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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Astro Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenjiro Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tanaka's choice of entrance music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7awMJwjhc4c&feature=related. Kenjiro Tanaka will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Astro Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenjiro Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy looks to land a right hand but Tanaka moved out of range.
Boy shoots in looking for a takedown. Tanaka tries to sprawl out of it but Boy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tanaka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tanaka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tanaka.
Boy misses with a series of wild punches.
Boy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tanaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Boy.
Tanaka clobbers Boy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boy misses with a hook. Tanaka ducked under it nicely.
Tanaka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tanaka walks into a stiff left hand from Boy.
It looks like Kenjiro Tanaka has been cut.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch but Tanaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boy scores with a jab. Tanaka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanaka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boy.
Tanaka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Astro Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boy throws a hook but Tanaka blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boy swings for the body but Tanaka moves out of range.
Boy throws a shot from downtown. Tanaka moves away and avoids it.
Tanaka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tanaka is looking to slow Boy down with leg kicks.
Boy throws an overhand right that lands on Tanaka's shoulder, as Tanaka tries to avoid the shot.
Tanaka throws a nice head kick!
Tanaka missing with a left hand there. Boy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boy loads up on a big right hand but Tanaka slips the punch.
Boy is breathing heavily.
Tanaka is looking to slow Boy down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tanaka.
A good leg kick by Tanaka.
Boy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tanaka. Tanaka obviously looking to wear him down.
Tanaka swinging wildly here.
Tanaka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tanaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tanaka lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanaka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tanaka.
Tanaka throws a right hand that Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Boy also avoids with ease.
Kenjiro Tanaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tanaka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tanaka looks to land a combination. Boy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tanaka throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Boy. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Boy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tanaka lands a lovely overhand right.
Tanaka lands the left hand.
Boy is rocked!
Tanaka ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Boy's jaw. Boy's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Tanaka does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenjiro Tanaka!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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