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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apachi Kempachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henriki St Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apachi Kempachi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apachi Kempachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henriki St Street!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kempachi tries a low kick but St Street avoids it.
St Street throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and St Street takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Street throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A clash of legs there as Kempachi blocks the low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Street scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kempachi is breathing heavily.
St Street pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Street cracks the inside of Kempachi's front leg.
St Street throws a low kick, looking for Kempachi's leg but Kempachi calmly moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from St Street - that will leave a mark!
St Street throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kempachi.
It looks like Apachi Kempachi has been cut.
Kempachi could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kempachi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from St Street. That one must have hurt.
Good shot there by St Street.
St Street throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kempachi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kempachi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
St Street changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St Street lands a jab.
St Street goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Street keeps Kempachi at a distance using the push kick.
St Street pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kempachi throws a head kick but St Street moves out of range.
St Street just misses with a punch to the body.
Kempachi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
St Street moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
St Street misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good shot there by St Street.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Street scores with a head kick.
St Street looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St Street throws a sloppy head kick and Kempachi moves out of range easily.
St Street lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Crunch! St Street slams his shin into Kempachi's torso.
Kempachi blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Street lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Street connects with a jab.
Apachi Kempachi's cut is getting worse.
St Street moves out of range of the body kick.
St Street lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St Street lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kempachi takes a step back to recover.
St Street buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St Street throws a wild body kick that Kempachi sees coming a mile off.
Kempachi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
St Street fakes the leg kick and cracks Kempachi in the body.
St Street lands a leg kick that knocks Kempachi off balance momentarily.
St Street thows a body shot but no joy.
Kempachi throws a lazy right hand but St Street sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Street comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Street throws a wild body kick that Kempachi sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from St Street.
Kempachi blocks a head kick by St Street.
Kempachi throws out a powerful jab.
St Street pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kempachi stuns St Street with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Street lands with a nice body kick.
St Street cracks a nice hook into Kempachi's ribs.
St Street looks for the body kick but Kempachi saw that one coming.
St Street misses with a head kick.
Kempachi lands a nice looking body shot.
Kempachi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St Street pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Kempachi lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Street doesn't seem phased though.
Kempachi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by St Street.
St Street connects with an inside leg kick.
St Street throws a wild body kick that Kempachi sees coming a mile off.
St Street pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St Street misses with a body kick.
Kempachi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St Street is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kempachi rather than just go for the knockout.
Kempachi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Street scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Street throws a big shot that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Street.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henriki St Street dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Apachi Kempachi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kempachi lands with a kick to the temple. St Street shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
St Street scores with a kick to the midsection.
St Street thumps Kempachi with a low kick.
Kempachi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by St Street.
Kempachi blocks a head kick by St Street.
St Street scores with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from St Street.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kempachi moves out of range of the body kick from St Street.
Kempachi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
St Street throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kempachi's head.
Kempachi blocks a head kick by St Street.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Street misses with a head kick.
St Street blocks a head kick by Kempachi.
St Street goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St Street misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kempachi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kempachi there as he acknowledges the shot.
St Street checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St Street pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St Street throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kempachi's head.
St Street defending well as Kempachi loads up on a big left hand.
St Street lands a front kick.
Kempachi throws a head kick but St Street moves out of range.
St Street looks for the body kick but Kempachi saw that one coming.
St Street throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kempachi throws a head kick that misses
and St Street finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kempachi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kempachi scores with a shot to the body.
Kempachi is looking to land body kicks.
St Street moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Street looking to land some kicks to the body here.
St Street looks to throw a body kick
and Kempachi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kempachi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
St Street thows a body kick. Kempachi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kempachi blocks a head kick by St Street.
Kempachi moves out of range of the body kick.
Kempachi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kempachi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Street looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kempachi throws a leg kick but St Street sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from St Street.
Kempachi thows a body shot but no joy.
St Street connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kempachi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kempachi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
St Street throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St Street tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Street throws a body kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Kempachi.
St Street throws a jab when Kempachi was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Kempachi.
St Street misses with a body shot
and Kempachi counters with a big head kick but St Street shrugs it off.
Henriki St Street seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kempachi scores with a hook to the body. St Street takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Street blocks the body kick.
Kempachi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Street throws a sloppy head kick and Kempachi moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kempachi ducks under a wild hook from St Street.
Kempachi lands with a slapping head kick.
Kempachi misses with a kick to the body.
St Street throws a leg kick which misses Kempachi's front leg but catches the back leg as Kempachi tries to avoid it.
St Street delivers a nice body kick.
St Street works Kempachi's body with a nice hook.
A clash of legs there as Kempachi blocks the low kick.
Kempachi lands a nice looking kick to the body. St Street takes a step back to recover.
St Street throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Street tries to land a leg kick but Kempachi saw it coming and moves away.
Kempachi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St Street tries to land a front kick but Kempachi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henriki St Street showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Apachi Kempachi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kempachi looks for the body kick but St Street saw that one coming.
St Street checks a leg kick nicely.
Kempachi avoids a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kempachi.
St Street ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kempachi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kempachi motions for St Street to come forward. Kempachi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kempachi avoids a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kempachi checks a leg kick.
Kempachi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Street avoids the body shot from Kempachi.
St Street has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St Street tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Street throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St Street moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Street. Kempachi does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Street looking to land some kicks to the body here.
St Street tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kempachi is able to avoid easily.
Kempachi moves out of range of the leg kick from St Street.
Kempachi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
An inside leg kick from St Street misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kempachi. St Street does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Street throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from St Street - that will leave a mark!
A head kick misses from Kempachi.
Kempachi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Street throws a leg kick but Kempachi checks it.
Kempachi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Street throws a leg kick but Kempachi moved away.
Kempachi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Street scores with a push kick.
St Street on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kempachi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
St Street scores with a push kick.
Kempachi avoids the head kick by St Street.
Kempachi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Street was well out of range. Poor timing from Kempachi.
A head kick misses from St Street.
Kempachi lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Street's sensitive parts.
Kempachi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Street.
St Street misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kempachi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kempachi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St Street throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kempachi lands a leg kick that knocks St Street off balance momentarily.
St Street checks the leg kick.
Kempachi tries a head kick but it misses.
Kempachi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kempachi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kempachi takes one to the chin there.
St Street pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kempachi blocks a head kick by St Street.
Kempachi misses with a body kick.
Kempachi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
St Street throws a lazy body kick
and Kempachi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kempachi tries to land a body kick
and St Street makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kempachi really felt that one!
St Street has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kempachi.
St Street blocks a low kick nicely.
Kempachi moves out of range of the body kick from St Street.
St Street checks the leg kick.
St Street thuds his shin into the meat of Kempachi's side.
St Street misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kempachi.
Some bone on bone action there as Kempachi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
St Street looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kempachi cracks the inside of St Street's front leg.
St Street pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Apachi Kempachi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Street avoids a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henriki St Street comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Street 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Henriki St Street!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Henriki St Street!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Henriki St Street!
Henriki St Street wins by unanimous decision!
Henriki St Street spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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