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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kuroda Atsushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Woo (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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159 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kuroda Atsushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Woo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Woo coming out on top.
Woo wants to clinch up but Atsushi keeps it at a distance.
Atsushi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Woo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Atsushi is in Woo's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Atsushi throws a big right hand that misses.
Atsushi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Woo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woo is looking to stand up but Atsushi isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Atsushi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Atsushi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Atsushi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Atsushi trying to control but Woo is working from the bottom.
Atsushi is looking to advance position but Woo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Woo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Atsushi regains half guard.
Woo is thwarting Atsushi's attempts to control the position.
Woo thows a huge punch but Atsushi dodges it nicely.
Atsushi is looking for a sweep. Woo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Woo is working for a kimura but Atsushi is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi is looking to improve his position.
Atsushi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Woo thows a huge punch but Atsushi dodges it nicely.
Woo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Atsushi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Atsushi preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Woo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi is staying active underneath Woo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Woo working Atsushi over with strikes.
Atsushi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Atsushi.
Woo is fighting to break Atsushi's control of his arms but Atsushi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Woo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Woois looking to pass into half guard but Atsushi pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Atsushi is in guard.
Atsushi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Atsushi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Woo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Woo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Atsushi wants to control from the top but Woo keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Woo tries to escape but Atsushi is in control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woo is trying to improve his position.
Atsushi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Woo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Atsushi off and has taken his back!
Woo is trying to stick to Atsushi's back but Atsushi is turning into Woo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Woo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Atsushi.
Woo keeping moving, preventing Atsushi from controlling successfully.
Woo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Atsushi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Woo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Woo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Atsushi pinned against the cage. Atsushi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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 Kuroda Atsushi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Woo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Atsushi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Atsushi trying to control but Woo is working from the bottom.
Woo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Woo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Atsushi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Atsushi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Atsushi trying to control but Woo is working from the bottom.
Woo wants to stand and escape but Atsushi is having none of it.
Woo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo keeping moving, preventing Atsushi from controlling successfully.
Woo looking to control.
Atsushi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kuroda Atsushi just wasn't active enough.
Woo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Atsushi swivels and escapes.
Atsushi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Atsushi is looking to take a break and control but Woo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Woo is looking to escape.
Woo is refusing to be controlled, as Atsushi sits in half guard.
Woo kicks Atsushi off and gets back to his feet.
Johnny Woo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi slips under a jab from Woo.
Atsushi thumps Woo with a low kick.
Woo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Atsushi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atsushi leaves Woo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Atsushi looks to throw the jab but Woo is out of range.
Woo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atsushi misses with a wild body shot.
Woo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Atsushi.
Atsushi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Atsushi throwing shots but Woo is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Woo wants to improve his position but Atsushi is controlling well.
Atsushi moves nicely into side control.
Atsushi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Woo keeps working.
Woo pushes Atsushi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Atsushi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Woo sneaks back into half guard.
Nice strikes from Atsushi there.
Atsushi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi uses his free foot to push down on Woo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Woo.
Atsushi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Atsushi content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atsushi lands a big shot there that rocks Woo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Atsushi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Atsushi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Woo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kuroda Atsushi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Atsushi working the ground and pound effectively.
Atsushi dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woo is bucking up trying to escape but Atsushi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Atsushi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Atsushi dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuroda Atsushi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Woo misses with a shot to the body
and Atsushi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Woo shoots in but no luck this time.
Atsushi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Atsushi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Atsushi scores with a head kick. Woo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Woo misses with a double jab
and Atsushi counters with a nice uppercut.
Woo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Woo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice jab there from Woo.
Atsushi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atsushi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Woo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Atsushi defends it nicely.
Kuroda Atsushi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Woo.
Woo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Atsushi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Atsushi drives through with a takedown into Woo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Atsushi tries to free his leg and advance position but Woo is retaining full guard.
Atsushi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Woo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Atsushi.
Atsushi wants to control from the top but Woo keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Atsushi passes Woo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Woo trying to control but Atsushi postures up.
Woo is trying to stand.
Woo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Woo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atsushi wants to control but Woo is keeping him busy.
Atsushi is nestled in close to Woo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Atsushi is controlling the pace.
Woo actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi thows a huge punch but Woo dodges it nicely.
Atsushi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Atsushi thows a huge punch but Woo dodges it nicely.
Atsushi trying to mount his opponent but Woo defends it.
Atsushi is working hard here to advance position.
Woo tries to get to full guard but Atsushi has control of the leg.
Atsushi is controlling the pace.
Kuroda Atsushi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi trying to mount his opponent but Woo defends it.
Still in half guard, Atsushi seems content to control.
Atsushi trying to mount his opponent but Woo defends it.
Atsushi is controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kuroda Atsushi.
Woo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Atsushi is fending him off so far but Woo persists. Nope, Atsushi circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuroda Atsushi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Atsushi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuroda Atsushi!
Kuroda Atsushi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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