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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikuru Asakura (ranked 4342 p4p, 3872 weight class) and Nathan Lee (ranked 317 p4p, 300 weight class). Nathan Lee is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikuru Asakura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee lands with a right hand.
Asakura throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Asakura ducks down to avoid it.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Asakura. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Asakura.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee throws a hook but Asakura blocks it.
Asakura cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Asakura scores with a decent looking hook.
Asakura definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asakura counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asakura throws a quick counter head kick but Lee was just out of range.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee cracks Asakura with an uppercut from hell and Asakura crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Lee's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Asakura is rocked!
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oh Asakura is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asakura wriggles free and stands up.
Asakura seems to have got his legs back now.
Asakura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Asakura moves away and avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Asakura.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Asakura counters with a straight right hand.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Asakura moved out of range.
A combination from Asakura does no damage.
Asakura ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee 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.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Asakura.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Asakura on the side of the head.
Asakura lands a jab to the nose.
Nathan Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Asakura lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lee will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asakura staying out of range there.
Asakura moves away from the strike by Lee.
Asakura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
As Lee looks to move away, Asakura throws a big counter combo but Lee just gets out of the way.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Asakura to score with a decent uppercut.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Asakura counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Asakura.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Asakura bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Asakura throws a big shot that misses.
Asakura listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Asakura moves out of range of the strikes.
Asakura looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Asakura defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Asakura throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee slips a jab from Asakura.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asakura lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Asakura counters with a leg kick.
Asakura lands with a slapping head kick.
Asakura keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Asakura's defenses.
Lee misses with a hook
and Asakura counters with a stiff right hand.
Asakura moves away from the strike by Lee.
Asakura throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Asakura is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Asakura's shoulder, as Asakura tries to avoid the shot.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asakura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asakura moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Asakura misses the target.
Asakura lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee looks winded!
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Asakura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Asakura's head but Asakura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asakura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice jab there from Asakura.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Asakura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Asakura wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Asakura scores with a kick to the midsection.
Asakura ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Asakura is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Asakura throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Jab by Asakura.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asakura.
Asakura tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee throws the left hand but Asakura avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikuru Asakura dominated that round.
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.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Asakura's shoulder, as Asakura tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
A little feinted left hand from Asakura on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asakura counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Asakura's shoulder, as Asakura tries to avoid the shot.
Asakura throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Asakura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Asakura jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Asakura throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asakura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asakura.
Asakura misses with a head kick.
Asakura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Asakura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asakura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Asakura slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Asakura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asakura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee misses with an uppercut. Asakura saw that one coming.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Asakura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters circling a little - Asakura finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A big left from Lee misses.
Asakura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
It looked like Asakura wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee throws a hook but Asakura avoids it easily.
Lee throws a jab when Asakura was well out of range.
Mikuru Asakura is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Asakura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
letting Asakura counter with a right hand.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Asakura slips the punch.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asakura moves away from the strike by Lee.
Asakura throws a quick counter head kick but Lee was just out of range.
Asakura moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Asakura has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Asakura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Asakura. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Asakura.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Asakura ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Asakura scores with a nice body kick.
Asakura moves away from the strike by Lee.
Asakura turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Asakura lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lee swings widly with a right hand
letting Asakura counter with a right hand.
Asakura connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Asakura thumps Lee with a low kick.
Lee lunges at Asakura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Asakura's hand.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Asakura counters with a nice uppercut.
Asakura scores with a head kick. Lee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lee misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Asakura.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Asakura.
A big left from Lee misses.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
Asakura ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Asakura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Asakura bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Asakura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Asakura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
enabling Asakura to counter with a crisp jab.
Asakura catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asakura lands with a right hand.
Asakura getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Asakura.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Asakura.
Lee just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAsakura.
Asakura scores with a spinning back kick!
Asakura connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Asakura.
Asakura tried to counter with a leg kick but Lee avoided it.
Lee misses the jab.
Asakura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Good standup being displayed there by Asakura as he connects with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
Asakura throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Asakura.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asakura throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Asakura blocks a jab.
Asakura throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikuru Asakura dominated that second round.
That's time! Asakura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Asakura tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee throws the left hand but Asakura avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Asakura there.
Asakura moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Asakura moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Asakura.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Asakura moved out of range nicely.
Asakura scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee misses with a hook.
Asakura swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Asakura.
Asakura shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee throws a jab when Asakura was well out of range.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Asakura is out of range.
Asakura slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asakura moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Asakura counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Asakura finds it's target.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Asakura counters with a straight right hand.
Asakura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Asakura slips under a jab.
Lee misses with a hook
and Asakura counters with a nice uppercut.
Asakura jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Asakura throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Asakura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
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 tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Asakura finds it's target.
Asakura looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Asakura counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura slips a jab from Lee.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Asakura slips the punch.
Jab, jab by Asakura - just one landing.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Asakura counters with a nice body kick.
Lee tries to move into range but Asakura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Asakura is looking to counter with head kicks.
Asakura throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Asakura ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Asakura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asakura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee throws a hook but Asakura avoids it easily.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Asakura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee misses with a hook
and Asakura counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asakura.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Asakura counter with a right hand.
Asakura cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Asakura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee throws a hook but Asakura blocks it.
Asakura lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee throws the left hand but Asakura avoids the punch easily.
A head kick from Asakura lands but Lee takes it in his stride.
Asakura connects with a high kick.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Asakura jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Asakura.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Asakura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee misses the jab.
Asakura blocks a jab.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Asakura counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Asakura moved out of range nicely.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee throws a hook but Asakura avoids it easily.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
letting Asakura counter with a right hand.
Asakura smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lee misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Asakura. That snapped Lee's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Asakura tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Asakura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mikuru Asakura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid body kick from Asakura.
Nathan Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee throws a hook but Asakura avoids it easily.
Asakura throws a big counter combination but Lee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikuru Asakura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asakura 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikuru Asakura!
Mikuru Asakura thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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