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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryouta Tsukuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalahu Kahala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryouta Tsukuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalahu Kahala!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahala misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Tsukuda.
Tsukuda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tsukuda slips under a jab from Kahala.
Tsukuda throws a one two combo.
Kahala slips a jab and a cross from Tsukuda.
Danga de danga de dang - Tsukuda scores with a four punch combination!
Kahala throws a series of punches but Tsukuda avoids them all with ease.
Kahala checks the leg kick.
Tsukuda feints and then cracks Kahala's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kahala down.
Kahala checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kahala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tsukuda.
No joy there for Kahala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tsukuda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kahala.
Tsukuda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kahala.
Kahala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tsukuda.
Kahala is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kahala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kahala dodges the punch combination from Tsukuda.
Tsukuda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tsukuda scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kahala takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Tsukuda.
Kahala blocks a head kick by Tsukuda.
Kahala falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kahala avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kahala avoids the head kick by Tsukuda.
Tsukuda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kahala avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tsukuda misses with a series of wild punches.
Kahala throws a right hand that Tsukuda ducks under and follows up with a left that Tsukuda also avoids with ease.
Tsukuda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kahala thows a body shot but no joy.
Tsukuda tries to bum rush Kahala with a series of wild strikes but Kahala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kahala misses with a looping left.
Tsukuda slips a jab and a cross from Kahala.
Tsukuda misses with a wild combination.
Tsukuda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tsukuda throws a series of punches but Kahala moves out of range.
Kahala misses with a series of wild punches.
Kahala dodges the punch combination from Tsukuda.
Kahala is looking to land body kicks.
Kahala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tsukuda throws a series of punches but Kahala avoids them all with ease.
Tsukuda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahala.
Some bone on bone action there as Kahala checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kahala looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsukuda is just out of range.
Kahala throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tsukuda counters with a leg kick.
Kahala looks to throw the jab but Tsukuda is out of range.
Kahala scores with a jab.
Tsukuda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kahala's sensitive parts.
Tsukuda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A left and a right from Tsukuda both land. Nice combination.
Kahala looks gassed!
Kahala dodges the punch combination from Tsukuda.
Kahala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tsukuda counters with a series of strikes. Kahala will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tsukuda moves out of range as Kahala strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsukuda swinging wilding here.
Tsukuda is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kahala looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsukuda is just out of range.
Tsukuda misses with a wild combination.
Tsukuda feints and then cracks Kahala's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kahala down.
Tsukuda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kahala. That did some damage!
Tsukuda throws a sloppy head kick and Kahala moves out of range easily.
Tsukuda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kahala's calf.
Tsukuda misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Tsukuda.
Tsukuda feints and then cracks Kahala's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kahala down.
Kahala's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tsukuda tries to bum rush Kahala with a series of wild strikes but Kahala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tsukuda misses with a series of wild punches.
Kahala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tsukuda counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
No joy there for Tsukuda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tsukuda is looking to slow Kahala down with leg kicks.
Tsukuda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tsukuda throws a leg kick which misses Kahala's front leg but catches the back leg as Kahala tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tsukuda, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Tsukuda.
Tsukuda throws a sloppy head kick and Kahala moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tsukuda.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsukuda lands a head kick!
Tsukuda scores with a three punch combo!
Tsukuda stalks Kahala and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kahala's face. Kahala staggers backwards, shaken.
Tsukuda throws a sloppy head kick and Kahala moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Tsukuda lands but Kahala takes it in his stride.
Tsukuda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kahala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tsukuda misses with a wild combination.
Tsukuda misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tsukuda throws a right hand that Kahala ducks under and follows up with a left that Kahala also avoids with ease.
Tsukuda connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Tsukuda.
Kahala misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryouta Tsukuda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tsukuda misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Tsukuda.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kahala might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tsukuda has got the better of the exchanges.
Kahala avoids the head kick by Tsukuda.
Tsukuda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kahala throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tsukuda slips under a jab from Kahala.
Kahala fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tsukuda looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tsukuda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kahala blocks a head kick by Tsukuda.
Tsukuda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kahala connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tsukuda lands with a slapping head kick.
Ryouta Tsukuda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kahala throws out a loose jab but Tsukuda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsukuda thumps Kahala with a low kick.
Tsukuda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kahala is breathing heavily.
Tsukuda swinging wilding here.
Tsukuda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tsukuda moves out of range as Kahala strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsukuda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tsukuda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tsukuda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tsukuda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tsukuda misses with a double jab.
Tsukuda throws a right and a left that Kahala avoids nicely.
Kahala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kahala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kahala in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kahala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kahala lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tsukuda scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tsukuda moves away from the strike by Kahala.
A punch combination from Tsukuda misses.
Kahala slips a jab and a cross from Tsukuda.
Tsukuda throws a right hand that Kahala ducks under and follows up with a left that Kahala also avoids with ease.
Kahala throws a combination that misses
and Tsukuda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kahala misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Kahala misses.
Kahala throws a jab but it's blocked by Tsukuda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahala avoids the head kick by Tsukuda.
Kahala misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Tsukuda misses.
Some wild striking there from Tsukuda.
Nice defenses there by Tsukuda.
Tsukuda throws a head kick but Kahala moves out of range.
Tsukuda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tsukuda here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tsukuda throws a sloppy head kick and Kahala moves out of range easily.
Kahala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kahala displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kahala takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tsukuda scores with a leg kick.
Kahala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tsukuda.
Tsukuda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kahala circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Tsukuda.
Tsukuda throws a right and a left that Kahala avoids nicely.
Tsukuda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tsukuda scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Tsukuda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tsukuda misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Kahala.
Tsukuda moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tsukuda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kahala can do to turn this around?
Tsukuda misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Tsukuda.
Tsukuda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kahala avoids the head kick by Tsukuda.
Tsukuda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kahala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tsukuda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kahala's knee momentarily.
Kahala has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tsukuda throws a head kick that misses.
Tsukuda throws a nice looking combination but Kahala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tsukuda lands with a kick to the temple. Kahala shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tsukuda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kahala's calf.
Tsukuda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kahala.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tsukuda.
Kahala throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsukuda throws a right hand that Kahala ducks under and follows up with a left that Kahala also avoids with ease.
Kahala throws a lazy right hand but Tsukuda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kalahu Kahala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahala's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kahala duly obliges.
Kahala is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kahala throws a hook but Tsukuda blocks it.
A head kick misses from Tsukuda.
Tsukuda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tsukuda looks to land a combination but Kahala avoids it well.
Ryouta Tsukuda is winning the standup battle so far.
Tsukuda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tsukuda misses with a two punch combination.
Kahala takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Tsukuda.
Kahala swinging wilding here.
Tsukuda throws a series of punches but Kahala avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kahala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kahala misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Tsukuda.
Tsukuda feints and then cracks Kahala's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kahala down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryouta Tsukuda dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Kahala slips a jab and a cross from Tsukuda.
Tsukuda moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tsukuda fails to land with a series of punches.
Tsukuda moves out of range as Kahala strikes.
Kahala swinging wilding here.
Tsukuda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kahala misses with a two punch combination.
Kahala avoids the head kick by Tsukuda.
Tsukuda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kahala circles away quickly and effectively.
Tsukuda misses with a double jab.
Kahala swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tsukuda counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tsukuda blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsukuda throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Tsukuda does no damage.
Kahala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tsukuda!
Tsukuda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tsukuda throws a right and a left that Kahala avoids nicely.
Tsukuda scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsukuda scores with a leg kick.
Tsukuda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tsukuda throws a head kick that misses.
Tsukuda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tsukuda lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tsukuda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tsukuda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kahala. That did some damage!
Tsukuda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tsukuda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kahala moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kahala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsukuda feints and then cracks Kahala's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kahala down.
A good leg kick by Tsukuda.
Tsukuda throws a right hand that Kahala ducks under and follows up with a left that Kahala also avoids with ease.
Tsukuda lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kahala backs up against the cage.
Tsukuda looks to land a combination but Kahala avoids it well.
Tsukuda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tsukuda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kahala circles away quickly and effectively.
Tsukuda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kahala's calf.
Kahala tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ryouta Tsukuda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsukuda moves out of range of the strikes.
Tsukuda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tsukuda throws a one two combo.
Tsukuda misses with a double jab
and Kahala counters with a one-two to the body.
Tsukuda moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tsukuda thumps Kahala with a low kick.
Tsukuda tries a head kick but it misses.
Kahala looks to land a right hand but Tsukuda moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Tsukuda.
Tsukuda feints and then cracks Kahala's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kahala down.
Tsukuda tries to bum rush Kahala with a series of wild strikes but Kahala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Kahala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tsukuda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tsukuda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Tsukuda lands with a slapping head kick.
Kahala slips a jab and a cross from Tsukuda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsukuda tries a head kick but it misses.
Kahala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tsukuda throws a head kick that misses.
Tsukuda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tsukuda swinging wilding here.
Kahala throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tsukuda counters with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Tsukuda.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tsukuda!
Kahala throws a hook to the side of Tsukuda's head but Tsukuda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kahala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsukuda misses with the combination.
Tsukuda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kahala tries a head kick but it misses.
Tsukuda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kahala misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tsukuda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tsukuda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahala.
Kahala has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No joy there for Tsukuda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tsukuda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tsukuda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahala.
Kalahu Kahala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kahala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tsukuda.
Tsukuda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kahala circles away quickly and effectively.
Tsukuda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tsukuda tries a head kick but it misses.
Kahala avoids the head kick by Tsukuda.
Kahala avoids the head kick by Tsukuda.
Kahala throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tsukuda counters with a thumping low kick.
Tsukuda ducks under a wild hook from Kahala.
Tsukuda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tsukuda throws a series of strikes that have Kahala backpedaling.
Kahala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsukuda was well out of range. Poor timing from Kahala.
Tsukuda goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryouta Tsukuda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tsukuda 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryouta Tsukuda!
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