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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Murasaki Bara (ranked 7538 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Thawnin (ranked 7210 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Murasaki Bara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Thawnin!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thawnin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bara on the side of the head.
Bara misses the shot to the body.
Bara closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Bara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bara breaks the clinch.
Thawnin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thawnin misses with an uppercut
and Bara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thawnin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bara.
Bara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thawnin, pushing him back against the cage.
Thawnin is trying to maintain a safe position but Bara gets an underhook and turns Thawnin into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bara misses with the head strike.
Bara lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thawnin tries to break free but Bara pushes him back against the cage.
Bara throws a punch but it's blocked by Thawnin.
Bara manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bara blocks a jab.
Bara slips a straight right by Thawnin.
Bara lands with a straight right. Thawnin didn't see that one coming.
Thawnin misses with a wild body shot.
Murasaki Bara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bara ducks under a wild hook from Thawnin.
Bara moves into range and clinches up with Thawnin.
A short right from Bara.
Thawnin tries to score a body lock takedown but Bara shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thawnin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bara pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bara breaks the clinch.
Thawnin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thawnin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bara drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thawnin sprawls and moves away.
Bara ducks under a wild hook from Thawnin.
Bara moves in looking to clinch but Thawnin pushes him off.
Bara tries to clinch but Thawnin is having none of it.
Thawnin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bara drops his hands momentarily and Thawnin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murasaki Bara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bara misses with a looping left.
Bara clinches with his opponent.
Bara prevents a takedown attempt there.
Murasaki Bara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Thawnin.
Bara breaks the clinch.
Bara connects with a nice looking jab.
Thawnin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bara under the eye.
Bara needs to keep his hands up - Thawnin had a free shot at his head there.
Bara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thawnin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bara takes a swing at Thawnin's ribcage but misses.
Thawnin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice body punch from Bara.
Thawnin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bara takes a swing at Thawnin's ribcage but misses.
Thawnin misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thawnin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thawnin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bara with a nice cross.
Bara tries to clinch there but Thawnin circles away.
Bara slips a jab from Thawnin.
Bara changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thawnin throws a hook but Bara avoids it easily.
Thawnin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thawnin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bara.
Bara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thawnin.
Bara tries to clinch but Thawnin moves out of range.
Thawnin misses with a hook.
Thawnin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bara.
Bara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thawnin moves out of range of the strikes.
Bara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thawnin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Thawnin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bara swings for the body but Thawnin moves out of range.
Thawnin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bara misses.
Thawnin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bara with a body shot.
Thawnin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thawnin misses with a straight left.
Thawnin looks to throw the jab but Bara is out of range.
Bara tries to counter with a takedown but Thawnin is quick to defend against it.
Bara tries to clinch but Thawnin moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Thawnin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thawnin throws a lazy right hand but Bara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bara looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bara wants to clinch
and Thawnin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thawnin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thawnin catches Bara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thawnin throws a looping overhand right but Bara ducks down to avoid it.
Thawnin throws a hook but Bara avoids it easily.
Thawnin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bara takes one to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Bara.
No joy there for Bara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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 Murasaki Bara will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bara rushes Thawnin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bara fails to land.
Thawnin is looking to break free of the clinch but Bara has double underhooks.
Thawnin is looking for a takedown.
Thawnin wants to take the fight to the mat but Bara manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bara lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bara.
Still in the clinch, Bara scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bara.
Thawnin stalling in the clinch but Bara improves position.
Thawnin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thawnin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bara is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Murasaki Bara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Thawnin.
Bara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thawnin scores with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Bara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bara.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thawnin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bara tries to clinch up but Thawnin circles away and keeps his distance.
Thawnin feints the counter takedown.
Bara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thawnin.
Kai Thawnin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thawnin throws an overhand right that lands on Bara's shoulder, as Bara tries to avoid the shot.
Thawnin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thawnin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bara gets a clinch.
Thawnin wants a takedown.
Bara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thawnin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bara gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Murasaki Bara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bara manages to break the clinch.
Thawnin lands with a right hand.
Thawnin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thawnin fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bara tries to clinch but Thawnin is having none of it.
A big right from Bara misses.
Bara tries to close the distance and clinch but Thawnin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bara throws an overhand right that lands on Thawnin's shoulder, as Thawnin tries to avoid the shot.
Bara clinches with his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bara as Thawnin tries to tie him up.
Bara scores with a shoulder strike.
Bara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thawnins head.
Thawnin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bara pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short uppercut from Bara.
Thawnin misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thawnin looking for a takedown.
Bara has a couple of punches blocked by Thawnin.
Thawnin is looking for a takedown.
Thawnin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bara is defending well.
Thawnin is breathing heavily.
Bara manages to break the clinch.
Thawnin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bara.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thawnin.
Bara holds on to Thawnin's head and controls the position momentarily.
Bara manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Thawnin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bara gets full guard.
Bara pulls Thawnin in to control the position.
Thawnin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bara is controlling Thawnin's posture.
Thawnin stopping the sweep attempt from Bara.
Thawnin postures up in Bara's guard and throws a big left but Bara blocks it.
Bara is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thawnin trying to hold on to Bara's head to control him but Bara postures up.
Thawnin is in trouble now - Bara has advanced to mount!
Bara throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murasaki Bara dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Thawnin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bara has time to react.
The fighters circling - Thawnin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Thawnin as he connects with a hook.
Bara tries to close the distance and clinch but Thawnin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thawnin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Thawnin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bara doesn't seem phased though.
Thawnin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bara.
Bara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bara wants to clinch up but Thawnin keeps it at a distance.
Thawnin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bara slips under a jab from Thawnin.
Bara has closed the distance and engaged Thawnin in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bara manages to break the clinch.
Bara throws a nice looking combination but Thawnin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thawnin.
Bara tries to clinch up.
Bara tries to clinch but Thawnin is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bara tries to clinch but Thawnin is having none of it.
Thawnin lands a really nice looking cross but Bara seems unphased.
Thawnin throws a hook to the side of Bara's head but Bara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thawnins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thawnin clobbers Bara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thawnin looks to land a combination but Bara avoids it well.
Bara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thawnin.
Bara tries to clinch up
and Thawnin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thawnin can do to turn this around?
Thawnin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bara manages to avoid it.
Thawnin misses with an uppercut
and Bara moves into the clinch.
Bara is pressed up against the cage. Thawnin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bara down to the mat. Bara avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thawnin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thawnin.
Bara throws a body shot but no joy.
Bara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thawnin throws a jab but it's blocked by Bara.
Bara catches Thawnin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kai Thawnin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thawnin misses with a hook.
Bara moves into the clinch.
Thawnin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bara is defending well.
Thawnin is trying to maintain a safe position but Bara gets an underhook and turns Thawnin into the cage.
Bara breaks the clinch.
Bara is looking to clinch.
Bara tries to clinch but Thawnin is having none of it.
Thawnin swats away the attempt to clinch by Bara.
Bara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thawnin wants to break free but Bara has control.
Bara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bara 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.
Thawnin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bara doesn't seem bothered though.
Thawnin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bara cracks Thawnin with a good jab.
Thawnin swats away the attempt to clinch by Bara.
Thawnin dips to his left and cracks Bara with an uppercut!
Bara rushes Thawnin and presses him up against the cage.
Thawnin wants a takedown.
Murasaki Bara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Thawnin.
Thawnin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thawnin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thawnin tries to score a body lock takedown but Bara shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bara swings wildly with an uppercut but Thawnin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thawnin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bara is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bara lands a nice uppercut.
Bara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Bara.
Bara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thawnin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bara tries to clinch but Thawnin moves out of range.
Thawnin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Bara counter with a right hand.
Bara is looking to clinch but Thawnin is avoiding it.
Bara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thawnin moves away.
Murasaki Bara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thawnin throws an off balance right hand
and Bara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Murasaki Bara.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bara, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murasaki Bara!
After winning the bout, Murasaki Bara thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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