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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ares Praetorian (ranked 3988 p4p, 4004 weight class) and Genji Kamogawa (ranked 473 p4p, 475 weight class). Praetorian comes to the cage accompanied by Azure Eagles Soaring. Kamogawa has chosen Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard - Hungry as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Genji Kamogawa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 cm 24 217 2 - 4 - 0 |
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188 cm 28 212 5 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt World class boxer Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ares Praetorian! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Genji Kamogawa! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Praetorian just misses with a punch to the body.
Praetorian lands a jab to the nose. Praetorian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Praetorian misses with a straight right. We've been told by Praetorian's head coaches at MONEY TEAM!!! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Kamogawa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Praetorians jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Kamogawa looks to land a combination but Praetorian avoids it well. An attempted straight right counter from Praetorian misses the target. Kamogawa avoids the body shot from Praetorian.
A jab from Kamogawa misses. Kamogawa lands with a good body shot. Praetorian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kamogawa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Praetorian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Kamogawa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kamogawa throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Praetorian counter with a right hand. This has been an exciting period of action! Kamogawa has Praetorian up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Praetorian. Kamogawa can't find room to land a body shot as Praetorian controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Kamogawa blocks a body shot from Praetorian. Kamogawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Praetorian controls his hands.
Kamogawa misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Kamogawa fails to land. Kamogawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Praetorian wants to get back to striking at distance but Kamogawa won't allow it.
Praetorian misses with an elbow strike.
Praetorian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Praetorian digs a good hook to Kamogawa's body.
Kamogawa sizes up Praetorian with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. A slow jab from Kamogawa misses its intended target. Praetorian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kamogawa counters with a nice uppercut. Praetorian looks to throw the jab but Kamogawa is out of range. Kamogawa swings for the body but Praetorian moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kamogawa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Kamogawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Kamogawa connects with a single shot there. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kamogawa tries to clinch but Praetorian moves out of range. Donk. Kamogawa catches Praetorian right on the button with a cross. Praetorian jabs Kamogawa to the body, keeping him at a distance. Praetorian scores with a jab to the body. Kamogawa looks to throw the jab but Praetorian is out of range. Kamogawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Praetorian is just out of range. Praetorian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Praetorian misses with a hook. Kamogawa misses with an uppercut. Praetorian lands with an uppercut that bounces Kamogawa off the cage and back into range. Kamogawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Praetorian seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Praetorian tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamogawa blocks a head kick by Praetorian.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Praetorian throws a sloppy body shot
and Kamogawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Praetorian scores with the left hand. Kamogawa knows he should have avoided that one. Praetorian throws a body punch but Kamogawa moves out of range. A little jabbing left from Kamogawa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Kamogawa throws a body shot but no joy. Kamogawa is looking to clinch but Praetorian is avoiding it.
Praetorian throwing a counter right hand but Kamogawa manages to avoid it. Praetorian takes a swing at Kamogawa's ribcage but misses. Praetorian lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Praetorian. Kamogawa does a little dance to reset his feet. Kamogawa wants to clinch up but Praetorian keeps it at a distance. Praetorian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kamogawa. Praetorian is looking for a counter combo. Praetorian staying out of range there. Kamogawa drops his hands momentarily and Praetorian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Kamogawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Praetorian. Praetorian is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Kamogawa throws a hook but Praetorian avoids it easily. Praetorian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamogawa. Kamogawa cracks a nice hook into Praetorian's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kamogawa on the wrong end of a nice jab. This has been an exciting period of action! Praetorian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kamogawa circles away quickly and effectively. Praetorian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Praetorian slips under a jab. A swing and a miss from Praetorian. Praetorian keeps the fight on the outside. Praetorian misses with a hook. Kamogawa misses with an uppercut. Kamogawa avoids the head kick by Praetorian.
Kamogawa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kamogawa throws a hook but Praetorian avoids it easily. Kamogawa with a hook. Kamogawa clinches. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kamogawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamogawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Praetorian backwards. 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 Ares Praetorian will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! A low kick from Praetorian misses and Kamogawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Praetorian tests Kamogawa's chin there with a solid looking shot. Praetorian with a nice cross. Praetorian slips under a jab. Praetorian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Praetorian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kamogawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Praetorian.
Praetorian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Kamogawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Praetorian tries a head kick but it misses.
Praetorian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kamogawa on the side of the head. Nice straight punches there by Kamogawa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kamogawa. Kamogawa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. This has been an exciting period of action! Praetorian throws a series of punches but Kamogawa moves out of range. Praetorian thows a left - swing and a miss! Kamogawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Praetorian manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Praetorian connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Praetorian slips a jab from Kamogawa. Kamogawa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Kamogawa throws a lazy uppercut
and Praetorian counters with a lovely straight right hand! Praetorian throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kamogawa!
Praetorian misses with a body shot.
Kamogawa misses with a double jab.
Kamogawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Kamogawa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Praetorian, pushing him back against the cage. Kamogawa working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Praetorian. Praetorian misses with a hook from the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Both fighters working to control the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamogawa. A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamogawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kamogawa digs a right hand into Praetorian's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Praetorian's gas tank. A short right hand to the side of the head by Kamogawa. Kamogawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Kamogawa blocks a body shot from Praetorian. A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamogawa. Kamogawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kamogawa blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Praetorian. Kamogawa lands with a left to the head.
Praetorian is rocked! Kamogawa throws a head punch that misses. A body shot lands from Kamogawa.
Praetorian scores with an uppercut up the middle. A shot in the inside from Kamogawa. Oh Praetorian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Kamogawa working aggressively here.
Kamogawa has a couple of punches blocked by Praetorian.
Kamogawa working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Kamogawa as the two fighters clinch.
Kamogawa misses with the head strike.
Kamogawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamogawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Praetorian tries a body shot but Kamogawa blocks it.
Kamogawa misses with a short punch on the inside. A head punch on the inside from Kamogawa fails to land. Kamogawa misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Praetorian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Praetorian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamogawa misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Praetorian. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamogawa. Kamogawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamogawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamogawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamogawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Praetorian. Kamogawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamogawa has a couple of punches blocked by Praetorian.
Praetorian seems to have got his legs back now. Kamogawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Praetorian backwards. Kamogawa cracks Praetorian with a nice body shot. Praetorian manages to break the clinch.
Praetorian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Kamogawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Praetorian manages to avoid it. Kamogawa looks to land a left hand but Praetorian moved out of range nicely. Praetorian moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Kamogawa closes the distance and clinches. Kamogawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Kamogawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamogawa stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kamogawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kamogawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Praetorian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Praetorian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Praetorian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Praetorian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Praetorian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Kamogawa closes the distance and clinches. Kamogawa lands on the inside with an uppercut. Praetorian manages to break the clinch.
Kamogawa takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice inside leg kick there by Praetorian. That's going to slow Kamogawa down. Kamogawa has closed the distance and engaged Praetorian in a clinch.
A short right from Praetorian on the inside. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kamogawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Praetorian blocking some punches.
Praetorian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kamogawa blocks it with crossed arms. Praetorian can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genji Kamogawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round! Praetorian throws a hook but Kamogawa blocks it. Ares Praetorian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Praetorian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Praetorian is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Praetorian 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. Kamogawa misses with a looping left. Kamogawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Praetorian walks into a stiff left hand from Kamogawa. Kamogawa closes the distance and clinches. Praetorian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamogawa lands a left hand.
Kamogawa blocking some punches.
Praetorian is trying to break free. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kamogawa blocks an elbow strike from Praetorian.
Kamogawa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Kamogawa lands a big right hand that drops Praetorian! The killer instinct kicks in and Kamogawa finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kamogawa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genji Kamogawa! A less than humble Genji Kamogawa misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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