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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kamei (ranked 435 p4p, 1960 weight class) and Charlie Darwin (ranked 53 p4p, 214 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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16 - 10 - 0 |
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18 - 14 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koichi Kamei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Darwin!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darwin.
Darwin throws a lazy right hand but Kamei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kamei slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darwin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kameis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Darwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Darwin misses the target.
Kamei lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Darwin backs up against the cage.
Darwin throws a jab when Kamei was well out of range.
A big right from Darwin misses.
Kamei is looking to counter punch.
Kamei misses with a hook. Darwin ducked under it nicely.
Kamei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Darwin misses its intended target.
Darwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Darwin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamei. Darwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darwin sizes up Kamei with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kamei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Darwin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Darwin throws a jab when Kamei was well out of range.
Darwin misses the jab.
Darwin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kamei needs to keep his hands up - Darwin had a free shot at his head there.
Kamei is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei lands a jab to Darwin's midsection.
Oh Kamei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Kamei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darwin misses with a straight right.
Kamei listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kamei seems to have got his legs back now.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darwin manages to avoid it.
Charlie Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darwin.
Kamei connects with a looping right hand.
Jab, jab by Kamei - just one landing.
Kamei lands a slapping body shot.
Kamei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kamei misses with a body shot.
Darwin walks into a straight right hand from Kamei.
Kamei lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kamei counters with a stiff right hand.
Darwin throws a looping overhand right but Kamei ducks down to avoid it.
Donk. Kamei catches Darwin right on the button with a cross.
Kamei takes a swing at Darwin's ribcage but misses.
Darwin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Darwin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kamei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darwin.
Kamei throws a jab when Darwin was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei moves away from the strike by Darwin.
Darwin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Darwin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Darwin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kamei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darwin throws out the jab.
A left lands for Kamei.
Kamei moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Darwin throws the left hand but Kamei avoids the punch easily.
Darwin throws a shot from downtown. Kamei moves away and avoids it.
Darwin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kamei counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kamei lands with a nice body punch.
Kamei fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kamei misses with a wild body shot.
Darwin misses with a hook. Kamei ducked under it nicely.
Darwin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Darwin throws the left hand but Kamei avoids the punch easily.
Kamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Darwin is just out of range.
A big right from Darwin misses.
Kamei is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A left lands for Kamei.
Darwin misses with a straight left.
Kamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Darwin is just out of range.
Darwin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a jab when Kamei was well out of range.
Kamei punishes Darwin's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Darwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kamei is looking to wear down Darwin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Darwin throws a right hand that misses
and Kamei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kamei scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darwin throws a shot from downtown. Kamei moves away and avoids it.
Darwin connects with a nice looking jab.
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darwin.
Kamei throws a body punch but Darwin moves out of range.
Darwin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Darwin throws the left hand but Kamei avoids the punch easily.
Darwin tests Kamei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darwin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kamei finds it's way round the side to connect with Darwin's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darwin lands a big uppercut and Kamei crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kamei looks OK. Darwin waves Kamei back to his feet!
Darwin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Darwin cracks Kamei on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Kamei falls backwards against the cage. Darwin follows up with more strikes that drop Kamei to his knees. Darwin keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Kamei! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Darwin!
In his post fight interview, Charlie Darwin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
88% |
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