pushes Piper against the cage but Piper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yusuke closes the distance and clinches.
Yusuke wants a takedown but no success here.
Piper goes for a takedown attempt but Yusuke pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Piper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Piper sprawls well. Piper wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yusuke gets slowly back to his feet.
Piper doesn't manage to clinch there - Yusuke circles away.
Piper fails with the takedown
and Yusuke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yusuke.
Piper is pressed up against the cage. Yusuke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Piper down to the mat. Piper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yusuke swats away the attempt to clinch by Piper .
Yusuke changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Piper 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Piper duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke darts in and clinches Piper up against the cage.
Piper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yusuke drops down looking for an ankle pick but Piper pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yusuke missing with a left hand there. Piper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice sprawl there from Piper as Yusuke shoots in.
Yusuke shoots in looking for a takedown but Piper manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yusuke's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yusuke or perhaps it was just good defense by Piper , which made it look bad.
Yusuke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yusuke misses with a takedown attempt - Piper sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Piper stuffs the takedown.
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 Kodak Piper 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Piper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yusuke is fending him off so far but Piper persists. Nope, Yusuke circles away and we're back to standing.
Piper stuffs the takedown attempt from Yusuke. Yusuke gets slowly back to his feet.
Piper fails to land the takedown.
Yusuke blocks a head kick by Piper .
Nice takedown defense from Piper . No joy for Yusuke on that attempt.
Yusuke moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yusuke can't break the clinch.
Piper can't break the clinch.
Yusuke is trying to push Piper away but Piper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Piper can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kodak Piper . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piper prevents Yusuke from breaking the clinch.
Yusuke tries to break the clinch but Piper is controlling the position.
Piper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yusuke's efforts to push away.
Yusuke is looking to break free of the clinch but Piper has double underhooks.
Piper is trying to force a seperation but Yusuke has the dominant position.
Yusuke can't break the clinch.
Yusuke is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Piper is defending well.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yusuke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two 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.
Yusuke drops down looking for an ankle pick but Piper pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yusuke throws a series of punches but Piper moves out of range.
Yusuke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Piper is looking to counter punch.
Yusuke closes the distance and pushes Piper back into the cage.
Piper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yusuke has him pressed against the cage.
Yusuke fails to pull guard.
Piper is trying to pull guard but Yusuke has him pressed against the cage.
Yusuke can't break the clinch.
Piper has Yusuke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yusuke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yusuke jumps guard but Piper turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Piper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yusuke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yusuke tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Piper smiles and moves away.
Yusuke tried to score with a low kick but Piper checks it.
Piper tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Yusuke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yusuke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yusuke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Piper stalling in the clinch but Yusuke improves position.
Yusuke tries a body shot but Piper blocks it.
Yusuke misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke tries to circle away but Piper has him pinned against the cage.
Yusuke is trying to pull guard but Piper has him pressed against the cage.
Piper breaks the clinch.
Yusuke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Piper throws a sloppy head kick and Yusuke moves out of range easily.
Yusuke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Piper with a body shot.
Yusuke gets a clinch.
Yusuke is looking to break free of the clinch but Piper has double underhooks.
Piper tries to pull guard but Yusuke forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yusuke fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of stalling here from Yusuke.
Yusuke is trying to force a seperation but Piper has the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fuji Yusuke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yusuke 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fuji Yusuke!
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