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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaoru Hanayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Fairtex has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good low kicks
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kaoru Hanayama!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanayama jabs Fairtex right on the nose. Fairtex blinks but takes it well.
Hanayama misses with a low kick.
Fairtex stuffs the takedown attempt from Hanayama. Hanayama gets slowly back to his feet.
Hanayama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hanayama lands a leg kick that knocks Fairtex off balance momentarily.
Hanayama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fairtex throws a solid leg kick but Hanayama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fairtex.
A lazy left from Fairtex finds it's target.
Fairtex throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Fairtex.
Fairtex scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fairtex stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanayama.
Hanayama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fairtex.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fairtex scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hanayama moves out of range of the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hanayama, right into the meat.
Fairtex lands a head shot.
Hanayama has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hanayama there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex misses with a looping right.
Hanayama attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fairtex buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hanayama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fairtex is out of range and Hanayama settles back down.
Fairtex waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanayama.
Fairtex thumps Hanayama with a low kick.
Fairtex lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fairtex lands a glancing blow to the side of Hanayama's head.
Hanayama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fairtex tries to avoid it but Hanayama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fairtex to the ground. Fairtex escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jason Fairtex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaoru Hanayama.
Hanayama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fairtex.
Fairtex looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fairtex thumps Hanayama with a low kick.
Hanayama takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fairtex looks to land a body kick but Hanayama moved away.
Hanayama dips to his left and cracks Fairtex with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanayama lands a right hook to the body.
Fairtex throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hanayama misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fairtex is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hanayama working away.
Hanayama fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hanayama is looking to take a break and control but Fairtex is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama controls the position.
Hanayama sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fairtex is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fairtex wants to control but Hanayama postures up.
Hanayama in side control, throwing shots but Fairtex defends.
Fairtex is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fairtex manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hanayama punching from the bottom.
Hanayama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hanayama is trying to get back to full guard.
Fairtex content to control rather than advance.
Fairtex trying to pass the guard but Hanayama defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanayama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fairtex works his way into full mount!
Fairtex lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hanayama hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fairtex tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hanayama wants to control but Fairtex is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Fairtex dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fairtex lands with a good body shot.
Fairtex stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fairtex wants it to stay on the feet.
Fairtex misses with an uppercut.
Hanayama lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hanayama blocks the body kick.
Hanayama takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jason Fairtex is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanayama throws a big shot that misses.
Hanayama throws a low kick but Fairtex avoids it.
Hanayama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanayama keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fairtex uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hanayama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fairtex pinned against the cage. Fairtex gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fairtex.
Fairtex blocks a head kick by Hanayama.
Kaoru Hanayama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fairtex connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanayama takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fairtex throws a shot to the body.
Hanayama attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hanayama.
Jason Fairtex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaoru Hanayama.
Fairtex ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hanayama changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanayama with a poor takedown
and Fairtex counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fairtex lands with a nice body kick.
Hanayama is breathing heavily.
Fairtex misses with a jab to the body
and Hanayama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fairtex's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanayama trying to control the position from guard on top but Fairtex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanayama stopping the sweep attempt from Fairtex.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fairtex looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fairtex is working hard here to advance position.
Fairtex bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hanayama's guard.
Hanayama can't keep his opponent in guard - Fairtex advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fairtex throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama is looking to improve his position.
Fairtex controlling the action here.
Fairtex winds up and cracks Hanayama with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jason Fairtex overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hanayama is trying to get back to full guard.
Hanayama trying to hold on to Fairtex's head to control him but Fairtex postures up.
Fairtex is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hanayama blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fairtex.
Fairtex works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hanayama tries to reverse the position but Fairtex maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hanayama wants to control but Fairtex is having none of it.
Fairtex wants to control the pace but Hanayama is squirming around nicely.
Hanayama takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairtex landing shots from mount.
Hanayama is rocked!
It looks like Kaoru Hanayama has been cut.
Hanayama really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hanayama is still in real trouble! Can Fairtex finish him?
Fairtex with the ground and pound from mount.
Fairtex can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hanayama is looking to escape.
Fairtex tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Fairtex! Hanayama is hurt baaadly! Fairtex is firing away with more strikes - Hanayama is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Fairtex!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jason Fairtex waved his t-shirt featuring West Coast Apparel 's logo in front of the cameras.
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RATING
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