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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Doratukus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toyota Kawasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micheal Doratukus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Toyota Kawasaki's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micheal Doratukus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toyota Kawasaki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawasaki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Doratukus fails to land with a series of punches.
Kawasaki moves in looking to clinch but Doratukus pushes him off.
Doratukus shoots for a takedown but Kawasaki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Doratukus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kawasaki instigates a clinch.
Kawasaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doratukus.
Doratukus wants a takedown but no success here.
Doratukus lands a knee to the body.
Kawasaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawasaki has managed to clinch.
Doratukus really is a fat lump.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doratukus blocks an elbow strike.
Kawasaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Kawasaki.
Doratukus wants to take the fight to the mat but Kawasaki manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Doratukus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doratukus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kawasaki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Doratukus shoots in for a takedown but Kawasaki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doratukus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doratukus is looking to land body kicks.
Kawasaki has Doratukus up against the cage in a clinch.
Doratukus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kawasaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kawasaki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Doratukus.
Kawasaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doratukus misses with a two punch combination.
Doratukus throws a nice looking combination but Kawasaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doratukus is breathing heavily.
Kawasaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kawasaki closes the distance and pushes Doratukus back into the cage.
Kawasaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kawasaki moves away from the strike by Doratukus.
Kawasaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Kawasaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kawasaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Doratukus's brow.
Kawasaki missing with knees to the body.
Kawasaki lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Micheal Doratukus has been cut.
Kawasaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doratukus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kawasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doratukus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kawasaki is looking to clinch.
Kawasaki instigates a clinch.
Kawasaki just leaning against Doratukus, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doratukus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doratukus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kawasaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Doratukus counters with a nice body kick.
Kawasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Doratukus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kawasaki is looking to clinch but Doratukus is avoiding it.
Kawasaki has managed to clinch.
Kawasaki is pressed up against the cage. Doratukus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kawasaki down to the mat. Kawasaki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kawasaki is looking to clinch.
Doratukus keeps the fight on the outside.
Kawasaki moves into range and clinches up with Doratukus.
Come on Kawasaki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doratukus drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kawasaki looking to pass the guard.
Kawasaki advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawasaki wants to work for an arm triangle but Doratukus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawasaki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kawasaki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Doratukus is just riding it out for now. Kawasaki eventually gives up the hold.
Kawasaki passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toyota Kawasaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Micheal Doratukus's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Doratukus misses with a few strikes there.
Doratukus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Doratukus keeps the fight on the outside.
Kawasaki looks to clinch
and Doratukus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kawasaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kawasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Doratukus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kawasaki in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kawasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doratukus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kawasaki wants to clinch.
Doratukus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doratukus fails to land the takedown.
Toyota Kawasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kawasaki closes the distance and clinches.
Doratukus is trying to push Kawasaki away but Kawasaki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Doratukus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Doratukus tries to pull guard but Kawasaki won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Doratukus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kawasaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kawasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doratukus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kawasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doratukus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kawasaki rushes Doratukus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kawasaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawasaki tries to clinch but Doratukus moves out of range.
Toyota Kawasaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doratukus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kawasaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kawasaki is looking to clinch.
Kawasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doratukus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toyota Kawasaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doratukus.
Kawasaki moves into the clinch.
Kawasaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kawasaki has Doratukus pressed against the cage, preventing Doratukus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Toyota Kawasaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Doratukus wants to stall.
Kawasaki lands an elbow just above Doratukus 's eye.
Kawasaki lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawasaki missing with knees to the body.
Doratukus jumps guard but Kawasaki stands there with Doratukus around his waist. Doratukus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kawasaki breaks the clinch.
Kawasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Doratukus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doratukus tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kawasaki drives through and clinches with Doratukus against the cage.
Doratukus taking a breather.
Kawasaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doratukus.
Kawasaki breaks from the clinch.
Kawasaki clinches.
Doratukus tries to circle away but Kawasaki has him pinned against the cage.
Kawasaki crunches a lovely knee into Doratukus's ribcage.
Doratukus tries to stall but Kawasaki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kawasaki blocking some punches.
Kawasaki landing knees to the head.
Kawasaki lands an elbow inside.
Kawasaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A bit of stalling here from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki breaks from the clinch.
Doratukus shoots in looking for a takedown but Kawasaki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Doratukus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kawasaki tries to clinch there but Doratukus circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawasaki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doratukus, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kawasaki.
Kawasaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kawasaki breaks from the clinch.
Kawasaki clinches.
Kawasaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kawasaki wants to clinch up but Doratukus keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawasaki moves in looking to clinch but Doratukus pushes him off.
Doratukus circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kawasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kawasaki tries to clinch up but Doratukus circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toyota Kawasaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Micheal Doratukus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kawasaki tries to clinch there but Doratukus circles away.
No luck for Doratukus with that takedown attempt.
Kawasaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doratukus moves in looking to clinch but Kawasaki pushes him off.
Doratukus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kawasaki wants to clinch up but Doratukus keeps it at a distance.
Kawasaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doratukus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kawasaki tries to clinch but Doratukus is having none of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kawasaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Doratukus misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doratukus has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kawasaki uses from the top position.
Kawasaki works over Doratukus with some ground and pound from guard.
Doratukus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Doratukus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kawasaki lands a couple of elbows.
Doratukus uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kawasaki clinches.
Kawasaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki moves into the clinch successfully.
Kawasaki lands an elbow just above Doratukus 's eye.
Doratukus throws a punch but it's blocked by Kawasaki.
A bit of stalling here from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doratukus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kawasaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kawasaki taking a breather.
Doratukus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kawasaki breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kawasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kawasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doratukus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kawasaki tries to clinch there but Doratukus circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki has Doratukus up against the cage in a clinch.
Doratukus tries to pull guard but Kawasaki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Doratukus trying to control the position but instead, Kawasaki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Doratukus into the cage.
Kawasaki prevents Doratukus from breaking the clinch.
Kawasaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doratukus's face.
Kawasaki stalling against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki breaks the clinch.
Kawasaki wants to clinch up but Doratukus keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doratukus keeps the fight on the outside.
Kawasaki tries to clinch there but Doratukus circles away.
Kawasaki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doratukus, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Kawasaki.
Doratukus jumps guard but Kawasaki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Doratukus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawasaki breaks from the clinch.
Kawasaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Doratukus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kawasaki closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawasaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Doratukus takes an elbow to the temple.
Doratukus wants to break free but Kawasaki has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawasaki lands an elbow inside.
Kawasaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doratukus's face.
Micheal Doratukus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kawasaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toyota Kawasaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kawasaki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toyota Kawasaki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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