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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Droop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamikaze Sazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamikaze Sazuki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Droop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamikaze Sazuki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Droop shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sazuki as he avoids it easily.
Sazuki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sazuki.
Droop really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sazuki throws a push kick but Droop slaps the foot to one side.
Droop looks to score with a jab to the body but Sazuki is just out of range.
Droop throws a hook to the side of Sazuki's head but Sazuki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sazuki misses with a head kick.
Sazuki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like George Droop has been cut.
Sazuki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No joy there for Sazuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sazuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sazuki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Droop tries a head kick but it misses.
Sazuki looks to land a combination but Droop avoids it well.
Sazuki blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Droop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sazuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sazuki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Droop if he has to take too many more of those.
Sazuki misses with a combination
and Droop counters with a nice uppercut.
Sazuki throws a sloppy head kick and Droop moves out of range easily.
Sazuki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sazuki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sazuki misses the jab.
Sazuki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sazuki swings for the body but Droop moves out of range.
Kamikaze Sazuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sazuki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Sazuki.
Some wild striking there from Sazuki.
Nice jab there from Droop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sazuki misses.
Sazuki throws a nice looking combination but Droop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sazuki throws a solid leg kick but Droop takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sazuki.
Sazuki shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Droop eats them both and turns towards Sazuki to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Droop thows a body shot but no joy.
Sazuki misses with a body shot.
Droop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sazuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Droop.
Droop lands a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Sazuki.
Droop connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sazuki. Sazuki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Droop slips a jab from Sazuki.
Sazuki misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki misses with a double jab.
Droop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Droop throws a head kick that misses.
Sazuki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice cross by Droop.
Sazuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Droop circles away quickly and effectively.
Sazuki misses with a left hand
and Droop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sazuki throws a sloppy head kick and Droop moves out of range easily.
Droop tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Droop misses.
Droop is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sazuki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Droop lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sazuki takes a swing at Droop's ribcage but misses.
Droop slips a jab and a cross from Sazuki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Droop throws a head kick but Sazuki moves out of range.
Droop slips a jab and a cross from Sazuki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sazuki looks for the body kick but Droop saw that one coming.
Sazuki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Droop moves away.
Sazuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Droop circles away quickly and effectively.
Sazuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Droop circles away quickly and effectively.
Droop is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A head kick misses from Sazuki.
Sazuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Droop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Droop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Droop throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sazuki on the side of the head.
Droop moves into the clinch successfully.
Droop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki tries to bum rush Droop with a series of wild strikes but Droop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Droop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sazuki cracks a nice hook into Droop's ribs.
Droop throws a one two combo.
It looks like Kamikaze Sazuki has been cut.
Droop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sazuki moves out of range as Droop strikes.
Kamikaze Sazuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sazuki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sazuki misses with a hook to the body
and Droop counters with a stiff right hand.
Droop lands with a cross.
Droop swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sazuki.
Sazuki slips a straight right by Droop.
Sazuki is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sazuki throws a low kick but Droop moves out of range easily.
Sazuki throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Sazuki.
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!
Droop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sazuki moves away.
Droop is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sazuki throws a nice looking combination but Droop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Droop dodges the punch combination from Sazuki.
Sazuki swinging wildly here.
Droop misses with a straight right.
Droop swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sazuki.
Sazuki throws a shot from downtown. Droop moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Droop misses.
Droop keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Sazuki.
Sazuki misses the shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sazuki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sazuki cracks Droop with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Droop throws a jab when Sazuki was well out of range.
Droop throws out a loose jab but Sazuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Droop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Droop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sazuki.
Sazuki swinging wildly here.
Droop is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Droop throws a head kick but Sazuki moves out of range.
Droop checks a leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Droop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sazuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Droop misses with a wild combination.
Droop staying out of range there.
Sazuki jabs Droop right on the nose. Droop blinks but takes it well.
Droop looks to land a combination but Sazuki avoids it well.
Sazuki throws a chopping leg kick but Droop manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sazuki avoids the head kick by Droop.
Sazuki tries to bum rush Droop with a series of wild strikes but Droop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Droop thuds his shin into the meat of Sazuki's side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sazuki blocks a head kick by Droop.
Droop walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sazuki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sazuki punishes Droop's body with a nice straight punch.
Droop throws a series of punches but Sazuki avoids them all with ease.
Droop throws a right and a left that Sazuki avoids nicely.
Sazuki scores with a push kick.
Droop throws a looping overhand right but Sazuki ducks down to avoid it.
Sazuki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Sazuki misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Droop tries a head kick but it misses.
Droop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sazuki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sazuki tries to score with a low kick but Droop moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kamikaze Sazuki will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Droop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Droop misses the target.
Sazuki jabs at Droop's body.
A head kick misses from Droop.
Nice shot by Droop.
Sazuki moves away from the strike by Droop.
Sazuki lands a nice looking body shot.
Sazuki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Droop throws a right hand that misses
and Sazuki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Droop thinking.
Droop misses with a looping right.
Droop takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Droop checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Droop throws a big shot that misses.
Sazuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Sazuki misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Droop cracks Sazuki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crunch! Sazuki slams his shin into Droop's torso.
Droop fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sazuki on the side of the head.
Droop tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sazuki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Droop somewhat.
Sazuki looks to land a combination but Droop avoids it well.
Sazuki throws a nice looking combination but Droop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sazuki throws a leg kick
and Droop counters with a nice uppercut.
Sazuki looks to land a body kick but Droop moved away.
Sazuki pushes Droop away with a front kick.
Droop misses with a hook. Sazuki ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Droop avoids the body shot from Sazuki.
Droop fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sazuki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sazuki throws a right and a left that Droop avoids nicely.
Sazuki is breathing heavily.
Droop misses with a few strikes there.
Good leg kick by Droop there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sazuki blocks a jab.
Droop misses with a head kick.
Droop scores with a jab to the head.
Sazuki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Droop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sazuki cracks Droop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Droop finds it's target.
Droop takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Droop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Droop blocks a head kick by Sazuki.
Droop swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sazuki counters with an inside leg kick.
Sazuki lands a two punch combo.
Sazuki lands a head kick. Droop smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sazuki lands with a nice body punch.
Droop throws a right hand that Sazuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Sazuki also avoids with ease.
Sazuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Droop was well out of range. Poor timing from Sazuki.
Droop blocks a jab.
Sazuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sazuki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Droop throws a jab when Sazuki was well out of range.
Droop lands a nice shot that snaps Sazuki's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sazuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sazuki connects with a looping right hand.
Droop throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sazuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Sazuki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Droop is able to avoid easily.
Droop misses with a few strikes there.
Droop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sazuki's head.
Sazuki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Droop.
Sazuki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Droop.
Droop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Droop lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Sazuki.
Droop scores with a body shot.
Sazuki misses with a double jab.
Sazuki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sazuki.
Droop looks to land a combination but Sazuki avoids it well.
Droop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Droop misses.
Sazuki punishes Droop's body with a nice straight punch.
Sazuki throws a head kick but Droop moves out of range.
Sazuki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Droop pushes Sazuki up against the cage in a clinch.
Droop's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Droop pushes Sazuki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Droop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sazuki is defending well for now.
Sazuki is trying to break free.
Droop misses with an elbow over the top.
Sazuki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Droop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sazuki's elbow.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Droop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sazuki backwards.
Droop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sazuki wants to break free but Droop has control.
Sazuki is trying to force a seperation but Droop has the dominant position.
A left hand lands to the body for Droop.
Droop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Droop.
Sazuki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Droop.
Sazuki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Droop has him pressed against the cage.
Sazuki tries to circle away but Droop has him pinned against the cage.
Sazuki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sazuki tries to circle away but Droop has him pinned against the cage.
Droop lands a knee to the head.
Sazuki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Droop avoiding damage.
Droop breaks from the clinch.
Sazuki scores with the left hand. Droop knows he should have avoided that one.
Sazuki dodges the punch combination from Droop.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Droop was well out of range. Poor timing from Sazuki.
Droop clobbers Sazuki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sazuki swinging wildly here.
A lazy left from Sazuki finds it's target.
Sazuki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Droop.
Sazuki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Droop.
Sazuki tries to work over Droop's front leg with a kick but Droop checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Droop throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sazuki's head.
Sazuki checks a leg kick nicely.
Sazuki scores with a head kick. Droop tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Droop loads up on a big right hand but Sazuki slips the punch.
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 George Droop.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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