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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyuzo Shichinin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyuzo Shichinin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shichinin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shichinin slips a jab from Johnson.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shichinin.
Shichinin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shichinin feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Steve Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shichinin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shichinin drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
The referee calls for Shichinin to work.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Shichinin.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Shichinin is blocking nicely.
Shichinin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Shichinin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Shichinin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shichinin lands a knee to the head.
Shichinin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shichinin avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shichinin.
Johnson avoiding damage as Shichinin throws knees to the body.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shichinin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Shichinin. That one must have hurt.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Shichinin tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shichinin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shichinin lands a nice looking body shot.
Shichinin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shichinin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Shichinin.
Shichinin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Shichinin throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
Shichinin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Shichinin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shichinin clinches.
Shichinin missing with knees to the body.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Shichinin.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Shichinin.
Shichinin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shichinin.
Shichinin tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Shichinin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Shichinin avoids the damage to the body.
Shichinin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Shichinin manages to break the clinch.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shichinin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shichinin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shichinin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shichinin slips under a jab.
Shichinin clinches.
Shichinin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shichinin gets a clinch.
Shichinin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shichinin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shichinin looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Shichinin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shichinin lands a damaging elbow.
Shichinin lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson avoiding damage as Shichinin throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shichinin obliges.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Shichinin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shichinin working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Shichinin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shichinin lands a knee to the head.
Shichinin misses with a knee strike.
Shichinin tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shichinin looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Shichinin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Shichinin is struggling to control the position.
Shichinin prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Shichinin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Kyuzo Shichinin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Johnson.
Shichinin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shichinin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shichinin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kyuzo Shichinin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shichinin clinches up against the cage.
Come on Shichinin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson avoiding damage as Shichinin throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyuzo Shichinin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shichinin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shichinin scores with a leg kick.
Johnson closes the distance but Shichinin moves to the side
and Shichinin counters with a big head kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Shichinin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shichinin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson clinches but Shichinin breaks the clinch
and Shichinin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kyuzo Shichinin is winning the standup battle so far.
Shichinin scores with a shot to the body.
Shichinin feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Shichinin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Shichinin lands a nice looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shichinin.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shichinin.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Shichinin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shichinin, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shichinin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shichinin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Shichinin.
Shichinin lands a high kick!
A head kick from Shichinin lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shichinin.
Shichinin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shichinin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Shichinin.
Shichinin throws a head kick that half lands.
Shichinin lands with a slapping head kick.
Shichinin clinches with his opponent.
Shichinin throws an elbow but it misses.
Shichinin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shichinin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shichinin with a knee to the head.
Shichinin misses with a knee strike.
Shichinin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shichinin trying to land knees to the body.
Shichinin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
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!
Shichinin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shichinin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shichinin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Shichinin.
Shichinin pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shichinin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shichinin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shichinin lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Shichinin crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Shichinin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shichinin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shichinin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Shichinin counters with a big head kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shichinin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shichinin connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson tries to clinch but Shichinin moves away
and Shichinin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shichinin throws a head kick that half lands.
Shichinin throws a nice head kick!
Shichinin connects with a high kick.
Shichinin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shichinin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shichinin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Shichinin throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Shichinin.
Shichinin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shichinin.
Shichinin moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shichinin scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson avoiding damage as Shichinin throws knees to the body.
Shichinin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shichinin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shichinin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shichinin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shichinin prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Shichinin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Shichinin counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Shichinin scores with a push kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shichinin.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shichinin defends it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shichinin moves into the clinch.
Shichinin trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyuzo Shichinin 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Shichinin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shichinin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shichinin counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Shichinin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shichinin throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
A head kick from Shichinin lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
Shichinin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shichinin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shichinin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shichinin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shichinin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shichinin scoring well with a low kick there.
Shichinin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shichinin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Shichinin lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shichinin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Shichinin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Shichinin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Shichinin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Shichinin drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Shichinin is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shichinin connects with a knee to the head.
Shichinin tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Shichinin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shichinin scores with a knee to the head.
Shichinin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Shichinin.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Shichinin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shichinin lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Shichinin manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Shichinin.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shichinin.
Shichinin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shichinin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Shichinin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shichinin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shichinin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shichinin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shichinin darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Shichinin scores with a knee to the head.
Shichinin tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Shichinin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shichinin tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Shichinin looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shichinin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Shichinin tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Shichinin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson slowing the pace effectively.
Shichinin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shichinin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shichinin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shichinin thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shichinin clinches.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kyuzo Shichinin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shichinin landing knees to the head.
Shichinin misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shichinin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shichinin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kyuzo Shichinin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson scores with a jab. Shichinin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shichinin clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Shichinin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Shichinin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Shichinin blocks it.
Shichinin looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Shichinin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steve Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shichinin as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Shichinin lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyuzo Shichinin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shichinin 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyuzo Shichinin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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