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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Bryant (ranked 1128 p4p, 1987 weight class) and Suzaku Kururugi (ranked 149 p4p, 254 weight class). Suzaku Kururugi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suzaku Kururugi!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant tries a head kick but it misses.
Kururugi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kururugi scores with a leg kick.
Kururugi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kururugi throws a lazy right hand but Bryant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bryant throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Bryant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kururugi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bryant's sensitive parts.
Bryant moves into range and clinches up with Kururugi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bryant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bryant.
Bryant falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kururugi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bryant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Kururugi misses.
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Kururugi.
Bryant lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kururugi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bryant manages to avoid it.
Kururugi lands with a straight right. Bryant didn't see that one coming.
Kururugi clinches up with Bryant and pushes him back against the cage.
Kururugi misses with the head strike.
Kururugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Bryant uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bryant backwards.
Bryant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kururugi lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kururugi lands with a light punch inside.
Kururugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kururugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kururugi can't find room to land a body shot as Bryant controls the action.
Bryant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kururugi tries to work over Bryant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bryant.
Bryant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bryant lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kururugi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bryant clinches with his opponent.
Kururugi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bryant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kururugi throws a low kick, looking for Bryant's leg but Bryant calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kururugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryant thinks about countering with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kururugi.
Kururugi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Bryant misses.
Kururugi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bryant. That did some damage!
Kururugi avoids the head kick by Bryant.
Kururugi throws a low kick but Bryant avoids it.
Kururugi throws a hook but Bryant blocks it.
Bryant scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bryant throws a right hand that Kururugi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kururugi also avoids with ease.
Kururugi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kururugi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bryant.
Bryant fails with the takedown
and Kururugi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Bryant lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kururugi will feel that in the morning.
Kururugi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryant.
Kururugi misses with an uppercut
and Bryant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kururugi misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Suzaku Kururugi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kururugi throws a chopping leg kick but Bryant manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bryant just misses with a punch to the body.
Kururugi throws a solid leg kick but Bryant takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kururugi.
A good leg kick by Bryant.
Kururugi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bryant rather than just go for the knockout.
Bryant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bryant throws a shot to the body.
Bryant lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryant. Kururugi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Bryant is predictable there
and Kururugi counters with a body kick.
Kururugi throws a hook to the side of Bryant's head but Bryant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kururugi blocks a head kick by Bryant.
Bryant backing away here, and Kururugi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kururugi clobbers Bryant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bryant takes the fight into the clinch.
Bryant manages to break the clinch.
Bryant moves into the clinch.
Kururugi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bryant prevents a body shot from Kururugi.
Bryant manages to break the clinch.
Bryant fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bryant stalks Kururugi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kururugi's face. Kururugi staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi misses with an uppercut.
Bryant seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kururugi throws a leg kick which misses Bryant's front leg but catches the back leg as Bryant tries to avoid it.
Bryant throws a right hand that Kururugi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kururugi also avoids with ease.
Bryant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kururugi.
Bryant seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kobe Bryant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kururugi to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant takes a swing at Kururugi's ribcage but misses.
Kururugi flicks out a counter leg kick but Bryant steps away.
Bryant misses with a jab to the body
and Kururugi counters with a good low kick that Bryant was not able to check.
Kururugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kururugi throws a leg kick which misses Bryant's front leg but catches the back leg as Bryant tries to avoid it.
Kururugi misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bryant tries to clinch but Kururugi moves out of range.
A nice side step and Kururugi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses
and Kururugi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kururugi misses with a lunging right hand
and Bryant counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kururugi sizes up Bryant with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bryant scoring well with a low kick there.
Kururugi throws a low kick but Bryant moves out of range easily.
Kururugi gets tackled into the cage by Bryant. Bryant maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bryant manages to break the clinch.
Kururugi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bryant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant shoots and misses
and Kururugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kururugi circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryant misses with the combination.
Bryant moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bryant looks for the body kick but Kururugi saw that one coming.
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Kururugi.
No joy there for Bryant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kururugi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Bryant dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bryant feints a jab promting Kururugi to slip. Bryant then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kururugi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kururugi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kururugi throws a lazy body kick
and Bryant counters with a one-two to the body.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses
and Kururugi counters with a nice uppercut.
Bryant cracks Kururugi with a good jab.
Bryant throws a series of strikes that have Kururugi backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant blocks a jab.
Bryant thuds his right hand into Kururugi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bryant throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kururugi's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kururugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryant moves away.
Bryant misses with a body punch
and Kururugi counters with a straight right hand.
Bryant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bryant feints and then cracks Kururugi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kururugi down.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryant gets a clinch.
Kururugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bryant is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bryant breaks the clinch.
Kururugi misses the shot to the body.
Bryant appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kururugi misses the shot to the body.
Bryant seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bryant tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws a head kick but Kururugi moves out of range.
Bryant throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Kururugi to counter with a crisp jab.
Bryant is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kururugi throws out a leg kick but Bryant moves out of range and Kururugi only half commits.
Kururugi takes a swing at Bryant's ribcage but misses.
Bryant misses with a takedown attempt
and Bryant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryant lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bryant throws a sloppy body shot
and Kururugi counters with a straight right hand.
Bryant dives in for a single leg takedown but Kururugi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kururugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Bryant controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bryants head.
Still in the clinch, Kururugi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kururugi misses with a punch to the body.
Bryant blocks a body shot from Kururugi.
A head punch on the inside from Kururugi fails to land.
Kururugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Bryant controls his hands.
Kururugi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kururugi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bryant blocking some punches.
Kururugi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kururugi scores with a hook to the body.
Kururugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bryant manages to break the clinch.
Kururugi lands with a hook. Bryant tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bryant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kururugi.
Kururugi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant misses the shot to the body.
Bryant misses the shot to the body.
Bryant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kururugi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bryant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kururugi moves away.
Kururugi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bryant walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A left and a right from Bryant both land. Nice combination.
Kururugi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bryant's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Suzaku Kururugi.
I think Kururugi 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Suzaku Kururugi!
A victorious Suzaku Kururugi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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