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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kwasi Kwong (ranked 4363 p4p, 5877 weight class) and Takezo Shinmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kwasi Kwong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Takezo Shinmen!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwong misses with a right hand
and Shinmen counters with a left to the body.
Kwong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Kwong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been informed that Shinmen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice defenses there by Shinmen.
Shinmen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kwong lands a really nice looking cross but Shinmen seems unphased.
Kwong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Shinmen misses.
Shinmen gets tackled into the cage by Kwong. Kwong maintains the clinch.
Kwong leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kwong throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwong lands an uppercut.
Kwong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shinmen up against the cage.
Kwong misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinmen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kwong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kwong tries to work over Shinmen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shinmen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kwong misses with a punch on the inside.
Kwong misses with the head strike.
Kwong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shinmen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kwong swings wildly with an uppercut but Shinmen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shinmen prevents a body shot from Kwong.
Shinmen working hard to break the clinch.
Kwong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shinmen up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kwong fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwong misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shinmen.
Kwong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shinmen blocking some punches.
Kwong misses with some punches.
Shinmen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shinmen blocking some punches.
Shinmen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kwong avoiding damage.
Kwong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kwong.
Shinmen tries to break the clinch but Kwong is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shinmen.
Shinmen blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinmen wants to break free but Kwong has control.
Kwong missing with knees to the body.
Kwong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shinmen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shinmen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kwong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shinmen's elbow.
Shinmen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kwong working aggressively here.
Shinmen blocking some punches.
Kwong misses with a punch on the inside.
Kwong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shinmen can't break the clinch.
Shinmen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kwong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kwong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinmen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shinmen working hard to break the clinch.
Shinmen is trying to break the clinch but Kwong has him pressed against the cage.
Kwong throws a punch but it's blocked by Shinmen.
A bit of stalling here from Kwong.
Kwong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shinmen breaks the clinch.
Shinmen blocks a jab.
Kwong clinches with his opponent.
Shinmen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shinmen.
Kwong swings wildly with an uppercut but Shinmen uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shinmen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shinmen manages to break the clinch.
Kwong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shinmen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwasi Kwong dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kwong tries to clinch up but Shinmen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kwong tries to clinch up but Shinmen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kwong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shinmen can do to turn this around?
A shot to the body from Kwong misses
and Shinmen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kwong thinking.
Shinmen staying out of range there.
Kwong misses with a few strikes there.
Kwong scores with a nice strike.
Kwong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kwong tries to clinch up.
Kwong throws a hook but Shinmen avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Shinmen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shinmen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kwong.
A countering left hand to the body from Shinmen misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwong tries to clinch up but Shinmen circles away and keeps his distance.
Shinmen swings for the body but Kwong moves out of range.
Shinmen checks a low kick from Kwong.
Shinmen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinmen moves out of range of the strikes.
Shinmen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kwong with a body shot.
Shinmen throws a hook but Kwong avoids it easily.
Kwong wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kwong clinches with his opponent.
Kwasi Kwong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kwong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shinmen is trying to break free.
Kwong has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kwong pushes off an throws an elbow but Shinmen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shinmen blocks an elbow strike from Kwong.
Shinmen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kwong.
Kwong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shinmen working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kwong.
Kwong has a couple of punches blocked by Shinmen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinmen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kwong swings wildly with an uppercut but Shinmen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kwong has a couple of punches blocked by Shinmen.
Shinmen can't get the takedown.
Kwong prevents Shinmen from breaking the clinch.
Kwong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shinmen tries to circle away but Kwong has him pinned against the cage.
Shinmen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shinmen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kwong.
Shinmen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kwong misses with a hook. Shinmen ducked under it nicely.
Shinmen feints the counter takedown.
Kwong looks to score with a jab to the body but Shinmen is just out of range.
Shinmen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwong misses the jab.
Kwong throws a hook but Shinmen blocks it.
Kwasi Kwong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinmen misses with a body shot.
Kwong tries to clinch there but Shinmen circles away.
Shinmen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shinmen slips a jab from Kwong.
Kwong misses with a straight left.
Shinmen gets tackled into the cage by Kwong. Kwong maintains the clinch.
Kwong tries to land knees in the clinch but Shinmen avoids the damage to the body.
Shinmen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kwong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shinmen blocking some punches.
Kwong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kwong scores with a shot to the side of Shinmen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwong misses with a punch on the inside.
Kwong leaning against his opponent.
Shinmen blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kwong.
Kwong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kwong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kwong misses with a knee to the head.
Kwong's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shinmen can't break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shinmen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kwong throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Kwong fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwasi Kwong dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kwong thows a leg kick but Shinmen checks it
and Shinmen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shinmen moves out of range as Kwong strikes.
Kwong moves into range and clinches up with Shinmen.
Shinmen tries to break free but Kwong pushes him back against the cage.
Kwong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kwong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shinmen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kwong throws a punch but it's blocked by Shinmen.
Kwong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kwong slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinmen is working for takedown but Kwong is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shinmen is looking to break free of the clinch but Kwong has double underhooks.
Kwong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwong slowing the pace effectively.
Kwong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shinmen's elbow.
Shinmen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kwong pushes Shinmen up against the cage in a clinch.
Kwong controlling the action here for a moment.
Shinmen has had enough of the clinch but Kwong keeps him there for the moment.
Kwong pushes Shinmen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kwong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kwong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shinmen blocks the elbow strike.
Kwong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shinmen blocking some punches.
Shinmen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takezo Shinmen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kwasi Kwong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kwong fails to land.
Shinmen is trying to force a seperation but Kwong has the dominant position.
Kwong misses with some punches.
Kwong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shinmen has had enough of the clinch but Kwong keeps him there for the moment.
Kwong working aggressively here.
Kwong is stalling here.
Come on Kwong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kwong for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Kwong working aggressively here.
Kwong controlling the action here for a moment.
Kwong misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinmen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kwong misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shinmen.
Shinmen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shinmen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kwong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kwong throws a solid leg kick but Shinmen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kwong.
Shinmen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kwong with a body shot.
Kwong misses with a looping right.
Kwong misses with a straight right.
Kwong misses the shot to the body.
Shinmen unleashes a big counter combination but Kwong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A lazy left from Kwong finds it's target.
Kwong throws a hook but Shinmen blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinmen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kwong.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shinmen! But no joy.
Kwong fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Shinmen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kwong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Kwong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shinmen tries to move into range but Kwong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick from Shinmen misses.
Kwong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Kwong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shinmen tries to keep at a distance but Kwong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kwong has a couple of punches blocked by Shinmen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kwong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shinmen.
Shinmen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kwong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shinmen up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kwasi Kwong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kwong 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwasi Kwong!
Kwasi Kwong decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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