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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Faulkner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshiro Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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224 lbs
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187 cm
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217 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Faulkner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshiro Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faulkner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faulkner throws a push kick but Yamada slaps the foot to one side.
Faulkner throws a sloppy head kick
and Yamada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yamada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faulkner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice jab there from Yamada.
A head kick by Faulkner misses
and Yamada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Yamada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Yamada.
Yamada throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faulkner counters with a straight right hand.
Faulkner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yamada. That did some damage!
Yamada misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faulkner scores with a body shot.
Yamada misses with a combination
and Faulkner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Faulkner scores with a decent looking hook.
A left and a right from Yamada both land. Nice combination.
Faulkner misses the shot to the body.
Faulkner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Faulkner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Randy Faulkner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Faulkner.
Yamada displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamada misses with a straight right.
Yamada throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Yamada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamada tries to bum rush Faulkner with a series of wild strikes but Faulkner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yamada throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faulkner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yamada looks gassed!
Yamada falls off balance throwing a combination
and Faulkner counters with a three punch combo that has Yamada backing up. Yamada nods at Faulkner to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulkner punishes Yamada's body with a nice straight punch.
Yamada has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Faulkner finds it's way round the side to connect with Yamada's head.
Yamada takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Faulkner takes a swing at Yamada's ribcage but misses.
Faulkner tries to score with a low kick but Yamada moves his leg out of the way.
Yamada misses the jab.
Yamada drops his hands momentarily and Faulkner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Faulkner misses with a body punch
and Yamada counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulkner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a double jab.
Yamada takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faulkner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Faulkner is looking to slow Yamada down with leg kicks.
Faulkner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yamada connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Faulkner's hands.
Yamada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Faulkner slips a jab and a cross from Yamada.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yamada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Faulkner.
Yamada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yamada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faulkner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yamada has time to react.
Yamada throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faulkner counters with an outside leg kick.
Yamada misses the jab.
Yamada has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yamada there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Kenshiro Yamada has been cut.
Yamada misses with a series of wild punches.
Faulkner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yamada swinging wildly here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Faulkner scores with a nice body kick.
Faulkner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faulkner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yamada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Faulkner scores with a hook to the body. Yamada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Faulkner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Faulkner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Faulkner lands a right hook to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Faulkner throws a head kick that misses.
Yamada is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yamada is rocked!
Faulkner works the jab nicely.
Yamada is still on wobbly legs! Can Faulkner finish him?
Nice shot lands for Faulkner.
Yamada walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Yamada limp body while Faulkner jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy Faulkner!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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