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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Izaac Kari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sho Shinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kari comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - Painkiller . Shinjo has chosen Theme of Sho as his entrance music. Sho Shinjo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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159 lbs
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171 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izaac Kari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sho Shinjo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shinjo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Kari.
Shinjo misses with a straight left.
Shinjo lands a nice hook to Kari's body. Kari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kari throws a hook but Shinjo avoids it easily.
Shinjo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shinjo fails with a takedown attempt.
Shinjo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Kari.
Kari is looking to chop away at Shinjo's legs.
Shinjo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kari thuds his right hand into Shinjo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinjo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kari moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kari throws a body punch but Shinjo moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Kari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shinjo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Shinjo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kari tries to clinch up but Shinjo circles away and keeps his distance.
Kari moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shinjo.
Kari taking a breather.
Shinjo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kari backwards.
Kari misses with a punch on the inside.
Kari tries a body shot but Shinjo blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shinjo has a couple of punches blocked by Kari.
Shinjo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo lands with a nice combination. Kari backs away looking to recover.
Kari swings for the body but Shinjo moves out of range.
Shinjo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kari. Kari obviously looking to wear him down.
Kari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kari tries to move into range but Shinjo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shinjo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kari.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kari. That's going to slow Shinjo down.
Kari moves out of range as Shinjo strikes.
Shinjo blocks a leg kick.
Kari shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shinjo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body punch from Kari.
Kari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shinjo's sensitive parts.
Kari digs a good hook to Shinjo's body.
Shinjo looks winded!
Shinjo throws a right hand that misses
and Kari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Izaac Kari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kari can pounce on him.
Kari lands with an overhand left.
Shinjo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shinjo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kari. Kari obviously looking to wear him down.
Kari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kari misses with a wild body shot.
Kari moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinjo lands a hook that snaps the head of Kari backwards.
Kari lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kari scores with a shot to the side of Shinjo's head.
Kari can't find room to land a body shot as Shinjo controls the action.
Kari tries to work over Shinjo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shinjo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kari backwards.
Kari tries to throw a body punch but Shinjo avoids it by throwing Kari back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kari cracks Shinjo with a nice body shot.
Shinjo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kari pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kari misses with a straight right.
Kari ducks under a wild hook from Shinjo.
Decent striking displayed by Kari there.
Kari tried to score with a low kick but Shinjo checks it.
A jab from Shinjo misses.
Kari throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kari connects with the punch.
Kari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kari throws a head kick but Shinjo moves out of range.
Shinjo swings for the body but Kari moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izaac Kari dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kari looks to land a left hand but Shinjo moved out of range nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Shinjo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kari ducks under a wild hook from Shinjo.
Shinjo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kari throws a combination that misses
and Shinjo counters with a stiff right hand.
Shinjo throws a right hand that misses
and Kari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Izaac Kari is winning the standup battle so far.
Shinjo cracks the inside of Kari's front leg.
Shinjo cracks a nice hook into Kari's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Kari.
Kari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kari moves out of range of the strikes.
Kari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shinjo fails with a takedown attempt.
Shinjo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kari is fending him off so far but Shinjo persists. Nope, Kari circles away and we're back to standing.
Shinjo blocks a jab.
Kari looks to land a right hand but Shinjo moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kari. That's going to slow Shinjo down.
Shinjo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kari swivels and escapes.
Izaac Kari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sho Shinjo.
Shinjo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shinjo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kari thows a leg kick but Shinjo checks it
and Shinjo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shinjo drives through and clinches with Kari against the cage.
Kari throws a punch but it's blocked by Shinjo.
Shinjo trying to stall but Kari improves his position.
Shinjo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short body shot lands from Kari as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Shinjo.
Shinjo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinjo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kari's elbow.
Shinjo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kari throws a punch but it's blocked by Shinjo.
Shinjo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shinjo has Kari pressed against the cage.
Kari blocks a body shot from Shinjo.
Kari wants to stall.
Kari has Shinjo pressed against the cage, preventing Shinjo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shinjo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kari can't find room to land a body shot as Shinjo controls the action.
Kari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shinjo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kari is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Shinjo.
Shinjo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kari after a bit of a struggle.
Shinjo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kari lands a left hand.
Kari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shinjo backwards.
Kari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kari slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kari.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right from Shinjo on the inside.
Kari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shinjo backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kari fails to land.
Shinjo is looking to break free of the clinch but Kari has double underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kari presses Shinjo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Kari.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shinjos head.
A nice left hand lands by Kari.
Kari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shinjo backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izaac Kari dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shinjo swings for the body but Kari moves out of range.
Kari misses with a straight left.
A combination from Shinjo does no damage.
Shinjo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kari clobbers Shinjo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shinjo can do to turn this around?
Kari misses with a hook.
Kari thows a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Kari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shinjo defending well as Kari loads up on a big left hand.
Kari looks to land a right hand but Shinjo moved out of range.
Shinjo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shinjo throws a shot from downtown. Kari moves away and avoids it.
Kari takes a swing at Shinjo's ribcage but misses.
Shinjo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shinjo lands a glancing blow to the side of Kari's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shinjo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shinjo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shinjo clobbers Kari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shinjo under the eye.
Kari misses with a leg kick.
Shinjo swinging wildly here.
Kari throws a hook to the side of Shinjo's head but Shinjo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shinjo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shinjo tries to land a leg kick but Kari saw it coming and moves away.
Shinjo takes a swing at Kari's ribcage but misses.
Shinjo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kari throws a looping overhand right but Shinjo ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kari.
Shinjo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kari.
Shinjo throws a sloppy head kick
and Kari counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kari.
Shinjo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinjo working aggressively here.
Kari blocking some punches.
Shinjo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kari.
Kari misses with a punch on the inside.
Shinjo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kari.
A head punch on the inside from Shinjo fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Kari.
Shinjo misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Shinjo fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kari lands an uppercut.
Izaac Kari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kari stalling.
Shinjo misses with the head strike.
Kari tries to throw a body punch but Shinjo avoids it by throwing Kari back against the cage.
Shinjo throws a head punch that misses.
Kari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kari is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shinjo prevents a body shot from Kari.
Kari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shinjo.
Shinjo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kari misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kari as the two fighters clinch.
Kari misses with a punch to the body.
Shinjo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kari.
Kari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kari.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Kari.
Kari lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinjo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kari.
Kari lands with a left to the head.
Kari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shinjo's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izaac Kari clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shinjo lands with a shot to the body.
Shinjo is looking to score with low kicks.
Shinjo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kari.
Kari tries to clinch but Shinjo moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kari. Shinjo shrugs it off though.
Kari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shinjo.
Kari misses with a looping right.
Shinjo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shinjo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kari.
Shinjo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shinjo scores with a nice strike.
Kari throws a leg kick but Shinjo moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kari throws out a loose jab but Shinjo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shinjo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Kari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kari tries to clinch there but Shinjo circles away.
Shinjo darts in and clinches Kari up against the cage.
Kari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kari as Shinjo tries to tie him up.
Kari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shinjo.
Shinjo wants to get back to striking at distance but Kari won't allow it.
Kari struggles to land a body shot inside as Shinjo controls his hands.
Kari misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shinjo tries for a takedown but Kari manages to get underhooks.
Kari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shinjo lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shinjo blocks an uppercut.
Kari effectively controlling the action here.
Kari can't find room to land a body shot as Shinjo controls the action.
Shinjo lands a takedown into guard.
Shinjo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kari trying to control the position.
Kari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shinjo.
Kari keeping full guard, as Shinjo tries to pass.
Kari working a defensive guard but Shinjo manages to pass into side control anyway.
Shinjo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shinjo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kari sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kari is trying to improve his position.
Kari sneaks back into half guard.
Shinjo is thwarting Kari's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kari is defending against the submission attempts here by Shinjo.
Kari gets full guard.
Kari controls Shinjo momentarily but Shinjo frees himself.
Kari keeping moving, preventing Shinjo from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinjo is looking to work some ground and pound but Kari has wrist control.
Shinjo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kari is keeping the position for now.
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 Izaac Kari will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A big right from Shinjo misses.
Shinjo connects with a nice looking jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kari.
Shinjo avoids the body shot from Kari.
Shinjo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shinjo scores with a shot to the body.
Kari gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Shinjo to counter with a crisp jab.
Shinjo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kari lands a glancing blow to the side of Shinjo's head.
Kari is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shinjo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kari.
Shinjo misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kari ducks under a wild hook from Shinjo.
Kari doesn't manage to clinch there - Shinjo circles away.
Shinjo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shinjo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kari.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kari.
Kari is looking to chop away at Shinjo's legs.
Shinjo misses with a low kick as Kari jumps back.
Kari misses with an uppercut. Shinjo saw that one coming.
Shinjo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shinjo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kari lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shinjo is rocked!
Shinjo moves out of range as Kari strikes.
Sho Shinjo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shinjo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kari finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinjo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kari.
Shinjo seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinjo. Kari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shinjo shoots in looking for a takedown. Kari tries to sprawl out of it but Shinjo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shinjo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kari looks to score with a jab to the body but Shinjo is just out of range.
Shinjo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shinjo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kari moves away.
Shinjo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shinjo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kari.
Kari loads up on a big right hand but Shinjo slips the punch.
A low kick from Kari is predictable there
and Shinjo counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kari misses.
Shinjo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kari tries to avoid it but Shinjo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kari to the ground. Kari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kari throws a low kick but Shinjo avoids it.
Kari misses with a right hand
and Shinjo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shinjo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kari.
Kari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shinjo was well out of range. Poor timing from Kari.
Kari misses with a hook.
Shinjo misses with a wild body shot.
Shinjo with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Shinjo.
Shinjo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shinjo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kari does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shinjo jabs Kari right on the nose. Kari blinks but takes it well.
Kari gets a clinch.
Shinjo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shinjo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kari lands with a light punch inside.
Shinjo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinjo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kari lands an uppercut.
Shinjo working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kari.
Izaac Kari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shinjo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much 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 Izaac Kari.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kari, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izaac Kari!
During a confident post fight interview, Izaac Kari thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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