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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Cristo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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168 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eiji Kawashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerry Cristo!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawashima misses the shot to the body.
Cristo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kawashima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cristo is out of range and Kawashima settles back down.
Kawashima digs a good body shot into Cristo's ribs.
Kawashima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cristo.
Kawashima connects with a body shot.
Kawashima circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kawashima misses with a looping right.
Eiji Kawashima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawashima misses with a straight left.
Cristo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kawashima counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kawashima moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawashima throws a leg kick
and Cristo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cristo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Kawashima.
Kawashima keeps Cristo at a distance using the push kick.
Kawashima is looking to wear down Cristo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cristo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kawashima throws a hook but Cristo blocks it.
Kawashima swats away the attempt to clinch by Cristo.
Kawashima missing with a left hand there. Cristo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kawashima misses with a wild body shot.
Kawashima lunges at Cristo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cristo's hand.
Kawashima throws a low kick but Cristo avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cristo moves in looking to clinch but Kawashima pushes him off.
Kawashima misses with a hook.
Cristo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kawashima throws out a loose jab but Cristo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cristo wants to clinch.
Kawashima throws a hook but Cristo blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cristo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kawashima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kawashima misses with a looping right.
Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kawashima.
Kawashima throws a body kick that misses.
Cristo blocks a jab.
Cristo staying out of range there.
Cristo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kawashima.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kawashima manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cristo slips a jab and a cross from Kawashima.
Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kawashima paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kawashima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kawashima pushes Cristo up against the cage in a clinch.
Kawashima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawashima motions for Cristo to come forward. Kawashima throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kawashima throws a hook but Cristo avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawashima closes the distance and clinches.
Kawashima is trying to break the clinch but Cristo has him pressed against the cage.
Kawashima has had enough of the clinch but Cristo keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eiji Kawashima dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cristo wants to clinch
and Kawashima counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cristo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kawashima.
A low kick from Kawashima misses
and Cristo counters by moving into the clinch.
Cristo wants to break free but Kawashima has control.
Kawashima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawashima throws an overhand right that lands on Cristo's shoulder, as Cristo tries to avoid the shot.
Kawashima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cristo wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristo moves away from the strike by Kawashima.
Cristo wants to clinch up but Kawashima keeps it at a distance.
Cristo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kawashima counters with a one-two to the body.
Kawashima 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.
Kawashima throws a series of punches but Cristo moves out of range.
Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kawashima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima cracks Cristo with a good jab.
Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kawashima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kawashima wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kawashima circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kawashima swats away the attempt to clinch by Cristo.
Cristo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kawashima.
Cristo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kawashima throws a shot from downtown. Cristo moves away and avoids it.
Cristo fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristo wants to clinch up but Kawashima keeps it at a distance.
Cristo looks to clinch
and Kawashima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kawashima paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cristo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kawashima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kawashima scores with a decent looking hook.
Cristo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kawashima counters with a stiff right hand.
Kawashima throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cristo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kawashima throws a hook but Cristo avoids it easily.
Kawashima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cristo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kawashima circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kawashima counters with an outside leg kick.
Kawashima misses with a hook. Cristo ducked under it nicely.
Cristo looks to clinch
and Kawashima counters with a leg kick.
Kawashima connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Cristo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawashima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cristo.
Kawashima takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eiji Kawashima dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Kawashima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cristo slips under a jab.
Cristo ducks under a wild hook from Kawashima.
A slow jab from Kawashima misses its intended target.
Kawashima throws an overhand right that lands on Cristo's shoulder, as Cristo tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Kawashima.
Kawashima looks to score with a jab to the body but Cristo is just out of range.
Kawashima throws a body punch but Cristo moves out of range.
Cristo doesn't manage to clinch there - Kawashima circles away.
Cristo slips a straight right by Kawashima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kawashima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kawashima pushes Cristo up against the cage in a clinch.
Kawashima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cristo can do to turn this around?
Kawashima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kawashima lands a two punch combo.
Cristo is rocked!
Kawashima throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cristo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cristo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kawashima finish him?
Cristo moves away from the strike by Kawashima.
Cristo seems to have recovered his senses.
Kawashima swings for the body but Cristo moves out of range.
Cristo wants to clinch but Kawashima slips to the side
and Kawashima counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima throws a shot to the body.
Kawashima smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cristo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kawashima throws out the jab.
Cristo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kawashima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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!
Kawashima throws a looping overhand right but Cristo ducks down to avoid it.
Kawashima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cristo staying out of range there.
Cristo tries to clinch but Kawashima is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cristo.
Cristo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kawashima scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cristo tries to clinch but Kawashima moves out of range.
Kawashima throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cristo counters by clinching up.
Cristo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cristo is trying to push Kawashima away but Kawashima has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cristo can't break the clinch.
Kawashima breaks the clinch.
Cristo blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima closes the distance and pushes Cristo back into the cage.
Cristo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cristo can't break the clinch.
Cristo tries to break free but Kawashima pushes him back against the cage.
Cristo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eiji Kawashima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cristo moves out of range as Kawashima throws a body kick.
Kawashima throws a lazy head kick
and Cristo moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cristo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cristo is trying to break the clinch but Kawashima is controlling him.
Jerry Cristo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kawashima managing to block the knees to the body from Cristo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eiji Kawashima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kawashima, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eiji Kawashima!
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