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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazunari Tashiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Hooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazunari Tashiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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211 lbs
6 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazunari Tashiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tj Hooke!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Kazunari Tashiro has been cut.
Hooke misses with a wild body shot.
Tashiro shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hooke napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tashiro is working Hooke over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tashiro stands up.
Tashiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tashiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Tashiro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tashiro prevents Hooke from standing back up.
Tashiro stands up from half guard.
Hooke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tashiro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hooke lands a left and a right that send Tashiro crashing to the mat, dazed. Hooke thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tashiro is breathing heavily.
Hooke throws a nice looking combination but Tashiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hooke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kazunari Tashiro's cut is getting worse.
Tashiro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tashiro wants to pass the guard but Hooke is defending well.
Tashiro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hooke defending well though.
Hooke is not content to let Tashiro control the position.
Tashiro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tashiro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hooke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tashiro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tashiro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hooke is trying to stand up here but Tashiro is controlling him well.
Hooke on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tashiro decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A head kick misses from Tashiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooke dodges the punch combination from Tashiro.
Tashiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tashiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tashiro ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tashiro no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tashiro pushes Hooke off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Tashiro shoots in and drives through. Hooke sprawls well.
Tashiro throws a sloppy head kick
and Hooke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tj Hooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hooke throws a shot from downtown. Tashiro moves away and avoids it.
Tashiro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hooke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hooke blocks a head kick by Tashiro.
Tashiro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hooke looks to land a combination but Tashiro avoids it well.
Tashiro misses with a head kick.
Tashiro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hooke tries to avoid it but Tashiro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hooke to the ground. Hooke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazunari Tashiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hooke works over Tashiro's head and body with a nice combination.
Kazunari Tashiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tashiro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hooke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hooke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tashiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hooke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tashiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tashiro wants to clinch
letting Hooke counter with a right hand.
Tashiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Hooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hooke has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tashiro takes one to the side of the head.
Tashiro throws a head kick that misses.
Tashiro throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hooke's head.
Tashiro misses with a double jab
enabling Hooke to counter with a crisp jab.
Tashiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hooke pinned against the cage. Hooke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tashiro misses with a takedown attempt - Hooke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooke misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tashiro.
Hooke's corner calls for a 1-2. Hooke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tashiro scores with a head kick.
Tashiro throws a head kick that misses
and Hooke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tashiro thinking.
Tashiro tries to clinch up but Hooke circles away and keeps his distance.
Tashiro tries to clinch but Hooke moves out of range.
Tashiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch lands to the side of Tashiro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tashiro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Tashiro.
Tashiro looks for a takedown but Hooke sprawls well.
Hooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tj Hooke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kazunari Tashiro'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.
Hooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Tashiro.
A punch lands to the side of Tashiro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tashiro throws a head kick but Hooke moves out of range.
Tj Hooke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hooke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hooke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tashiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tashiro throws a head kick that Hooke semi-blocks.
It looks like Tj Hooke has been cut.
Tashiro looks to clinch
and Hooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tashiro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hooke counters with a nice body shot.
Hooke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tashiro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tashiro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tashiro looks to land a combination but Hooke avoids it well.
Hooke misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tashiro scores with a head kick. Hooke tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tashiro throws a head kick that misses.
Hooke throws a right and a left that Tashiro avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tashiro scores a takedown into full mount!
Tashiro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hooke in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tashiro lands with some strikes.
Tashiro with the ground and pound from mount.
Tashiro pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tashiro is landing with some decent strikes but Hooke is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tashiro landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tashiro lands a big elbow.
Tashiro with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tashiro cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooke is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Tashiro working the ground and pound effectively.
Tashiro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
BOOM! Tashiro connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tashiro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hooke can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tashiro raining down shots from the mount!
Tashiro lands a heavy elbow.
Tashiro is landing with some decent strikes but Hooke is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tashiro has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hooke's face.
Hooke is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tashiro lands a big elbow.
Tashiro with a couple of short strikes.
Tashiro tries to control but Hooke wriggling away.
Tashiro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tashiro scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOOM! Tashiro connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tashiro breaks from Hooke's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tashiro won't let Hooke get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tashiro landing strikes from the mount.
Tashiro raining down shots from the mount!
Tashiro unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tashiro raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hooke is in a horrible position here. Tashiro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tashiro with a couple of short strikes.
Tashiro unloading with bombs!
Tashiro working the ground and pound effectively.
Tashiro with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tashiro landing strikes from the mount.
Tashiro lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tashiro cracks Hooke with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazunari Tashiro dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick by Tashiro - that's a beauty! Hooke is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Tashiro can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kazunari Tashiro!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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