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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaru Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Brooks has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 cm
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155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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165 cm
18
145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Brooks! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaru Yuudai! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A nice leg kick lands there from Brooks. Brooks goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Brooks wants to clinch. Brooks fails in his attempt to clinch. Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Yuudai pushes him off. Brooks sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Yuudai to the ground! Brooks dives into full mount looking to finish!
Yuudai is rocked!
It looks like Masaru Yuudai has been cut. 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! Yuudai is working to get back to half guard.
Yuudai is still in real trouble! Can Brooks finish him? The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Brooks controlling his opponent. Yuudai seems to have recovered his senses. Brooks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yuudai on the ground. Yuudai really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yuudai is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Brooks controlling from the full mount. Brooks punishing his opponent with strikes. Yuudai is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brooks throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Brooks looking to finish with strikes here!
Brooks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Yuudai tries to get back to half guard but can't. Brooks unloads with some shots from mount but Yuudai bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Brooks content just to control the position here. Brooks lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yuudai tries to reverse the position but Brooks maintains control. Brooks controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brooks throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Brooks pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Brooks controlling the position easily from mount. Brooks cracks Yuudai with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brooks content just to control the position here. Yuudai bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Brooks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Brooks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brooks tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yuudai stands and throws Brooks's legs to the side, diving into side control. Yuudai looks gassed! Brooks gets back to half guard. Brooks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Brooks wants to control but Yuudai is keeping busy and won't allow it. Yuudai has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Brooks tries to hold on but Yuudai postures up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Brooks dominated that round. The cut man is working on Masaru Yuudai's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yuudai misses with a takedown attempt - Brooks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Yuudai circles away from the clinch attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brooks. Yuudai checks the leg kick. Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Brooks knocks Yuudai to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!? Yuudai manages to get back to half guard. Yuudai is breathing heavily. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brooks decides to stand and escape the position. Brooks wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brooks lands a high kick to the side of Yuudai's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Brooks dives into guard, looking to finish. Yuudai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Yuudai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Yuudai is working an open guard so Brooks takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Brooks fails in his attempt to clinch. Brooks cracks the inside of Yuudai's front leg. Brooks keeps Yuudai at a distance using the push kick. Kevin Brooks is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Yuudai blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Kevin Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Brooks scores with a hook to the body. Yuudai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Yuudai keeps the fight on the outside. Yuudai blocks a head kick by Brooks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Brooks tries to clinch but Yuudai is having none of it. Brooks throws a body punch but Yuudai moves out of range. Brooks clinches up against the ropes. Brooks lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brooks scores a nice knee to the body.
Brooks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brooks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brooks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. A knee to the head by Brooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brooks.
Brooks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yuudai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Brooks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brooks lands an elbow just above Yuudai 's eye. Brooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Yuudai takes an elbow to the forehead. Brooks lands a nice elbow. Brooks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brooks lands a nice elbow. Brooks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Brooks scores a nice knee to the body.
Brooks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yuudai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brooks landing knees to the head.
Brooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Brooks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yuudai takes an elbow to the temple. Brooks stalling the fight.
A knee to the head by Brooks.
Brooks scores a nice knee to the body.
Brooks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Brooks lands a nice knee to the body. Brooks avoiding damage.
Brooks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Yuudai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brooks with a knee to the head.
Brooks scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Brooks dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Masaru Yuudai's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brooks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brooks knocks Yuudai to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!? Yuudai tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Brooks presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Yuudai blocking the ground and pound. Yuudai working to try and regain half guard.
Brooks will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Brooks controlling from the full mount. Yuudai is squirming around, avoiding Brooks's attempts to control the action. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yuudai tries to reverse the position but Brooks maintains control. Brooks controlling his opponent. Brooks dominating with strikes here. Yuudai is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brooks looking to control and managing it successfully. Brooks prevents Yuudai from getting the reversal. Brooks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Yuudai blocking the ground and pound. Brooks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yuudai can do to turn this around? Brooks controlling his opponent. Brooks in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brooks controlling the pace for now. Brooks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yuudai is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kevin Brooks just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Brooks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Brooks lands an elbow inside that Yuudai shrugs off. Brooks lands a knee to the body.
Brooks landing knees to the head.
Brooks landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brooks.
Brooks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yuudai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Brooks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yuudai's face.
Brooks lands an elbow just above Yuudai 's eye. Come on Brooks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brooks lands an elbow that stopped Yuudai in his tracks for a moment. Brooks scores a nice knee to the body.
Brooks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brooks lands an elbow inside. Yuudai letting Brooks take a breather here. Brooks lands a damaging elbow. Brooks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brooks scores with a knee to the head.
Brooks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Brooks lands a nice knee to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! A bit of stalling here from Brooks.
Brooks crunches a lovely knee into Yuudai's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight! Kevin Brooks showed his dominance in that final round. Well Brooks 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Brooks!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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