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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Snappy Whiplash (ranked 975 p4p, 1303 weight class) and Kotaro Asakura (ranked 66 p4p, 96 weight class). Whiplash's entrance music is Rapt (TRZTN Remix) - Karen O. A fine choice. Asakura has chosen Venom by $ B as his entrance music. 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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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Snappy Whiplash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kotaro Asakura!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whiplash fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Asakura has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Whiplash lunges at Asakura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Asakura's hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Asakura fails to land with a series of punches.
Asakura cracks Whiplash with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Snappy Whiplash has been cut.
Whiplash just misses with a punch to the body.
Whiplash throws the left hand but Asakura avoids the punch easily.
Asakura follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Whiplash on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Asakura. Asakura obviously looking to wear him down.
Asakura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Whiplash does it's job there.
The fighters circling - Whiplash throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whiplash throws out a loose jab but Asakura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whiplash just misses with a punch to the body.
Whiplash takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asakura throws a leg kick
enabling Whiplash to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Kotaro Asakura has been cut.
Asakura lands with an uppercut that bounces Whiplash off the cage and back into range.
Whiplash lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Whiplash avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Asakura throws a hook to the side of Whiplash's head but Whiplash sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whiplash is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asakura.
Asakura throws a head kick but Whiplash moves out of range.
Whiplash scores with a jab to the body.
Asakura misses the body punch
and Whiplash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whiplash 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiplash moves out of range of the leg kick from Asakura.
Whiplash feints and then cracks Asakura's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Asakura down.
Whiplash misses with a straight left.
Asakura paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Whiplash throws a head kick but Asakura moves out of range.
Whiplash misses with a hook.
Whiplash moves into the clinch.
Asakura prevents a takedown attempt there.
Asakura misses with a punch on the inside.
Whiplash pushes Asakura back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Whiplash struggles to land a body shot inside as Asakura controls his hands.
Asakura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whiplash misses with a punch on the inside.
Asakura is trying to force a seperation but Whiplash has the dominant position.
Asakura blocking some punches.
Asakura breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura throws a lazy head kick
and Whiplash counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Asakura misses with a hook.
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!
Asakura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Asakura tries to move into range but Whiplash moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Asakura misses with a looping left.
Whiplash has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Asakura.
Whiplash clinches.
Whiplash lands a takedown into guard.
Whiplash pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Asakura is keeping the position for now.
Whiplash engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura keeping moving, preventing Whiplash from controlling successfully.
Whiplash controlling from the top position.
Whiplash slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Whiplash trying to control the action but Asakura is working from the bottom.
Whiplash uses his free foot to push down on Asakura's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Asakura.
Whiplash sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Whiplash has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Snappy Whiplash dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Whiplash's corner calls for a 1-2. Whiplash obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Whiplash misses.
Whiplash takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A cross from Asakura lands.
Asakura scores with a leg kick.
Asakura is looking to chop away at Whiplash's legs.
Whiplash looks to score with a jab to the body but Asakura is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Whiplash misses the target.
Asakura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Asakura catches Whiplash with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Whiplash throws an overhand right that lands on Asakura's shoulder, as Asakura tries to avoid the shot.
Whiplash lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Whiplash pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Asakura scores with a nice strike.
Asakura bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Asakura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whiplash moves away.
Asakura throws a hook but Whiplash avoids it easily.
Asakura gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura looks to land a left hand but Whiplash moved out of range nicely.
Snappy Whiplash is winning the standup battle so far.
Asakura connects with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Whiplash misses its intended target.
Asakura scores with a jab.
Asakura moves away from the strike by Whiplash.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whiplash.
Asakura scores with a jab.
Asakura throws a leg kick but Whiplash sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Asakura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asakura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whiplash to score with a decent uppercut.
Asakura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Asakura ducks under a wild hook from Whiplash.
Asakura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whiplash. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whiplash throws an overhand right that lands on Asakura's shoulder, as Asakura tries to avoid the shot.
Whiplash takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Whiplash misses the jab.
Asakura defending well as Whiplash loads up on a big left hand.
Asakura bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Whiplash is rocked!
Whiplash missing with a left hand there. Asakura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oh Whiplash is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiplash takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Asakura finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Asakura scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whiplash doesn't seem bothered though.
Whiplash seems to have got his legs back now.
Whiplash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Asakura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Asakura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whiplash misses with the body kick
and Asakura counters with an inside leg kick.
Whiplash throws a big shot that misses.
Whiplash is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asakura.
Asakura tries to land a front kick but Whiplash steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kotaro Asakura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whiplash with the inside leg kick.
Whiplash misses with a looping right.
A leg kick checked by Asakura.
Snappy Whiplash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whiplash darts in and clinches Asakura up against the cage.
Asakura is trying to push Whiplash away but Whiplash has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Asakura scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whiplash tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asakura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asakura.
Whiplash has a couple of punches blocked by Asakura.
Asakura swings wildly with an uppercut but Whiplash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asakura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Asakura throws a punch but it's blocked by Whiplash.
Whiplash's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whiplash misses with a punch on the inside.
Asakura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whiplash lands with a light punch inside.
Whiplash misses with a body punch.
Whiplash misses with some punches.
Whiplash fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Whiplash.
Whiplash throws a punch but it's blocked by Asakura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiplash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whiplash swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snappy Whiplash has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Whiplash is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Asakura gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Asakura misses with a punch to the body.
Asakura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Asakura.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whiplash fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asakura prevents a takedown attempt there.
Whiplash lands with a left to the head.
Asakura misses with an elbow strike.
Asakura misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asakura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whiplash works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Whiplash misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kotaro Asakura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Whiplash throws a shot from downtown. Asakura moves away and avoids it.
Whiplash throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asakura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whiplash throws a looping overhand right but Asakura ducks down to avoid it.
Asakura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whiplash is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asakura.
Whiplash moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Asakura connects with a body shot that sends Whiplash's belly button to the back.
Asakura checks a low kick from Whiplash.
Whiplash connects with a body shot that sends Asakura's belly button to the back.
Asakura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whiplash looks to throw the jab but Asakura is out of range.
Whiplash loads up on a big right hand but Asakura slips the punch.
Whiplash lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Asakura scores with a jab. Whiplash acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Whiplash misses the target.
An inside leg kick from Whiplash misses.
Asakura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whiplash was well out of range. Poor timing from Asakura.
Asakura misses with a looping right.
Whiplash takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Asakura misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whiplash.
Whiplash tries to move into range but Asakura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Asakura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whiplash.
Whiplash throws a big shot that misses.
Asakura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whiplash.
Whiplash takes a swing at Asakura's ribcage but misses.
Whiplash lands with an uppercut that bounces Asakura off the cage and back into range.
Whiplash attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Whiplash throws a good cross that connects.
Whiplash avoids the body shot from Asakura.
Asakura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whiplash misses with a few strikes there.
Asakura lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asakura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Asakura checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Whiplash.
Whiplash tries to work over Asakura's front leg with a kick but Asakura checks it.
Asakura scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whiplash misses with a straight right.
Asakura appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Whiplash is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Whiplash throws a hook to the side of Asakura's head but Asakura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whiplash thuds a left hand into Asakura's body.
Asakura moves forwards but Whiplash connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Asakura scores with a body shot.
Whiplash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asakura has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Asakura checks the leg kick.
Asakura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Asakura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asakura lands an overhand right.
Asakura thuds his right hand into Whiplash's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick misses from Asakura.
Whiplash connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Asakura.
Asakura connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Asakura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Asakura.
A countering left hand to the body from Asakura misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiplash wants to clinch up but Asakura keeps it at a distance.
Whiplash forces Asakura back against the cage and clinches.
Asakura blocks an uppercut.
Asakura swings wildly with an uppercut but Whiplash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whiplash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asakura misses with the head strike.
Asakura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whiplash pushes Asakura back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Whiplash misses with a punch to the body.
Whiplash has a couple of punches blocked by Asakura.
Asakura lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asakura.
Asakura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whiplash changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Asakura fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Asakura. Whiplash shrugs it off though.
Whiplash jabs Asakura to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whiplash scores with the left hand. Asakura knows he should have avoided that one.
Asakura scores with a jab 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!
Asakura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whiplash manages to avoid it.
Whiplash rushes Asakura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Asakura throws a punch but it's blocked by Whiplash.
Whiplash misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asakura cracks Whiplash with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whiplash scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whiplash.
Asakura lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kotaro Asakura.
I think Asakura 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kotaro Asakura!
Kotaro Asakura seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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