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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sho Kazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knuckles has chosen St. Anger-Metallica as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sho Kazuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kazuki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knuckles swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kazuki throws a leg kick but Knuckles checks it.
Knuckles lands with a slapping head kick.
Crunch! Kazuki slams his shin into Knuckles's torso.
Kazuki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice cross by Kazuki.
Kazuki scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Knuckles.
Knuckles throws a right and a left that Kazuki avoids nicely.
Knuckles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knuckles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kazuki looks to throw the jab but Knuckles is out of range.
Knuckles avoids the body shot from Kazuki.
Knuckles takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johnny Knuckles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Knuckles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kazuki scoring well with a low kick there.
Knuckles scores with the left hand. Kazuki knows he should have avoided that one.
Kazuki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knuckles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kazuki.
Knuckles lands a nice looking body shot.
Knuckles fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kazuki checks it well.
Kazuki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kazuki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knuckles looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knuckles looks gassed!
Knuckles walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kazuki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Knuckles misses with a wild combination.
Kazuki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kazuki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knuckles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kazuki lands a jab to Knuckles's midsection.
Kazuki connects with an inside leg kick.
Kazuki lands a leg kick that knocks Knuckles off balance momentarily.
Kazuki is looking to wear down Knuckles with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Knuckles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kazuki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knuckles at a distance.
A jab from Kazuki finds it's way through Knuckles's defenses.
Kazuki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuki scores with a hook to the body. Knuckles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kazuki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kazuki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kazuki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knuckles gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kazuki.
Knuckles misses with the body kick
and Kazuki counters with a low kick, right behind Knuckles 's knee.
Knuckles takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kazuki lands with a kick to the ribs.
Knuckles has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kazuki.
Knuckles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab lands there for Kazuki.
Kazuki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knuckles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kazuki throws a right hand that Knuckles ducks under and follows up with a left that Knuckles also avoids with ease.
Kazuki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knuckles throws a head kick that misses
and Kazuki moves into the clinch.
Kazuki throws a head punch that misses.
Kazuki lands with a right to the head.
Kazuki struggles to land a body shot inside as Knuckles controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles manages to break the clinch.
Knuckles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kazuki lunges at Knuckles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knuckles's hand.
Kazuki tries to clinch up but Knuckles circles away and keeps his distance.
Kazuki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Knuckles thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Knuckles crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kazuki - the referee stops the clock and Knuckles gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kazuki. Knuckles manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kazuki digs a good body shot into Knuckles's ribs.
Kazuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Kazuki lands a jab to Knuckles's midsection.
Kazuki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kazuki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kazuki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kazuki. Knuckles shrugs it off though.
Kazuki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kazuki lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knuckles on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kazuki connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazuki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kazuki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knuckles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kazuki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kazuki.
Kazuki throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Kazuki.
Knuckles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kazuki throws a head kick but Knuckles moves out of range.
Knuckles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kazuki.
Kazuki lands a right hook to the body.
Kazuki throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kazuki.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kazuki jabs Knuckles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That kick from Kazuki tenderised Knuckles's leg. Knuckles is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kazuki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knuckles. That did some damage!
Kazuki stalks Knuckles and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knuckles's face. Knuckles staggers backwards, shaken.
Kazuki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Kazuki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kazuki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Knuckles will feel that in the morning.
Knuckles walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kazuki misses with a low kick.
Kazuki thows a body shot but no joy.
Kazuki thuds his shin into the meat of Knuckles's side.
Knuckles throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Knuckles throws a series of punches but Kazuki avoids them all with ease.
Knuckles lands a leg kick that knocks Kazuki off balance momentarily.
Knuckles throws a right and a left that Kazuki avoids nicely.
Kazuki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Knuckles throws a shot from downtown. Kazuki moves away and avoids it.
Knuckles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kazuki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kazuki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knuckles can do to turn this around?
Knuckles is breathing heavily.
Knuckles looks to land a body kick but Kazuki moved away.
A right-left combo lands from Kazuki.
Kazuki throws a body punch but Knuckles moves out of range.
Knuckles throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kazuki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazuki is just out of range.
Knuckles tries a head kick but it misses.
Kazuki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A leg kick checked by Kazuki.
Knuckles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kazuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knuckles misses with a few strikes there.
Knuckles shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kazuki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kazuki wants to clinch.
Knuckles jabs at Kazuki's body.
Knuckles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kazuki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sho Kazuki is winning the standup battle so far.
Knuckles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kazuki.
Knuckles attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Knuckles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kazuki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Kazuki. That snapped Knuckles's head back.
Kazuki works Knuckles's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Knuckles.
Knuckles looks to land a right hand but Kazuki moved out of range.
Kazuki lands a slapping body shot.
Kazuki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knuckles throws a leg kick but Kazuki moved away.
Kazuki connects with a single shot there.
Knuckles moves out of range of the body kick from Kazuki.
Knuckles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kazuki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knuckles.
Knuckles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kazuki dips to his left and cracks Knuckles with an uppercut!
Kazuki avoids the body shot from Knuckles.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knuckles throws a sloppy head kick and Kazuki moves out of range easily.
Kazuki tries to clinch but Knuckles moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Knuckles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuki slips under a jab from Knuckles.
Knuckles avoids the body shot from Kazuki.
Kazuki tries to clinch there but Knuckles circles away.
A shot to the liver by Kazuki. Beautiful body shot.
Knuckles swings for the body but Kazuki moves out of range.
Knuckles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left and a right from Kazuki both land. Nice combination.
Knuckles fails to land with a series of punches.
Kazuki scores with a three punch combo!
Kazuki scores with a shot to the body.
Kazuki lands a leg kick that knocks Knuckles off balance momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kazuki.
Kazuki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knuckles throws out the jab.
Kazuki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knuckles misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Knuckles.
Knuckles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kazuki.
Kazuki connects with a solid leg kick.
Knuckles misses with a body punch
and Kazuki counters with a stiff right hand.
Knuckles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazuki manages to avoid it.
Kazuki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kazuki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Knuckles throws a lazy head kick
and Kazuki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Knuckles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knuckles's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knuckles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knuckles walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kazuki.
Kazuki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kazuki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knuckles throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Knuckles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kazuki throws a right hand that Knuckles ducks under and follows up with a left that Knuckles also avoids with ease.
Kazuki slips a straight right by Knuckles.
Kazuki explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kazuki blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Kazuki dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kazuki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knuckles can pounce on him.
Kazuki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knuckles.
Knuckles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kazuki scores with a spinning back kick!
Kazuki misses with a left hand
and Knuckles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kazuki looks to land a body kick but Knuckles moved away.
Kazuki moves away from the strike by Knuckles.
Kazuki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knuckles throws a head kick that Kazuki semi-blocks.
Knuckles takes a swing at Kazuki's ribcage but misses.
Knuckles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knuckles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kazuki. Kazuki obviously looking to wear him down.
Knuckles misses with a body kick.
Kazuki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knuckles's sensitive parts.
Knuckles gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knuckles on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Knuckles misses its intended target.
Kazuki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knuckles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kazuki takes a swing at Knuckles's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knuckles.
Knuckles gets tackled into the cage by Kazuki. Kazuki maintains the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kazuki.
Kazuki lands with a left to the head.
Kazuki lands an uppercut.
Kazuki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kazuki for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A short uppercut from Kazuki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Kazuki.
Kazuki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knuckles's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kazuki.
Kazuki misses with a body punch.
Kazuki lands a left hand.
Kazuki avoiding damage.
Knuckles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kazuki lands with a kick to the ribs.
Knuckles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kazuki at a distance.
Knuckles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knuckles misses with a head kick.
Kazuki misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kazuki looks to land a combination but Knuckles avoids it well.
Knuckles tries a head kick but it misses.
Kazuki tries to move into range but Knuckles moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Knuckles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kazuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Kazuki.
Knuckles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kazuki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sho Kazuki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kazuki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knuckles tries to bum rush Kazuki with a series of wild strikes but Kazuki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kazuki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knuckles.
Knuckles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kazuki moves away.
Knuckles misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kazuki counters with a right hand to the body.
Kazuki cracks Knuckles with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knuckles keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kazuki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kazuki looks for the body kick but Knuckles saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A combination from Kazuki does no damage.
Kazuki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knuckles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kazuki moves out of range as Knuckles strikes.
Kazuki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knuckles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knuckles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knuckles throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Knuckles misses.
Kazuki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kazuki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knuckles takes one to the chin there.
Johnny Knuckles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazuki connects with an inside leg kick.
Knuckles throws the kick towards the body but Kazuki avoids it.
Nice body punch from Kazuki.
Knuckles digs a good hook to Kazuki's body.
Kazuki lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sho Kazuki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kazuki 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sho Kazuki!
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