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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kareem Johnson (ranked 6586 p4p, 3457 weight class) and Suzaku Kururugi (ranked 646 p4p, 429 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suzaku Kururugi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Kururugi throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Kururugi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kururugi missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Kururugi counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
A low kick lands for Kururugi.
Kururugi slips under a jab from Johnson.
Kururugi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson clinches up with Kururugi and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kururugi prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kururugi backwards.
Kururugi lands with a left to the head.
Kururugi misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kururugi.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kururugi has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Kururugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Kururugi.
Kururugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Kururugi.
Kururugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kururugi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kururugi is keeping busy.
Kururugi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kururugi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Kururugi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kururugi's elbow.
Kururugi throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson looking to stall.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson throws the left hand but Kururugi avoids the punch easily.
Kururugi throws a counter combo.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
letting Kururugi counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kururugi scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Kururugi improves position.
Kururugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kururugi.
Kururugi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kururugi tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kururugi backwards.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Kururugi prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Kururugi blocks a body shot from Johnson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kururugi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kururugi throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kururugi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Suzaku Kururugi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Kururugi's head back.
Kururugi throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kururugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kururugi throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kururugi lands with a light punch inside.
Kururugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kururugi tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Kururugi blocks a body shot from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kururugi working aggressively here.
Kururugi has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson trying to stall but Kururugi improves his position.
Kururugi lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Kururugi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Kururugi has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Kururugi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Kururugi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the ropes.
Kururugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Kururugi.
Johnson working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Kururugi.
Kururugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Kururugi ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Kururugi throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Kururugi keeps it at a distance.
Johnson jabs Kururugi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Kururugi's head back.
Kururugi throws a big shot that misses.
Kururugi slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Kururugi counters with a body kick.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Johnson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Kururugi's ribs.
Good shot there by Kururugi.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kururugi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Kururugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kururugi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kururugi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kururugi can do to turn this around?
Johnson thuds his shin into the meat of Kururugi's side.
Johnson rushes Kururugi and presses him up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kareem Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Kururugi fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Kururugi misses with a body punch.
Kururugi lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kururugi working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kururugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kururugi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson is working Kururugi over against the ropes.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kururugi backwards.
Kururugi throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson tries a body shot but Kururugi blocks it.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kururugi.
Kururugi tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Kururugi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Kururugi backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson trying to stall but Kururugi improves his position.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kururugi misses with some punches.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Kururugi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kururugi throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson tries to work over Kururugi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson tries to work over Kururugi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kururugi misses with the head strike.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kururugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kururugi as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Kururugi's head.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Kururugi lands with a short shot to the head.
Kururugi prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Kururugi has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Kururugi misses with the head strike.
Kururugi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Johnson clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A low kick from Kururugi misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Kururugi's belly button to the back.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kururugi defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Kururugi takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Kururugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kururugi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kururugi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson backing away here, and Kururugi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Johnson rushes Kururugi and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kururugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson is pushing Kururugi up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kururugi scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson stalls.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kururugi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kururugi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kururugi takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Kururugi's head.
Kururugi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Kururugi.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kururugi backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Kururugi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Kururugi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Kururugi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson with a hook.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Kururugi misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Kururugi was not able to check.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Johnson had his way with Suzaku Kururugi in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kururugi feints a counter leg kick.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kururugi ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kururugi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Johnson blocks it well.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Kururugi is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Kururugi ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kururugi loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Kururugi avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick that Kururugi semi-blocks.
Johnson swings for the body but Kururugi moves out of range.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Kururugi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Kareem Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kururugi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kururugi lands with a good body shot.
Kururugi scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Kururugi misses the shot to the body.
Johnson is looking to slow Kururugi down with leg kicks.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kururugi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kururugi 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 Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kururugi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Kururugi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kururugi tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kururugi was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Kareem Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Kururugi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kururugi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Kururugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suzaku Kururugi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson clinches up against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Kareem Johnson!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Kareem Johnson!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Kareem Johnson!
Kareem Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
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