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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sora Izanagi (ranked 303 p4p, 253 weight class) and Eemeli Lampi (ranked 47 p4p, 38 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sora Izanagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eemeli Lampi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izanagi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lampi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lampi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Izanagi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lampi checks the leg kick.
Izanagi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lampi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Izanagi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lampi counters with a right hand to the body.
Good work by Lampi as he checks the leg kick.
Izanagi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lampi takes a step back to recover.
Izanagi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izanagi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Izanagi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Izanagi moves out of range as Lampi strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Izanagi misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi digs a good hook to Lampi's body.
Lampi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Izanagi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Izanagi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lampi.
Izanagi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Izanagi.
Lampi just misses with a punch to the body.
Izanagi missing with a left hand there. Lampi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Izanagi feints a jab promting Lampi to slip. Izanagi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lampi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lampi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Izanagi avoids the body shot from Lampi.
Izanagi throws a leg kick
and Lampi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lampi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Izanagi moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lampi misses with a hook
and Izanagi counters with a nice body shot.
Lampi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Izanagi.
Sora Izanagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izanagi throws a hook but Lampi avoids it easily.
Lampi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Izanagi.
Izanagi throws a head kick that half lands.
Izanagi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lampi moves away.
Lampi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Lampi misses
and Izanagi counters with an outside leg kick.
Lampi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lampi throws a jab when Izanagi was well out of range.
Izanagi is looking to counter punch.
Izanagi scores with a jab.
A big left from Lampi misses.
Izanagi throws a leg kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Izanagi.
Izanagi is looking to wear down Lampi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Izanagi lands with an overhand left.
Lampi darts in and clinches Izanagi up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Izanagi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Izanagi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Izanagi misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lampi.
Lampi lands 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!
Izanagi lands a shoulder strike.
Lampi tries a body shot but Izanagi blocks it.
Izanagi has a couple of punches blocked by Lampi.
A head punch on the inside from Lampi fails to land.
A short uppercut from Izanagi.
Izanagi blocks an uppercut.
Izanagi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lampi fails to land.
Izanagi misses with a body punch.
Lampi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Izanagi is trying to force a seperation but Lampi has the dominant position.
Lampi swings wildly with an uppercut but Izanagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lampi blocks a body shot from Izanagi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Izanagi.
Lampi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sora Izanagi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Izanagi lands a head kick!
Izanagi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lampi can do to turn this around?
Izanagi scores with a nice strike.
Izanagi misses with a low kick.
Lampi tries to clinch there but Izanagi circles away.
Lampi missing with a left hand there. Izanagi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Izanagi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Izanagi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Lampi.
Izanagi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Izanagi digs a good hook to Lampi's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampi ducks under a wild hook from Izanagi.
Lampi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Izanagi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Izanagi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Izanagi.
Lampi looks to throw the jab but Izanagi is out of range.
Lampi blocks a low kick nicely.
Lampi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Izanagi lands with a straight right. Lampi didn't see that one coming.
Lampi misses with a hook. Izanagi ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Izanagi. Lampi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Izanagi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lampi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi thumps Lampi with a low kick.
Izanagi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Izanagi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Izanagi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick from Izanagi misses.
Izanagi scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Izanagi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Izanagi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sora Izanagi is winning the standup battle so far.
Izanagi misses with a two punch combination.
Izanagi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Izanagi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lampi throws a head kick but Izanagi moves out of range.
Izanagi blocks the body kick.
Izanagi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Izanagi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A low kick from Izanagi misses
and Lampi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lampi looks to score with a jab to the body but Izanagi is just out of range.
Izanagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Izanagi misses.
Izanagi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lampi. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lampi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lampi blocks a leg kick.
Izanagi moves away from the strike by Lampi.
Izanagi clobbers Lampi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lampi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Izanagi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lampi raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lampi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice body kick from Izanagi.
Lampi wants to land a leg kick but Izanagi is out of range.
Jab, jab by Izanagi - just one landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sora Izanagi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Izanagi tries to land a leg kick but Lampi saw it coming and moves away.
Izanagi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lampi throws a push kick but Izanagi slaps the foot to one side.
Lampi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Izanagi lands a head shot.
Lampi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eemeli Lampi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lampi misses with a kick to the body
and Izanagi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lampi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Lampi misses.
Lampi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lampi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampi misses with a hook.
Lampi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Izanagi.
Izanagi misses with a body shot.
Lampi throws a fast counter high kick but Izanagi manages to duck under it in time.
Izanagi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good exchange - Lampi coming out on top.
Izanagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Lampi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lampi throws a body kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lampi checks a leg kick.
Lampi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sora Izanagi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi moves away from the strike by Lampi.
Lampi checks a low kick from Izanagi.
Izanagi misses with a head kick.
Lampi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Izanagi defending well as Lampi loads up on a big left hand.
Lampi throws a leg kick but Izanagi moved away.
Izanagi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lampi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Izanagi lands with a straight right. Lampi didn't see that one coming.
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!
Lampi throws a body kick that misses
letting Izanagi counter with a right hand.
Izanagi throws a head kick that misses
and Izanagi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Izanagi connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Izanagi, as that shot connected.
Izanagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Izanagi throws a lazy right hand but Lampi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lampi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Izanagi.
A countering left hand to the body from Lampi misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Izanagi.
Izanagi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Izanagi lands the left hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Izanagi. Lampi shrugs it off though.
Izanagi moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Izanagi tenderised Lampi's leg. Lampi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Izanagi connects with a jab.
Izanagi throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izanagi throws a head kick that half lands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lampi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Izanagi.
Lampi connects with a solid leg kick.
Lampi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lampi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lampi lands a high kick!
It looks like Sora Izanagi has been cut.
A jab from Izanagi finds it's way through Lampi's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sora Izanagi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Izanagi 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sora Izanagi!
During a confident post fight interview, Sora Izanagi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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