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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuki Bakugo (ranked 1748 p4p, 1752 weight class) and Gen Tenryu (ranked 231 p4p, 232 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsuki Bakugo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gen Tenryu!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Tenryu.
Bakugo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tenryu.
Bakugo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bakugo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tenryu throws a body punch but Bakugo moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakugo. Tenryu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bakugo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bakugo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tenryu moves away.
Bakugo lands a jab to Tenryu's midsection.
A slow jab from Tenryu misses its intended target.
Bakugo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tenryu throws a jab when Bakugo was well out of range.
Bakugo throws a shot to the body.
Bakugo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tenryu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bakugo takes a swing at Tenryu's ribcage but misses.
Bakugo misses with a body shot.
Katsuki Bakugo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakugo has a takedown stuffed.
Bakugo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bakugo tries to counter with a takedown but Tenryu is quick to defend against it.
Bakugo just misses with a punch to the body.
Tenryu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Tenryu misses.
Bakugo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bakugo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tenryu was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakugo.
Tenryu tries to counter with a clinch but Bakugo shakes him off and moves away.
Tenryu misses the jab.
Bakugo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tenryu counters with a straight right hand.
Tenryu catches Bakugo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gen Tenryu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tenryu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tenryu wants to counter with a clinch but Bakugo pushes him away.
Bakugo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tenryu manages to avoid it.
Bakugo misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakugo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tenryu misses with a straight left.
Tenryu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bakugo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bakugo stops Tenryu from getting back to his feet.
Tenryu is refusing to be controlled, as Bakugo sits in half guard.
Bakugo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tenryu is controlling Bakugo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bakugo is trying to control. Tenryu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bakugo trying to control the pace.
Bakugo is thwarting Tenryu's attempts to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu is controlling Bakugo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bakugo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tenryu moves away.
Bakugo sets himself, and Tenryu steps forward looking for the clinch! Bakugo avoids it this time.
Tenryu throws a jab but it's blocked by Bakugo.
Bakugo takes a swing at Tenryu's ribcage but misses.
Tenryu 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.
Bakugo slips under a jab.
Tenryu avoids the body shot from Bakugo.
Tenryu stuffs the takedown attempt from Bakugo. Bakugo gets slowly back to his feet.
Bakugo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakugo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tenryu scores with a body shot.
Bakugo lands an overhand right.
Tenryu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bakugo.
Tenryu misses with a wild body shot.
Bakugo ducks under a wild hook from Tenryu.
Bakugo tries to work over Tenryu's front leg with a kick but Tenryu checks it.
Bakugo shoots in and drives through. Tenryu sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsuki Bakugo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bakugo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tenryu is just out of range.
Tenryu avoids the body shot from Bakugo.
Bakugo throws a shot from downtown. Tenryu moves away and avoids it.
Tenryu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bakugo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tenryu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tenryu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tenryu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bakugo.
It seemed like Tenryu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gen Tenryu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bakugo takes a swing at Tenryu's ribcage but misses.
Bakugo is looking to wear down Tenryu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bakugo misses with a shot to the body
and Tenryu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tenryu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bakugo manages to avoid it.
Tenryu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bakugo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tenryu.
Bakugo stuns Tenryu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tenryu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bakugo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tenryu sprawls and moves away.
Bakugo lands a nice hook to Tenryu's body. Tenryu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the liver by Bakugo. Beautiful body shot.
Bakugo with a poor takedown
and Tenryu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bakugo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tenryu is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Bakugo.
Bakugo scores with a shot to the body.
Tenryu has closed the distance and engaged Bakugo in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tenryu tries to stall but Bakugo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tenryu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bakugos head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenryu prevents a body shot from Bakugo.
Bakugo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bakugo tries to score a body lock takedown but Tenryu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tenryu misses with a punch to the body.
Tenryu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tenryu stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bakugo.
Tenryu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tenryu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tenryu tries to throw a body punch but Bakugo avoids it by throwing Tenryu back against the cage.
Bakugo wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsuki Bakugo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tenryu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tenryu blocks a body shot from Bakugo.
Tenryu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tenryu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Tenryu.
Bakugo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bakugo looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakugo prevents a body shot from Tenryu.
Bakugo has hold of one of Tenryu's legs. Tenryu is fighting the takedown attempt but Bakugo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bakugo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tenryu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bakugo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tenryu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tenryu holds on and takes a little breather.
Bakugo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tenryu's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu working a defensive guard here.
Bakugo connects with a couple of short punches.
Bakugo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bakugo controlling from the top position.
Tenryu controlling Bakugo's posture.
Bakugo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tenryu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bakugo.
Bakugo stands up over Tenryu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bakugo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tenryu keeping moving, preventing Bakugo from controlling successfully.
Bakugo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tenryu keeping hold of Bakugo's head, controlling as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bakugo is looking to take a break and control but Tenryu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bakugo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Katsuki Bakugo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tenryu trying to control but Bakugo postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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 Katsuki Bakugo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tenryu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tenryu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tenryu scores with a hook to the body.
Bakugo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bakugo has picked Tenryu up - he's going for a ride! Bakugo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Tenryu is refusing to be controlled, as Bakugo sits in half guard.
Bakugo lands with a punch from half guard.
Tenryu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tenryu preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Tenryu wants to control but Bakugo is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakugo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bakugo is pressing down on Tenryu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tenryu is holding on for now.
Bakugo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tenryu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tenryu wants to get back to his feet.
Bakugo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bakugo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tenryu keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tenryu is trying to control but can't.
Tenryu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tenryu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bakugo throws a big right hand that misses.
Bakugo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tenryu has Bakugo pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tenryu tries to clinch up but Bakugo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bakugo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tenryu.
Bakugo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tenryu avoids the body shot from Bakugo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Bakugo with that takedown attempt.
Bakugo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tenryu moves away.
Tenryu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bakugo takes a swing at Tenryu's ribcage but misses.
Bakugo throws a sloppy body shot
and Tenryu counters with a nice uppercut.
Bakugo jabs Tenryu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bakugo swings for the body but Tenryu moves out of range.
Tenryu wants to counter the offense by Bakugo and move into the clinch position.
Bakugo throws a lazy right hand but Tenryu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tenryu lands a nice looking body shot.
Bakugo shoots in but Tenryu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bakugo throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tenryu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tenryu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bakugo backwards.
Tenryu is working Bakugo over against the cage.
Bakugo misses with a body punch.
Bakugo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tenryu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsuki Bakugo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bakugo decides to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tenryu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bakugo can't keep his opponent in guard - Tenryu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tenryu tries to stand and escape but Bakugo is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gen Tenryu.
I think Tenryu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gen Tenryu!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Gen Tenryu waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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