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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Kuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Kuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Do!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do scores with a nice strike.
Do closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kuraba to the mat! Kuraba manages to get full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kuraba keeping moving, preventing Do from controlling successfully.
Kuraba wants to get back to his feet but Do is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kuraba being controlled here, momentarily.
Kuraba pushes Do off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kuraba misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuraba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Do.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kuraba.
Kuraba misses with a hook.
Do blocks a jab.
Kuraba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kuraba throws a right hand that Do ducks under and follows up with a left that Do also avoids with ease.
Do moves away from the strike by Kuraba.
Kuraba scores with a hook to the body. Do takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kuraba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Do counters with a head kick.
Kuraba lands a jab to Do's midsection.
Kuraba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kuraba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do blocks a low kick nicely.
Do moves into the clinch successfully.
Do tries to throw a body punch but Kuraba avoids it by throwing Do back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do tries to work over Kuraba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Do creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Do misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuraba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuraba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kuraba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Do digs a right hand underneath Kuraba's ribcage. Kuraba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Do dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Do misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Do.
Do throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Do lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do can't find room to land a body shot as Kuraba controls the action.
A short right from Do on the inside.
Kuraba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kuraba prevents a body shot from Do.
Do digs a right hand underneath Kuraba's ribcage. Kuraba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuraba blocks a body shot from Do.
Do prevents Kuraba from breaking the clinch.
Kuraba is looking to break free of the clinch but Do has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Do.
Do tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuraba's elbow.
Do working aggressively here.
Do tries to throw a body punch but Kuraba avoids it by throwing Do back against the cage.
Do misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuraba tries to circle away but Do has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do is stalling here.
The crowd are getting on Do's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Do misses with a hook to the ribs.
Do effectively controlling the action here.
Do can't find room to land a body shot as Kuraba controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Do.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do digs a right hand into Kuraba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kuraba's gas tank.
Do tries to throw a body punch but Kuraba avoids it by throwing Do back against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Do tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuraba blocks a body shot from Do.
Do struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuraba controls his hands.
Do goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuraba tries to break the clinch but Do is controlling the position.
Do lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuraba backwards.
It looks like Kenji Kuraba has been cut.
Do lands a nice shot to the body.
Do gets through Kuraba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kuraba blocks a body shot from Do.
Do goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuraba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Do breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuraba misses with a double jab.
Kuraba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Do's head.
Do throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Do. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Kuraba. That snapped Do's head back.
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!
Do tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuraba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Do scoring well with a low kick there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kuraba.
Do pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuraba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Do throws a leg kick but Kuraba moved away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kuraba, as that shot connected.
Kuraba misses with a body kick.
Kuraba misses with a two punch combination.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Do stuns Kuraba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Do misses with a body shot.
Kuraba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Do throws a head kick that misses.
Kuraba is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Kuraba.
Kuraba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuraba throws a looping overhand right but Do ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Do misses the target.
Do throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kenji Kuraba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Do misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Kuraba misses.
A head kick misses from Do.
Do checks a leg kick.
Kuraba looks to throw the jab but Do is out of range.
Kuraba ducks under a wild hook from Do.
Do dodges the punch combination from Kuraba.
Kuraba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Do's head.
Kuraba ducks right into an uppercut from Do.
Kuraba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuraba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Do slips under a jab from Kuraba.
Do fails to land the takedown.
Kuraba avoids the head kick by Do.
Kuraba connects with a body shot.
Kuraba throws a wild body kick that Do sees coming a mile off.
Do stalks Kuraba and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kuraba's face. Kuraba staggers backwards, shaken.
Kuraba throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do clinches.
Kuraba is trying to force a seperation but Do has the dominant position.
Do can't find room to land a body shot as Kuraba controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Do dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenji Kuraba's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kuraba blocks a head kick by Do.
Do throws a hook but Kuraba blocks it.
Do throws a shot from downtown. Kuraba moves away and avoids it.
Kuraba tests Do's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Do.
Kuraba lands a really nice looking cross but Do seems unphased.
Kuraba tests Do's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Do misses with a body shot
and Kuraba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Do is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Kuraba misses
and Do counters with a series of strikes. Kuraba will be more careful next time no doubt.
Do keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuraba.
Do scores with a nice strike.
Kuraba misses the jab.
Kenji Kuraba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuraba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuraba moves away from the strike by Do.
Kuraba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Do steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuraba.
Do is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuraba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Do has a takedown stuffed.
Kuraba moves out of range as Do strikes.
Do throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Do misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba throws out a leg kick but Do moves out of range and Kuraba only half commits.
Do fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kuraba lands a jab to Do's midsection.
Do is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Do. Kuraba does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Kuraba lands an impressive looking overhand right. Do doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick misses from Kuraba.
A head kick misses from Kuraba.
Do misses with a hook.
Kuraba keeps the fight on the outside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuraba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kuraba throws a leg kick but Do sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab by Do.
Kuraba's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kuraba duly obliges.
Kuraba misses with a double jab
and Do counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Do throws the left hand but Kuraba avoids the punch easily.
Kuraba throws a series of punches but Do avoids them all with ease.
Kuraba misses with a wild combination.
Kuraba fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Kuraba misses.
Kuraba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Do moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do cracks Kuraba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Do misses with a head kick.
Do displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuraba throws out the jab.
Kuraba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kuraba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuraba throws a lazy head kick
so Do counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuraba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Do working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kuraba is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Do is controlling him.
Kuraba keeping moving, preventing Do from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Do might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kuraba kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Do landing with the ground and pound.
Do wants to control from the top but Kuraba keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do thows a big elbow that misses.
Kuraba keeping moving, preventing Do from controlling successfully.
Do has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Billy Do.
Do moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Do.
Do cracks Kuraba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kuraba lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Do scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuraba tries to bum rush Do with a series of wild strikes but Do uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kenji Kuraba is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuraba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Do.
Kenji Kuraba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Do.
Kuraba throws a leg kick but Do sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Do swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Do throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kuraba's head.
Do throws a right hand that Kuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuraba also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuraba. Do does a little dance to reset his feet.
Do is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuraba.
Kuraba thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuraba misses the target.
A big left from Kuraba misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Do as he connects with a hook.
Kuraba stuns Do with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kuraba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kuraba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Do falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kuraba counters with a straight right hand.
Do lands with a kick to the temple. Kuraba shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Do slips a jab and a cross from Kuraba.
Do shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kuraba pinned against the cage. Kuraba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kuraba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuraba throws a hook but Do avoids it easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Do avoids the body shot from Kuraba.
A swing and a miss from Kuraba.
A swing and a miss from Do.
Kuraba lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kuraba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuraba throws a right and a left that Do avoids nicely.
No joy there for Kuraba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Do. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Do.
Do throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuraba.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do slips a straight right by Kuraba.
Do checks the leg kick.
Do misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Billy Do.
I think Do has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Billy Do!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Billy Do!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Billy Do!
Billy Do wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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