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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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180 cm
38
152 lbs
38 - 18 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Pitbull !
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitbull misses with an uppercut. Kawajiri saw that one coming.
Kawajiri lands a front kick.
Pitbull fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kawajiri on the side of the head.
Roy Pitbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitbull takes a swing at Kawajiri's ribcage but misses.
Pitbull lands with a good body shot.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut
and Kawajiri counters with a body kick.
Pitbull stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pitbull forces Kawajiri back against the cage and clinches.
Kawajiri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pitbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pitbull trying to stall but Kawajiri improves his position.
Pitbull lands with a left to the head.
Pitbull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pitbull leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawajiri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pitbull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pitbull can't find room to land a body shot as Kawajiri controls the action.
Pitbull struggles to land a body shot inside as Kawajiri controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull looking to slow down the pace here.
Pitbull struggles to land a body shot inside as Kawajiri controls his hands.
Pitbull throws a head punch that misses.
Pitbull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Pitbull .
Kawajiri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pitbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pitbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pitbull takes a shot to the head.
Kawajiri lands with a right to the head.
Kawajiri tries to throw a body punch but Pitbull avoids it by throwing Kawajiri back against the cage.
Pitbull is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kawajiri can't fight it off and eventually Pitbull manages to take the fight to the floor. Kawajiri looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pitbull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pitbull is looking to work some ground and pound but Kawajiri has wrist control.
Pitbull throwing strikes from guard but Kawajiri blocks nicely.
Pitbull trying to control but Kawajiri is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri pulls Pitbull in close to prevent any damage.
Pitbull has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at London Catch Wrestling. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pitbull wants to pass the guard but Kawajiri is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitbull . Kawajiri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kawajiri throws a big counter combination but Pitbull scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kawajiri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pitbull misses with a hook. Kawajiri ducked under it nicely.
Pitbull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kawajiri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kawajiri defends well and Pitbull ends up having to push Kawajiri into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A slow jab from Pitbull misses its intended target.
Pitbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawajiri moves away.
Pitbull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kawajiri dodges the punch combination from Pitbull .
Pitbull misses with a body shot.
Kawajiri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pitbull .
Kawajiri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pitbull falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kawajiri counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pitbull throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pitbull sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pitbull has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kawajiri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pitbull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kawajiri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri connects with a solid leg kick.
Kawajiri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pitbull .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitbull moves into the clinch.
Kawajiri blocks an uppercut.
Kawajiri is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kawajiri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pitbull 's elbow.
Kawajiri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kawajiri gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pitbull .
Kawajiri pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pitbull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kawajiri lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pitbull backwards.
Pitbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pitbull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Pitbull dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pitbull misses with a jab to the body
and Kawajiri counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kawajiri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pitbull .
Pitbull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kawajiri staying out of range there.
Kawajiri throws an overhand right that lands on Pitbull 's shoulder, as Pitbull tries to avoid the shot.
Pitbull throws a lazy right hand but Kawajiri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pitbull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roy Pitbull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut there from Pitbull .
Pitbull comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Pitbull lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kawajiri doesn't seem phased though.
Pitbull moves in looking to clinch but Kawajiri pushes him off.
Kawajiri ducks right into an uppercut from Pitbull .
A solid leg kick lands there for Kawajiri.
Kawajiri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pitbull moves into range and clinches up with Kawajiri.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitbull digs a right hand underneath Kawajiri's ribcage. Kawajiri let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kawajiri lands with a left to the head.
Pitbull tries to throw a body punch but Kawajiri avoids it by throwing Pitbull back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Kawajiri - that landed with a thud.
Kawajiri lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Kawajiri's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pitbull makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pitbull is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kawajiri is keeping busy.
Pitbull taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Pitbull .
Kawajiri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kawajiri tries a body shot but Pitbull blocks it.
Kawajiri taking a breather.
Kawajiri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pitbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pitbull tries a body shot but Kawajiri blocks it.
Kawajiri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kawajiri blocks a body shot from Pitbull .
Kawajiri lands a hook that snaps the head of Pitbull backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kawajiri misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kawajiri.
Roy Pitbull seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pitbull .
Kawajiri is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pitbull .
Kawajiri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pitbull or not.
Kawajiri lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitbull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pitbull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pitbull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pitbull clobbers Kawajiri with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kawajiri pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kawajiri throws a head kick that Pitbull semi-blocks.
Kawajiri looks for the body kick but Pitbull saw that one coming.
Pitbull feints the counter takedown.
Pitbull walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kawajiri.
Pitbull moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pitbull on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kawajiri. Kawajiri obviously looking to wear him down.
Pitbull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kawajiri manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A swing and a miss from Pitbull .
A big right from Pitbull misses.
Nice shot by Pitbull .
Pitbull throws a hook but Kawajiri blocks it.
Kawajiri throws a combination. Pitbull tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pitbull is rocked!
Kawajiri feints and then cracks Pitbull 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pitbull down.
Pitbull is still on wobbly legs! Can Kawajiri finish him?
Kawajiri closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Pitbull ! Kawajiri dives in looking to finish! Pitbull is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tatsuya Kawajiri!
Tatsuya Kawajiri managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GREEN!160, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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