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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koji Masunari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Pow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent wrestler
Good elbows
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koji Masunari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Pow!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Masunari misses.
Masunari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Masunari keeps the fight on the outside.
Pow walks forward, straight into a front kick from Masunari.
Masunari has managed to clinch.
Pow throws an elbow but it misses.
Pow lands an elbow that stopped Masunari in his tracks for a moment.
Pow letting Masunari take a breather here.
Pow prevents Masunari from breaking the clinch.
Masunari landing knees to the body.
Masunari trying to stall but Pow improves his position.
Masunari manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pow managing to block the knees to the body from Masunari.
Masunari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masunari tries to pull guard but Pow won't allow it.
Pow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masunari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pow misses with an elbow strike.
Pow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pow swings wildly with an uppercut but Masunari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masunari looking to slow down the pace here.
Masunari gets control of Pow's arms and successfully pulls guard. Masunari will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Masunari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Masunari can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pow controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pow would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kung Pow hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Masunari slips under a jab from Pow.
Masunari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Masunari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masunari throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pow on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pow swings widly with a right hand
and Masunari counters with a good, hard body kick but Pow shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masunari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masunari throws out a leg kick but Pow moves out of range and Masunari only half commits.
Pow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Masunari.
Pow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pow looks to score with a jab to the body but Masunari is just out of range.
Masunari shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pow eats them both and turns towards Masunari to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Masunari throws a sloppy head kick and Pow moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Masunari finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Pow.
Masunari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masunari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Masunari misses.
Pow misses with a low kick as Masunari jumps back.
Masunari lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pow will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Masunari. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Pow finds it's way through Masunari's defenses.
Koji Masunari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masunari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pow was well out of range. Poor timing from Masunari.
Masunari moves in looking to clinch but Pow pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masunari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Masunari.
Masunari tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Masunari thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koji Masunari dominated that round.
That's time! Masunari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Masunari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Masunari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Masunari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masunari was well out of range. Poor timing from Pow.
Pow is looking to clinch but Masunari is avoiding it.
Masunari misses with a body shot.
Pow scores with a body shot.
Masunari ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pow lands a slapping body shot.
Pow misses with a hook. Masunari ducked under it nicely.
Masunari keeps Pow at a distance using the push kick.
Pow moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Pow.
Pow has a couple of punches blocked by Masunari.
Pow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masunari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pow.
It looks like Koji Masunari has been cut.
Pow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pow controlling the action here for a moment.
Masunari tries a knee to the head but Pow blocks it.
Pow throws an elbow but it misses.
Masunari trying to control the position but instead, Pow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Masunari into the cage.
Masunari takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masunari tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Masunari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pow's face.
Masunari jumps guard but Pow stands there with Masunari around his waist. Masunari gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Masunari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pow avoids it.
Masunari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pow throws an elbow that misses.
Masunari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masunari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pow.
Pow tries a body shot but Masunari blocks it.
Pow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masunari trying to land knees to the body.
Pow scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masunari tries to stall but Pow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pow scores with a shoulder strike.
Masunari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Masunari takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pow misses with a body punch.
Masunari avoiding damage as Pow throws knees to the body.
Masunari looking to stall.
Masunari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Masunari tries a knee to the head but Pow blocks it.
Masunari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Masunari tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pow drives through and clinches with Masunari against the cage.
Masunari stalls.
Pow misses with an elbow strike.
Masunari pushes off an throws an elbow but Pow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Masunari's brow.
Pow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Masunari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pow lands an elbow inside that Masunari shrugs off.
Pow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Masunari avoids a wild elbow strike from Pow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Masunari with a knee to the head.
Masunari wants to stall.
Pow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Pow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Koji Masunari's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pow lands with a cross.
Masunari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masunari staying out of range there.
Crunch! Masunari slams his shin into Pow's torso.
Pow tries to clinch up but Masunari circles away and keeps his distance.
Masunari goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Masunari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masunari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Pow does no damage.
Masunari throws a leg kick but Pow sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Masunari lands a knee to the head.
Masunari missing with knees to the body.
Masunari looking to stall.
Pow working Masunari over with knees to the body.
Masunari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masunari tries to land knees in the clinch but Pow avoids the damage to the body.
Masunari managing to block the knees to the body from Pow.
Pow avoiding damage as Masunari throws knees to the body.
Pow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Pow.
Masunari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pow's face.
Masunari fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masunari is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pow prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pow throws an elbow but misses.
Pow lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masunari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Masunari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pow.
Pow has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Masunari.
Masunari tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koji Masunari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pow leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pow tries to work over Masunari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Masunari is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Pow.
Masunari misses with a knee strike.
Pow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Koji Masunari's cut is getting worse.
Masunari lands a nice knee to the body.
Pow pushes off an throws an elbow but Masunari leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Masunari fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pow lands a nice elbow.
Masunari landing knees to the body.
Masunari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pow blocks it with crossed arms.
Masunari is looking to control Pow's arms but Pow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Masunari has his back to the cage.
Masunari tries a knee to the head but Pow blocks it.
Masunari takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pow pushes Masunari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pow.
Pow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pow managing to block the knees to the body from Masunari.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pow.
Pow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Masunari throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pow taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pow lands an elbow inside.
Pow manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masunari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masunari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kung Pow.
I think Pow 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kung Pow!
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