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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kuroda Atsushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bonhomme Sept Heures (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sept Heures has chosen Monster Mash as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
28 - 9 - 1 |
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164 cm
30
165 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kuroda Atsushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bonhomme Sept Heures!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sept Heures misses with a double jab.
Atsushi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Atsushi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sept Heures gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Atsushi scoring well with a low kick there.
Sept Heures feints and then cracks Atsushi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Atsushi down.
We've been told by Atsushi's head coaches at Masaru Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sept Heures moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Atsushi moves out of range of the strikes.
Sept Heures gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Atsushi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sept Heures is trying is best to control the position here.
Sept Heures has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Atsushi is working away from the top position though.
Sept Heures blocking the ground and pound attempt from Atsushi.
Atsushi is thwarting Sept Heures's attempts to control the position.
Atsushi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sept Heures sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sept Heures avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Atsushi.
Atsushi slips a nice elbow through Sept Heures's hands, connecting with Sept Heures's forehead.
Atsushi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sept Heures trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Atsushi manages to pass to mount!
Atsushi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sept Heures is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Atsushi landing strikes from the mount and Sept Heures is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Atsushi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atsushi raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Sept Heures that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sept Heures tries to lock up and control but Atsushi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Atsushi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Atsushi controlling the pace for now.
Sept Heures takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sept Heures slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Atsushi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sept Heures trying to control here.
Atsushi trying to control the action but Sept Heures is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sept Heures is in trouble now - Atsushi has advanced to mount!
Atsushi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Atsushi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sept Heures hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures wants to control but Atsushi is having none of it.
Atsushi tries to control but Sept Heures wriggling away.
Atsushi controlling from the full mount.
Sept Heures tries to hold on but Atsushi postures up.
BOOM! Atsushi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atsushi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atsushi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuroda Atsushi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sept Heures checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A good leg kick by Sept Heures.
Atsushi lands with an uppercut that bounces Sept Heures off the cage and back into range.
Atsushi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Atsushi connects with an inside leg kick.
Atsushi avoids a kick to the body.
Sept Heures tries a low kick but Atsushi avoids it.
Sept Heures tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atsushi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atsushi is looking to score with low kicks.
Atsushi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sept Heures manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Atsushi looking to pass the guard.
Atsushi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sept Heures utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sept Heures looking for a sweep. Not yet Sept Heures, not yet.
Sept Heures is trying to keep Atsushi in close.
Sept Heures looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Atsushi stands and throws Sept Heures's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Atsushi is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sept Heures will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sept Heures tries to bench press Atsushi off him but Atsushi keeps the position.
Kuroda Atsushi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Atsushi happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atsushi is looking to take a break and control but Sept Heures is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Atsushi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Atsushi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Atsushi working the ground and pound.
Atsushi is chipping away with strikes.
Sept Heures takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures wants to control but Atsushi postures up.
Atsushi working the ground and pound.
Atsushi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sept Heures is avoiding damage well.
Atsushi cracks Sept Heures with a big elbow.
Atsushi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Atsushi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sept Heures keeps working.
Sept Heures regains half guard there - taking advantage of Atsushi's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Sept Heures felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sept Heures is looking for a sweep. Atsushi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Atsushi trying to control from half guard but Sept Heures is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sept Heures is looking to improve his position.
Atsushi drops an elbow to the side of Sept Heures's head.
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!
Atsushi wants to pass the guard but Sept Heures is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sept Heures wants to improve his position but Atsushi is controlling well.
Atsushi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sept Heures can do to turn this around?
Atsushi thows a huge punch but Sept Heures dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuroda Atsushi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sept Heures pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sept Heures takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Atsushi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sept Heures throws a head kick but Atsushi moves out of range.
Sept Heures throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sept Heures takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sept Heures throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Sept Heures throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atsushi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sept Heures checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Some wild striking there from Atsushi.
Sept Heures is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Atsushi.
An inside leg kick lands from Atsushi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sept Heures throws a wild body kick that Atsushi sees coming a mile off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sept Heures.
Atsushi blocks the body kick.
Sept Heures takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sept Heures walks into a stiff left hand from Atsushi.
Atsushi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atsushi lands with a shot to the body.
Atsushi scores with a sloppy right hand. Sept Heures should have avoided that one.
Atsushi avoids the body shot from Sept Heures.
Atsushi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sept Heures tries to bench press Atsushi off him but Atsushi keeps the position.
Sept Heures keeps trying to improve his position.
Atsushi lands a few punches from side control.
Sept Heures trying to remain calm as Atsushi controls from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sept Heures takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures tries to bench press Atsushi off him but Atsushi keeps the position.
Sept Heures on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Atsushi is trying to get an arm triangle but Sept Heures is defending well.
Sept Heures manages to get back to half guard.
Atsushi drops an elbow to the side of Sept Heures's head.
Atsushi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sept Heures keeps working.
Atsushi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Atsushi wants to control the pace but Sept Heures is squirming around nicely.
Atsushi lands with some strikes.
Atsushi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Atsushi working Sept Heures over with strikes here.
Sept Heures tries to lock up and control but Atsushi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Atsushi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bonhomme Sept Heures has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atsushi looking to finish Sept Heures with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sept Heures!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atsushi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Atsushi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sept Heures is looking to escape.
Kuroda Atsushi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sept Heures is in a horrible position here. Atsushi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atsushi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuroda Atsushi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Atsushi 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuroda Atsushi!
Kuroda Atsushi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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