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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Murasaki (ranked 4778 p4p, 5161 weight class) and Sen Pai (ranked 502 p4p, 526 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideo Murasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sen Pai!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murasaki tries to clinch but Pai is having none of it.
Pai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pai misses with a two punch combination.
Pai misses with a double jab.
Murasaki dodges the punch combination from Pai.
Murasaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murasaki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pai misses with a punch on the inside.
Pai misses with the head strike.
Murasaki blocking some punches.
Pai blocks an uppercut.
Murasaki tries a knee to the head but Pai blocks it.
Pai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murasaki.
Murasaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pai.
Pai lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pai lands an uppercut.
Murasaki blocking some punches.
Pai trying to land knees to the body.
Murasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murasaki blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Pai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pai lands a hook that snaps the head of Murasaki backwards.
Pai prevents a body shot from Murasaki.
Pai scores with a shoulder strike.
Murasaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Pai avoids the damage to the body.
Murasaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pai swings wildly with an uppercut but Murasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pai prevents Murasaki from breaking the clinch.
Murasaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murasaki is working Pai over against the cage.
Pai misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Pai.
Pai avoids the elbow strike from Murasaki, against the cage.
Pai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Pai.
Murasaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murasaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pai manages to break the clinch.
Pai dips to his left and cracks Murasaki with an uppercut!
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!
Pai looks to land a combination but Murasaki avoids it well.
Murasaki wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pai misses with a wild combination.
Murasaki tries to clinch there but Pai circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Murasaki misses.
Pai scores with a jab. Murasaki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murasaki is looking to clinch but Pai is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murasaki.
Murasaki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murasaki tries to clinch but Pai is having none of it.
Murasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pai feints a jab promting Murasaki to slip. Pai then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Murasaki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murasaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Murasaki takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murasaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murasaki manages to break the clinch.
Murasaki tries to clinch but Pai moves out of range.
Pai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murasaki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Murasaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pai misses with a few strikes there.
Pai swings for the body but Murasaki moves out of range.
Pai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pai misses with a wild combination.
Pai tries to bum rush Murasaki with a series of wild strikes but Murasaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pai lands a jab to the head.
Murasaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murasaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Murasaki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murasaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murasaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Murasaki tries to clinch but Pai is having none of it.
A left and a right from Pai both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Pai does no damage.
Pai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Murasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murasaki tries to clinch but Pai is having none of it.
Murasaki is looking to clinch.
Pai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murasaki tries to clinch up.
Murasaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pai keeps the fight on the outside.
Murasaki stuns Pai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Murasaki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murasaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murasaki doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sen Pai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murasaki misses with a wild combination.
Pai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murasaki gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Murasaki - that landed with a thud.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pai in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Murasaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Pai controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Murasaki.
Murasaki tries a knee to the head but Pai blocks it.
Pai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murasaki takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Murasaki.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murasaki throws an elbow but misses.
Pai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murasaki is defending well for now.
Pai has a couple of punches blocked by Murasaki.
Pai swings wildly with an uppercut but Murasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sen Pai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murasaki tries to break free but Pai pushes him back against the cage.
Murasaki misses with an elbow over the top.
Murasaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pai lands with a right to the head.
Pai has a couple of punches blocked by Murasaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pai manages to break the clinch.
Murasaki throws a series of punches but Pai moves out of range.
Pai swats away the attempt to clinch by Murasaki.
Danga de danga de dang - Murasaki scores with a four punch combination!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pai scores with a one two! Murasaki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Murasaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pai.
Pai dodges the punch combination from Murasaki.
Murasaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murasaki tries to clinch up but Pai circles away and keeps his distance.
Pai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murasaki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sen Pai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murasaki backs up against the cage.
Murasaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Murasaki can't find room to land a body shot as Pai controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Pai.
Murasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Murasaki back to the cage. Pai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A jab from Pai finds it's way through Murasaki's defenses.
Murasaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pai keeps the fight on the outside.
Pai fails to land with a series of punches.
Hideo Murasaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Pai.
Pai is breathing heavily.
Murasaki tries to clinch up but Pai circles away and keeps his distance.
Pai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pai throws a lazy right hand but Murasaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murasaki appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pai swats away the attempt to clinch by Murasaki.
Murasaki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pai swats away the attempt to clinch by Murasaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murasaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pai misses with a hook. Murasaki ducked under it nicely.
Murasaki tries to clinch but Pai moves out of range.
Murasaki tries to clinch but Pai moves out of range.
Murasaki throws a series of punches but Pai moves out of range.
Murasaki wants to clinch up but Pai keeps it at a distance.
Murasaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murasaki tries to clinch but Pai is having none of it.
Pai swinging wildly here.
Murasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pai keeps the fight on the outside.
Murasaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pai misses with a few strikes there.
Murasaki is looking for a counter combo.
Murasaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murasaki backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murasaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pai shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Murasaki eats them both and turns towards Pai to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pai swats away the attempt to clinch by Murasaki.
Murasaki throws a nice looking combination but Pai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murasaki tries to bum rush Pai with a series of wild strikes but Pai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murasaki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pai's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pai duly obliges.
Murasaki moves into the clinch successfully.
Pai breaks from the clinch.
Murasaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Murasaki lands with a shot to the body.
Pai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Murasaki does no damage.
Pai shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Murasaki eats them both and turns towards Pai to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pai misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sen Pai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Murasaki. Those never looked like landing.
Pai closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pai is working the combinations to good effect here.
Murasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Pai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pai scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Murasaki is rocked!
Murasaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Murasaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pai throws a nice looking combination but Murasaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murasaki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pai.
Murasaki seems to have got his legs back now.
Murasaki tries to clinch there but Pai circles away.
Murasaki swinging wildly here.
Pai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pai misses with a series of wild punches.
Murasaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pai with a nice cross.
Murasaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Pai. Those never looked like landing.
Murasaki throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pai scores with a jab.
Pai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A left and a right from Pai both land. Nice combination.
Pai lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murasaki moves into range and clinches up with Pai.
Pai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murasaki's elbow.
Pai misses with a punch on the inside.
Murasaki misses with an elbow over the top.
Pai scores with a nice hook to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Murasaki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murasaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murasaki has had enough of the clinch but Pai keeps him there for the moment.
Pai throws a punch but it's blocked by Murasaki.
A short uppercut from Pai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pai trying to land knees to the body.
Murasaki misses with a knee strike.
Murasaki working hard to break the clinch.
Pai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pai misses with a two punch combination.
Murasaki wants to clinch.
Murasaki wants to clinch.
Murasaki digs a good body shot into Pai's ribs.
Murasaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murasaki tries to clinch but Pai is having none of it.
Murasaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murasaki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murasaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murasaki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murasaki trying to land knees to the body.
Pai lands with a right to the head.
Pai is working Murasaki over against the cage.
Murasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murasaki misses with an elbow strike.
Murasaki tries a knee to the head but Pai blocks it.
Murasaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pai pushes Murasaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murasaki trying to land knees to the body.
Pai lands with a light punch inside.
Murasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murasaki is looking to clinch but Pai is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murasaki. Pai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pai is looking for the big counter here.
Pai tries to bum rush Murasaki with a series of wild strikes but Murasaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pai lands a lovely overhand right.
Murasaki is looking to wear down Pai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murasaki slips a jab and a cross from Pai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murasaki looks to throw the jab but Pai is out of range.
Pai fails to land with a series of punches.
Murasaki slips a jab and a cross from Pai.
Pai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murasaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murasaki tries to clinch but Pai is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murasaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murasaki moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murasaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Murasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Pai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murasaki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hideo Murasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sen Pai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Murasaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sen Pai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sen Pai!
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