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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masato Kunaida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe has chosen Tan Dun- Night Flight as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
15 - 8 - 1 |
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174 cm
29
160 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Masato Kunaida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunaida takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Watanabe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kunaida manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watanabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watanabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watanabe is looking to clinch.
Watanabe has his takedown stuffed
and Kunaida moves into the clinch.
Kunaida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kunaida has a couple of punches blocked by Watanabe.
Kunaida misses with a body punch.
Watanabe is looking for a takedown.
Kunaida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watanabe's elbow.
Watanabe blocks a body shot from Kunaida.
Kunaida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Hiro Watanabe has been cut.
Kunaida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kunaida misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kunaida on the inside.
Watanabe has had enough of the clinch but Kunaida keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kunaida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kunaida tries to work over Watanabe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Kunaida.
Watanabe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kunaida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.
Kunaida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kunaida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Watanabe's defenses.
Kunaida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.
Kunaida works on Watanabe's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees to the body from Kunaida.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kunaida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kunaida.
Watanabe looks winded!
Watanabe looking for a takedown.
Masato Kunaida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Watanabe.
Kunaida pushes Watanabe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunaida presses Watanabe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Kunaida.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kunaida.
Kunaida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kunaida scores with a shot to the side of Watanabe's head.
That has opened up Hiro Watanabe's cut even more.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kunaida.
Nice body punch from Kunaida.
Kunaida lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kunaida landing knees to the body.
Kunaida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Watanabe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kunaida.
A short right from Kunaida on the inside.
Kunaida lands a damaging elbow.
Kunaida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kunaida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunaida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kunaida lands a body punch.
Kunaida gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Hiro Watanabe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A right hand to the body from Kunaida.
Watanabe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kunaida works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kunaida.
Kunaida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Watanabe's defenses.
Hiro Watanabe's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A right hand to the body from Kunaida.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kunaida.
Kunaida lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kunaida.
Kunaida landing knees to the body.
Watanabe takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hiro Watanabe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Masato Kunaida!
Masato Kunaida took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I now beated this motherfucker for the second time in two weeks!!!!!'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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