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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nikolas Conner (ranked 2827 p4p, 1922 weight class) and Kai Asakura (ranked 166 p4p, 127 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolas Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Asakura!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asakura works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Conner takes one to the chin there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Conner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conner. Asakura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Asakura. That snapped Conner's head back.
Conner ducks under a wild hook from Asakura.
A combination from Conner does no damage.
Conner misses with a low kick as Asakura jumps back.
Conner throws a low kick, looking for Asakura's leg but Asakura calmly moves out of range.
Asakura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Conner walks into a jab.
Asakura misses with a double jab.
Asakura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
The fighters circling - Asakura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asakura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asakura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conner throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura misses with a jab to the body
and Conner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Asakura lunges at Conner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Conner's hand.
Asakura misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Conner.
Conner walks into a stiff left hand from Asakura.
Asakura darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Asakura lands with an overhand left.
Conner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Asakura.
Asakura feints a jab promting Conner to slip. Asakura then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Conner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Conner moves in looking to clinch but Asakura pushes him off.
Asakura misses with an uppercut. Conner saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conner misses with a body shot.
Conner thuds a left hand into Asakura's body.
Asakura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner tries to work over Asakura's front leg with a kick but Asakura checks it.
Conner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Asakura throws an overhand right that lands on Conner's shoulder, as Conner tries to avoid the shot.
Conner is looking to counter the offense by Asakura and move into the clinch.
Kai Asakura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asakura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conner circles away quickly and effectively.
Asakura drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Asakura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Conner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Asakura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Conner.
Conner throws a hook but Asakura avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Asakura.
Conner rushes Asakura and presses him up against the cage.
Asakura is looking to take this one to the mat.
Asakura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Asakura keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Asakura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Conner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Conner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Asakura looks to throw the jab but Conner is out of range.
A good leg kick by Conner.
Conner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Asakura 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.
Asakura misses with a straight right.
Asakura blocks a jab.
It seemed like Asakura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Asakura misses its intended target.
Conner tries to counter by clinching up but Asakura breaks away and moves out of range.
Conner blocks a head kick by Asakura.
A big left from Asakura misses.
Asakura loads up on a big right hand but Conner slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Conner misses the target.
Conner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Conner misses the jab.
Asakura throws a sloppy head kick and Conner moves out of range easily.
Asakura swings for the body but Conner moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner is looking to clinch but Asakura is avoiding it.
Asakura is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Conner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asakura throws out a loose jab but Conner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Conner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Asakura bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Conner's head backwards.
Asakura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Conner. That's going to slow Asakura down.
Asakura scores with a hook.
Conner jabs Asakura to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Conner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conner thumps Asakura with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Asakura 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.
Asakura tries to bum rush Conner with a series of wild strikes but Conner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Conner ducks under a wild hook from Asakura.
Asakura moves out of range of the leg kick from Conner.
Asakura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conner tried to counter with a leg kick but Asakura avoided it.
Conner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asakura throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Asakura. Those never looked like landing.
Conner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Conner dodges the punch combination from Asakura.
Kai Asakura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Asakura uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Conner has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asakura moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Asakura's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sloppy strikes from Asakura. Those never looked like landing.
Conner slips a jab and a cross from Asakura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Conner.
Asakura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conner.
Conner defending well as Asakura loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Conner was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Conner wants to clinch but Asakura slips to the side
and Asakura counters with a straight right hand.
Conner cracks Asakura with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Conner throws a push kick but Asakura slaps the foot to one side.
Asakura throws a big counter head kick but Conner avoids it with no problem.
Conner throws a combination that misses
and Asakura counters with a stiff right hand.
Conner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Asakura.
Conner connects with a leg kick.
Asakura misses with a combination
and Conner moves into the clinch.
Asakura has had enough of the clinch but Conner keeps him there for the moment.
Conner working aggressively here.
Conner tries to stall but Asakura uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Asakura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner is trying to stall.
Conner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Asakura being controlled against the cage.
Asakura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Conner has him pressed against the cage.
Conner misses with the head strike.
Conner has a couple of punches blocked by Asakura.
A head punch on the inside from Conner fails to land.
Asakura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asakura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Asakura throws a lazy head kick
and Conner moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Conner lands an elbow that stopped Asakura in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura blocks a body shot from Conner.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Asakura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Conner has him pressed against the cage.
Conner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Asakura blocks it with crossed arms.
Asakura is trying to push Conner away but Conner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Conner prevents Asakura from breaking the clinch.
Conner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Asakura tries to break free but Conner pushes him back against the cage.
Asakura breaks the clinch.
Conner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Asakura throws a head kick that misses.
Asakura cracks Conner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Asakura slips a jab from Conner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asakura throws a head kick but Conner moves out of range.
As Asakura backs away, Conner returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Conner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asakura.
Asakura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asakura.
Asakura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Conner.
Asakura ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Asakura swinging wildly here.
Asakura misses with a straight left.
Conner tries to counter by clinching up but Asakura breaks away and moves out of range.
Conner moves away from the strike by Asakura.
Conner throwing a counter right hand but Asakura manages to avoid it.
Asakura misses with a double jab
and Conner counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Asakura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Conner is looking to clinch.
Asakura looks to throw the jab but Conner is out of range.
Asakura lands a nice shot that snaps Conner's head back.
Kai Asakura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Asakura jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Asakura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Asakura ducks under a wild hook from Conner.
Asakura swats away the attempt to clinch by Conner.
Conner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conner needs to keep his hands up - Asakura had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circling - Asakura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asakura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Conner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asakura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura lands a jab.
Asakura sizes up Conner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Asakura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Conner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Asakura throws out a loose jab but Conner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asakura connects with a single shot there.
Conner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Asakura does it's job there.
Conner misses with a head kick.
Conner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Asakura's sensitive parts.
Asakura lands a front kick.
Asakura throws a sloppy head kick and Conner moves out of range easily.
Conner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Asakura misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner throws a hook to the side of Asakura's head but Asakura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asakura.
Asakura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Conner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asakura was well out of range. Poor timing from Conner.
Asakura tries a quick counter leg kick but Conner is wise to it.
Conner walks into a straight right hand from Asakura.
Conner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Asakura tests Conner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Conner misses the shot to the body.
Conner throws a leg kick which misses Asakura's front leg but catches the back leg as Asakura tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Conner.
Asakura misses with a hook
and Conner counters with a thumping low kick.
Conner slips a straight right by Asakura.
Conner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Asakura misses with a straight left.
Conner looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Conner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Asakura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conner closes the distance and clinches.
Conner lands with a light punch inside.
Conner taking a breather.
Asakura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Conner taking a breather.
Asakura is trying to break the clinch but Conner is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Asakura tries to break the clinch but Conner is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Asakura as Conner tries to tie him up.
Conner lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura drops down looking for an ankle pick but Conner pulls his leg out and moves away.
Asakura throws an overhand right that lands on Conner's shoulder, as Conner tries to avoid the shot.
Asakura misses with a few strikes there.
Conner throwing a counter right hand but Asakura manages to avoid it.
Asakura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conner tries to clinch up.
Asakura throws out a counter right but Conner avoids it with no problem.
Conner moves away from the strike by Asakura.
Conner feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Conner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Conner.
Asakura moves out of range as Conner strikes.
Asakura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asakura throws a series of punches but Conner moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asakura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nikolas Conner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kai Asakura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Asakura moves out of range of the leg kick from Conner.
Asakura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Asakura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Asakura winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Asakura!
Kai Asakura thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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