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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kisuke Urahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salosen Mara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Kisuke Urahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Salosen Mara!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mara walks into a stiff left hand from Urahara.
Urahara checks the leg kick.
Urahara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Urahara throws a head kick that misses
and Mara counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mara misses with a wild body shot.
Urahara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Urahara misses the jab.
Urahara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urahara drops his hands momentarily and Mara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Urahara checks a leg kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Urahara.
Urahara tries to work over Mara's front leg with a kick but Mara checks it.
Urahara moves out of range as Mara strikes.
Mara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urahara checks the leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mara misses the shot to the body.
Urahara takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara throws an overhand right that lands on Urahara's shoulder, as Urahara tries to avoid the shot.
Urahara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mara.
Mara tries to work over Urahara's front leg with a kick but Urahara checks it.
Urahara throws a big counter combination but Mara scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Urahara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mara lands a head kick!
Urahara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mara lands a jab to the head.
Urahara lands a slapping body shot.
Urahara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mara.
A swing and a miss from Urahara.
Kisuke Urahara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mara on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Urahara slips under a jab.
Urahara shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Urahara showed some decent athleticism there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Still in half guard, Urahara seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mara wants to get back to full guard.
Mara keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Still in half guard, Urahara seems content to control.
Urahara is keen to just control but Mara is a slippery customer.
Urahara stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urahara trying to control the action but Mara is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Urahara closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mara avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Urahara.
Urahara trying to control the pace.
Mara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Urahara not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mara looking for a kimura from the bottom but Urahara passes into side control!
Urahara landing a few strikes.
Urahara tries to advance to mount but Mara instead regains half guard.
Urahara trying to control from half guard but Mara is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mara is looking to control Urahara's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mara avoid being mounted?
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 Kisuke Urahara will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mara misses with a low kick as Urahara jumps back.
Urahara shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Urahara lands a jab to the nose.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Urahara.
Mara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mara tries a low kick but Urahara avoids it.
Urahara throws a right and a left that Mara avoids nicely.
Mara lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mara throws a sloppy head kick and Urahara moves out of range easily.
Urahara throws a right hand that misses
and Mara counters with a low kick, right behind Urahara 's knee.
Mara takes a swing at Urahara's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mara.
Urahara loads up on a big right hand but Mara slips the punch.
Mara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urahara.
Mara leaves Urahara with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kisuke Urahara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Urahara misses.
Mara scores with a push kick.
Urahara throws out a powerful jab.
Urahara misses with a wild body shot.
Urahara tries a head kick but it misses.
Urahara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Urahara tries a head kick but it misses.
Urahara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Salosen Mara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mara throws out a leg kick but Urahara moves out of range and Mara only half commits.
Urahara throwing a counter right hand but Mara manages to avoid it.
Mara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mara swings widly with a right hand
and Urahara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Urahara throws a lazy right hand but Mara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Urahara swings for the body but Mara moves out of range.
Urahara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Urahara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Urahara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mara can pounce on him.
Jab from Mara.
Mara throws out a loose jab but Urahara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urahara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urahara throws out the jab.
Mara throws out a counter right but Urahara avoids it with no problem.
Mara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Urahara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mara only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Urahara misses with a wild body shot.
Urahara shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mara is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urahara wants to pass the guard but Mara is keeping the position.
Urahara seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mara is pulling down on Urahara's head. It's preventing any offense from Urahara, at least for the moment.
Urahara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Urahara works over Mara with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Urahara trying to control the position from guard on top but Mara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Urahara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mara is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mara cracks Urahara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mara. Urahara shrugs it off though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mara - that will leave a mark!
Mara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mara.
Mara scores with a kick to the midsection.
Urahara throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mara's waist but Mara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Urahara off to one side.
Despite the aggression on Mara's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good leg kick by Mara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urahara moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salosen Mara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Urahara doesn't seem bothered though.
Urahara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mara lands with an overhand left.
Urahara looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Urahara looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mara trying to control the position here.
Urahara wants to pass the guard but Mara is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urahara wants to control from the top but Mara keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urahara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kisuke Urahara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Urahara throwing strikes but missing.
Urahara looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A jab from Mara misses.
A good leg kick by Mara.
Urahara 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.
Mara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Urahara counters with a stiff right hand.
Mara throws a body punch but Urahara moves out of range.
Mara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Urahara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mara throws out the jab.
As Mara tries to get set, Urahara tries to push him back and clinch up but Mara manages to avoid the attempt.
Mara tests Urahara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Urahara lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mara throws a sloppy head kick and Urahara moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urahara stuns Mara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Urahara lands a front kick.
Urahara shoots in but Mara avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Urahara with a hook.
Mara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Urahara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urahara ducks under a wild hook from Mara.
Urahara needs to keep his hands up - Mara had a free shot at his head there.
Mara defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Urahara.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kisuke Urahara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urahara takes a swing at Mara's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Mara finds it's target.
Mara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urahara manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Urahara.
Mara appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urahara fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Urahara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mara lands an overhand right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mara.
Urahara looks to land a left hand but Mara moved out of range nicely.
Mara throws a body shot but no joy.
Urahara misses with a takedown
and Mara counters with a stiff right hand.
Urahara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mara throws a low kick but Urahara moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Urahara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Urahara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mara avoids the head kick by Urahara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salosen Mara really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Urahara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mara.
Urahara shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Urahara showed some decent athleticism there.
Mara trying to control but Urahara postures up.
Urahara is taking a breather. Mara says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mara wants to control but Urahara is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urahara is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mara reverses the position - he's now on top in Urahara's guard.
Urahara is looking for a triangle here but Mara uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mara staying calm.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mara lands a head shot.
Urahara shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mara is trying to defend but Urahara finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mara works his way to full guard. Good work.
Urahara trying to control the position from guard on top but Mara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mara wants to stand and escape but Urahara is having none of it.
Urahara wants to pass the guard but Mara is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Urahara trying to control the position from guard on top but Mara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Urahara passes Mara's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Urahara stalling.
Urahara working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Mara's thigh. Mara counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Urahara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Urahara throws a body punch but Mara moves out of range.
Urahara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Urahara throws a head kick that misses.
Mara throws a hook but Urahara blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big left from Mara misses.
Urahara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mara. That did some damage!
Mara throws a big shot that misses.
Mara misses with a left hand
and Urahara counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kisuke Urahara had his way with Salosen Mara in that round.
That's time! Urahara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Urahara dives in and grabs Mara's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mara pushes down on Urahara's head and hops out.
Urahara will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Mara.
Mara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Urahara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Urahara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mara to score with a decent uppercut.
Mara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Urahara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mara scrambles back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Mara as Urahara shoots in.
Urahara misses with a wild combination.
Mara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Urahara doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urahara blocks the body kick.
Mara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urahara checks a leg kick.
Mara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Urahara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Urahara is defended easily by Mara.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kisuke Urahara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Mara misses.
Urahara throws a body shot but no joy.
Mara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mara lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Urahara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Urahara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Urahara attempts a counter takedown but Mara avoids it well and moves away.
Urahara throws a head kick that misses
and Mara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Urahara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mara sprawls well. Mara wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Urahara gets slowly back to his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Urahara doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mara misses with a low kick as Urahara jumps back.
A punch combination from Urahara misses.
Salosen Mara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mara lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mara checks the leg kick nicely there.
No luck for Urahara with that takedown attempt.
Mara shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urahara fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mara sprawls well initially but Urahara persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mara wants to improve his position but Urahara is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mara is not content to let Urahara control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urahara stalling away here and it's allowed Mara to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Urahara is one step ahead there.
Mara is trying to keep Urahara in close.
Urahara trying to control the position from guard on top but Mara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mara controls Urahara momentarily but Urahara frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Urahara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mara under the eye.
Urahara walks into a straight right hand from Mara.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Urahara.
Mara misses with a low kick.
Mara misses with a hook to the body
and Urahara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mara thinking.
Urahara shoots in for a double leg but Mara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Urahara.
Mara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salosen Mara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mara 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 47:48
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salosen Mara!
During a confident post fight interview, Salosen Mara thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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