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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lester Neich (ranked 3775 p4p, 1283 weight class) and Keizo Kasai (ranked 420 p4p, 166 weight class). Lester Neich had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lester Neich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Keizo Kasai!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Neich throws a hook but Kasai blocks it.
Neich misses with a straight right.
Kasai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Neich throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Kasai counter with a right hand.
Kasai moves away from the strike by Neich.
Kasai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Neich just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kasai slips a jab and a cross from Neich.
A little jabbing left from Kasai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Neich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Neich throws a looping overhand right but Kasai ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Kasai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kasai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kasai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kasai lands a nice shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kasai, as that shot connected.
A left and a right from Kasai both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Lester Neich has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neich has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Neich looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasai is just out of range.
Kasai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kasai lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neich throws a jab but it's blocked by Kasai.
Neich slips a jab and a cross from Kasai.
Neich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kasai counters with a nice uppercut.
Neich lands with a nice body punch.
Kasai staying out of range there.
Neich misses with a left hand
and Kasai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kasai has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kasai looks to land a combination but Neich avoids it well.
Neich throws a right hand that Kasai ducks under and follows up with a left that Kasai also avoids with ease.
Kasai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neich.
Kasai wants to counter with a clinch but Neich pushes him away.
Kasai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neich throws a shot from downtown. Kasai moves away and avoids it.
Kasai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kasai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Neich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neich misses with a lunging right hand
and Kasai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kasai throws a series of punches but Neich avoids them all with ease.
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!
Kasai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Neich is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kasai's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Neich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kasai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kasai misses with a few strikes there.
Kasai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kasai throws a right hand that Neich ducks under and follows up with a left that Neich also avoids with ease.
Kasai instigates a clinch.
Kasai blocks an uppercut.
Neich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neich throws an off balance right hand
and Kasai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kasai thuds his right hand into Neich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A combination from Kasai does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasai misses the shot to the body.
Neich looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasai is just out of range.
Neich throws an off balance right hand
and Kasai counters with a stiff right hand.
Neich misses with a hook to the body
and Kasai counters with a stiff right hand.
Neich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kasai at a distance.
Kasai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Neich had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Neich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Kasai.
Neich swings widly with a right hand
and Kasai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Neich looks to land a combination but Kasai avoids it well.
Neich misses with a straight right.
Neich feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kasais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Neich misses with a hook to the body
and Kasai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Kasai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neich shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Neich throws a body punch but Kasai moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kasai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Neich loads up on a big right hand but Kasai slips the punch.
Kasai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neich.
Neich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neich slips under a jab from Kasai.
Neich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Neich misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kasai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Neich throws a body shot but no joy.
Kasai misses the shot to the body.
Neich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kasai jabs Neich right on the nose. Neich blinks but takes it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keizo Kasai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lester Neich's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Neich misses with an uppercut
and Neich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kasai misses with a few strikes there.
Keizo Kasai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kasai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neich.
Neich misses with an uppercut
and Kasai holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kasai blocking some punches.
Kasai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Kasai catches Neich right on the button with a cross.
Neich misses with a hook to the body
and Kasai counters with a one-two to the body.
Neich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kasai moves away.
A jab from Neich misses.
Kasai throws a right and a left that Neich avoids nicely.
Kasai might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Neich misses the shot to the body.
Neich cracks a nice hook into Kasai's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neich misses with a hook
and Kasai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neich lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Neich looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Neich takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Neich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kasai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Neich throws a looping overhand right but Kasai ducks down to avoid it.
Kasai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Neich with a body shot.
Neich swings widly with a right hand
and Kasai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Neich is rocked!
Neich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Neich throws a combination that misses
and Kasai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kasai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Neich misses the target.
Kasai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neich throws a right hand that misses
and Kasai counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neich throws a sloppy body shot
and Kasai counters with a nice uppercut.
Neich misses with a hook to the body
and Neich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Neich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kasai slips a jab from Neich.
Neich seems to have got his legs back now.
Kasai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kasai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kasai misses with a wild combination.
Neich throws a lazy uppercut
and Kasai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kasai scores with a jab.
Kasai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Neich cracks a nice hook into Kasai's ribs.
A jab from Neich finds it's way through Kasai's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kasai counters with a nice uppercut.
Neich throws out a loose jab but Kasai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasai throws a series of punches but Neich avoids them all with ease.
Neich's corner calls for a 1-2. Neich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Neich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Kasai.
Neich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Neich.
Neich tries to bum rush Kasai with a series of wild strikes but Kasai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Neich misses with a jab to the body
and Kasai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neich swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kasai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Neich throws a right hand that misses
and Kasai counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kasai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kasai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neich backwards.
Nice body punch from Kasai.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Neich.
Neich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kasai works on Neich's body with a couple of short punches.
Neich takes a shot to the head.
Kasai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Neich misses with a punch on the inside.
Neich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kasai prevents a body shot from Neich.
Kasai missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kasai scores with a shot to the side of Neich's head.
Kasai lands with a left to the head.
Kasai throws a big uppercut that drops Neich! More strikes from Kasai and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Neich lies dazed against the cage as Kasai celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keizo Kasai!
A very excited looking Keizo Kasai rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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