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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Caffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Murosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Murosaki's choice of entrance music: Now We Are Free. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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164 lbs
15 - 12 - 2 |
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26
157 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Victor Caffey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Koji Murosaki!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murosaki drives through and clinches with Caffey against the cage.
Caffey tries to land knees in the clinch but Murosaki avoids the damage to the body.
Caffey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murosaki is defending well for now.
Caffey lands a knee to the body.
Caffey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Caffey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caffey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murosaki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Caffey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Caffey pushes off an throws an elbow but Murosaki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murosaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Caffey is keeping busy.
Murosaki jumps guard but Caffey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Caffey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Caffey.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caffey obliges.
Murosaki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Murosaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caffey scores with a hook to the body.
Caffey throws an elbow that misses.
Murosaki is trying to pull guard but Caffey has him pressed against the cage.
Victor Caffey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koji Murosaki.
Caffey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murosaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee calls for Caffey to work.
Caffey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Murosaki jumps guard but Caffey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Murosaki tries to pull guard but Caffey won't allow it.
Murosaki stalling the fight.
Caffey lands a nice elbow.
Caffey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Koji Murosaki has been cut.
Murosaki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caffey crunches a lovely knee into Murosaki's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caffey landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Caffey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Caffey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murosaki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Caffey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Caffey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Murosaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murosaki tries to pull guard but Caffey forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Murosaki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Caffey missing with knees to the body.
Murosaki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Caffey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caffey slowing the pace effectively.
Murosaki takes an elbow to the temple.
Murosaki avoids a wild elbow strike from Caffey.
Caffey is fighting off a takedown attempt but Murosaki is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Caffey to the mat. Caffey regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Murosaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murosaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caffey looking for a sweep. Not yet Caffey, not yet.
Murosaki passes into half guard.
Murosaki thows a huge punch but Caffey dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caffey trying to control but Murosaki postures up.
Caffey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Caffey is refusing to be controlled, as Murosaki sits in half guard.
Caffey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murosaki.
Murosaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Murosaki trying to control from half guard but Caffey is working away.
Murosaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caffey trying to control here.
Murosaki lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Caffey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Koji Murosaki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Caffey connects with a solid leg kick.
Murosaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Caffey off the cage and back into range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Caffey tries to land knees in the clinch but Murosaki avoids the damage to the body.
Murosaki avoiding damage as Caffey throws knees to the body.
Caffey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murosaki.
Murosaki avoiding damage as Caffey throws knees to the body.
Caffey lands an elbow inside.
Caffey is stalling here.
Caffey throws an elbow that misses.
Murosaki blocking some punches.
Caffey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Murosaki misses the target.
Murosaki gets a clinch.
Caffey throws an elbow that misses.
Murosaki lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Murosaki slips a nice elbow through Caffey's hands, connecting with Caffey's forehead.
Caffey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Murosaki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Murosaki content to control rather than advance.
Murosaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Murosaki trying to pass the guard but Caffey defending well.
Caffey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murosaki frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murosaki working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Murosaki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Murosaki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Caffey can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murosaki lands a couple of good shots and Caffey has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Murosaki connects with a big shot to the side of Caffey's head.
Murosaki patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Murosaki lands punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murosaki lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Murosaki lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Murosaki has Caffey flattened out and is raining down punches.
Well, with Murosaki on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Caffey is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Caffey is trapped and Murosaki is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Murosaki scores with punches to the body.
Caffey is rocked!
Murosaki is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Caffey is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Koji Murosaki!
Koji Murosaki bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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