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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurokawa Kenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Pritchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pritchard has chosen English Blood, Irish Heart - By Morrissey as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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198 lbs
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191 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurokawa Kenji!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randal Pritchard!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Pritchard lands.
It looks like Kurokawa Kenji has been cut.
Kenji connects with a body shot.
Kenji throws a series of punches but Pritchard avoids them all with ease.
Pritchard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pritchard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kenji. Kenji obviously looking to wear him down.
Pritchard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kenji can pounce on him.
Kenji misses with a low kick as Pritchard jumps back.
Kenji misses with a looping right.
Kenji throws a head kick that misses.
Pritchard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kenji slips under a jab from Pritchard.
Kenji just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenji connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kurokawa Kenji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pritchard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenji.
Kenji cracks a nice hook into Pritchard's ribs.
Kenji comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pritchard looks gassed!
Kenji takes a swing at Pritchard's ribcage but misses.
Kenji ducks under a wild hook from Pritchard.
Kenji fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kenji is looking to wear down Pritchard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pritchard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kenji can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenji gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kenji works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kenji struggles to land a body shot inside as Pritchard controls his hands.
Pritchard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pritchard prevents a body shot from Kenji.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenji struggles to land a body shot inside as Pritchard controls his hands.
Kenji lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kenji goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kenji misses with a body punch.
Kenji misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kenji.
Kenji tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pritchard's elbow.
Kenji misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pritchard misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenji letting Pritchard take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenji tries to work over Pritchard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kenji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pritchard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kenji fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pritchard struggles to land a body shot inside as Kenji controls his hands.
Kenji swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenji lands a body punch.
Kenji cracks Pritchard with a nice body shot.
Kenji lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pritchard backwards.
Kenji lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenji tries a body shot but Pritchard blocks it.
Kenji tries to throw a body punch but Pritchard avoids it by throwing Kenji back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pritchard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pritchard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenji tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pritchard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kenji misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kenji tries a body shot but Pritchard blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pritchard lands with a short shot to the head.
Kenji tries to throw a body punch but Pritchard avoids it by throwing Kenji back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurokawa Kenji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kenji connects with a body shot that sends Pritchard's belly button to the back.
Kenji looks to land a left hand but Pritchard moved out of range nicely.
Pritchard misses with a looping right.
Pritchard misses with a wild body shot.
Kenji with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kenji.
Kenji tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pritchard is able to avoid easily.
A head kick misses from Kenji.
Kenji gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kenji blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kenji misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pritchard pushes off an throws an elbow but Kenji leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenji misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pritchard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pritchard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kenji struggles to land a body shot inside as Pritchard controls his hands.
Kenji misses with a punch to the body.
Kenji tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pritchard lands an elbow just above Kenji 's eye.
Pritchard taking a breather.
Kenji pushes Pritchard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenji misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kenji.
Pritchard blocks an uppercut.
Kenji misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenji tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kenji misses with a body punch.
Kenji misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenji stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenji tries a body shot but Pritchard blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard blocks an uppercut.
Kenji tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kenji misses with a body punch.
Kenji scores with a hook to the body.
Kenji misses with a punch to the body.
Kenji lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pritchard.
Kenji tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kenji working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pritchard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kenji misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenji tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pritchard has Kenji pushed against the cage.
Kurokawa Kenji has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kenji misses with the head strike.
Pritchard takes a shot to the head.
Kenji fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kenji lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenji blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenji softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kenji lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pritchard misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurokawa Kenji dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pritchard 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.
Kenji chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kenji throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kenji is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pritchard can do to turn this around?
A solid leg kick lands there for Kenji.
Pritchard throws a hook but Kenji blocks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pritchard.
Pritchard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kenji throws the kick towards the body but Pritchard avoids it.
Kenji lands a jab to Pritchard's midsection.
Kenji lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pritchard misses the jab.
Pritchard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kenji takes a swing at Pritchard's ribcage but misses.
Pritchard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pritchard throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Kenji.
Kenji throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kenji lands a big head kick that sends Pritchard tumbling to the mat! Kenji takes a step backwards and waves Pritchard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pritchard is rocked!
It looks like Randal Pritchard has been cut.
Kenji looks to land a left hand but Pritchard moved out of range nicely.
Pritchard is still on wobbly legs! Can Kenji finish him?
Kurokawa Kenji is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Kenji misses.
Kenji throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Pritchard crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kurokawa Kenji!
Kurokawa Kenji retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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