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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Kuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthor Basilicus (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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166 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Kuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthor Basilicus!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuraba stalks Basilicus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Basilicus's face. Basilicus staggers backwards, shaken.
Basilicus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kuraba lands with a good body shot.
Kuraba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Basilicus throws a hook to the side of Kuraba's head but Kuraba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Basilicus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kuraba.
Nice jab there from Kuraba.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuraba moves out of range as Basilicus throws a body kick.
Basilicus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kuraba lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kuraba throws a series of punches but Basilicus moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuraba cracks Basilicus with an open hand slap.
Basilicus motions for Kuraba to come forward. Basilicus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kuraba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Basilicus defending well as Kuraba loads up on a big left hand.
Basilicus moves forwards but Kuraba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Basilicus connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuraba misses with a wild body shot.
Basilicus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Basilicus needs to keep his hands up - Kuraba had a free shot at his head there.
Kuraba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Basilicus manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuraba lands with a cross.
Kuraba has a takedown stuffed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuraba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Basilicus.
Basilicus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Basilicus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Basilicus throws a low kick, looking for Kuraba's leg but Kuraba calmly moves out of range.
Basilicus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuraba throws a series of strikes that have Basilicus backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba blocks a head kick by Basilicus.
Basilicus misses with a body kick.
Nice shot by Kuraba.
Some wild striking there from Kuraba.
Basilicus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Kuraba.
Kuraba throws a series of strikes that have Basilicus backpedaling.
Basilicus scoring well with a low kick there.
Basilicus drops his hands momentarily and Kuraba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kenji Kuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuraba throws a jab but it's blocked by Basilicus.
Kuraba misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuraba misses with a combination
and Basilicus counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuraba throws a series of punches but Basilicus avoids them all with ease.
Kuraba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kuraba throws a looping overhand right but Basilicus ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Basilicus.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba misses with a hook. Basilicus ducked under it nicely.
Kuraba shoots in for a takedown but Basilicus shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Kuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Basilicus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuraba.
Basilicus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kuraba if he has to take too many more of those.
Anthor Basilicus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Basilicus connects with a leg kick. Kuraba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kuraba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kuraba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Basilicus.
Basilicus avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Kuraba misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Basilicus scores with a head kick.
It looks like Kenji Kuraba has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Basilicus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Kuraba.
Kuraba misses with a straight right.
Basilicus tries to clinch there but Kuraba circles away.
Kuraba cracks Basilicus with a right hand to the side of the head.
A combination from Kuraba does no damage.
Kuraba shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Basilicus is trying to defend but Kuraba finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus kicks Kuraba off and gets back to his feet.
Kuraba is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Basilicus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuraba.
Kuraba misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Basilicus takes one to the side of the head.
Kuraba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kuraba shoots in looking for a takedown. Basilicus tries to sprawl out of it but Kuraba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Basilicus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus stuffs the takedown.
Kuraba tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Basilicus swivels and escapes.
Kuraba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Basilicus.
Kuraba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuraba lands a jab-cross combination.
Basilicus moves out of range as Kuraba strikes.
Basilicus misses with a body kick.
Kuraba misses with a few strikes there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Basilicus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuraba.
Kuraba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Basilicus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kuraba is breathing heavily.
Basilicus connects with a body shot that sends Kuraba's belly button to the back.
Kuraba tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuraba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Basilicus counters with a nice body kick.
Crunch! Basilicus slams his shin into Kuraba's torso.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basilicus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kenji Kuraba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenji Kuraba's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A solid body kick from Basilicus.
Kuraba tries to bum rush Basilicus with a series of wild strikes but Basilicus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Basilicus misses with an uppercut. Kuraba saw that one coming.
Basilicus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kuraba is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Basilicus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Basilicus scores with a leg kick.
Basilicus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Basilicus.
Anthor Basilicus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuraba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Basilicus counters with a good, hard body kick but Kuraba shrugs it off.
Kuraba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilicus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Basilicus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Basilicus connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuraba dives in and grabs Basilicus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Basilicus pushes down on Kuraba's head and hops out.
Basilicus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kuraba takes a step back to recover.
Basilicus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Basilicus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kuraba 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus scores with a spinning back kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Basilicus pushes Kuraba away with a front kick.
Basilicus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kuraba takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kuraba looks to throw the jab but Basilicus is out of range.
Kuraba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Basilicus. Basilicus obviously looking to wear him down.
Basilicus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kuraba's head.
Kuraba is rocked!
Basilicus is looking to slow Kuraba down with leg kicks.
Oh Kuraba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Basilicus lands a brutal head kick. Kuraba looks out on his feet and Basilicus throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Anthor Basilicus!
Anthor Basilicus decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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