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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaoklai Culture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaoklai Culture acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Great elbows
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karate Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaoklai Culture!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Culture with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Culture fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kid, pushing him back against the cage.
Culture jumps guard but Kid stands there with Culture around his waist. Culture gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kid wants to stall.
Culture pulls guard effortlessly.
Culture tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kid trying to control the position from guard on top but Culture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Culture trying to keep a closed guard but Kid is proving a slippery customer.
Kid trying to control the position from guard on top but Culture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kid is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Culture wants to sweep but no luck.
Culture is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kid defends well.
Kid not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kid tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Culture counters by moving into the clinch.
Culture wants a takedown but no success here.
Culture tries for a takedown. No joy.
Karate Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaoklai Culture.
Culture connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kid's face.
Kid tries to break free but Culture pushes him back against the cage.
Kid missing with knees to the body.
Culture fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Culture keeps control of Kid as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Culture leaning against his opponent.
Kid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Culture avoids it.
Kid is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Culture is keeping busy.
Kid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Culture blocks it with crossed arms.
Culture tries for a takedown but Kid manages to get underhooks.
Kid misses with a knee to the head.
Culture tries to break the clinch but Kid is controlling the position.
Culture jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kid walks away with a smile on his face. Culture gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kid tries to clinch up
and Culture counters with a single leg into guard. Kid didn't expect that.
Kid is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Culture looking to sit in guard and control but Kid gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid won't allow Culture to get back to his feet.
Culture can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kid controls the pace.
Culture keeping moving, preventing Kid from controlling successfully.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kid closes the distance but Culture moves to the side
and Culture counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Culture fails to land with a series of punches.
Kid wants to clinch but Culture slips to the side
and Culture finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Culture.
Culture shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Culture.
Kid wants to clinch but Culture slips to the side
and Culture counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Culture wants a takedown.
Culture looks gassed!
Kid lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaoklai Culture dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kid tries to clinch
and Culture counters by moving into the clinch.
Culture breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kid tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Culture counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Culture.
Culture stalling in the clinch but Kid improves position.
Culture manages to break the clinch.
Culture is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Culture clinches up with Kid and pushes him back against the cage.
Kid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Culture is defending well for now.
Kid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Culture fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kid throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Kaoklai Culture has been cut.
Culture is breathing heavily.
Kid darts in trying to clinch
and Culture counters with a three punch combo that has Kid backing up. Kid nods at Culture to acknowledge the strikes.
Kid tries to clinch
and Culture counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karate Kid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kid tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Culture holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kid's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kid missing with knees to the body.
Culture keeps control of Kid as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Culture tries to pull guard but Kid won't allow it.
Karate Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaoklai Culture.
Kid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Culture's efforts to push away.
Culture tries to pull guard but Kid won't allow it.
Kid manages to break the clinch.
Kid wants to clinch but Culture slips to the side
and Culture counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Culture breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Culture is looking to clinch.
Kid connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick from Kid.
Kid wants to clinch
and Culture counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid tries to break free but Culture pushes him back against the cage.
Kid misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Kid's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kid tries a knee to the head but Culture blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kid tries to break the clinch but Culture is controlling the position.
Culture changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kid fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Culture keeps the fight on the outside.
Culture keeps the fight on the outside.
Kid moves in looking to clinch but Culture pushes him off.
Kid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid forces Culture back against the cage and clinches.
Kid missing with knees to the body.
Culture keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kid's efforts to push away.
Culture on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Culture managing to block the knees to the body from Kid.
Culture prevents Kid from breaking the clinch.
Culture wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kid has him pressed against the cage.
Kid misses with a knee strike.
Culture jumps guard but Kid stands there with Culture around his waist. Culture gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kid has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Culture has Kid pressed against the cage, preventing Kid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kid throws an elbow but misses.
Kid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kid taking a breather.
Kid looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kid tries to circle away but Culture has him pinned against the cage.
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.
Kid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Culture tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kid throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Culture tries to pull guard but Kid holds him up against the cage and eventually Culture drops back down to his feet.
Kid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Culture is trying to drag Kid to the mat but Kid just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kid looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Culture tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kid avoids it.
Kid wants to get back to striking at distance but Culture won't allow it.
Culture fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Culture jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kid walks away with a smile on his face. Culture gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Culture swats away the attempt to clinch by Kid.
Kid delivers a nice body kick.
Culture keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karate Kid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaoklai Culture's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kid tries to clinch there but Culture circles away.
Kid is looking to clinch but Culture is avoiding it.
Kid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kid doesn't manage to clinch there - Culture circles away.
Culture closes the distance and clinches up with Kid, looking for a takedown. Culture pushes Kid against the cage but Kid circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Culture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kid tries to clinch there but Culture circles away.
Culture misses with a body shot.
Culture is looking to clinch but Kid is avoiding it.
Kid looks to clinch
and Culture moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid is pressed up against the cage. Culture has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kid down to the mat. Kid avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kid wants to clinch but Culture slips to the side
and Culture holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Culture takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Culture wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kid has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Culture on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Culture blocks an elbow strike.
Culture can't get the takedown.
Karate Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaoklai Culture.
Kid tries to break the clinch but Culture is controlling the position.
Kid trying to stall but Culture improves his position.
Kid breaks from the clinch.
Kid tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Culture counters by clinching up.
Kid has had enough of the clinch but Culture keeps him there for the moment.
Kid trying to land knees to the body.
Culture misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Culture managing to block the knees to the body from Kid.
Culture escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kid tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Culture counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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.
Kid tries to circle away but Culture has him pinned against the cage.
Kid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Culture is defending well for now.
Kid is trying to break the clinch but Culture is controlling him.
Kid stops a takedown attempt from Culture.
Kid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Culture blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kid tries to break the clinch but Culture is controlling the position.
Culture keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kid's efforts to push away.
Culture tries to pull guard but Kid won't allow it.
Kid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Culture.
Kid is trying to break the clinch but Culture has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kid.
Culture tries to pull guard but Kid won't allow it.
Culture fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Culture tries to break free but Kid pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kid.
Kid stops a takedown attempt from Culture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kid manages to break the clinch.
Kid closes the distance looking to clinch
and Culture moves into the clinch.
Kid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Culture's face.
Kid is looking to break free of the clinch but Culture has double underhooks.
Kid is trying to maintain a safe position but Culture gets an underhook and turns Kid into the cage.
Kid working Culture over with knees to the body.
Karate Kid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kid tries to break the clinch but Culture is controlling the position.
Kid tries to land a knee to the head but Culture blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Culture blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Culture is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kid is keeping busy.
Kid looking to throw knees to the head but Culture is blocking nicely.
Kid tries to stall but Culture uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Kid wants to get back to striking at distance but Culture won't allow it.
Kid wants to break the clinch but can't.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Culture is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kid pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Culture is defending well for now.
Culture tries to throw a body punch but Kid avoids it by throwing Culture back against the cage.
Culture stalling in the clinch.
Kid lands a knee to the head.
Kid misses with a knee strike.
Kid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Culture jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kid walks away with a smile on his face. Culture gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kid is looking to clinch.
Kid is looking to clinch but Culture is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karate Kid showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kid 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karate Kid!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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