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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Merlin Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamato Shinji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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279 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Merlin Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yamato Shinji!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinji closes the distance and clinches.
Kane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kane could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kane stalls.
Shinji jumps guard but Kane turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shinji breaks from the clinch.
Shinji clinches.
Kane avoiding damage.
Shinji tries for a takedown but Kane manages to get underhooks.
Shinji being controlled against the cage.
Shinji breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Merlin Kane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinji moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kane takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kane looking to slow down the pace here.
Kane holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shinji breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Kane. No joy for Shinji on that attempt.
Merlin Kane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yamato Shinji.
Shinji gets a clinch.
Shinji takes a shot to the head.
Kane leaning against his opponent.
Shinji landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinji pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shinji shoots and misses
and Kane counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kane stops a takedown attempt from Shinji.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kane throws an elbow but misses.
Shinji pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamato Shinji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinji looks to land a body kick but Kane moved away.
Shinji lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kane backs up against the cage.
It looks like Merlin Kane has been cut.
Shinji circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shinji darts in and clinches Kane up against the cage.
Kane is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shinji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shinji jumps guard and drags Kane to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kane stays in close to Shinji's body and controls the position.
Shinji is trying to hold Kane in close to prevent damage but Kane has managed to pass into half guard.
Shinji looks winded!
Shinji actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Kane there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shinji taking some punishment here, with Kane in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Merlin Kane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Merlin Kane's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shinji tries for a takedown but Kane circles away easily
and Kane counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kane.
A bit of stalling here from Kane.
Kane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shinji jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kane walks away with a smile on his face. Shinji gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kane moves into the clinch.
Shinji wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kane has him pressed against the cage.
Kane taking a breather.
Kane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kane 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.
Shinji being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane is looking to control Shinji's arms but Shinji gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kane has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Merlin Kane.
Shinji avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kane doesn't manage to clinch there - Shinji circles away.
Shinji gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kane avoiding damage as Shinji throws knees to the body.
Shinji tries to pull guard but Kane holds him up against the cage and eventually Shinji drops back down to his feet.
Merlin Kane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yamato Shinji.
Shinji's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinji shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kane pinned against the cage. Kane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Merlin Kane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kane is looking to clinch.
Shinji clinches with his opponent.
Kane avoiding damage.
Shinji wants a takedown but no success here.
Kane taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kane missing with knees to the body.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinji is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kane gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shinji blocks an elbow strike.
Shinji is looking to control Kane's arms but Kane gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shinji has his back to the cage.
Shinji blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shinji looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shinji wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kane has him pressed against the cage.
Shinji tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kane just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shinji breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shinji throws a head kick but Kane moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinji tries to keep at a distance but Kane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kane taking a breather.
Shinji drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kane pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shinji is breathing heavily.
Kane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kane wants to clinch but Shinji slips to the side
and Shinji counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kane thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinji throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shinji shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merlin Kane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Merlin Kane's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shinji forces Kane back against the cage and clinches.
Shinji blocks an uppercut.
Kane effectively controlling the action here.
Shinji breaks the clinch.
Shinji misses with a takedown
and Kane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Yamato Shinji has been cut.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shinji swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kane moves in looking to clinch but Shinji pushes him off.
Shinji misses with a head kick.
Kane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Merlin Kane is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shinji counters with an inside leg kick.
Kane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shinji manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shinji darts in and clinches Kane up against the cage.
Shinji wants to take the fight to the mat but Kane manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kane leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shinji pulls guard effortlessly.
Shinji takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shinji is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kane's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinji looking for a sweep. Not yet Shinji, not yet.
Kane is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Merlin Kane.
Shinji fails to land the takedown.
Merlin Kane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yamato Shinji.
Shinji has managed to clinch.
Kane is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane blocks a body shot from Shinji.
Shinji tries to break the clinch but Kane is controlling the position.
Shinji is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shinji is trying to drag Kane to the mat but Kane just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kane slowing the pace effectively.
Shinji trying to control the position but instead, Kane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shinji into the cage.
Shinji tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kane smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinji avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kane instigates a clinch.
Kane stalling against the cage.
Shinji has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kane avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinji tries to break free but Kane pushes him back against the cage.
Shinji breaks from the clinch.
Yamato Shinji has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Merlin Kane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kane moves into range and clinches up with Shinji.
And that's the end of the fight!
Merlin Kane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kane has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merlin Kane!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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