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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eiji Kawashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Allen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawashima throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kawashima.
Allen misses with a lunging right hand
and Kawashima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Allen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kawashima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kawashima scores with a push kick.
Kawashima slips under a jab.
Allen lands a nice looking body shot.
Kawashima takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Allen throws a jab but it's blocked by Kawashima.
Allen lands with a right hand.
It looks like Eiji Kawashima has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kawashima.
Allen throws a hook but Kawashima avoids it easily.
Allen keeps Kawashima at a distance using the push kick.
Kawashima pushes Allen away with a front kick.
Allen misses with a kick to the body.
Kawashima moves out of range of the body kick from Allen.
Allen takes a swing at Kawashima's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a push kick but Kawashima slaps the foot to one side.
Allen checks a low kick from Kawashima.
Allen throws a right and a left that Kawashima avoids nicely.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Allen checks a low kick from Kawashima.
Allen scores with a jab.
Kawashima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Allen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kawashima explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kawashima scores with a sloppy right hand. Allen should have avoided that one.
Kawashima moves out of range of the strikes.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kawashima throws a front kick aimed at Allen's knee but Allen avoids it well.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kawashima is just out of range.
Kawashima ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Allen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kawashima scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawashima scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Allen blocks a low kick nicely.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawashima moves away.
Allen misses with an uppercut. Kawashima saw that one coming.
Allen scores with a nice head shot.
Allen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kawashima. That did some damage!
Allen blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Allen misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kawashima. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen checks a leg kick.
Barry Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen takes one to the chin there.
Kawashima chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Allen can pounce on him.
Allen walks into a jab.
A lazy left from Kawashima finds it's target.
Kawashima scores with a decent looking hook.
A leg kick checked by Allen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws out a loose jab but Kawashima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Allen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kawashima.
Kawashima looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kawashima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Kawashima misses the jab.
Kawashima tries to work over Allen's front leg with a kick but Allen checks it.
Allen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kawashima's head.
Kawashima lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kawashima lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Allen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Allen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Kawashima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen misses with a kick to the body.
Kawashima drops his hands momentarily and Allen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kawashima thuds a left hand into Allen's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen checks a leg kick.
Allen wants to land a leg kick but Kawashima is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima moves out of range as Allen strikes.
Good work by Allen as he checks the leg kick.
Kawashima looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Allen blocks a jab.
Kawashima connects with an inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Allen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kawashima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kawashima lands a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kawashima.
Allen checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big right from Kawashima misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kawashima feints and then cracks Allen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Allen down.
Allen avoids a kick to the body.
Allen misses the jab.
Allen misses with a right hand
and Kawashima counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
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 Eiji Kawashima will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eiji Kawashima's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Allen.
Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kawashima moves away from the strike by Allen.
Allen throws a right hand that misses
and Kawashima counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kawashima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Allen. That did some damage!
Allen misses with a low kick.
Allen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kawashima is just out of range.
Allen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kawashima is looking to chop away at Allen's legs.
Allen misses with a hook.
Allen is looking to score with low kicks.
Allen misses with a looping left.
A jab lands there for Kawashima.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen misses with a body kick.
Allen 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Allen.
Kawashima bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Allen's head.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.
Allen throws the left hand but Kawashima avoids the punch easily.
Allen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kawashimas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kawashima connects with an inside leg kick.
Kawashima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kawashima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Allen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kawashima thuds his shin into the meat of Allen's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Allen. That snapped Kawashima's head back.
Allen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kawashima eats them both and turns towards Allen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kawashima is rocked!
Kawashima lands a nice looking body kick.
Oh Kawashima is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kawashima moves into range and connects with a jab.
Eiji Kawashima is winning the standup battle so far.
Allen cracks Kawashima with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kawashima swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Allen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Allen misses its intended target.
Kawashima misses with a looping left.
Kawashima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kawashima seems to have got his legs back now.
Allen throws a leg kick but Kawashima moved away.
Kawashima stuns Allen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Allen scores with a nice strike.
Allen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Kawashima 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.
Allen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Allen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kawashima swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Allen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters circling a little - Kawashima finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Allen with a jab.
Allen throws a leg kick which misses Kawashima's front leg but catches the back leg as Kawashima tries to avoid it.
Allen swings for the body but Kawashima moves out of range.
Kawashima throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen takes a swing at Kawashima's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Kawashima.
An inside leg kick lands from Kawashima.
Allen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kawashima connects with an inside leg kick.
Kawashima keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Allen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kawashima lands a leg kick that knocks Allen off balance momentarily.
Allen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kawashima.
Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Allen throws a combination that misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Kawashima counters with a head kick. That will keep Allen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Allen fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawashima connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Allen momentarily.
Allen throws a series of punches but Kawashima avoids them all with ease.
Allen is breathing heavily.
Allen missing with a left hand there. Kawashima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima keeps Allen at a distance using the push kick.
Kawashima tries to score with a low kick but Allen moves his leg out of the way.
Kawashima throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kawashima ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Allen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Allen works Kawashima's body with a nice hook.
Allen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kawashima fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Allen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kawashima connects with a looping right hand.
Allen misses with a straight right.
Allen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kawashima feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Allen's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allen blocks the body kick.
Allen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kawashima slips a straight right by Allen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eiji Kawashima dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eiji Kawashima'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. This is the final round!
Kawashima throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Allen misses the jab.
Kawashima lands a jab-cross combination.
Kawashima misses with a leg kick.
Kawashima's jab looks to have found its range, popping Allen under the eye.
Kawashima goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kawashima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kawashima misses with an uppercut. Allen saw that one coming.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kawashima can pounce on him.
Kawashima wants to land a leg kick but Allen is out of range.
Kawashima fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Allen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kawashima connects with a body shot.
Kawashima lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
An inside leg kick from Kawashima misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima is looking to score with low kicks.
Allen misses with a right hand
and Kawashima counters with a slapping leg kick.
Allen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kawashima walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Allen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kawashima cracks Allen with a good jab.
Allen tries to move into range but Kawashima moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Allen.
Kawashima throws a shot to the body.
Kawashima tries to land a front kick but Allen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A clash of legs there as Allen blocks the low kick.
Kawashima lands an overhand right.
Allen lands a jab.
Good work by Kawashima as he checks the leg kick.
Allen avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a jab to Kawashima's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kawashima. That's going to slow Allen down.
Kawashima slips a straight right by Allen.
Allen misses with a looping right.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kawashima manages to avoid it.
Barry Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kawashima connects with a leg kick. Allen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Kawashima moved out of range.
Kawashima checks a leg kick.
Kawashima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Kawashima.
Kawashima throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Danga de danga de dang - Kawashima scores with a four punch combination!
Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kawashima scoring well with a low kick there.
Allen misses with a lunging right hand
and Kawashima makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima scores with a nice strike.
Allen throws a right and a left that Kawashima avoids nicely.
Allen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kawashima throws a low kick but Allen avoids it.
Allen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kawashima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kawashima throws a leg kick which misses Allen's front leg but catches the back leg as Allen tries to avoid it.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Kawashima fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kawashima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kawashima moves out of range as Allen strikes.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawashima moves away.
Allen throws a jab but it's blocked by Kawashima.
Kawashima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kawashima.
The fighters circle momentarily. Allen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice straight punches there by Allen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Allen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawashima scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Allen throws a lazy uppercut
and Kawashima counters with a straight right hand.
Kawashima throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kawashima lands a jab to the nose.
Allen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kawashima.
Kawashima scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Allen misses.
Kawashima tries to land a front kick but Allen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kawashima fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Allen misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kawashima ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kawashima feints and then cracks Allen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Allen down.
Eiji Kawashima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Allen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eiji Kawashima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kawashima 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eiji Kawashima!
Our winner, Eiji Kawashima, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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