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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ichiro Kosugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harcore Prawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prawn has chosen Rock Box - Run DMC as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ichiro Kosugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harcore Prawn!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prawn throws a right hand that misses
letting Kosugi counter with a right hand.
Prawn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prawn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Ichiro Kosugi has been cut.
Kosugi throws a jab but it's blocked by Prawn.
Kosugi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Prawn looks to score with a jab to the body but Kosugi is just out of range.
Jab from Prawn.
Prawn moves away from the strike by Kosugi.
Good standup being displayed there by Prawn as he connects with a hook.
Kosugi avoids the head kick by Prawn.
Prawn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kosugi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kosugi ducks under a wild hook from Prawn.
Prawn misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosugi looks to land a left hand but Prawn moved out of range nicely.
Prawn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kosugi lands a glancing blow to the side of Prawn's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kosugi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kosugi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Prawn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice straight punches there by Prawn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Prawn.
Prawn defending well as Kosugi loads up on a big left hand.
Prawn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kosugi loads up on a big right hand but Prawn slips the punch.
Prawn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kosugi keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prawn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kosugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Prawn throws a head kick but Kosugi moves out of range.
Kosugi dives in and grabs Prawn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Prawn pushes down on Kosugi's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichiro Kosugi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prawn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kosugi counters with a stiff right hand.
Prawn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kosugi.
Nice uppercut lands for Prawn. That snapped Kosugi's head back.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kosugi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Prawn - the referee stops the clock and Kosugi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Prawn. Kosugi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Prawn throws a sloppy head kick and Kosugi moves out of range easily.
Prawn cracks Kosugi with an open hand slap.
Prawn scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi throws a series of punches but Prawn moves out of range.
Prawn stuffs the takedown attempt from Kosugi. Kosugi gets slowly back to his feet.
Kosugi throws a hook to the side of Prawn's head but Prawn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick from Prawn lands but Kosugi takes it in his stride.
Nice sprawl there from Prawn as Kosugi shoots in.
Kosugi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Prawn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kosugi eats them both and turns towards Prawn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Prawn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kosugi to the ground. Prawn is now in Kosugi's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Prawn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Prawn passes Kosugi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kosugi is not content to let Prawn control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prawn might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kosugi haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Prawn is looking for a kimura here.
Prawn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kosugi sees it coming and defends easily.
Prawn trying to control the action but Kosugi is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Prawn with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Prawn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Prawn tries to pass to full mount but Kosugi defends it.
Kosugi wants to improve his position but Prawn is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Prawn trying to control the action but Kosugi is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Prawn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Prawn is keen to just control but Kosugi is a slippery customer.
Kosugi tries to get to full guard but Prawn has control of the leg.
Prawn wants to control but Kosugi is keeping him busy.
Kosugi tries to kick Prawn off but Prawn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Prawn wants to pass the guard but Kosugi is defending well.
Prawn is thwarting Kosugi's attempts to control the position.
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.
Prawn sitting and controlling 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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Prawn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by Prawn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Prawn.
Kosugi fails with a takedown attempt.
Prawn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Prawn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kosugi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prawn connects with a single shot there.
Kosugi ducks under a wild hook from Prawn.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Prawn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kosugi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prawn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kosugi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Prawn is fending him off so far but Kosugi persists. Nope, Prawn circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kosugi tries for a takedown but Prawn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kosugi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Prawn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kosugi tries to clinch but Prawn moves out of range.
No joy there for Kosugi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prawn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Prawn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kosugi doesn't seem bothered though.
Prawn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kosugi backs up against the ropes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Prawn throws the left hand but Kosugi avoids the punch easily.
Prawn tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick there by Prawn.
Kosugi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Prawn is fending him off so far but Kosugi persists. Nope, Prawn circles away and we're back to standing.
Prawn loads up on a big right hand but Kosugi slips the punch.
Prawn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kosugi was well out of range. Poor timing from Prawn.
Prawn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kosugi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kosugi tries to bum rush Prawn with a series of wild strikes but Prawn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kosugi misses with a takedown attempt
and Prawn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kosugi is breathing heavily.
Prawn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prawn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prawn misses with a wild combination.
Harcore Prawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prawn misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harcore Prawn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ichiro Kosugi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Prawn throws a hook to the side of Kosugi's head but Kosugi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Prawn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kosugi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Prawn.
Prawn jabs Kosugi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kosugi misses the shot to the body.
Prawn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Prawn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Prawn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kosugi manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kosugi wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prawn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kosugi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Prawn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kosugi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Prawn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Prawn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kosugi defends it well.
Kosugi is looking for a sweep. Prawn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Prawn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kosugi is just riding it out for now. Prawn eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prawn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Prawn wants to control but Kosugi is keeping him busy.
Prawn lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kosugi is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Harcore Prawn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kosugi tries to kick Prawn off but Prawn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prawn is controlling the pace.
Prawn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kosugi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Prawn.
Kosugi gets full guard.
Prawn wants to control from the top but Kosugi keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prawn passes Kosugi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Prawn is looking to stall here but Kosugi recovers full guard.
Prawn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kosugi keeping moving, preventing Prawn from controlling successfully.
Prawn won't allow Kosugi to get back to his feet.
Prawn trying to control but Kosugi is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Prawn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Prawn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kosugi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Prawn passes Kosugi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Prawn trying to control the action but Kosugi is working from the bottom.
Kosugi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kosugi preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Prawn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kosugi has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Prawn is looking for a kimura here.
Prawn uses his free foot to push down on Kosugi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kosugi.
Prawn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Prawn is working for a guillotine from mount but Kosugi frees his head quite easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Prawn controlling from mount.
Kosugi is squirming around, avoiding Prawn's attempts to control the action.
Kosugi is desperately trying to improve his position but Prawn has a good base and remains in mount.
Kosugi avoids a series of strikes thrown by Prawn.
Prawn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ichiro Kosugi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Prawn content just to control the position here.
Prawn is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kosugi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Prawn thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Prawn cracks Kosugi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Prawn trying to control but Kosugi is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Prawn prevents Kosugi from getting the reversal.
Prawn is trying to control here but Kosugi has managed to regain half guard.
Prawn is trying to work for a kimura but Kosugi is defending well.
Kosugi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prawn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kosugi defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harcore Prawn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Prawn 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Harcore Prawn!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Harcore Prawn!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Harcore Prawn!
Harcore Prawn wins by unanimous decision!
Harcore Prawn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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