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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Hanayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Childress (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Childress comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eighth of sticky gooey-by SQUIZO kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuo Hanayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Angel Childress!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanayama scores with a hook to the body. Childress takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Angel Childress seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanayama throws a shot from downtown. Childress moves away and avoids it.
Childress tries to clinch up.
Hanayama missing with a left hand there. Childress was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Childress shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hanayama but Hanayama pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Childress throws a right and a left that both miss.
Childress changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hanayama tries to avoid it but Childress manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hanayama to the ground. Hanayama escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hanayama misses with a hook.
Jab from Hanayama.
Hanayama scores with a jab.
Childress closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hanayama circles away.
Kazuo Hanayama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Childress.
Childress shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Childress throws a push kick but Hanayama slaps the foot to one side.
Hanayama misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Childress throws a hook to the side of Hanayama's head but Hanayama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Childress fails with the takedown
and Hanayama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Childress uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanayama.
Horrible takedown by Childress or perhaps it was just good defense by Hanayama which made him look bad.
Hanayama connects with a right hand. Childress shakes it off.
Hanayama lands a head shot.
Childress takes a swing at Hanayama's ribcage but misses.
Hanayama dips to his left and cracks Childress with an uppercut!
A big left from Hanayama misses.
Nice takedown defense from Hanayama. No joy for Childress on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Childress blocks a jab.
Hanayama could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hanayama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Childress.
Hanayama misses with a looping left.
Hanayama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanayama swats away the attempt to clinch by Childress.
Childress shoots in looking for a takedown but Hanayama manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Childress's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Childress fails to land the takedown.
Childress misses with a takedown attempt
and Hanayama counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Childress on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hanayama fails to land the takedown.
Hanayama lands a glancing blow to the side of Childress's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama lunges at Childress with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Childress's hand.
Childress tries for a takedown but Hanayama sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jab by Hanayama.
Hanayama misses the jab.
Hanayama is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Childress fails with the takedown.
No joy there for Childress, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hanayama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hanayama is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hanayama works Childress's body with a nice hook.
Childress shoots in and drives through. Hanayama sprawls well.
Childress looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Childress avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hanayama lands an overhand right.
Hanayama stuffs the takedown attempt from Childress. Childress gets slowly back to his feet.
Hanayama connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hanayama scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanayama with a hook.
Hanayama jabs at Childress's body.
Hanayama bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Childress's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanayama scores with a sloppy right hand. Childress should have avoided that one.
Hanayama scores with a punch to the head.
Childress takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuo Hanayama dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Childress takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Childress takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Childress fails with an attempt to clinch.
Childress shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hanayama as he jumps to the side.
Childress takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Childress uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanayama.
Childress on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Childress uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanayama.
Nice defenses there by Childress.
Angel Childress is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanayama looks to land a left hand but Childress moved out of range nicely.
Hanayama scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Childress is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hanayama is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Childress.
Childress keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanayama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Childress keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanayama.
Childress drives through and clinches with Hanayama against the cage.
Hanayama looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hanayama tries for a takedown but Childress manages to get underhooks.
Childress is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hanayama is defending well.
Hanayama can't break the clinch.
Hanayama goes for a takedown in the clinch but Childress prevents it.
Childress using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanayama has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Childress drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hanayama pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kazuo Hanayama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Childress.
Childress lands the left hand.
Hanayama is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Childress's half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama thows a huge punch but Childress dodges it nicely.
Childress is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hanayama scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hanayama sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Childress defending well though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Childress wants to control but Hanayama is keeping busy.
Hanayama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hanayama working over Childress with some ground and pound. Childress looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Childress trying to control from the bottom.
Hanayama slips a nice elbow through Childress's hands, connecting with Childress's forehead.
Childress tries to roll over but Hanayama keeps him under control.
Hanayama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Childress is looking to control Hanayama's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Childress avoid being mounted?
Hanayama passes to full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Childress can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hanayama lands a nice shot to the head.
Childress takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hanayama punishing his opponent with strikes.
Childress tries to reverse the position but Hanayama maintains control.
Hanayama pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Childress is in a horrible position here. Hanayama smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hanayama with the ground and pound from mount.
Hanayama looking to finish Childress with some ground and pound. This is bad for Childress!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama lands a nice shot to the head.
Hanayama unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hanayama cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Childress regains half guard.
Hanayama prevents Childress from improving his position.
Childress is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hanayama pulls his head out easily.
Hanayama 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.
Childress is breathing heavily.
Hanayama throwing shots but Childress is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice strikes from Hanayama there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hanayama connects with a nice short shot to Childress's temple.
Ground and pound from Hanayama.
Kazuo Hanayama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hanayama thows a huge punch but Childress dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuo Hanayama dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Childress tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hanayama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hanayama fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Childress to the ground. Hanayama is now in Childress's guard.
Hanayama working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Childress's head.
Hanayama working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Childress not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hanayama connects with a couple of short punches.
Childress throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hanayama postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Childress working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hanayama.
Hanayama postures up in Childress's guard and throws a big left but Childress blocks it.
Hanayama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Childress avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hanayama throws a big right hand that misses.
Hanayama pushes down on Childress's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanayama slips a nice elbow through Childress's hands, connecting with Childress's forehead.
Hanayama 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.
Hanayama is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hanayama drops an elbow to the side of Childress's head.
Childress pushes Hanayama off looking to stand but Hanayama dives back in and keeps control.
Hanayama 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.
Hanayama throwing shots but Childress is blocking nicely.
Childress has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hanayama is working away from the top position though.
Childress blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hanayama.
Childress is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hanayama is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanayama is nestled in close to Childress, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Childress avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hanayama.
Hanayama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hanayama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hanayama seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hanayama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Childress holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hanayama scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Childress is looking to improve his position.
Childress trying to hold on to Hanayama's head to control him but Hanayama postures up.
Hanayama missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Childress keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hanayama scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hanayama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Childress can do to turn this around?
Hanayama throwing shots but Childress is blocking nicely.
Hanayama working the head and body with strikes.
Hanayama slips a nice elbow through Childress's hands, connecting with Childress's forehead.
Childress is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hanayama scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hanayama 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.
Childress is looking for a sweep. Hanayama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Childress desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Childress takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Childress avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hanayama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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!
Hanayama not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hanayama thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Childress's head.
Hanayama scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hanayama thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hanayama throwing shots but Childress is blocking nicely.
Hanayama thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Childress's head.
Childress avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hanayama.
Hanayama missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hanayama working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Childress trying to control from the bottom.
Hanayama thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Angel Childress has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanayama moves into full mount! Childress won't be happy about that!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuo Hanayama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hanayama, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuo Hanayama!
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