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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamenashi Kazu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kamenashi Kazu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lionel Castro!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro misses with a body kick.
Kazu stuffs the takedown.
Kazu tries to clinch up but Castro circles away and keeps his distance.
Castro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castro should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Castro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kazu defends it nicely.
Kazu wants to clinch up but Castro keeps it at a distance.
Kazu tries to clinch there but Castro circles away.
Kazu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kazu lands a nice knee to the body.
Kazu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castro.
Castro missing with knees to the body.
Kazu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Castro looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Kazu.
Kazu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Castro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kazu obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kazu.
Kazu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Lionel Castro has been cut.
Kazu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kazu crunches a lovely knee into Castro's ribcage.
Kazu crunches a lovely knee into Castro's ribcage.
Kazu lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kazu obliges.
Kazu lands a good knee to the midsection. Castro won't want to take too many of those.
Kazu lands a nice knee to the body.
Kazu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kazu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Castro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kazu obliges.
Kazu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castro avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kazu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kazu.
Kazu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kazu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kazu lands a nice knee to the body.
Kazu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kazu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castro.
Kazu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kazu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Kazu.
Kazu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kazu crunches a lovely knee into Castro's ribcage.
Kazu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castro is defending well for now.
Kazu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Castro's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kazu connects with a knee to the head.
Kazu with a knee to the head.
Kazu connects with a knee to the head.
Kazu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Kazu.
Kazu scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazu lands a nice knee to the body.
Kazu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kazu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castro is defending well for now.
Kazu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kazu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Kazu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazu lands a knee to the head.
Kazu connects with a knee to the head.
Kazu lands a knee to the head.
Castro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kazu walks away with a smile on his face. Castro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kamenashi Kazu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lionel Castro.
Kazu doesn't manage to clinch there - Castro circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kazu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kazu wants to clinch.
Kazu has closed the distance and engaged Castro in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kazu missing with knees to the body.
Kazu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kazu lands a good knee to the midsection. Castro won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamenashi Kazu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lionel Castro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kazu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kazu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kazu clinches up with Castro and pushes him back against the cage.
Kazu throws an elbow but it misses.
Castro takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castro is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Kazu.
Kazu missing with knees to the body.
Kazu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kazu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Castro avoiding damage as Kazu throws knees to the body.
Castro is breathing heavily.
Kazu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kazu landing knees to the head.
Kazu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Castro avoiding damage as Kazu throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kazu lands a nice knee to the body.
Kazu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kazu landing knees to the body.
Kazu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Castro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kazu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castro can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Kazu.
Knees to the body from Kazu.
Kazu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kazu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kazu missing with knees to the body.
Kazu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kazu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kazu misses with a body punch.
Kazu working Castro over with knees to the body.
Kazu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kamenashi Kazu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kazu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castro avoids it.
Kazu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kazu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Castro is looking to break free of the clinch but Kazu has double underhooks.
Kazu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castro.
Kazu lands a good knee to the midsection. Castro won't want to take too many of those.
Kazu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Castro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kazu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Castro managing to block the knees to the body from Kazu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kazu lands a good knee to the midsection. Castro won't want to take too many of those.
Castro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kazu is keeping busy.
Kazu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Castro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kazu scores a nice knee to the body.
Kazu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kazu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Castro's face.
Kazu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castro avoids it.
Castro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kazu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kazu obliges.
Kazu tries to land knees in the clinch but Castro avoids the damage to the body.
Castro is trying to break the clinch but Kazu is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazu landing knees to the body.
Castro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kazu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kazu with a knee to the head.
Castro has Kazu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kazu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Castro working hard to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kazu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Castro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kazu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castro.
Kazu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castro avoids it.
Kazu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castro avoids it.
Castro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamenashi Kazu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lionel Castro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Castro fails with a takedown attempt.
Kazu throws a sloppy head kick and Castro moves out of range easily.
Kazu moves forwards but Castro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kazu tries to keep at a distance but Castro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kazu keeps control of Castro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kazu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kazu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazu working Castro over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kazu.
Kazu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castro.
Castro managing to block the knees to the body from Kazu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kazu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Castro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Castro avoiding damage as Kazu throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazu lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kazu.
Kazu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Kazu.
Knees to the body from Kazu.
Kazu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kazu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Castro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Castro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kazu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kazu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Castro's face.
A knee to the head by Kazu.
Kazu missing with knees to the body.
Castro is trying to break the clinch but Kazu is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazu landing knees to the head.
Kazu working Castro over with knees to the body.
Kazu misses with a knee to the head.
Castro pulls guard.
Kazu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kazu trying to stand up but can't free himself from Castro's guard.
Kazu stays in close to Castro's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kazu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kamenashi Kazu has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kazu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kazu tries to clinch up.
Kamenashi Kazu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kazu wants to clinch up but Castro keeps it at a distance.
Kazu darts in and clinches Castro up against the cage.
Kazu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Castro avoiding damage as Kazu throws knees to the body.
Kazu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kazu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kazu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kazu crunches a lovely knee into Castro's ribcage.
Kazu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kazu scores a nice knee to the body.
Kazu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kazu.
Kazu lands a good knee to the midsection. Castro won't want to take too many of those.
Castro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kamenashi Kazu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lionel Castro.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kazu trying to land knees to the body.
Kazu scores with a knee to the head.
Lionel Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kazu's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamenashi Kazu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kazu 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:25
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamenashi Kazu!
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energy
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hype
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