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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elmer Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sho Kazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Montgomery might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sunshine Highway. Kazuki has chosen Effects of Hiroshima as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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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
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elmer Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sho Kazuki!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuki lands with a good body shot.
Montgomery throws the left hand but Kazuki avoids the punch easily.
Montgomery avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kazuki tried to score with a low kick but Montgomery checks it.
Montgomery misses with a straight right.
Kazuki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kazuki feints and then cracks Montgomery's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Montgomery down.
Sho Kazuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazuki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Montgomery counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kazuki thows a body shot but no joy.
Kazuki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Montgomery lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kazuki throws a leg kick that misses.
Kazuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kazuki. Montgomery does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montgomery bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kazuki defending well as Montgomery loads up on a big left hand.
Kazuki throws a push kick but Montgomery slaps the foot to one side.
Kazuki scores with a leg kick.
Montgomery throws an overhand right that lands on Kazuki's shoulder, as Kazuki tries to avoid the shot.
Montgomery throws a series of punches but Kazuki avoids them all with ease.
Kazuki gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kazuki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kazuki thows a body shot but no joy.
Montgomery thuds his right hand into Kazuki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Montgomery avoids the body shot from Kazuki.
Kazuki is looking to land body kicks.
Montgomery changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazuki misses with a low kick.
Montgomery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kazuki.
Montgomery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazuki manages to avoid it.
Montgomery staying out of range there.
Kazuki throws a leg kick but Montgomery sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kazuki.
Kazuki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Montgomery rather than just go for the knockout.
Montgomery avoids the body shot from Kazuki.
Kazuki throws a series of punches but Montgomery moves out of range.
Kazuki throws a body punch but Montgomery moves out of range.
Kazuki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kazuki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Montgomery tries to land a front kick but Kazuki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kazuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montgomery.
Montgomery works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kazuki blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Montgomery misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kazuki's head.
Kazuki throws a jab when Montgomery was well out of range.
Montgomery will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Montgomery moves out of range as Kazuki strikes.
Kazuki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kazuki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montgomery moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montgomery swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montgomery slips a jab from Kazuki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kazuki throws a jab when Montgomery was well out of range.
Montgomery slips under a jab from Kazuki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Elmer Montgomery will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Montgomery misses.
Kazuki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Montgomery has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kazuki throws a leg kick
and Montgomery counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kazuki is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kazuki misses with a body shot.
Kazuki throws the kick towards the body but Montgomery avoids it.
Kazuki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Montgomery connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kazuki scrambles back to his feet.
A cross from Kazuki lands.
Montgomery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Montgomery moves out of range of the strikes.
Kazuki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montgomery.
Montgomery slips a jab from Kazuki.
Kazuki swings for the body but Montgomery moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Montgomery throws a sloppy head kick and Kazuki moves out of range easily.
Kazuki scores with a punch to the head.
Montgomery misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Kazuki misses.
Montgomery doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Montgomery moves out of range of the leg kick from Kazuki.
Kazuki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kazuki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kazuki 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 Montgomery has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Montgomery and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice jab there from Kazuki.
Kazuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Kazuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montgomery was well out of range. Poor timing from Kazuki.
Kazuki misses with a straight right.
A head kick by Montgomery misses
and Kazuki counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kazuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montgomery looks to land a combination. Kazuki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kazuki scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazuki misses with a body shot.
Kazuki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kazuki.
Kazuki misses with a straight left.
Montgomery circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kazuki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Montgomery has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Montgomery takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kazuki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kazuki scores with a jab.
Kazuki misses with a few strikes there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kazuki.
Kazuki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kazuki is rocked!
Montgomery fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kazuki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sho Kazuki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montgomery blocks a jab.
A combination from Kazuki does no damage.
Montgomery misses with a combination
and Kazuki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montgomery tries a head kick but it misses.
Montgomery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Montgomery as he connects with a hook.
Kazuki is still on wobbly legs! Can Montgomery finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the liver by Montgomery. Beautiful body shot.
Kazuki seems to have recovered his senses.
Kazuki is breathing heavily.
Montgomery lands with a straight right. Kazuki didn't see that one coming.
Montgomery moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Elmer Montgomery will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Montgomery blocks the low kick.
Kazuki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Montgomery counters with an inside leg kick.
Kazuki lands a nice looking body kick.
Kazuki throws the left hand but Montgomery avoids the punch easily.
Kazuki works the jab nicely.
Montgomery checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kazuki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Montgomery is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kazuki throws a low kick but Montgomery moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Kazuki. Those never looked like landing.
Montgomery lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kazuki's sensitive parts.
Kazuki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kazuki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kazuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kazuki throws a jab when Montgomery was well out of range.
Kazuki tries to clinch
and Montgomery counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kazuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice uppercut lands for Kazuki. That snapped Montgomery's head back.
Kazuki throws a leg kick but Montgomery checks it.
Montgomery swings for the body but Kazuki moves out of range.
Kazuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kazuki avoids the head kick by Montgomery.
Kazuki throws an overhand right that lands on Montgomery's shoulder, as Montgomery tries to avoid the shot.
Kazuki throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuki looks to clinch
enabling Montgomery to counter with a crisp jab.
Kazuki blocks a head kick by Montgomery.
Kazuki scores with a shot to the body.
Kazuki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kazuki connects with a jab.
Montgomery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kazuki misses with the body kick
letting Montgomery counter with a right hand.
Montgomery dips down and scores with a jab 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!
Kazuki stuns Montgomery with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kazuki throws a leg kick but Montgomery checks it.
Sho Kazuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery works Kazuki's body with a nice hook.
Kazuki moves out of range of the strikes.
Kazuki misses with a leg kick
and Montgomery counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kazuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Kazuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montgomery misses with a hook.
Kazuki lands a jab.
Montgomery misses with a looping left.
Montgomery throws a push kick but Kazuki slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazuki lands a right hook to the body.
Kazuki throws a leg kick
and Montgomery counters with a left to the body.
Montgomery has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kazuki finds it's way round the side to connect with Montgomery's head.
A low kick from Kazuki is predictable there
and Montgomery counters with a nice uppercut.
Montgomery misses with a kick to the body.
Kazuki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Montgomery counters with a nice body shot.
Montgomery defending well as Kazuki loads up on a big left hand.
Montgomery blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazuki misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montgomery bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elmer Montgomery is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kazuki misses with a hook
and Montgomery counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sho Kazuki.
Well Montgomery has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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