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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Murata Shougo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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166 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Murata Shougo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Green!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shougo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Green looks to throw the jab but Shougo is out of range.
A slow jab from Shougo misses its intended target.
Green lands a nice looking body shot.
Green misses with a head kick.
Shougo gets a takedown into half guard.
Shougo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shougo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Green defending well though.
Shougo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Green makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Green misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Green does no damage.
Green swinging wilding here.
Reggie Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Green.
It looks like Murata Shougo has been cut.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to de liver by Green. Beautiful body shot.
Shougo avoids the body shot from Green.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Shougo's shoulder, as Shougo tries to avoid the shot.
Green tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Green throws a front kick that sends Shougo stumbling back into the cage.
Green scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Shougo misses.
A cross from Green lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shougo circles away quickly and effectively.
Shougo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Green as he jumps to the side.
Shougo waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Green.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shougo moves away.
Shougo slips a jab from Green.
Shougo takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green lands a head kick!
Reggie Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Green misses with the combination.
Green looks gassed!
Green getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Green.
Shougo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Green lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shougo slips a jab and a cross from Green.
Green lands a body shot.
Green throws a jab when Shougo was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Green misses the target.
Shougo misses with an uppercut.
Green throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a hook but Shougo avoids it easily.
Shougo throws a big shot that misses.
Green moves out of range as Shougo strikes.
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shougo throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shougo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shougo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Shougo misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green cracks Shougo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shougo avoids the body shot from Green.
Green is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shougo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Green dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murata Shougo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Green moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Green blocks a jab.
Shougo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Green.
Jab by Green.
Shougo waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Green.
Shougo throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shougo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Green. That one must have hurt.
Green throws a nice looking combination but Shougo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Green is breathing heavily.
Green misses with a wild combination.
Green jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shougo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Green finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shougo throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Green misses with a hook. Shougo ducked under it nicely.
Green lands a nice looking body kick.
Shougo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shougo defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Reggie Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green slips a straight right by Shougo.
Shougo throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Green looks to land a left hand but Shougo moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shougo misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
Green misses with a head kick.
Green will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Shougo is just out of range.
Shougo slips a jab from Green.
Green moves out of range as Shougo strikes.
Shougo moves away from the strike by Green.
Shougo misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shougo circles away quickly and effectively.
Shougo missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shougo avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Shougo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Green will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Green throws a big shot that misses.
Green looks to land a body kick but Shougo moved away.
Shougo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Shougo.
Shougo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Green looks to land a left hand but Shougo moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The crowd cheers as Shougo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Green doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Reggie Green has been cut.
Green avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green defending well as Shougo loads up on a big left hand.
Green displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Green misses with a head kick.
Shougo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shougo throws a big shot that misses.
Shougo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shougo.
Shougo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Green throws a hook but Shougo avoids it easily.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Shougo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Reggie Green will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shougo lands a big shot that drops Green! Can he finish him?
Green is rocked!
Shougo thows a big elbow that misses.
Green is still in real trouble! Can Shougo finish him?
Green avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shougo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Green seems to have recovered his senses.
Green utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shougo throws a big right hand that misses.
Shougo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shougo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Green's head.
Shougo with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Green throws a series of punches but Shougo moves out of range.
Shougo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shougo loads up on a big right hand but Green slips the punch.
Green staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Green takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shougo ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green misses with an uppercut. Shougo saw that one coming.
Shougo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shougo trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shougo landing with the ground and pound.
Shougo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shougo stands up over Green, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Green keeping moving, preventing Shougo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shougo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Green's head.
Shougo throws a big right hand that misses.
Shougo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shougo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Shougo working some strikes from top position.
Shougo scoring with some ground and pound.
Shougo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shougo lands a couple of digs.
Shougo throws a big right hand that misses.
Shougo chips away with some ground and pound.
Shougo throwing strikes but missing.
Shougo throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
Shougo throws a big right hand that misses.
Shougo stands up over Green, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shougo is looking to work some ground and pound but Green has wrist control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Green slips a straight right by Shougo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A big right from Green misses.
A swing and a miss from Shougo.
The fighters circling - Shougo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shougo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Green looks to throw the jab but Shougo is out of range.
Green misses with a looping left.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shougo manages to avoid it.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shougo lands with a hook. Green tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Green blocks a jab.
Green throws a right hand that Shougo ducks under and follows up with a left that Shougo also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murata Shougo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Green has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight for Reggie Green!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Murata Shougo!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Reggie Green!
Reggie Green wins by split decision!
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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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