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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Yamazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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216 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Yamazaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamazaki tries to clinch up but Kennedy circles away and keeps his distance.
Kennedy delivers a nice body kick.
Kennedy lands with a kick to the temple. Yamazaki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yamazaki throws a push kick but Kennedy slaps the foot to one side.
Kennedy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yamazaki scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice sprawl there from Yamazaki as Kennedy shoots in.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yamazaki checks a leg kick.
Yamazaki throws a looping overhand right but Kennedy ducks down to avoid it.
Yamazaki is looking to land body kicks.
Yamazaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamazaki throws the kick towards the body but Kennedy avoids it.
Kennedy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yamazaki throws a head kick but Kennedy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick and Yamazaki moves out of range easily.
Yamazaki misses with an uppercut. Kennedy saw that one coming.
Yamazaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kennedy avoids the head kick by Yamazaki.
Kazushi Yamazaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamazaki avoids the head kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kennedy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kennedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamazaki.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kennedy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yamazaki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yamazaki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yamazaki lands with a right hand.
Yamazaki thows a body kick. Kennedy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yamazaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two 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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kennedy. Yamazaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kazushi Yamazaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamazaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamazaki throws a sloppy head kick and Kennedy moves out of range easily.
Kennedy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yamazaki clinches.
Kennedy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yamazaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick and Yamazaki moves out of range easily.
Yamazaki throws a nice looking combination but Kennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kennedy throws a shot from downtown. Yamazaki moves away and avoids it.
Kennedy shoots in looking for a takedown. Yamazaki tries to sprawl out of it but Kennedy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yamazaki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kazushi Yamazaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Kennedy.
Yamazaki wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy misses with a low kick.
Kennedy wants to slow Yamazaki down by chopping away at his legs.
Yamazaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamazaki swinging wildly here.
Kennedy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kennedy lands a nice looking body kick.
Yamazaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kennedy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamazaki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy misses with a leg kick
and Yamazaki counters with an outside leg kick.
Kennedy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yamazaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennedy.
Nice defenses there by Yamazaki.
Kennedy wants to clinch
and Yamazaki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kennedy misses with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yamazaki takes one to the side of the head.
Kennedy lands with a slapping head kick.
Yamazaki has closed the distance and engaged Kennedy in a clinch.
Kennedy trying to stall but Yamazaki improves his position.
Kennedy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kennedy jumps guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Yamazaki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kennedy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yamazaki manages to get himself to full guard.
Kennedy prevents Yamazaki from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kennedy wants to pass the guard but Yamazaki is keeping the position.
Kennedy stops Yamazaki from standing up.
Kennedy drops back looking for a leg! Yamazaki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yamazaki manages to kick Kennedy off! Kennedy jumps back into Yamazaki's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy trying to control but Yamazaki is working from the bottom.
Kennedy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yamazaki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yamazaki tries to get out of the position.
Yamazaki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kennedy is controlling him.
Kennedy wants to control from the top but Yamazaki keeps moving.
Kennedy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Yamazaki looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Yamazaki looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Yamazaki!
Kennedy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Kennedy uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Kennedy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yamazaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yamazaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yamazaki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yamazaki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy working a defensive guard but Yamazaki passes into half guard.
Kennedy is trying to get back to full guard.
Yamazaki is stalling here. Kennedy is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Yamazaki seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kennedy has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamazaki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yamazaki is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kennedy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kennedy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kennedy trying to pass the guard but Yamazaki defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamazaki wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Kennedy will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kennedy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kazushi Yamazaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamazaki lands with a good body shot.
Kennedy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kennedy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yamazaki is out of range.
Yamazaki scores with a shot to the body.
Yamazaki checks a leg kick.
George Kennedy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yamazaki tries to clinch there but Kennedy circles away.
Good work by Yamazaki as he checks the leg kick.
Yamazaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamazaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yamazaki tests Kennedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yamazaki throws a head kick that misses
and Kennedy counters with an inside leg kick.
Kennedy tries to keep at a distance but Yamazaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamazaki tries to land a knee to the head but Kennedy blocks with his arms.
Kennedy is trying to force a seperation but Yamazaki has the dominant position.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Kazushi Yamazaki has been cut.
Yamazaki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yamazaki misses with a knee to the head.
Yamazaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kennedy.
Yamazaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Kennedy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yamazaki wants to stall.
Yamazaki taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki missing with knees to the body.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamazaki avoids it.
Kennedy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yamazaki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yamazaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kennedy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yamazaki misses with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yamazaki, as that shot connected.
Kennedy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamazaki tests Kennedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yamazaki misses with a head kick.
Kennedy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamazaki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yamazaki is looking to clinch but Kennedy is avoiding it.
Kennedy tries to score with a low kick but Yamazaki moves his leg out of the way.
Kennedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamazaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yamazaki throws a push kick but Kennedy slaps the foot to one side.
Kennedy throws a solid leg kick but Yamazaki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kennedy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kennedy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamazaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kennedy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Yamazaki throws a sloppy head kick and Kennedy moves out of range easily.
Kennedy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kennedy counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some bone on bone action there as Yamazaki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yamazaki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki throws a wild body kick that Kennedy sees coming a mile off.
Kennedy stuns Yamazaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kennedy moves away from the strike by Yamazaki.
Kennedy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yamazaki swivels and escapes.
Yamazaki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yamazaki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yamazaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yamazaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kennedy counters with a good low kick that Yamazaki was not able to check.
Kennedy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kazushi Yamazaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Kennedy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kennedy moves away.
Kennedy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamazaki.
Yamazaki lands a glancing blow to the side of Kennedy's head.
Yamazaki throws out a powerful jab.
Yamazaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamazaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yamazaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamazaki blocks the body kick.
Yamazaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kennedy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamazaki misses with a head kick.
Yamazaki misses with a series of wild punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki tries to clinch up but Kennedy circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamazaki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kennedy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yamazaki checks the leg kick.
Yamazaki tries to clinch but Kennedy is having none of it.
Yamazaki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yamazaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kennedy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick by Yamazaki misses
and Kennedy counters with a leg kick.
Kennedy looks to land a body kick but Yamazaki moved away.
Kennedy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yamazaki on the side of the head.
Kennedy lands a leg kick that knocks Yamazaki off balance momentarily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yamazaki is able to avoid easily.
Yamazaki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yamazaki looks for the body kick but Kennedy saw that one coming.
Yamazaki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kennedy. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy throws a nice head kick!
Yamazaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamazaki misses with a wild body shot.
Kennedy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kennedy throws the left hand but Yamazaki avoids the punch easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Yamazaki blocks the leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kennedy.
Kennedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamazaki is just out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki misses the jab.
Kennedy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kennedy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kennedy.
A head kick misses from Yamazaki.
Kennedy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamazaki's calf.
Kennedy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamazaki's calf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamazaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Kennedy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kennedy blocks a head kick by Yamazaki.
An inside leg kick from Kennedy misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George Kennedy.
I think Kennedy 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for George Kennedy!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for George Kennedy!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for George Kennedy!
George Kennedy wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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