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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Narushima comes to the cage accompanied by Deepforces - Heartbeat. Stark has chosen Cmon Feel The Noise as his entrance music. Thomas Stark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Narushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Stark!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narushima getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stark misses with a jab to the body
and Stark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Narushima lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stark at a distance.
Narushima scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Narushima throws a leg kick but Stark sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Narushima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stark.
Narushima throws a jab when Stark was well out of range.
Stark motions for Narushima to come forward. Stark throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stark misses with a straight right.
Narushima jabs Stark to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stark rushes Narushima and presses him up against the cage.
Stark breaks from the clinch.
Narushima throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narushima misses with a low kick.
Narushima tries to work over Stark's front leg with a kick but Stark checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stark blocks a low kick nicely.
Narushima stuns Stark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stark lands with a straight right. Narushima didn't see that one coming.
Narushima misses with a straight left.
Narushima throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Narushima wants to slow Stark down by chopping away at his legs.
Narushima scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
Narushima lands a right hook to the body.
Stark moves out of range of the leg kick from Narushima.
Nice cross by Narushima.
Narushima throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Narushima finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Narushima scores with a punch to the head.
Narushima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A low kick from Narushima is predictable there
and Stark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Narushima misses with a body kick.
Narushima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stark's sensitive parts.
Stark throws a solid leg kick but Narushima takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stark.
Narushima slips a jab and a cross from Stark.
Stark scores with a nice right hand.
Stark walks into a jab.
Narushima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stark. That did some damage!
Stark checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Ryo Narushima has been cut.
Stark gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stark loads up on a big right hand but Narushima slips the punch.
Nice body kick from Stark.
Stark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Narushima's calf.
Narushima pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Narushima lands a nice shot to the body.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
A clash of legs there as Stark blocks the low kick.
Stark takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Narushima lands with a thumping leg kick.
Narushima swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima cracks the inside of Stark's front leg.
Ryo Narushima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narushima misses with a low kick as Stark jumps back.
Stark takes a swing at Narushima's ribcage but misses.
Stark takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Narushima thows a leg kick but Stark checks it
and Stark moves into the clinch.
Stark prevents a body shot from Narushima.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stark as Narushima tries to tie him up.
Narushima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stark's elbow.
Stark misses with the head strike.
Narushima tries to work over Stark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stark lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narushima blocks the elbow strike.
Stark lands a nice uppercut.
Narushima tries a body shot but Stark blocks it.
Stark creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Narushima's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Narushima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryo Narushima's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Narushima scores with a jab.
Stark looks to land a combination but Narushima avoids it well.
Stark's jab looks to have found its range, popping Narushima under the eye.
Narushima blocks the body kick.
That kick from Narushima tenderised Stark's leg. Stark is trying to keep his angry face on.
Narushima goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Narushima has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Narushima slips under a jab from Stark.
Narushima throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stark counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narushima looks to land a combination but Stark avoids it well.
Stark walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Narushima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch but Narushima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Narushima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark misses with a straight right.
A good leg kick by Narushima.
Narushima throws a nice inside leg kick.
Narushima looks to land a left hand but Stark moved out of range nicely.
Narushima connects with a body shot.
Narushima takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stark misses with a wild body shot.
Narushima checks a leg kick nicely.
Ryo Narushima is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Stark.
Narushima throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stark walks into a jab.
Narushima throws a chopping leg kick but Stark manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark takes a swing at Narushima's ribcage but misses.
Stark moves in looking to clinch but Narushima pushes him off.
Narushima cracks Stark with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stark tries to move into range but Narushima moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target.
Stark on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narushima. Narushima obviously looking to wear him down.
Stark has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Narushima.
Narushima throws a head kick that Stark semi-blocks.
Narushima throws a poor cross that misses
and Stark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Narushima 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.
Stark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Narushima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Narushima.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Narushima misses.
Narushima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Narushima.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narushima. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narushima connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stark's hands.
Narushima misses with a looping left.
Stark with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. Stark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Narushima cracks a nice hook into Stark's ribs.
Stark takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Narushima misses the jab.
Narushima avoids the head kick by Stark.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Stark misses
and Narushima counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stark's knee momentarily.
Narushima scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stark in his tracks.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Narushima thows a body shot but no joy.
Narushima wants to slow Stark down by chopping away at his legs.
Narushima thuds a left hand into Stark's body.
Stark misses with a low kick.
Narushima looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narushima lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stark takes a step back to recover.
Narushima throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Narushima dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryo Narushima's cut.
That's time! Narushima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stark takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stark's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Narushima thows a body shot but no joy.
Narushima looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stark tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stark connects with a solid leg kick.
Stark avoids the body shot from Narushima.
Narushima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stark stuns Narushima with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narushima was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
Narushima works Stark's body with a nice hook.
Narushima throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima throws a chopping leg kick but Stark manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Narushima dips to his left and cracks Stark with an uppercut!
Narushima throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stark checks a low kick from Narushima.
Narushima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Stark.
A big right from Stark misses.
Stark throws an off balance right hand
and Narushima counters with a good low kick that Stark was not able to check.
Narushima takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
Stark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Narushima connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Narushima.
Stark has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Narushima.
Narushima jabs at Stark's body.
Narushima misses with a wild body shot.
Narushima throws a shot from downtown. Stark moves away and avoids it.
Narushima catches Stark with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Both fighters circling a little - Narushima finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Narushima manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Narushima comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Narushima on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stark. Stark obviously looking to wear him down.
Narushima wants to slow Stark down by chopping away at his legs.
Narushima takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima throws a front kick aimed at Stark's knee but Stark avoids it well.
Stark looks to land a left hand but Narushima moved out of range nicely.
Narushima throws a leg kick
and Stark counters with a one-two to the body.
Narushima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narushima lands a leg kick that knocks Stark off balance momentarily.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stark swings for the body but Narushima moves out of range.
Narushima scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Narushima moves out of range easily.
Narushima throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stark fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Narushima has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stark misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Stark. Those never looked like landing.
Narushima swings for the body but Stark moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narushima looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Narushima lands an overhand right.
Narushima throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stark stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stark checks a leg kick.
Narushima fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stark checks it well.
Narushima throws a leg kick which misses Stark's front leg but catches the back leg as Stark tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narushima throws a jab but it's blocked by Stark.
Stark has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ryo Narushima did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ryo Narushima'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.
Narushima scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Narushima.
Stark throws a hook but Narushima blocks it.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Narushima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Narushima lands a jab to the head.
Stark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Narushima throws out the jab.
Narushima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Narushima digs a good hook to Stark's body.
Stark 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.
Nice uppercut there from Stark.
Narushima thumps Stark with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stark moves into the clinch.
Narushima struggles to land a body shot inside as Stark controls his hands.
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stark misses with a punch on the inside.
Narushima prevents a body shot from Stark.
Narushima misses with a punch to the body.
Narushima tries to work over Stark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Narushima managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Narushima swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Narushima avoids the damage to the body.
Stark blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark blocks a body shot from Narushima.
Narushima can't find room to land a body shot as Stark controls the action.
Narushima struggles to land a body shot inside as Stark controls his hands.
Narushima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Narushima connects with a body shot that sends Stark's belly button to the back.
Narushima scores with a jab.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Narushima connects with a looping right hand.
Narushima lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narushima wants to slow Stark down by chopping away at his legs.
Narushima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stark tries to clinch there but Narushima circles away.
Stark turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stark.
Stark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narushima thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stark misses with a leg kick.
Stark misses with a wild body shot.
Stark tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Narushima misses with a low kick.
Narushima tries to land a front kick but Stark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Narushima throws a right and a left that both miss.
Narushima feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stark's calf.
A good leg kick by Narushima.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Stark.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Stark throws a leg kick which misses Narushima's front leg but catches the back leg as Narushima tries to avoid it.
Stark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stark throws a jab when Narushima was well out of range.
Stark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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!
Stark moves out of range as Narushima strikes.
Narushima slips a jab and a cross from Stark.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Narushima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stark.
Stark thows a leg kick but Narushima checks it
and Narushima counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ryo Narushima will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryo Narushima's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stark moves out of range as Narushima throws a body kick.
Narushima misses with a kick to the body
enabling Stark to counter with a crisp jab.
Stark moves out of range of the body kick.
Narushima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stark.
Stark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narushima.
Narushima lands with a right hand.
Narushima throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stark blocks the body kick.
Narushima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Narushima throws a body kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Narushima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark wants to land a leg kick but Narushima is out of range.
Narushima lands with an uppercut that bounces Stark off the cage and back into range.
Narushima connects with a nice looking jab.
Narushima scoring well with a low kick there.
Stark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Narushima misses
and Stark counters with a stiff right hand.
Narushima throws a nice outside leg kick.
Narushima avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stark tries a low kick but Narushima avoids it.
Narushima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark tried to score with a low kick but Narushima checks it.
Narushima stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stark.
Narushima scores with a hook.
Stark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stark checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narushima scores with a sloppy right hand. Stark should have avoided that one.
Narushima throws a lazy right hand but Stark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Narushima lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stark misses with a body kick.
Narushima avoids the body shot from Stark.
Stark with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Narushima with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Narushima looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Narushima throws a head kick that Stark semi-blocks.
Stark throws a leg kick
and Narushima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stark connects with a leg kick. Narushima looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stark misses with a straight left.
Narushima rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Narushima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Narushima misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from Narushima.
Stark lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narushima. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Narushima.
Narushima misses with a wild combination.
Narushima throws a big shot that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark throws a chopping leg kick but Narushima manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ryo Narushima.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Narushima, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Narushima!
After winning the bout, Ryo Narushima thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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