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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomura Krakakos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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223 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomura Krakakos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Beefheart!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krakakos misses with a wild body shot.
Krakakos throws a low kick, looking for Beefheart's leg but Beefheart calmly moves out of range.
Tomura Krakakos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Krakakos misses.
Beefheart avoids the body shot from Krakakos.
Krakakos tries to clinch but Beefheart moves out of range.
Beefheart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beefheart goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Krakakos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krakakos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Krakakos lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krakakos thows a body shot but no joy.
Krakakos moves out of range of the body kick.
Krakakos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beefheart walks into a straight right hand from Krakakos.
Krakakos scores with a jab to the head.
Krakakos lands with a hook. Beefheart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakakos scores with a jab to the head.
Beefheart avoids the body shot from Krakakos.
Krakakos scores with a jab to the head.
Beefheart walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beefheart throws out a powerful jab.
Beefheart smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Krakakos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beefheart was well out of range. Poor timing from Krakakos.
Krakakos swings for the body but Beefheart moves out of range.
Krakakos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Krakakos avoids the body shot from Beefheart.
Beefheart moves out of range as Krakakos strikes.
A big right from Krakakos misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krakakos misses with a lunging right hand
and Beefheart counters with a leg kick.
Beefheart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krakakos.
Krakakos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krakakos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beefheart does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Beefheart thumps Krakakos with a low kick.
Beefheart scores with a decent looking hook.
Krakakos throws a body punch but Beefheart moves out of range.
Krakakos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slow jab from Beefheart misses its intended target.
A jab from Krakakos misses.
Beefheart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Krakakos under the eye.
Beefheart thows a body kick. Krakakos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beefheart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krakakos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beefheart throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krakakos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beefheart throws out a leg kick but Krakakos moves out of range and Beefheart only half commits.
Beefheart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Krakakos counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krakakos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krakakos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Beefheart makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beefheart buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krakakos is breathing heavily.
Beefheart swings for the body but Krakakos moves out of range.
Krakakos drops his hands momentarily and Beefheart takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beefheart connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krakakos's hands.
Krakakos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Krakakos scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Beefheart lands.
Beefheart scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Beefheart.
Krakakos moves out of range of the body kick from Beefheart.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krakakos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beefheart.
Beefheart defending well as Krakakos loads up on a big left hand.
Krakakos avoids the body shot from Beefheart.
Krakakos just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Krakakos.
Krakakos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beefheart has time to react.
Beefheart swings for the body but Krakakos moves out of range.
Beefheart goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beefheart walks into a stiff left hand from Krakakos.
Krakakos throws a jab but it's blocked by Beefheart.
Beefheart moves out of range as Krakakos strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Beefheart. Krakakos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beefheart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krakakos.
Beefheart takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Captain Beefheart will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beefheart throws a leg kick but Krakakos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Beefheart throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beefheart staying out of range there.
Krakakos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beefheart was well out of range. Poor timing from Krakakos.
Beefheart misses with a body shot.
Krakakos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beefheart finds it's way round the side to connect with Krakakos's head.
Captain Beefheart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krakakos. Beefheart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beefheart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krakakos.
Krakakos cracks a nice hook into Beefheart's ribs.
Captain Beefheart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beefheart just misses with a punch to the body.
A left and a right from Beefheart both land. Nice combination.
Beefheart throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krakakos swings for the body but Beefheart moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Krakakos.
Beefheart scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakakos ducks under a wild hook from Beefheart.
Krakakos misses with an uppercut.
Beefheart does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Krakakos works Beefheart's body with a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Krakakos.
Beefheart tests Krakakos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krakakos throws a poor cross that misses
and Beefheart counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beefheart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beefheart throws a one two combo.
Krakakos looks to throw the jab but Beefheart is out of range.
Krakakos throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beefheart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krakakos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krakakos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beefheart misses with a few strikes there.
Beefheart lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Beefheart throws a leg kick but Krakakos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beefheart tries to land a front kick but Krakakos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Krakakos closes the distance and clinches.
Beefheart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beefheart throws an elbow but misses.
Krakakos blocks a body shot from Beefheart.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beefheart.
Beefheart blocks a body shot from Krakakos.
Krakakos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krakakos lands an uppercut.
Beefheart trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krakakos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krakakos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beefheart backwards.
Beefheart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Krakakos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beefheart or not.
Krakakos is trying to stall.
Krakakos lands a body shot.
Krakakos controlling the action here for a moment.
Beefheart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krakakos's elbow.
Krakakos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krakakos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Krakakos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krakakos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Krakakos tries a body shot but Beefheart blocks it.
Beefheart misses with some punches.
Krakakos scores with a shot to the side of Beefheart's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Beefheart is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krakakos gets through Beefheart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tomura Krakakos will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Krakakos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Beefheart moves away from the strike by Krakakos.
Krakakos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beefheart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krakakos takes a swing at Beefheart's ribcage but misses.
Krakakos clobbers Beefheart with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Beefheart has managed to clinch.
Krakakos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beefheart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krakakos.
Beefheart tries to land knees in the clinch but Krakakos avoids the damage to the body.
Beefheart lands an elbow inside.
Krakakos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beefheart's elbow.
Krakakos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krakakos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Beefheart misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart letting Krakakos take a breather here.
Krakakos trying to control the position but instead, Beefheart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Krakakos into the cage.
Krakakos taking a breather.
Beefheart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krakakos scores with a shot to the side of Beefheart's head.
Tomura Krakakos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Krakakos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Krakakos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beefheart is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beefheart gets through Krakakos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Beefheart.
Beefheart lands an elbow just above Krakakos 's eye.
Krakakos tries to throw a body punch but Beefheart avoids it by throwing Krakakos back against the cage.
Krakakos trying to control the position but instead, Beefheart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Krakakos into the cage.
Beefheart lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beefheart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krakakos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beefheart lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krakakos backwards.
Still in the clinch, Krakakos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beefheart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Tomura Krakakos has been cut.
Krakakos has had enough of the clinch but Beefheart keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart pushes Krakakos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Beefheart.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beefheart is trying to pull guard but Krakakos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Krakakos tries to work over Beefheart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beefheart lands a good knee to the midsection. Krakakos won't want to take too many of those.
Krakakos stalls.
Krakakos takes an elbow to the temple.
Beefheart lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krakakos can't find room to land a body shot as Beefheart controls the action.
Krakakos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beefheart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krakakoss head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beefheart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krakakos's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Beefheart lands a nice uppercut.
Beefheart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Krakakos throws a punch but it's blocked by Beefheart.
Krakakos avoiding damage as Beefheart throws knees to the body.
Krakakos controlling the action here for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Beefheart breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beefheart throws a combination. Krakakos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Krakakos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krakakos throws out a loose jab but Beefheart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krakakos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beefheart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Beefheart really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomura Krakakos's cut.
That's time! Krakakos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Beefheart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krakakos.
Krakakos gets tackled into the cage by Beefheart. Beefheart maintains the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beefheart throws an elbow but misses.
Beefheart swings wildly with an uppercut but Krakakos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beefheart as Krakakos tries to tie him up.
Beefheart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krakakos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Krakakos.
Krakakos throws a head punch that misses.
Beefheart presses Krakakos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Krakakos wants to stall.
Beefheart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Beefheart.
Still in the clinch, Beefheart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beefheart lands a nice elbow.
Come on Beefheart - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Krakakos misses with a punch on the inside.
Beefheart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krakakos backwards.
Beefheart tries to land knees in the clinch but Krakakos avoids the damage to the body.
Krakakos swings wildly with an uppercut but Beefheart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krakakos throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Beefheart.
Krakakos misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beefheart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beefheart creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Krakakos! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Beefheart.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Captain Beefheart!
Captain Beefheart is the new light heavyweight champion!
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