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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Inuyasha Kagome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Inuyasha Kagome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kagome fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reaper.
Reaper slips a jab from Kagome.
Kagome misses with a head kick.
Kagome cracks the inside of Reaper's front leg.
Reaper is looking to clinch but Kagome is avoiding it.
Kagome plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kagome keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reaper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kagome swivels and escapes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kagome.
Reaper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reaper moves out of range of the leg kick from Kagome.
Reaper throws a hook but Kagome avoids it easily.
Reaper moves in looking to clinch but Kagome pushes him off.
Kagome checks a low kick from Reaper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kagome pinned against the cage. Kagome gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Inuyasha Kagome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Reaper.
Kagome thumps Reaper with a low kick.
Kagome throws a leg kick but Reaper moved away.
Kagome attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kagome circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reaper steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kagome. That one must have hurt.
Kagome pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kagome plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reaper thows a leg kick but Kagome checks it
and Kagome counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reaper's knee momentarily.
Reaper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kagome fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reaper checks it well.
Reaper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper with a poor takedown
and Kagome makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Reaper looks gassed!
Kagome throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kagome lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kagome. That's going to slow Reaper down.
Kagome connects with a high kick.
Kagome throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reaper takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kagome throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jab by Kagome.
Kagome lands a high kick!
Reaper sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Reaper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick from Kagome lands but Reaper takes it in his stride.
Reaper fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kagome sprawls well initially but Reaper persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kagome is just riding it out for now. Reaper eventually gives up the hold.
Reaper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kagome's head.
Kagome trying to control from the bottom.
Kagome blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reaper.
Kagome looks like he's trying to stand up.
Reaper frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kagome is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Reaper punishing his opponent with strikes.
Reaper avoids the attempt from Kagome to control.
Kagome is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reaper lands with some strikes.
Reaper putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kagome knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reaper on the ground.
The referee warns Kagome that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kagome really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Reaper dominating with strikes here.
Reaper with the ground and pound from mount.
Reaper scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kagome?
Kagome holds on, trying desperately to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Reaper breaks from Kagome's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kagome is working to get back to half guard.
Kagome is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kagome is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Reaper is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inuyasha Kagome dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Kagome as Reaper shoots in.
Kagome fakes the leg kick and cracks Reaper in the body.
Reaper wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Reaper.
Kagome is looking to slow Reaper down with leg kicks.
Kagome feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reaper's calf.
Reaper looks to throw a body kick
and Kagome counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reaper is breathing heavily.
Kagome throws a leg kick which misses Reaper's front leg but catches the back leg as Reaper tries to avoid it.
Kagome moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper throws a leg kick
and Kagome counters with a good low kick that Reaper was not able to check.
Kagome connects with a high kick.
Kagome throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kagome moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kagome scores with a leg kick.
Kagome scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reaper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kagome dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reaper. That did some damage!
Reaper sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kagome lands with a kick to the temple. Reaper shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kagome lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reaper's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kagome.
John Reaper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reaper tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagome looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kagome thuds his shin into the meat of Reaper's side.
Kagome buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kagome feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reaper's calf.
Kagome turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kagome lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kagome feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reaper's calf.
Kagome feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reaper's calf.
Kagome circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kagome counters with an inside leg kick.
Kagome is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reaper can do to turn this around?
Kagome lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kagome.
Kagome throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kagome throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reaper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kagome counters with an inside leg kick.
Kagome goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kagome feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reaper's calf.
Reaper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kagome's waist but Kagome gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reaper off to one side.
Inuyasha Kagome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Reaper.
Reaper takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kagome slips a straight right by Reaper.
Reaper misses with a leg kick
and Kagome counters with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kagome.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Reaper is predictable there
and Kagome counters with a body kick that stops Reaper in his tracks momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kagome.
Reaper takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reaper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kagome. Kagome obviously looking to wear him down.
Kagome connects with a high kick.
Reaper tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Reaper is predictable there
and Kagome counters with a big head kick but Reaper shrugs it off.
Kagome moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kagome is looking to chop away at Reaper's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Reaper misses
and Kagome counters with a good low kick that Reaper was not able to check.
Reaper has his takedown stuffed
and Kagome counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inuyasha Kagome dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Reaper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kagome.
Reaper thows a leg kick but Kagome checks it
and Kagome counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reaper motions for Kagome to come forward. Reaper throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reaper shoots in and drives through. Kagome sprawls well.
Reaper sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kagome connects with a solid leg kick.
Kagome throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kagome scores with a leg kick.
Kagome moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reaper checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reaper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kagome counters with a nice leg kick.
Reaper will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reaper checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagome lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reaper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kagome counters with a low kick, right behind Reaper 's knee.
Kagome throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kagome throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kagome connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reaper throws a jab when Kagome was well out of range.
Inuyasha Kagome is winning the standup battle so far.
Reaper has his takedown stuffed
and Kagome counters with an outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kagome.
Kagome moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper tries to clinch but Kagome moves away
and Kagome counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick from Kagome lands but Reaper takes it in his stride.
A head kick from Kagome lands but Reaper takes it in his stride.
Kagome swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kagome throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kagome swings for the body but Reaper moves out of range.
Reaper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kagome as he jumps to the side.
Inuyasha Kagome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Reaper.
Crunch! Kagome slams his shin into Reaper's torso.
Kagome lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reaper shoots in looking for a takedown. Kagome tries to sprawl out of it but Reaper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kagome manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kagome lets loose with a powerful body kick. Reaper will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagome tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kagome scores with a kick to the body.
Kagome is looking to slow Reaper down with leg kicks.
Kagome stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kagome wants it to stay on the feet.
Kagome turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kagome throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kagome misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Reaper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reaper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kagome tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kagome feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reaper's calf.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reaper.
Kagome scores with a nice body kick.
John Reaper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reaper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kagome counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Kagome.
Kagome is looking to slow Reaper down with leg kicks.
Reaper walks into a jab.
Kagome turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reaper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kagome connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reaper has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kagome.
Reaper closes the distance but Kagome moves to the side
and Kagome makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Reaper really felt that one!
And that's the end of the fight!
Inuyasha Kagome showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kagome, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Inuyasha Kagome!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Inuyasha Kagome!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Inuyasha Kagome!
Inuyasha Kagome wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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