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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerron Nimoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shunsui Kyoraku is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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208 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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204 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerron Nimoh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsui Kyoraku!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyoraku with a jab.
Kyoraku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kyoraku throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nimoh looks to score with a jab to the body but Kyoraku is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyoraku. Nimoh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyoraku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nimoh throws a shot from downtown. Kyoraku moves away and avoids it.
Kyoraku gets a clinch.
Kyoraku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nimoh backwards.
Nimoh looking to slow down the pace here.
Nimoh working hard to break the clinch.
Nimoh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nimoh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kyoraku.
Nimoh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kyoraku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nimoh throws a hook but Kyoraku avoids it easily.
Kyoraku fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Nimoh finds it's way through Kyoraku's defenses.
Nimoh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kyoraku was well out of range. Poor timing from Nimoh.
Nimoh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kyoraku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kyoraku is looking to clinch but Nimoh is avoiding it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kyoraku, right into the meat.
Kyoraku misses with a low kick.
Kyoraku moves out of range of the strikes.
Nimoh swings for the body but Kyoraku moves out of range.
Nimoh misses with a jab to the body
and Kyoraku counters with a series of strikes. Nimoh will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nimoh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nimoh stuns Kyoraku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kyoraku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nimoh lands with a good body shot.
Kyoraku walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kyoraku misses with an uppercut. Nimoh saw that one coming.
A left lands for Nimoh.
Nimoh throws a poor cross that misses
and Kyoraku counters with a nice leg kick.
Nimoh swings for the body but Kyoraku moves out of range.
Kyoraku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nimoh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kyoraku gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kyoraku throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Shunsui Kyoraku has been cut.
Nimoh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nimoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyoraku lands with an uppercut that bounces Nimoh off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Jerron Nimoh has been cut.
Kyoraku wants to clinch up but Nimoh keeps it at a distance.
Kyoraku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nimoh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nimoh is looking to wear down Kyoraku with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nimoh is looking to land body kicks.
Kyoraku walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nimoh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kyoraku tries a head kick but it misses.
Kyoraku throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyoraku scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nimoh doesn't seem bothered though.
Kyoraku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nimoh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku lands a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nimoh throws a big shot that misses.
Nimoh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nimoh lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kyoraku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nimoh throws out the jab.
Kyoraku fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nimoh on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Nimoh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nimoh.
A right-left combo lands from Kyoraku.
Nimoh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsui Kyoraku dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kyoraku fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kyoraku tries to bum rush Nimoh with a series of wild strikes but Nimoh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kyoraku lands a right hook to the body.
Nimoh wants to land a leg kick but Kyoraku is out of range.
Nimoh looks to land a combination but Kyoraku avoids it well.
Nimoh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kyoraku. That's going to slow Nimoh down.
Nimoh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kyoraku 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.
Nice uppercut lands for Kyoraku. That snapped Nimoh's head back.
Kyoraku cracks Nimoh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kyoraku takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyoraku lands a jab to Nimoh's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kyoraku throws a front kick aimed at Nimoh's knee but Nimoh avoids it well.
Nimoh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shunsui Kyoraku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nimoh misses with an uppercut
and Kyoraku counters by clinching up.
Nimoh tries to stall but Kyoraku uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nimoh is looking to break free of the clinch but Kyoraku has double underhooks.
Nimoh tries to break the clinch but Kyoraku is controlling the position.
Kyoraku lands a right hand.
Nimoh trying to stall but Kyoraku improves his position.
Kyoraku being controlled against the cage.
Nimoh wants to get back to striking at distance but Kyoraku won't allow it.
Kyoraku presses Nimoh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nimoh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kyoraku tries to work over Nimoh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nimoh misses with an elbow over the top.
Kyoraku throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyoraku slowing the pace effectively.
Nimoh wants to break free but Kyoraku has control.
Nimoh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kyoraku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nimoh working hard to break the clinch.
Kyoraku effectively controlling the action here.
Kyoraku tries to land knees in the clinch but Nimoh avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku blocking some punches.
Kyoraku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyoraku has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Nimoh lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kyoraku on the inside.
Kyoraku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kyoraku drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nimoh misses with a wild body shot.
Kyoraku slips under a jab from Nimoh.
Kyoraku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kyoraku slips a jab and a cross from Nimoh.
Nimoh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kyoraku cracks Nimoh with an open hand slap.
Nimoh looks to land a combination but Kyoraku avoids it well.
Kyoraku scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, jab by Kyoraku - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nimoh misses with a kick to the body.
Kyoraku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nimoh.
Nimoh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nimoh!
Nimoh looks to land a right hand but Kyoraku moved out of range.
Kyoraku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nimoh.
Kyoraku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyoraku lands with a thumping leg kick.
A left lands for Kyoraku.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyoraku on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nimoh. Nimoh obviously looking to wear him down.
Kyoraku jabs Nimoh right on the nose. Nimoh blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsui Kyoraku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kyoraku slips a jab from Nimoh.
Kyoraku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nimoh wants to land a leg kick but Kyoraku is out of range.
Nimoh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kyoraku takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nimoh has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kyoraku throws a leg kick which misses Nimoh's front leg but catches the back leg as Nimoh tries to avoid it.
Kyoraku thumps Nimoh with a low kick.
Kyoraku tries to clinch up but Nimoh circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyoraku cracks the inside of Nimoh's front leg.
Nimoh misses with a series of wild punches.
Nimoh misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kyoraku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kyoraku scores with a body shot.
Nimoh looks to land a left hand but Kyoraku moved out of range nicely.
Kyoraku moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kyoraku swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nimoh.
A good leg kick by Kyoraku.
An inside leg kick from Kyoraku misses.
Kyoraku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kyoraku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nimoh.
Nimoh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kyoraku.
Kyoraku throws a push kick but Nimoh slaps the foot to one side.
Kyoraku feints a jab promting Nimoh to slip. Kyoraku then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nimoh slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
Nimoh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kyoraku scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kyoraku throws a hook to the side of Nimoh's head but Nimoh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nimoh throws a right hand that misses
and Kyoraku moves into the clinch.
Nimoh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kyoraku digs a right hand into Nimoh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nimoh's gas tank.
Nimoh is trying to push Kyoraku away but Kyoraku has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimoh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku lands an elbow inside that Nimoh shrugs off.
Nimoh is trying to break free.
Nimoh working hard to break the clinch.
Kyoraku lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kyoraku breaks from the clinch.
Nimoh swats away the attempt to clinch by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku moves in looking to clinch but Nimoh pushes him off.
Kyoraku fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nimoh is out of range.
Nimoh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nimoh fails to land with a series of punches.
Nimoh missing with a left hand there. Kyoraku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nimoh slips a jab and a cross from Kyoraku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku connects with a body shot that sends Nimoh's belly button to the back.
Good standup being displayed there by Kyoraku as he connects with a hook.
Kyoraku misses with a head kick.
Nimoh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kyoraku counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Kyoraku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nimoh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kyoraku throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nimoh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nimoh throws a hook but Kyoraku blocks it.
Kyoraku moves away from the strike by Nimoh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsui Kyoraku really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kyoraku.
Kyoraku lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kyoraku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kyoraku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nimoh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nimoh missing with a left hand there. Kyoraku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kyoraku swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nimoh counters with a one-two to the body.
Kyoraku checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nimoh slips under a jab from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku throws a shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kyoraku.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyoraku tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nimoh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nimoh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Nimoh misses its intended target.
Kyoraku looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kyoraku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nimoh throws a right and a left that Kyoraku avoids nicely.
Kyoraku works Nimoh's body with a nice hook.
Nimoh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nimoh works Kyoraku's body with a nice hook.
That kick from Kyoraku tenderised Nimoh's leg. Nimoh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kyoraku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kyoraku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku rushes Nimoh and presses him up against the cage.
Kyoraku blocks an elbow strike.
Nimoh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kyoraku scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nimoh.
Kyoraku avoiding damage as Nimoh throws knees to the body.
Kyoraku misses with some punches.
Kyoraku has Nimoh pressed against the cage.
Kyoraku has Nimoh pressed against the cage, preventing Nimoh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kyoraku swings wildly with an uppercut but Nimoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nimoh is trying to break the clinch but Kyoraku is controlling him.
Kyoraku blocks an uppercut.
Nimoh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku connects with an inside leg kick.
Nimoh throws a body punch but Kyoraku moves out of range.
Nimoh lands a lovely overhand right.
Kyoraku throws a body punch but Nimoh moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Nimoh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nimoh. Kyoraku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nimoh misses with a looping right.
Kyoraku tries to clinch up.
Kyoraku is looking to land body kicks.
Nimoh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nimoh throws a combination that misses
and Kyoraku counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoh scores with a hook.
Kyoraku slips under a jab.
Kyoraku will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kyoraku.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nimoh misses with an uppercut. Kyoraku saw that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kyoraku, right into the meat.
Nimoh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kyoraku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nimoh misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kyoraku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nimoh.
Nimoh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsui Kyoraku dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kyoraku connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kyoraku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nimoh.
Nimoh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nimoh just misses with a punch to the body.
Nimoh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kyoraku looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nimoh throws a jab but it's blocked by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nimoh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kyoraku misses with a body shot.
Nimoh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Nimoh misses the target.
Nimoh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nimoh throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoh misses with a wild body shot.
Kyoraku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nimoh slips a jab from Kyoraku.
Nimoh scores with a shot to the body.
Kyoraku throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kyoraku checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nimoh moves away from the strike by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nimoh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nimoh misses with a hook.
Kyoraku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jerron Nimoh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku ducks under a wild hook from Nimoh.
Kyoraku looks to score with a jab to the body but Nimoh is just out of range.
Kyoraku scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kyoraku lands a nice hook to Nimoh's body. Nimoh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nimoh punishes Kyoraku's body with a nice straight punch.
Nimoh connects with a body shot.
Kyoraku is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nice uppercut there from Kyoraku.
Nimoh thuds a left hand into Kyoraku's body.
Kyoraku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nimoh lands with an uppercut that bounces Kyoraku off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Kyoraku, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nimoh misses with a straight right.
Kyoraku on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nimoh scores with a body shot.
Nimoh's corner calls for a 1-2. Nimoh obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nimoh throws a hook to the side of Kyoraku's head but Kyoraku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kyoraku moves into the clinch.
Nimoh has had enough of the clinch but Kyoraku keeps him there for the moment.
Nimoh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nimoh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kyoraku.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nimoh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shunsui Kyoraku seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nimoh tries to break the clinch but Kyoraku is controlling the position.
Nimoh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kyoraku presses Nimoh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shunsui Kyoraku is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kyoraku working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimoh.
Nimoh has Kyoraku pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nimoh.
Nimoh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kyoraku pushes Nimoh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nimoh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kyoraku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nimoh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerron Nimoh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kyoraku 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 46:49
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shunsui Kyoraku!
Shunsui Kyoraku is the new light heavyweight champion!
Shunsui Kyoraku took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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