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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kabir Mehra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bushido Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mehra comes to the cage accompanied by Nature. Brown is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home. Bushido Brown will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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165 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kabir Mehra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bushido Brown!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mehra swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Mehra circles away.
Mehra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Brown letting Mehra take a breather here.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Mehra tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mehra holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brown presses Mehra against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mehra blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mehra's elbow.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Mehra has the dominant position.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Mehra controls his hands.
Brown is looking to control Mehra's arms but Mehra gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brown has his back to the cage.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Mehra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Mehra prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown closes the distance but Mehra moves to the side
and Mehra counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mehra.
Brown is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Mehra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brown wants to sweep here but Mehra controlling him for the moment.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Mehra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehra postures up.
Mehra won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Brown is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brown darts in trying to clinch
and Mehra counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brown won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to improve his position.
Mehra is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Brown's shoulder. That is not cool.
Brown is looking to regain half guard here but Mehra keeps moving and retains side control.
Brown is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mehra has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kabir Mehra dominated that round.
That's time! Mehra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mehra circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mehra holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mehra has Brown pressed against the cage.
Mehra blocking some punches.
Brown stops a takedown attempt from Mehra.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Mehra controls his hands.
Come on Mehra - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Mehra controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mehra.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Mehra's ribcage. Mehra let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown digs a right hand into Mehra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mehra's gas tank.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mehra blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Mehra avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown tries to stall but Mehra uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Mehra has him pressed against the cage.
Brown tries to work over Mehra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Mehra.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Mehra's ribcage. Mehra let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Mehra dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mehra looking for a takedown.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mehra instigates a clinch.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mehra.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Mehra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mehra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mehra blocking some punches.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Mehra avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehra effectively controlling the action here.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brown as Mehra tries to tie him up.
Mehra keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mehra blocks an uppercut.
Mehra blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Mehra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mehra has picked Brown up - he's going for a ride! Mehra dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Brown is trying to stand back up but Mehra is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to hold on to Mehra's head to control him but Mehra postures up.
Brown works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brown is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bushido Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brown tries to clinch but Mehra moves away
and Mehra counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mehra has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown is trying to break free.
Mehra is pushing Brown up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown tries to break free but Mehra pushes him back against the cage.
Mehra prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Mehra.
Mehra leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehra blocks an uppercut.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mehra's elbow.
Brown is trying to break free.
Mehra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
A body shot lands from Brown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown is trying to break free.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Mehra has double underhooks.
Brown tries to work over Mehra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mehra stalling.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Mehra keeps him there for the moment.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mehra blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown wants to break free but Mehra has control.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mehra leaning against his opponent.
Mehra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown tries a body shot but Mehra blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Mehra.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brown wants to break free but Mehra has control.
Mehra prevents a body shot from Brown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Mehra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Mehra keeps him there for the moment.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Mehra keeps him there for the moment.
Mehra avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mehra.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown looking to slow down the pace here.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Mehra is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brown tries a body shot but Mehra blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mehra slowing the pace effectively.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown wants to clinch
and Mehra holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Mehra controls the action.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mehra effectively controlling the action here.
Mehra blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Mehra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bushido Brown really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mehra counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mehra.
Brown working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mehra takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brown tries a body shot but Mehra blocks it.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Mehra is controlling him.
Brown tries to break free but Mehra pushes him back against the cage.
Brown wants to stall.
Brown being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Mehra has double underhooks.
Brown tries to work over Mehra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mehra is pushing Brown up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mehra holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bushido Brown seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mehra prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mehra's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown tries to work over Mehra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Mehra controls his hands.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Mehra.
Mehra blocking some punches.
Mehra leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Mehra controls his hands.
Brown leaning against his opponent.
Mehra slows down the pace here.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mehra taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown tries a body shot but Mehra blocks it.
Mehra has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Brown regains guard immediately.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to control the position but Mehra postures up.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Mehra looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brown wants to stand but Mehra is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brown trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kabir Mehra had his way with Bushido Brown in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown clinches but Mehra breaks the clinch
and Mehra counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mehra.
Mehra leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mehra blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown is trying to break free.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mehra's elbow.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown tries to clinch
and Mehra counters by clinching up.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Mehra has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mehra has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mehra prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Mehra lands a takedown into guard.
Mehra won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to stand up but Mehra isn't so interested in that idea.
Mehra stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Brown looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mehra puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to get back to full guard here but Mehra has managed to pass to side control instead.
Mehra controlling the position easily from mount.
Brown tries to lock up and control but Mehra gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
Brown flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brown tries to lock up and control but Mehra gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mehra content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kabir Mehra showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mehra 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kabir Mehra!
Kabir Mehra is the new lightweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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