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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kotaro Asakura (ranked 820 p4p, 970 weight class) and Jean Luc Petit (ranked 64 p4p, 74 weight class). Asakura's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Venom by $ B. Petit has chosen Dirty Beaches - Lord Knows Best as his entrance 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kotaro Asakura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jean Luc Petit!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asakura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petit.
Petit throws a jab when Asakura was well out of range.
Asakura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Asakura lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Petit misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Petit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asakura lands a really nice looking cross but Petit seems unphased.
Petit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asakura bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Petit's head backwards.
Petit wants to clinch up but Asakura keeps it at a distance.
Nice cross by Asakura.
Some bone on bone action there as Asakura checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Asakura fires out a quick counter leg kick but Petit just manages to avoid it.
Asakura swings for the body but Petit moves out of range.
Asakura throws a shot to the body.
Asakura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Asakura catches Petit right on the button with a cross.
Asakura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petit.
Petit throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit scores with a nice right hand.
Asakura avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Asakura wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Petit tries a low kick but Asakura avoids it.
Asakura throws an overhand right that lands on Petit's shoulder, as Petit tries to avoid the shot.
Asakura punishes Petit's body with a nice straight punch.
Petit throws a lazy right hand but Asakura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Asakura.
Asakura is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Petit.
Asakura ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Petit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petit.
Petit doesn't manage to clinch there - Asakura circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petit throws a leg kick but Asakura checks it.
Asakura misses with a looping right.
Asakura lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petit at a distance.
Kotaro Asakura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asakura cracks Petit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Asakura is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Petit tests Asakura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Asakura lands with a shot to the body.
Asakura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Asakura.
Asakura throws a leg kick but Petit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Petit moves out of range as Asakura strikes.
Petit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Petit instigates a clinch.
Petit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petit working aggressively here.
Petit scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kotaro Asakura has been cut.
Petit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asakura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petit connects with the punch.
Asakura avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petit takes a swing at Asakura's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Asakura misses.
Petit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Asakura misses with a wild body shot.
Petit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Asakura checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Petit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Asakura misses with a hook.
Petit moves away from the strike by Asakura.
Asakura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Petit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
It looks like Asakura has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Asakura tries to keep at a distance but Petit has taken the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Petit.
Asakura managing to block the knees to the body from Petit.
Asakura is trying to break the clinch but Petit is controlling him.
Asakura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Asakura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura lands an overhand right.
Petit stuns Asakura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asakura swats away the attempt to clinch by Petit.
Petit lands a jab to Asakura's midsection.
Petit throws a jab when Asakura was well out of range.
Asakura throwing a counter right hand but Petit manages to avoid it.
Asakura throws a head kick but Petit moves out of range.
Petit steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Asakura connects with a solid leg kick.
Petit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petit lands with a good body shot.
Petit ducks under a wild hook from Asakura.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petit misses with a body shot.
Petit is looking to score with low kicks.
Asakura looks to score with a jab to the body but Petit is just out of range.
Asakura on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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.
The cut man is working on Kotaro Asakura's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Petit misses with a shot to the body
and Asakura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Asakura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Petit. Petit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Petit misses with a straight right.
Petit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asakura appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Asakura connects with a jab.
Asakura throws a nice looking combination but Petit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Asakura connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petit swings widly with a right hand
and Asakura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Petit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Asakura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asakura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Petit counters with a left to the body.
Good exchange - Asakura coming out on top.
Petit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Asakura circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asakura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura blocks a low kick nicely.
Asakura takes a swing at Petit's ribcage but misses.
Petit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Petit throws a hook but Asakura blocks it.
Asakura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petit.
Petit clinches with his opponent.
Petit misses with a punch on the inside.
Asakura has a couple of punches blocked by Petit.
Asakura cracks Petit with a nice body shot.
Petit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asakura breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Asakura.
Petit misses with a wild body shot.
Asakura feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Asakura dodges the punch combination from Petit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Petit misses.
Petit is looking to slow Asakura down with leg kicks.
Petit throws a looping overhand right but Asakura ducks down to avoid it.
Petit fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Asakura.
Kotaro Asakura is winning the standup battle so far.
Asakura lands with an uppercut that bounces Petit off the cage and back into range.
Petit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Petit misses with a straight right.
Asakura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petit moves away.
Asakura with a hook.
Petit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Asakura was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Petit.
Petit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petit throws a low kick, looking for Asakura's leg but Asakura calmly moves out of range.
Petit wants to slow Asakura down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asakura looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Petit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Petit misses with a straight right.
Petit misses with a jab to the body
and Asakura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Asakura ducks under a wild hook from Petit.
Petit takes one to the chin there.
Asakura dips to his left and cracks Petit with an uppercut!
A low kick from Petit misses
and Asakura counters with a good low kick that Petit was not able to check.
Asakura scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice jab there from Asakura.
Petit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petit throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Asakura counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Petit misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petit 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's corner calls for a 1-2. Asakura obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Asakura shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Petit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Asakura misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petit throws a shot from downtown. Asakura moves away and avoids it.
Petit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Petit misses with a head kick.
Asakura jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Petit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Petit tries to clinch up.
Asakura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asakura scores with a nice strike.
Petit staying out of range there.
Petit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asakura checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Petit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petit blocks a jab.
Asakura lands with a hook. Petit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Petit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Asakura connects with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kotaro Asakura dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kotaro Asakura's cut.
That's time! Asakura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Asakura lands a leg kick that knocks Petit off balance momentarily.
Asakura misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Asakura misses the target.
Petit looks to land a left hand but Asakura moved out of range nicely.
Petit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Asakura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asakura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asakura moves out of range of the strikes.
Asakura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Asakura lands with a shot to the body.
Petit tries to move into range but Asakura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Petit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petit clinches up against the cage.
Petit is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Petit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petit has a couple of punches blocked by Asakura.
Asakura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petit checks a low kick from Asakura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura looks to land a right hand but Petit moved out of range.
Asakura uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Asakura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petit to score with a decent uppercut.
Petit missing with a left hand there. Asakura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Petit. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Petit misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petit.
Asakura throws a right hand that Petit ducks under and follows up with a left that Petit also avoids with ease.
Petit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asakura.
Asakura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asakura cracks a nice hook into Petit's ribs.
Petit throws a jab but it's blocked by Asakura.
Asakura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asakura scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asakura scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petit doesn't seem bothered though.
Jean Luc Petit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petit slips a jab from Asakura.
Petit throws a poor cross that misses
and Asakura counters with a right hand to the body.
Asakura lands a lovely overhand right.
Petit tries to move into range but Asakura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Asakura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petit can do to turn this around?
Asakura looks to land a right hand but Petit moved out of range.
Petit throws a body shot but no joy.
Asakura throws the left hand but Petit avoids the punch easily.
And Petit responds with a good body kick, but Asakura manages to step out the way in time.
Petit misses with an uppercut. Asakura saw that one coming.
Asakura throws a hook but Petit blocks it.
Asakura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Asakura throws a leg kick which misses Petit's front leg but catches the back leg as Petit tries to avoid it.
Asakura keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good exchange - Petit coming out on top.
Petit misses with a wild body shot.
Asakura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petit throws a front kick aimed at Asakura's knee but Asakura avoids it well.
Asakura throwing a counter right hand but Petit manages to avoid it.
Asakura takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jab by Petit.
Petit throws a hook but Asakura avoids it easily.
Asakura throws a leg kick but Petit moved away.
Asakura cracks Petit with an open hand slap.
Petit throws a hook but Asakura blocks it.
Petit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asakura moves away.
Asakura lands a nice shot that snaps Petit's head back.
Petit is looking to clinch.
Asakura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Petit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Asakura checks it well.
Petit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Asakura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asakura feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A low kick lands for Petit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petit tries to work over Asakura's front leg with a kick but Asakura checks it.
Petit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Asakura finds it's way round the side to connect with Petit's head.
Asakura goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Petit moves away from the strike by Asakura.
Petit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Asakura!
Decent striking displayed by Asakura there.
Petit misses with a looping right.
As Petit backs away, Asakura returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Asakura.
Petit avoids the body shot from Asakura.
Petit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kotaro Asakura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Asakura, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kotaro Asakura!
Kotaro Asakura seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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