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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sora Izanagi (ranked 2411 p4p, 2339 weight class) and Bruce Kiwi (ranked 274 p4p, 267 weight class). Kiwi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Reaper. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class 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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sora Izanagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Kiwi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiwi. Izanagi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruce Kiwi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izanagi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Izanagi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiwi misses the shot to the body.
Kiwi digs a good hook to Izanagi's body.
Kiwi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Izanagi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiwi.
Kiwi ducks under a wild hook from Izanagi.
Kiwi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Izanagi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Izanagi 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.
Izanagi lands a nice shot to the body.
Izanagi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kiwi tries to work over Izanagi's front leg with a kick but Izanagi checks it.
Kiwi connects with a solid leg kick.
Kiwi throws a series of punches but Izanagi moves out of range.
Kiwi throws out a loose jab but Izanagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiwi scores with a leg kick.
Izanagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kiwi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good exchange - Izanagi coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kiwi avoiding damage as Izanagi throws knees to the body.
Izanagi scores with a hook to the body.
Kiwi lands a shot to the body.
Izanagi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Izanagi missing with knees to the body.
Kiwi misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kiwi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kiwi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiwi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
We've been informed that Kiwi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Izanagi tries to land knees in the clinch but Kiwi avoids the damage to the body.
Izanagi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kiwi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Izanagi's elbow.
Izanagi misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Izanagi.
Izanagi tries to work over Kiwi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Izanagi tries to throw a body punch but Kiwi avoids it by throwing Izanagi back against the cage.
Kiwi misses with the head strike.
Kiwi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Izanagi.
Izanagi tries to work over Kiwi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiwi is trying to pull guard but Izanagi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Izanagi lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Izanagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kiwi blocks it with crossed arms.
Izanagi being controlled against the cage.
Kiwi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A body shot lands from Izanagi.
Izanagi struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiwi controls his hands.
Kiwi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Izanagi tries a body shot but Kiwi blocks it.
Kiwi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Izanagi tries to work over Kiwi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiwi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Izanagi.
Kiwi looks winded!
Izanagi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Izanagi.
Izanagi cracks Kiwi with a nice body shot.
Izanagi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Izanagi.
Izanagi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiwi takes a shot to the head.
Kiwi throws an elbow but it misses.
Izanagi leaning against his opponent.
Izanagi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiwi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kiwi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Izanagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kiwi blocks it with crossed arms.
Izanagi misses with a body punch.
Izanagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kiwi blocks it with crossed arms.
Kiwi misses with the head strike.
Kiwi working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Kiwi fails to land.
Izanagi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kiwi's face.
Kiwi misses with the head strike.
Kiwi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Izanagi misses with a knee to the head.
Kiwi scores with a hook to the body.
Izanagi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiwi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izanagi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Izanagi cracks Kiwi with a nice body shot.
Kiwi pushes Izanagi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiwi has a couple of punches blocked by Izanagi.
Kiwi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Izanagi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Kiwi.
Izanagi scores with a knee to the head.
Izanagi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Izanagi blocks an uppercut.
Izanagi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiwi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Izanagi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Kiwi fails to land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kiwi lands a hook that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
Kiwi swings wildly with an uppercut but Izanagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Izanagi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sora Izanagi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Izanagi throws an overhand right that lands on Kiwi's shoulder, as Kiwi tries to avoid the shot.
Kiwi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Izanagi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Izanagi darts in and clinches Kiwi up against the cage.
Izanagi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiwi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
Izanagi blocks an uppercut.
Kiwi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiwi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Izanagi to keep the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiwi.
Izanagi misses with a body punch.
Izanagi cracks Kiwi with a nice body shot.
Kiwi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Izanagi lands a body punch.
Kiwi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kiwi is trying to stall.
Izanagi can't find room to land a body shot as Kiwi controls the action.
Izanagi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiwi's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kiwi pushes Izanagi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Izanagi letting Kiwi take a breather here.
Izanagi misses with a knee to the head.
Kiwi tries to work over Izanagi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Izanagi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiwi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Izanagis head.
Izanagi cracks Kiwi with a nice body shot.
Kiwi lands a body punch.
Izanagi lands a good knee to the midsection. Kiwi won't want to take too many of those.
Kiwi is breathing heavily.
Izanagi is struggling to control the position.
A right hand to the body from Izanagi.
Izanagi digs a right hand into Kiwi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kiwi's gas tank.
Izanagi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Izanagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kiwi blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Izanagi.
Izanagi tries to land a knee to the head but Kiwi blocks with his arms.
Kiwi takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Izanagi is struggling to control the position.
Izanagi misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiwi swings wildly with an uppercut but Izanagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Izanagi can't find room to land a body shot as Kiwi controls the action.
Kiwi has a couple of punches blocked by Izanagi.
Izanagi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Izanagi.
A short right from Kiwi on the inside.
Izanagi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kiwis head.
Izanagi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Izanagi lands a nice shot to the body.
Izanagi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sora Izanagi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kiwi misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Izanagi.
Izanagi pushes Kiwi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Izanagi tries a knee to the head but Kiwi blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Izanagi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Izanagi crunches a lovely knee into Kiwi's ribcage.
Izanagi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Izanagi.
Kiwi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Izanagi digs a right hand into Kiwi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kiwi's gas tank.
Izanagi landing knees to the head.
Kiwi blocks a body shot from Izanagi.
Kiwi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Izanagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kiwi blocks it with crossed arms.
Izanagi crunches a lovely knee into Kiwi's ribcage.
Izanagi tries to land a knee to the head but Kiwi blocks with his arms.
Izanagi misses with a body punch.
Izanagi blocking some punches.
Kiwi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kiwi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kiwi working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kiwi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
Izanagi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Kiwi fails to land.
Izanagi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kiwi.
Izanagi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Izanagi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kiwi throws a punch but it's blocked by Izanagi.
Izanagi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiwi throws a punch but it's blocked by Izanagi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiwi.
Izanagi tries to land a knee to the head but Kiwi blocks with his arms.
Izanagi landing knees to the head.
Izanagi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Izanagi tries to work over Kiwi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiwi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Izanagi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sora Izanagi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kiwi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bruce Kiwi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiwi swings for the body but Izanagi moves out of range.
Kiwi is looking to slow Izanagi down with leg kicks.
Kiwi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Izanagi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Izanagi lunges at Kiwi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kiwi's hand.
Izanagi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kiwi can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kiwi.
Kiwi lands a leg kick that knocks Izanagi off balance momentarily.
Izanagi throws out a loose jab but Kiwi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Izanagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Kiwi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kiwi throws a leg kick
and Izanagi counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiwi with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Izanagi throws a nice looking combination but Kiwi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Izanagi missing with a left hand there. Kiwi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kiwi misses with a leg kick.
Izanagi is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kiwi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kiwi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kiwi is rocked!
Kiwi works the jab nicely.
Kiwi is still on wobbly legs! Can Izanagi finish him?
A slapping leg kick lands for Kiwi.
Kiwi seems to have recovered his senses.
Kiwi misses with a lunging right hand
and Izanagi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiwi scores with the left hand. Izanagi knows he should have avoided that one.
Kiwi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kiwi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Izanagi.
Izanagi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiwi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiwi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sora Izanagi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Izanagi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiwi misses with an uppercut
and Izanagi counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Kiwi.
Izanagi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Izanagi pushes Kiwi up against the cage in a clinch.
Kiwi managing to block the knees to the body from Izanagi.
Izanagi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiwi avoids it.
Kiwi misses with the head strike.
Kiwi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiwi can't find room to land a body shot as Izanagi controls the action.
Kiwi misses with some punches.
Kiwi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Izanagi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi tries a body shot but Izanagi blocks it.
Kiwi throws a head punch that misses.
Izanagi pushes Kiwi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Izanagi prevents a body shot from Kiwi.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kiwi struggles to land a body shot inside as Izanagi controls his hands.
Izanagi misses with a knee strike.
Izanagi prevents a body shot from Kiwi.
Kiwi throws a punch but it's blocked by Izanagi.
Kiwi throws a punch but it's blocked by Izanagi.
Kiwi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiwi misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiwi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Izanagi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Izanagi.
Kiwi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiwi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Izanagi to keep the fight standing.
Kiwi can't find room to land a body shot as Izanagi controls the action.
Kiwi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiwi misses with a punch to the body.
Izanagi blocks an uppercut.
Izanagi can't find room to land a body shot as Kiwi controls the action.
Kiwi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Izanagi blocks a body shot from Kiwi.
Izanagi prevents a body shot from Kiwi.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruce Kiwi.
I think Izanagi 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sora Izanagi!
An out of breath Sora Izanagi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Bruce Kiwi stepped up to the mic, saying 'I had COVID'.
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hype
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