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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kamei (ranked 273 p4p, 310 weight class) and Bruce White Jr (ranked 42 p4p, 48 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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 30 - 19 - 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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bruce White Jr!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
A nice side step and White Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
White Jr moves away from the strike by Kamei.
Kamei sets himself, and White Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Kamei avoids it this time.
Kamei lands with an uppercut that bounces White Jr off the cage and back into range.
White Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kamei looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Kamei misses its intended target.
Kamei connects with a body shot that sends White Jr's belly button to the back.
White Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
White Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kamei moves out of range of the strikes.
White Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kamei misses the shot to the body.
A big left from White Jr misses.
White Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
White Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kamei.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White Jr blocks a jab.
White Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kamei connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White Jr scrambles back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from White Jr.
Kamei on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kamei avoids the body shot from White Jr.
White Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kamei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White Jr.
White Jr avoids the body shot from Kamei.
White Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Kamei's shoulder, as Kamei tries to avoid the shot.
Kamei seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
White Jr misses with a wild body shot.
White Jr rushes Kamei and presses him up against the cage.
Kamei misses with some punches.
White Jr misses with some punches.
Kamei lands a body punch.
White Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamei uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kamei.
White Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamei has a couple of punches blocked by White Jr.
A left hand lands to the body for White Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
White Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamei.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Kamei.
Kamei lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Kamei's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kamei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of White Jrs head.
White Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Kamei controls the action.
White Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kamei lands a hook to the side of the head.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kamei.
White Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
White Jr is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
White Jr misses with the head strike.
Kamei lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White Jr tries a body shot but Kamei blocks it.
White Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kamei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kamei stalling the fight.
Kamei lands with a short shot to the head.
Kamei lands a body shot in the clinch.
White Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Kamei.
White Jr misses with a body punch.
Kamei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by White Jr.
White Jr lands with a left to the head.
Kamei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White Jr pushes Kamei back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kamei prevents a body shot from White Jr.
Kamei prevents a body shot from White Jr.
Kamei digs a right hand into White Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White Jr's gas tank.
Kamei throws a punch but it's blocked by White Jr.
Kamei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White Jr's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from White Jr fails to land.
White Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kamei misses with a hook to the ribs.
White Jr blocks an uppercut.
White Jr misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from White Jr fails to land.
White Jr misses with the head strike.
White Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from White Jr.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei lands with a light punch inside.
White Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamei holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kamei lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kamei misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for White Jr.
Kamei is struggling to control the position.
White Jr tries to throw a body punch but Kamei avoids it by throwing White Jr back against the cage.
White Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Koichi Kamei will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slow jab from White Jr misses its intended target.
Kamei thows a left - swing and a miss!
White Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Kamei doesn't manage to clinch there - White Jr circles away.
White Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Kamei looks to land a left hand but White Jr moved out of range nicely.
Kamei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White Jr throws out the jab.
Kamei throws a big shot that misses.
White Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamei moves away.
White Jr slips under a jab from Kamei.
White Jr scores with a body shot.
Kamei throws a body punch but White Jr moves out of range.
White Jr throws out a counter right but Kamei avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White Jr, as that shot connected.
Kamei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White Jr misses with a wild body shot.
White Jr throws a hook to the side of Kamei's head but Kamei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamei manages to avoid it.
White Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei slips a jab from White Jr.
Kamei looks to score with a jab to the body but White Jr is just out of range.
Bruce White Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
White Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Kamei controls the action.
Kamei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamei throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
White Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kameis head.
White Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr blocking some punches.
Koichi Kamei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kamei tries to throw a body punch but White Jr avoids it by throwing Kamei back against the cage.
White Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kamei is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
White Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kamei backwards.
White Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kamei lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice 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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamei.
A body shot lands from Kamei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
Kamei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White Jr's elbow.
White Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamei.
A nice left hand lands by Kamei.
White Jr tries to throw a body punch but Kamei avoids it by throwing White Jr back against the cage.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei throws a punch but it's blocked by White Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamei.
A short right from White Jr on the inside.
Kamei lands a body shot.
Kamei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamei avoiding damage as White Jr throws knees to the body.
White Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Kamei - that landed with a thud.
Kamei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamei pushes White Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
White Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Kamei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White Jr tries to throw a body punch but Kamei avoids it by throwing White Jr back against the cage.
White Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei lands a shot to the body.
Kamei misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Kamei.
White Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Kamei controls the action.
White Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
White Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kamei or not.
Kamei working aggressively here.
White Jr misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kamei.
Kamei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
White Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White Jr tries to throw a body punch but Kamei avoids it by throwing White Jr back against the cage.
White Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamei pushes White Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kamei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kamei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White Jr misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Kamei.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamei misses with a punch to the body.
White Jr prevents a body shot from Kamei.
White Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamei lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamei looking to stall.
Kamei cracks White Jr with a nice body shot.
Kamei lands a body punch.
Kamei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kamei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamei is working White Jr over against the cage.
Kamei tries to work over White Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Kamei.
Kamei prevents a body shot from White Jr.
White Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
White Jr cracks Kamei with a nice body shot.
White Jr misses with a body punch.
White Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Koichi Kamei will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
White Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kamei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White Jr.
White Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kamei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kamei lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kamei connects with a body shot.
White Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White Jr throws the left hand but Kamei avoids the punch easily.
White Jr misses the shot to the body.
White Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei digs a good hook to White Jr's body.
White Jr throws a hook to the side of Kamei's head but Kamei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamei is just out of range.
White Jr misses with an uppercut. Kamei saw that one coming.
White Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kamei ducks under a wild hook from White Jr.
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Kamei lands with an uppercut that bounces White Jr off the cage and back into range.
White Jr punishes Kamei's body with a nice straight punch.
White Jr looks to throw the jab but Kamei is out of range.
Kamei rushes White Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Kamei pushes White Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamei is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamei.
White Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from White Jr.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White Jr.
White Jr working aggressively here.
White Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koichi Kamei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei prevents a body shot from White Jr.
White Jr misses with a body punch.
White Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamei.
White Jr misses with the head strike.
White Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamei.
Kamei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from White Jr fails to land.
White Jr misses with a body punch.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamei will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning White Jr up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamei.
Bruce White Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamei.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
White Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by White Jr.
White Jr working aggressively here.
White Jr misses with some punches.
White Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamei controls his hands.
White Jr misses with the head strike.
White Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr lands a body shot.
Kamei lands a left hand that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
Kamei blocking some punches.
White Jr scores with a hook to the body.
White Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamei controls his hands.
White Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kamei or not.
White Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamei.
White Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from White Jr as the two fighters clinch.
White Jr misses with some punches.
Kamei prevents a body shot from White Jr.
A head punch on the inside from White Jr fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce White Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kamei has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Koichi Kamei!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Koichi Kamei made sure he mentioned HELLBENT, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Bruce White Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back, hell of a fight '.
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energy
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hype
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