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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Morisawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morisawa has chosen M1dy - Cold Pizza as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Shinji Morisawa enters the ring!
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160 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Koscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Morisawa!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koscheck moves out of range as Morisawa strikes.
Morisawa works Koscheck's body with a nice hook.
Morisawa lands a body shot.
Morisawa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Morisawa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Morisawa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Morisawa punishing his opponent with strikes.
Morisawa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Koscheck?
Morisawa with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morisawa lands a heavy elbow.
Morisawa scoring with strikes but Koscheck is staying in there.
It looks like Thiago Koscheck has been cut.
Koscheck regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morisawa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morisawa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Morisawa wants to pass the guard but Koscheck is defending well.
Morisawa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morisawa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Koscheck is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morisawa lands with a punch from half guard.
Morisawa drops an elbow to the side of Koscheck's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Koscheck manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Koscheck tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morisawa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morisawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koscheck works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morisawa stopping the sweep attempt from Koscheck.
Morisawa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morisawa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morisawa is working Koscheck over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morisawa trying to control but Koscheck is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Koscheck with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morisawa counters with a left to the body.
Koscheck is breathing heavily.
Koscheck checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morisawa closes the distance and clinches.
Koscheck avoiding damage as Morisawa throws knees to the body.
Koscheck drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morisawa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morisawa gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Morisawa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck is staying active underneath Morisawa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Koscheck trying to control here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Koscheck is refusing to be controlled, as Morisawa sits in half guard.
Koscheck is trying to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koscheck is staying active underneath Morisawa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morisawa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Morisawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Koscheck's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morisawa moves in looking to clinch but Koscheck pushes him off.
Morisawa misses with a body kick.
Morisawa wants to clinch up but Koscheck keeps it at a distance.
Morisawa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Koscheck was covering up waiting for the punch and Morisawa finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Morisawa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morisawa passes Koscheck's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shinji Morisawa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morisawa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morisawa trying to pass the guard but Koscheck defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morisawa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morisawa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morisawa wants to free his trapped foot but Koscheck is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morisawa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koscheck's head.
Morisawa with the ground and pound but Koscheck uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Morisawa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morisawa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morisawa thows a big elbow that misses.
Koscheck looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koscheck preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morisawa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koscheck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morisawa throwing strikes but missing.
Koscheck looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morisawa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Koscheck doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morisawa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Koscheck's guard now.
Morisawa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morisawa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morisawa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Koscheck's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Morisawa preventing the sweep.
Morisawa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Koscheck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morisawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koscheck works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morisawa wants to pass the guard but Koscheck is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morisawa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morisawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Koscheck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morisawa connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Morisawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago Koscheck's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Koscheck swats away the attempt to clinch by Morisawa.
Morisawa rushes Koscheck and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Morisawa has hold of one of Koscheck's legs. Koscheck is fighting the takedown attempt but Morisawa gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Koscheck is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morisawa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morisawa trying to control but Koscheck is working from the bottom.
Morisawa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Koscheck is looking to stand up but Morisawa isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morisawa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Koscheck is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Morisawa, into his guard.
Koscheck wants to control from the top but Morisawa keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Koscheck is fighting to break Morisawa's control of his arms but Morisawa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Koscheck looking to sit in guard and control but Morisawa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Koscheck preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morisawa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thiago Koscheck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morisawa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Koscheck's head.
Morisawa lands a couple of digs.
Morisawa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morisawa stands up over Koscheck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Koscheck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Koscheck keeping moving, preventing Morisawa from controlling successfully.
Morisawa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koscheck keeping moving, preventing Morisawa from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morisawa throws a strike but Koscheck rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Koscheck drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Koscheck jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Koscheck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shinji Morisawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koscheck throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinji Morisawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morisawa 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinji Morisawa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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