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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Starikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kota Kamiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Starikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kota Kamiya!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamiya is just out of range.
Kamiya lands with a shot to the body.
Starikov takes a swing at Kamiya's ribcage but misses.
Kamiya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Starikov ducks under a wild hook from Kamiya.
Starikov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That kick from Kamiya tenderised Starikov's leg. Starikov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kamiya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Starikov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kamiya looks to land a left hand but Starikov moved out of range nicely.
Kamiya misses the shot to the body.
Kamiya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Starikov.
Kota Kamiya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamiya throws a leg kick but Starikov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Starikov ducks under a wild hook from Kamiya.
Kamiya throws a low kick but it's checked well by Starikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kamiya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kamiya throws a solid leg kick but Starikov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kamiya.
Starikov defending well as Kamiya loads up on a big left hand.
Starikov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kamiya lands with a shot to the body.
Kamiya misses with a looping right.
A leg kick checked by Starikov.
Kamiya tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Starikov is able to avoid easily.
Kamiya takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kamiya cracks Starikov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Starikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Starikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamiya moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Starikov blocks the leg kick.
Kamiya getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kamiya throws a body punch but Starikov moves out of range.
Kamiya connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Kamiya misses.
Sergei Starikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Starikov scores with a nice head shot.
Kamiya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Starikov.
Kamiya lands with a right hand.
Starikov connects with a looping right hand.
Kamiya attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Starikov lands a really nice looking cross but Kamiya seems unphased.
A jab from Starikov misses.
Starikov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Starikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamiya manages to avoid it.
Starikov throws a lazy right hand but Kamiya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kamiya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Starikov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kamiya misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starikov. Kamiya does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Starikov misses the target.
Starikov stuffs the takedown attempt from Kamiya. Kamiya gets slowly back to his feet.
Kamiya swings away with a body shot that misses
and Starikov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Starikov scores with a sloppy right hand. Kamiya should have avoided that one.
Starikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamiya manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Starikov.
Nice takedown defense from Starikov. No joy for Kamiya on that attempt.
Kamiya getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kamiya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamiya.
Starikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kamiya lands with a shot to the body.
Kamiya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starikov looks to throw the jab but Kamiya is out of range.
Starikov misses with a wild body shot.
Kamiya wants to land a leg kick but Starikov is out of range.
Kamiya will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sergei Starikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kota Kamiya.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kamiya showed some decent athleticism there.
Kamiya controlling the pace.
Kamiya tries to pass to full mount but Starikov defends it.
Kamiya working Starikov over with strikes.
Kamiya wants to control but Starikov is keeping him busy.
Kamiya lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Starikov is not content to let Kamiya control the position.
Kamiya is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Starikov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kamiya throwing shots but Starikov is blocking nicely.
Starikov gets back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamiya is looking to work some ground and pound but Starikov has wrist control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya is looking to work some ground and pound but Starikov has wrist control.
Kamiya trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Starikov has Kamiya pulled in close to control his posture.
Kamiya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kamiya throwing strikes but missing.
Kamiya passes Starikov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Starikov keeping control of the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kamiya seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Starikov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Starikov is looking for a sweep. Kamiya is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kamiya is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Kamiya is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Starikov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kamiya is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Starikov!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Starikov tries to hold on but Kamiya postures up.
Kamiya throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kamiya can't control as he wanted to and Starikov manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Kamiya not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kamiya is trying to control the action in half guard but Starikov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamiya thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kamiya throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kota Kamiya dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab lands there for Kamiya.
Kamiya lands a leg kick that knocks Starikov off balance momentarily.
Starikov blocks the body kick.
Starikov misses with a hook. Kamiya ducked under it nicely.
Kamiya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kamiya gets a takedown into half guard.
Kamiya has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kamiya throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kamiya looks to land a strike but Starikov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Starikov keeping full guard, as Kamiya tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamiya landing some decent shots from guard.
Starikov looking to control.
Kamiya tries to free his leg and advance position but Starikov is retaining full guard.
Starikov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Starikov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kamiya.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamiya with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kota Kamiya has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kamiya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Starikov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kamiya.
Kamiya engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kamiya trying to control the position from guard on top but Starikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kamiya is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kota Kamiya has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A left and a right from Kamiya both land. Nice combination.
Starikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Starikov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kamiya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Starikov loads up on a big right hand but Kamiya slips the punch.
Kamiya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Starikov.
Kamiya throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kota Kamiya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Starikov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya defending well as Starikov loads up on a big left hand.
Kamiya tries to score a power double leg takedown but Starikov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kamiya somewhat.
Kamiya with a jab.
Kamiya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Starikov circles away.
Starikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kamiya lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Starikov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Starikov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kamiya throws a nice looking combination but Starikov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kamiya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starikov.
Starikov loads up on a big right hand but Kamiya slips the punch.
Starikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamiya throws out the jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Starikov lunges at Kamiya with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kamiya's hand.
Starikov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kamiya tries a head kick but it misses.
Starikov clobbers Kamiya with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Starikov lands an overhand right.
Starikov moves out of range of the body kick from Kamiya.
Kamiya shoots in but Starikov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sergei Starikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kota Kamiya.
Starikov gets caught flat footed, as Kamiya shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kamiya trying to move into half guard but instead Starikov has managed to sweep!
Kamiya wants to sweep but no luck.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya wants to stand up but Starikov is controlling him.
Starikov looking to pass the guard.
Starikov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kamiya looking to control.
Starikov trying to control but Kamiya is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sergei Starikov.
Starikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kamiya. Kamiya obviously looking to wear him down.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kamiya punishes Starikov's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick from Kamiya misses.
Starikov defending well as Kamiya loads up on a big left hand.
Starikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamiya.
Kamiya tries for a takedown but Starikov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kamiya takes a swing at Starikov's ribcage but misses.
Kamiya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Starikov avoids the body shot from Kamiya.
Kamiya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Starikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kamiya gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kamiya ducks under a wild hook from Starikov.
A shot to the liver by Starikov. Beautiful body shot.
Kamiya slips under a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Starikov. No joy for Kamiya on that attempt.
Kamiya tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Starikov swivels and escapes.
Kamiya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Starikov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kamiya under the eye.
Kamiya feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Starikovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kamiya misses with a lunging right hand
and Starikov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Starikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kamiya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kamiya shoots in looking for a takedown. Starikov tries to sprawl out of it but Kamiya keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Starikov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Starikov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kamiya fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamiya throws a body punch but Starikov moves out of range.
Starikov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kota Kamiya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Starikov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Starikov avoids a kick to the body.
Kamiya connects with a looping right hand.
Kamiya missing with a left hand there. Starikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kamiya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Starikov on the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Starikov.
A jab lands there for Kamiya.
Kamiya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kamiya misses with a looping right.
Kamiya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kamiya blocks a jab.
A lazy body kick from Kamiya
and Starikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamiya digs a good body shot into Starikov's ribs.
Kamiya lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kamiya throws a hook but Starikov blocks it.
Kamiya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Starikov doesn't seem bothered though.
Starikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamiya moves away.
Kamiya throws a lazy uppercut
and Starikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Starikov throws a body punch but Kamiya moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Starikov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Starikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kamiya at a distance.
Starikov thuds his right hand into Kamiya's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kamiya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kamiya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice takedown defense from Starikov. No joy for Kamiya on that attempt.
Starikov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kamiya.
Starikov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Starikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kamiya.
Kamiya looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kamiya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamiya misses with a right hand
and Starikov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kamiya has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Starikov misses the target.
Kamiya tries to keep at a distance but Starikov has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starikov tries to work over Kamiya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kamiya blocks a body shot from Starikov.
Starikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Starikov lands a body shot.
Kamiya blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Starikov fails to land.
Starikov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Starikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamiya controls his hands.
Kamiya drops down looking for an ankle pick but Starikov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sergei Starikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kota Kamiya.
A swing and a miss from Starikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starikov scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Kamiya does no damage.
Starikov looks to throw the jab but Kamiya is out of range.
Starikov misses with a straight right.
Kamiya throws a body punch but Starikov moves out of range.
Starikov avoids the body shot from Kamiya.
Kamiya takes a swing at Starikov's ribcage but misses.
Nice takedown defense from Starikov. No joy for Kamiya on that attempt.
Starikov throws a looping overhand right but Kamiya ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamiya misses with a left hand
and Starikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kamiya shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starikov.
Kamiya misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamiya. Starikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Starikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamiya is just out of range.
Kamiya tried to score with a low kick but Starikov checks it.
Starikov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Starikov checks a leg kick nicely.
Kamiya thuds a left hand into Starikov's body.
Kamiya walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Starikov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kamiya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starikov manages to avoid it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya fails with a takedown attempt.
Kamiya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kamiya looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Starikov!
Starikov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kamiya with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamiya looking to finish with strikes here!
Starikov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Starikov manages to get himself to full guard.
Kamiya pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Starikov is keeping the position for now.
Starikov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kamiya missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sergei Starikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kamiya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kamiya stopping the sweep attempt from Starikov.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Starikov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kamiya wants to control from the top but Starikov keeps moving.
Kamiya is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kamiya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kamiya misses with a combination
and Starikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kamiya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starikov manages to avoid it.
Starikov lands with a nice body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamiya lunges at Starikov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Starikov's hand.
Kamiya misses with a wild body shot.
Kamiya misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kota Kamiya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kamiya winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Kota Kamiya!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Kota Kamiya!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Kota Kamiya!
Kota Kamiya wins by unanimous decision!
Kota Kamiya made sure to mention his sponsor, [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ DOUBLE 160Q ® in his post fight interview.
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