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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurokawa Kenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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203 lbs
35 - 16 - 0 |
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222 lbs
19 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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
35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurokawa Kenji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Corleone !
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Kenji.
Kenji throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenji thows a leg kick but Corleone checks it
and Corleone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Corleone .
Good body shot from Kenji.
Kenji doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corleone keeps control of Kenji as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kenji misses with some punches.
Kenji avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Kenji swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenji lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Corleone misses with an elbow strike.
Kenji misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kenji.
Kenji has a couple of punches blocked by Corleone .
Corleone blocks an uppercut.
Kenji has a couple of punches blocked by Corleone .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kenji dodges an elbow strike from Corleone .
Corleone prevents a body shot from Kenji.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kenji.
Kenji misses with some punches.
Corleone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kenji.
Kenji misses with some punches.
Corleone misses with a knee strike.
We've been informed that Corleone has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Corleone prevents a body shot from Kenji.
Corleone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corleone .
Kenji scores with a shot to the side of Corleone 's head.
Kenji misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kenji working aggressively here.
Kenji dodges an elbow strike from Corleone .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenji swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenji lands a nice uppercut.
Kenji working aggressively here.
Corleone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenji has a couple of punches blocked by Corleone .
Kenji wants to stall.
Corleone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corleone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kenji dodges an elbow strike from Corleone .
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Corleone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Corleone scores a nice knee to the body.
Kenji working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Kurokawa Kenji has been cut.
Kenji tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kenji breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kenji blocks a head kick by Corleone .
Corleone avoids the body shot from Kenji.
Corleone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kenji checks it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Corleone .
Kurokawa Kenji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenji misses with an uppercut. Corleone saw that one coming.
Kenji throws a poor cross that misses
and Corleone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Corleone misses with an elbow over the top.
Corleone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Corleone throws an elbow that misses.
Corleone lands an elbow inside.
Kenji pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kenji connects with an inside leg kick.
Kenji lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone is looking to slow Kenji down with leg kicks.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kenji swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Corleone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenji will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Corleone avoids the head kick by Kenji.
Kenji throws a solid leg kick but Corleone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kenji.
Kenji swings widly with a right hand
and Corleone moves into the clinch.
Corleone lands an elbow just above Kenji 's eye.
Corleone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corleone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Corleone blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenji wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kenji can't find room to land a body shot as Corleone controls the action.
Kenji takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kenji manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurokawa Kenji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji'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.
Kenji tries to bum rush Corleone with a series of wild strikes but Corleone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corleone blocks a leg kick.
Corleone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Corleone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corleone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Corleone tries to land a leg kick but Kenji saw it coming and moves away.
Kenji tries to land a leg kick but Corleone saw it coming and moves away.
Kenji fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Corleone is out of range.
Kenji fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Corleone on the side of the head.
Corleone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kenji's sensitive parts.
Kenji pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenji takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Corleone , right into the meat.
A head kick by Kenji misses
and Corleone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corleone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kenji blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kenji tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenji lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kenji tries to break the clinch but Corleone is controlling the position.
Kenji misses with the head strike.
Kenji misses with the head strike.
Corleone lands an elbow that stopped Kenji in his tracks for a moment.
Kurokawa Kenji's cut is getting worse.
Kenji misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michael Corleone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Corleone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kenji's defenses.
Corleone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kenji's defenses.
Corleone lands a nice elbow.
Kurokawa Kenji's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kenji lands a shoulder strike.
Kenji throws a punch but it's blocked by Corleone .
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
Kenji misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Corleone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kenji's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenji misses with the head strike.
Kenji is looking to break free of the clinch but Corleone has double underhooks.
Corleone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kenji blocks it with crossed arms.
Kenji working aggressively here.
Kenji fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corleone pushes off an throws an elbow but Kenji leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Corleone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kenji lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kenji avoids a wild elbow strike from Corleone .
Corleone tries to land a knee to the head but Kenji blocks with his arms.
Corleone blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corleone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kenji.
Kenji throws a punch but it's blocked by Corleone .
Kenji throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenji breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kenji throws a hook but Corleone avoids it easily.
Kenji looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Corleone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Corleone .
Corleone throws a wild body kick that Kenji sees coming a mile off.
Kenji thumps Corleone with a low kick.
Kenji throws a jab when Corleone was well out of range.
Corleone clinches with his opponent.
Kenji scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kenji fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Corleone throws an elbow but misses.
Kenji throws a head punch that misses.
Corleone lands an elbow inside that Kenji shrugs off.
Jeez, Kurokawa Kenji's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kenji lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenji managing to block the knees to the body from Corleone .
Corleone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kenji in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kenji avoids it.
Kenji is trying to break the clinch but Corleone is controlling him.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
Kenji throws a head punch that misses.
Kenji swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kenji.
Kenji lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Corleone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kenji's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenji working aggressively here.
Corleone misses with an elbow over the top.
Kenji's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Corleone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Corleone blocks a head kick by Kenji.
Kurokawa Kenji is winning the standup battle so far.
Corleone misses with a body kick.
Kenji throws out a loose jab but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenji throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corleone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Corleone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kenji is defending well for now.
Corleone throws a knee to the head but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Corleone 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.
Kenji has a couple of punches blocked by Corleone .
Kenji scores with a shot to the side of Corleone 's head.
Kenji lands with a right to the head.
Kenji breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kenji checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kenji wants to land a leg kick but Corleone is out of range.
Kenji finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kenji lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kenji throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Corleone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Corleone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kenji's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone avoids the head kick by Kenji.
Corleone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fighters circling - Kenji throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kenji, right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Corleone .
Corleone moves out of range of the leg kick from Kenji.
Corleone is looking to score with low kicks.
Kenji scores with a body shot.
Kenji checks a leg kick.
Kenji misses with a looping left.
Kenji throws a body punch but Corleone moves out of range.
Kenji lands a high kick!
Kenji throws an overhand right that lands on Corleone 's shoulder, as Corleone tries to avoid the shot.
Kenji throws a leg kick that misses.
Kenji throws a low kick but it's checked well by Corleone .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenji lands a jab to the nose.
Corleone misses with a low kick.
Kenji missing with a left hand there. Corleone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Corleone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kenji.
Kenji lands a head shot.
Kenji fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corleone manages to avoid it.
Kenji throws a hook to the side of Corleone 's head but Corleone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corleone throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Corleone .
Kenji checks the leg kick.
Corleone tries to land a front kick but Kenji steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Corleone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kenji throws out a leg kick but Corleone moves out of range and Kenji only half commits.
A shot to the liver by Kenji. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenji throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Corleone moves into the clinch.
Corleone tries to land knees in the clinch but Kenji avoids the damage to the body.
Kenji throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kenji avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kenji fails to land.
Kenji misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corleone misses with an elbow strike.
Corleone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kenji avoids the elbow strike from Corleone , against the cage.
Corleone throws an elbow that misses.
Kenji pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kenji on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Corleone doesn't manage to clinch there - Kenji circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kenji. Kenji obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Corleone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kenji lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kenji misses the shot to the body.
Corleone keeps Kenji at a distance using the push kick.
Corleone slips under a jab.
Kenji takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Corleone throws a chopping leg kick but Kenji manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kenji jabs Corleone right on the nose. Corleone blinks but takes it well.
Corleone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenji.
Kenji tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corleone was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenji.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Corleone , right into the meat.
Kenji scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kenji throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corleone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corleone wants to slow Kenji down by chopping away at his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurokawa Kenji showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kenji has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurokawa Kenji!
An out of breath Kurokawa Kenji thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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