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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Kerns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asakura Asakura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerns has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Jake Kerns is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Kerns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asakura Asakura !
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asakura lands with a straight right. Kerns didn't see that one coming.
Asakura misses with a hook.
Asakura throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Asakura . That snapped Kerns's head back.
Kerns is breathing heavily.
Asakura tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kerns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asakura throws a lazy right hand but Kerns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asakura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Asakura throws a jab when Kerns was well out of range.
Asakura looks to land a left hand but Kerns moved out of range nicely.
Kerns moves away from the strike by Asakura .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura misses with a looping left.
Asakura throws out a loose jab but Kerns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asakura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asakura closes the distance and clinches up with Kerns, looking for a takedown. Asakura pushes Kerns against the ropes but Kerns circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kerns moves away from the strike by Asakura .
A slow jab from Asakura misses its intended target.
Kerns tries to keep at a distance but Asakura has taken the fight into the clinch.
Asakura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asakura is looking for a takedown.
Jake Kerns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asakura Asakura .
Asakura is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kerns gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Asakura wants the takedown. Kerns is fighting it off but Asakura persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kerns's guard against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Asakura trying to control the position from guard on top but Kerns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Asakura throws a big elbow that misses.
Asakura scoring with punches to the head and body.
Asakura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kerns works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asakura postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kerns wants to sweep but no luck.
Kerns can't keep his opponent in guard - Asakura advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Asakura looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kerns with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Asakura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Asakura thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Asakura not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura passes to side control.
Asakura postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kerns on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kerns tries to get out of the position.
The ground and pound from Asakura seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
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.
Kerns tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Asakura wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Asakura landing strikes.
Asakura working the head with strikes.
Asakura throws a strike aimed at the side of Kerns's head but Kerns avoids it well.
Asakura throws a strike aimed at the side of Kerns's head but Kerns avoids it well.
Asakura lands a few punches from side control.
Asakura working the ground and pound from side control.
Asakura creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asakura lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura scores with punches from side control.
Asakura tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kerns's legs.
Kerns is not content to let Asakura control the position.
Asakura in side control lands a decent elbow.
Asakura sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kerns is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Asakura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kerns keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerns is trying to buck Asakura off.
Asakura scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asakura Asakura dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Asakura misses with a straight left.
A big left from Asakura misses.
Kerns ducks under a wild hook from Asakura .
Asakura missing with a left hand there. Kerns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Asakura throws a big shot that misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Asakura . He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kerns moves away from the strike by Asakura .
Asakura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Asakura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kerns is fending him off so far but Asakura persists. Nope, Kerns circles away and we're back to standing.
Kerns just misses with a punch to the body.
Kerns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asakura throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura lands a jab.
Asakura forces Kerns back against the ropes and clinches.
Kerns is trying to pull guard but Asakura has him pressed against the ropes.
Kerns gets underhooks to prevent Asakura 's takedown attempt.
Asakura working hard to break the clinch.
Asakura drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kerns gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jake Kerns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asakura Asakura .
Asakura 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Asakura misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura has a couple of punches blocked by Kerns.
Kerns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Asakura throws a looping overhand right but Kerns ducks down to avoid it.
Asakura throws a hook but Kerns avoids it easily.
Asakura closes the distance and clinches.
Kerns blocks an uppercut.
Asakura goes for a takedown attempt but Kerns pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kerns will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kerns on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerns slips a straight right by Asakura .
Kerns blocks a jab.
Kerns staying out of range there.
Asakura wants to clinch.
Kerns staying out of range there.
Asakura might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Asakura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kerns counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura lands a takedown into guard.
Asakura lands a couple of digs.
Asakura trying to control but Kerns is working from the bottom.
Asakura drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Asakura jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kerns avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Asakura must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Asakura landing some decent shots from guard.
Kerns looking for a sweep. Not yet Kerns, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asakura with a nice head shot there.
Kerns keeping moving, preventing Asakura from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asakura working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asakura Asakura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Asakura misses with a looping left.
Kerns slips under a jab from Asakura .
A big left from Asakura misses.
Kerns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asakura looks to throw the jab but Kerns is out of range.
Asakura throws a hook but Kerns blocks it.
Kerns's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Asakura connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kerns scrambles back to his feet.
Asakura is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Asakura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kerns shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns slips a jab from Asakura .
Asakura looks to land a right hand but Kerns moved out of range.
Asakura Asakura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Asakura misses the jab.
Kerns moves out of range as Asakura strikes.
Kerns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asakura .
Nice defenses there by Kerns.
Asakura shoots in and gets a takedown into Kerns's guard.
Asakura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Asakura scoring with punches to the head and body.
Asakura working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Asakura trying to control but Kerns is working from the bottom.
Asakura with a flurry of punches that miss.
Asakura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kerns utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerns is looking to stand up but Asakura isn't so interested in that idea.
Kerns looking to control.
Asakura landing with the ground and pound.
Kerns trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kerns keeping moving, preventing Asakura from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura throwing strikes from guard but Kerns blocks nicely.
Kerns preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kerns keeping moving, preventing Asakura from controlling successfully.
Asakura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kerns swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Asakura is working Kerns over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Asakura scoring with some ground and pound.
Asakura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Asakura postures up in Kerns's guard and throws a big left but Kerns blocks it.
Asakura drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Asakura jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura is looking to work some ground and pound but Kerns has wrist control.
Asakura stands up over Kerns, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Asakura keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kerns's head.
Kerns keeping moving, preventing Asakura from controlling successfully.
Asakura postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kerns working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Asakura .
Asakura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kerns works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Asakura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kerns. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Asakura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Asakura distracts Kerns with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kerns avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jake Kerns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asakura Asakura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Asakura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Asakura landing some decent shots from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Asakura Asakura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Asakura 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asakura Asakura !
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