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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Karasawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kratus Pretorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiroshi Karasawa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kratus Pretorian's chin.
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Karasawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kratus Pretorian!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pretorian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Karasawa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pretorian is trying to stand up here but Karasawa is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pretorian really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karasawa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Karasawa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karasawa working over Pretorian with some ground and pound. Pretorian looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Karasawa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Karasawa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pretorian is trying to stand up here but Karasawa is controlling him well.
Karasawa content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karasawa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Karasawa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Karasawa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pretorian tries to kick Karasawa off but Karasawa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Karasawa stands up from half guard.
Karasawa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pretorian bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Pretorian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pretorian shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pretorian stuffs the takedown attempt from Karasawa. Karasawa gets slowly back to his feet.
Pretorian is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karasawa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hiroshi Karasawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kratus Pretorian.
Karasawa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pretorian's waist but Pretorian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karasawa off to one side.
Karasawa shoots in but no luck this time.
Karasawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pretorian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karasawa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Karasawa showed some decent athleticism there.
Karasawa is breathing heavily.
Karasawa stops Pretorian from getting back to his feet.
Karasawa slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pretorian is trying to stand up here but Karasawa is controlling him well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pretorian can do anything to dispel that myth.
Karasawa seems to be working for a kimura but Pretorian defends the submission attempt.
Pretorian is trying to escape back to his feet but Karasawa uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Karasawa landing a few strikes.
Pretorian wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pretorian prevents Karasawa from moving into mount.
Pretorian wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karasawa trying to control the action but Pretorian is working from the bottom.
Pretorian is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Karasawa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pretorian is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Karasawa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pretorian fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Karasawa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pretorian.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Karasawa.
The strikes coming from Karasawa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Karasawa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pretorian is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Karasawa in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Karasawa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pretorian is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Karasawa is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karasawa controls the position from side control.
Pretorian is not content to let Karasawa control the position.
Pretorian wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hiroshi Karasawa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pretorian shoots for a double leg takedown but Karasawa sprawls well. He's pushed Pretorian's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hiroshi Karasawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kratus Pretorian.
Karasawa misses with a double jab
and Pretorian counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pretorian swinging wildly here.
Karasawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pretorian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karasawa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Karasawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pretorian moves away.
Karasawa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Karasawa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pretorian changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Karasawa tries to avoid it but Pretorian manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Karasawa to the ground. Karasawa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karasawa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pretorian circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karasawa throws a leg kick but Pretorian moved away.
Pretorian shoots in but no luck this time.
Pretorian shoots and misses
and Karasawa counters with a shoot takedown. Pretorian fights it but they end up in guard.
Pretorian is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karasawa is controlling him.
Karasawa gets to his feet - Pretorian follows without any prompting.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Pretorian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pretorian misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hiroshi Karasawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karasawa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karasawa shoots for a takedown but Pretorian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pretorian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Karasawa is fending him off so far but Pretorian persists. Nope, Karasawa circles away and we're back to standing.
Pretorian fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karasawa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Karasawa dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pretorian scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - Karasawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karasawa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pretorian's waist but Pretorian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karasawa off to one side.
Pretorian shoots in but no luck this time.
Karasawa shoots in but no luck this time.
Karasawa stuffs the takedown attempt from Pretorian. Pretorian gets slowly back to his feet.
Karasawa rushes Pretorian and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pretorian misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karasawa tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiroshi Karasawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pretorian scores with a shoulder strike.
Karasawa wants to take the fight to the mat but Pretorian manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Karasawa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Karasawa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pretorian.
Come on Karasawa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pretorian lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pretorian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kratus Pretorian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pretorian fails to land.
Karasawa looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Karasawa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Karasawa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pretorian prevents the takedown attempt.
Pretorian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pretorian tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Karasawa swivels and escapes.
Pretorian closes the distance and clinches up with Karasawa, looking for a takedown. Pretorian pushes Karasawa against the cage but Karasawa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Karasawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karasawa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pretorian's waist but Pretorian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karasawa off to one side.
Pretorian shoots in looking for a takedown but Karasawa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pretorian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Karasawa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pretorian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karasawa as he avoids it easily.
Pretorian shoots in but no luck this time.
Karasawa tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pretorian is defended easily by Karasawa.
Karasawa closes the distance but Pretorian moves to the side
and Pretorian counters with a three punch combo that has Karasawa backing up. Karasawa nods at Pretorian to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karasawa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pretorian.
Karasawa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pretorian's guard.
Pretorian is looking to stand up but Karasawa isn't so interested in that idea.
Pretorian is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Karasawa is aware though and is defending well.
Karasawa passes Pretorian's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karasawa prevents Pretorian from standing back up.
Karasawa controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pretorian is trying to stand up here but Karasawa is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karasawa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hiroshi Karasawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karasawa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pretorian knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hiroshi Karasawa.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Karasawa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshi Karasawa!
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