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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oda Hattori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jun Kawasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jun Kawasaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 cm
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182 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oda Hattori! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Kawasaki! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hattori swats away the attempt to clinch by Kawasaki. Hattori misses with a kick to the body.
Kawasaki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Kawasaki forces Hattori back against the cage and clinches. Kawasaki keeps control of Hattori as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Kawasaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hattori takes a knee to the side of the body. Hattori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Kawasaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Hattori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Hattori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kawasaki connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kawasaki.
Hattori is breathing heavily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kawasaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hattori's face.
Kawasaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hattori in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kawasaki obliges. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kawasaki obliges. Hattori is trying to break the clinch but Kawasaki has him pressed against the cage. Kawasaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kawasaki obliges. A nice left hand lands by Kawasaki.
Kawasaki lands a knee to the body.
Kawasaki connects with a knee to the head.
Kawasaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kawasaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hattori's face.
Kawasaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kawasaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Kawasaki landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kawasaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hattori lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Kawasaki connects with a knee to the head.
Hattori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Hattori tries to land a knee to the head but Kawasaki blocks with his arms.
A hook to the body from Kawasaki.
Good body shot from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kawasaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Kawasaki lands a nice knee to the body. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kawasaki obliges. Kawasaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Kawasaki lands a knee to the head.
Hattori is trying to break free. Kawasaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kawasaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Hattori's face as he tries to break the clinch. Kawasaki landing knees to the body.
Kawasaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kawasaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hattori wants to break free but Kawasaki has control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kawasaki prevents Hattori from breaking the clinch. A knee to the head by Kawasaki.
Hattori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kawasaki looking to throw knees to the head but Hattori is blocking nicely.
Hattori is looking to break free of the clinch but Kawasaki has double underhooks. Kawasaki tries to land a knee to the head but Hattori blocks with his arms.
Hattori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Kawasaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hattori.
Kawasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hattori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kawasaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hattori is trying to break free. Hattori tries to break the clinch but Kawasaki is controlling the position. Hattori tries to land a knee to the head but Kawasaki blocks with his arms.
Kawasaki lands a knee to the head.
Kawasaki crunches a lovely knee into Hattori's ribcage. Hattori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Kawasaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hattori tries to circle away but Kawasaki has him pinned against the cage. Kawasaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Hattori avoids the damage to the body. Hattori wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Hattori managing to block the knees to the body from Kawasaki.
Hattori is trying to break the clinch but Kawasaki is controlling him. Hattori is looking to break free of the clinch but Kawasaki has double underhooks. Hattori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Kawasaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Hattori tries to work over Kawasaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kawasaki is working Hattori over against the cage. Hattori is looking to break free of the clinch but Kawasaki has double underhooks. A knee to the head by Kawasaki.
Kawasaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Hattori is trying to break the clinch but Kawasaki has him pressed against the cage. Kawasaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hattori is trying to force a seperation but Kawasaki has the dominant position. Hattori has had enough of the clinch but Kawasaki keeps him there for the moment. Hattori wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Kawasaki lands a knee to the body.
Kawasaki connects with a knee to the head.
Hattori working hard to break the clinch. Kawasaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hattori's face.
Hattori wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Kawasaki with a knee to the head.
Hattori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Kawasaki misses with a knee strike.
Kawasaki keeps control of Hattori as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Hattori has had enough of the clinch but Kawasaki keeps him there for the moment. Kawasaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kawasaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hattori avoiding damage as Kawasaki throws knees to the body.
Kawasaki looking to throw knees to the head but Hattori is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hattori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hattori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hattori is looking to break free of the clinch but Kawasaki has double underhooks. Kawasaki trying to land knees to the body.
Kawasaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hattori's efforts to push away. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kawasaki misses with a hook from the clinch. Hattori managing to block the knees to the body from Kawasaki.
Hattori wants to break free but Kawasaki has control.
Kawasaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hattori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Kawasaki scores with a knee to the head.
Hattori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hattori wants to break free but Kawasaki has control.
Kawasaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hattori's elbow. Kawasaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kawasaki tries to land a knee to the head but Hattori blocks with his arms.
Hattori has had enough of the clinch but Kawasaki keeps him there for the moment. Hattori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kawasaki looking to throw knees to the head but Hattori is blocking nicely.
Hattori looking to throw knees to the head but Kawasaki is blocking nicely.
Hattori is trying to break the clinch but Kawasaki is controlling him. Hattori avoiding damage as Kawasaki throws knees to the body.
Hattori is trying to break the clinch but Kawasaki is controlling him. Kawasaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hattori blocks it with crossed arms. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Kawasaki dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kawasaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Kawasaki closes the distance and clinches. Kawasaki scores with a knee to the head.
Kawasaki scores with a hook to the body. A right hook to the body lands for Kawasaki.
Kawasaki lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kawasaki.
Kawasaki crunches a lovely knee into Hattori's ribcage. Kawasaki scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kawasaki.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kawasaki.
Hattori takes a knee to the side of the body. Hattori tries to break the clinch but Kawasaki is controlling the position. Kawasaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hattori lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kawasaki landing knees to the head.
Kawasaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hattori is defending well for now. Kawasaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kawasaki misses with a body punch.
Hattori tries to circle away but Kawasaki has him pinned against the cage. Hattori takes a knee to the side of the body. Hattori misses with the head strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Kawasaki tries to land a knee to the head but Hattori blocks with his arms.
Hattori struggles to land a body shot inside as Kawasaki controls his hands.
Kawasaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kawasaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hattori.
Hattori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Kawasaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Kawasaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Kawasaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hattori wants to break free but Kawasaki has control.
Kawasaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hattori is defending well for now. Hattori tries to break free but Kawasaki pushes him back against the cage. Kawasaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hattori avoids it. Hattori wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kawasaki has Hattori pressed against the cage, preventing Hattori from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Hattori tries to break the clinch but Kawasaki is controlling the position. Hattori wants to get back to striking at distance but Kawasaki won't allow it.
Kawasaki scores with a knee to the head.
Hattori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Kawasaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Kawasaki misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Hattori's face as he tries to break the clinch. Hattori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Kawasaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jun Kawasaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Hattori avoiding damage as Kawasaki throws knees to the body.
Kawasaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hattori is trying to push Kawasaki away but Kawasaki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Kawasaki missing with knees to the body.
Hattori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kawasaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hattori is defending well for now. Hattori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Hattori tries to break free but Kawasaki pushes him back against the cage. Kawasaki misses with a knee strike.
Kawasaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hattori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hattori tries to break free but Kawasaki pushes him back against the cage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hattori wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hattori has had enough of the clinch but Kawasaki keeps him there for the moment. Kawasaki misses with a knee strike.
Hattori avoiding damage as Kawasaki throws knees to the body.
Hattori tries to circle away but Kawasaki has him pinned against the cage. Kawasaki misses with a knee to the head. Hattori wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kawasaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hattori in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Hattori misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawasaki missing with knees to the body.
Hattori working hard to break the clinch. Kawasaki prevents Hattori from breaking the clinch. Kawasaki prevents Hattori from breaking the clinch. Hattori wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Kawasaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hattori.
Hattori managing to block the knees to the body from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kawasaki keeps control of Hattori as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Hattori wants to get back to striking at distance but Kawasaki won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hattori misses with some punches.
Hattori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hattori tries to break the clinch but Kawasaki is controlling the position. Kawasaki crunches a lovely knee into Hattori's ribcage. Kawasaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hattori's efforts to push away. Kawasaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Hattori can't break the clinch.
Kawasaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Nice body punch from Kawasaki - that landed with a thud.
Kawasaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hattori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Kawasaki lands a knee to the head.
Hattori wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kawasaki misses with a knee to the head. Hattori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Kawasaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hattori's face.
Hattori managing to block the knees to the body from Kawasaki.
Hattori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Hattori wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kawasaki has him pressed against the cage. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kawasaki as Hattori tries to tie him up. Kawasaki avoids the elbow strike from Hattori, against the cage.
Kawasaki is working Hattori over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kawasaki tries to land a knee to the head but Hattori blocks with his arms.
Kawasaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hattori avoiding damage as Kawasaki throws knees to the body.
Hattori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Kawasaki landing knees to the body.
Hattori wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Hattori wants to get back to striking at distance but Kawasaki won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hattori is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Hattori is trying to break the clinch but Kawasaki has him pressed against the cage. Hattori takes a knee to the side of the body. Kawasaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kawasaki trying to land knees to the body.
Hattori wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kawasaki has him pressed against the cage. Hattori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Hattori is trying to break free. Kawasaki landing knees to the head.
Kawasaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hattori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hattori is trying to maintain a safe position but Kawasaki gets an underhook and turns Hattori into the cage. Hattori wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kawasaki has him pressed against the cage. Kawasaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Hattori is trying to break the clinch but Kawasaki has him pressed against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Kawasaki 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! This is the final round!
Kawasaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hattori sees it coming and avoids it easily. Hattori throws a head kick that misses. Hattori keeps the fight on the outside. Kawasaki misses with a hook. Jun Kawasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kawasaki tries to clinch but Hattori is having none of it. Kawasaki clinches. Kawasaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kawasaki crunches a lovely knee into Hattori's ribcage. A knee to the head by Kawasaki.
Kawasaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hattori's efforts to push away. Knees in the clinch landing for Kawasaki.
Hattori takes a knee to the side of the body. Kawasaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kawasaki scores with a nice short uppercut. Kawasaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Kawasaki lands a knee to the head.
Kawasaki lands a shoulder strike. Hattori tries to break free but Kawasaki pushes him back against the cage. Both fighters are breathing heavily. 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! Hattori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kawasaki.
A frustrated look appears on Hattori's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice body punch from Kawasaki. Kawasaki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kawasaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Kawasaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Hattori. Hattori is trying to push Kawasaki away but Kawasaki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Kawasaki connects with a knee to the head.
Hattori wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Kawasaki missing with knees to the body.
Hattori working hard to break the clinch. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kawasaki obliges. Kawasaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Kawasaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hattori is trying to break the clinch but Kawasaki is controlling him. Kawasaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kawasaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hattori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hattori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kawasaki connects with a knee to the head.
Hattori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Kawasaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hattori.
Kawasaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A frustrated look appears on Hattori's face as he tries to break the clinch. Kawasaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hattori's efforts to push away. Kawasaki landing knees to the head.
Oda Hattori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hattori is trying to break free. Hattori wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Kawasaki gets through Hattori's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Kawasaki missing with knees to the body.
Hattori is trying to break the clinch but Kawasaki is controlling him. Kawasaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kawasaki keeps control of Hattori as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Kawasaki misses with a knee to the head. Hattori tries to circle away but Kawasaki has him pinned against the cage. Hattori wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Hattori wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kawasaki has him pressed against the cage. Kawasaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Hattori's face as he tries to break the clinch. Knees in the clinch landing for Kawasaki.
Kawasaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hattori blocks it with crossed arms. Hattori tries to circle away but Kawasaki has him pinned against the cage. Hattori wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kawasaki has him pressed against the cage. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kawasaki. Kawasaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Hattori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Hattori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Hattori is trying to push Kawasaki away but Kawasaki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Kawasaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hattori is looking to break free of the clinch but Kawasaki has double underhooks. Kawasaki misses with a body punch.
Hattori tries to break free but Kawasaki pushes him back against the cage. Hattori avoiding damage as Kawasaki throws knees to the body.
Kawasaki scores with a shot to the side of Hattori's head. Kawasaki missing with knees to the body.
Hattori wants to break free but Kawasaki has control.
Hattori wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Kawasaki lands a nice knee to the body. Kawasaki misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kawasaki. Kawasaki landing knees to the head.
Hattori avoiding damage as Kawasaki throws knees to the body.
Hattori wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hattori tries to land a knee to the head but Kawasaki blocks with his arms.
Kawasaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Hattori has had enough of the clinch but Kawasaki keeps him there for the moment. Hattori tries to break the clinch but Kawasaki is controlling the position. Kawasaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Hattori avoids the damage to the body. Hattori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Hattori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Kawasaki lands with a light punch inside. Kawasaki missing with knees to the body.
Kawasaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hattori's elbow. Kawasaki looking to throw knees to the head but Hattori is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hattori working hard to break the clinch. Hattori tries to circle away but Kawasaki has him pinned against the cage. Kawasaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Hattori avoids the damage to the body. Hattori has had enough of the clinch but Kawasaki keeps him there for the moment. Kawasaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hattori is defending well for now. This has been an exciting period of action! Kawasaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hattori avoids it. Kawasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hattori avoiding damage as Kawasaki throws knees to the body.
Kawasaki has Hattori pressed against the cage, preventing Hattori from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Hattori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kawasaki is defending well for now. Hattori is trying to force a seperation but Kawasaki has the dominant position. Hattori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Good body shot from Kawasaki.
Hattori tries to circle away but Kawasaki has him pinned against the cage. Kawasaki missing with knees to the body.
Kawasaki lands a shoulder strike. Hattori has had enough of the clinch but Kawasaki keeps him there for the moment. Hattori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hattori scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kawasaki doesn't seem bothered though. Kawasaki has closed the distance and engaged Hattori in a clinch.
Hattori managing to block the knees to the body from Kawasaki.
Jun Kawasaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Hattori tries to circle away but Kawasaki has him pinned against the cage. Kawasaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hattori.
And that's the end of the fight! Jun Kawasaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Kawasaki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jun Kawasaki! Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jun Kawasaki! Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jun Kawasaki!
Jun Kawasaki wins by unanimous decision!
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