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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anti Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anti Hero!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawajiri dodges the punch combination from Hero.
Hero shoots in for a double leg but Kawajiri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hero has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kawajiri is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hero misses with a body shot.
Hero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hero drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kawajiri keeping moving, preventing Hero from controlling successfully.
Hero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kawajiri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kawajiri wants to sweep here but Hero controlling him for the moment.
Hero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kawajiri's guard.
Hero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hero is controlling the pace.
Hero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kawajiri is refusing to be controlled, as Hero sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hero lands a nice short elbow.
Kawajiri wants to improve his position but Hero is controlling well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ground and pound from Hero.
Hero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kawajiri is not content to let Hero control the position.
Hero lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hero seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hero scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kawajiri keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.
Kawajiri is staying active underneath Hero, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hero tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kawajiri knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hero trying to pass the guard but Kawajiri defending well.
Hero with the ground and pound but Kawajiri uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hero is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawajiri is controlling Hero's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anti Hero dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hero fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kawajiri avoids it really well and circles away.
Anti Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kawajiri's waist but Kawajiri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hero off to one side.
Kawajiri gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hero counters by clinching up.
Hero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kawajiri backwards.
Kawajiri is looking for a takedown.
Kawajiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Hero.
Hero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hero tries a body shot but Kawajiri blocks it.
Hero struggles to land a body shot inside as Kawajiri controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero tries to score a body lock takedown but Kawajiri shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tatsuya Kawajiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anti Hero.
Kawajiri drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hero misses with the head strike.
Hero stalls.
Hero is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Kawajiri can't fight it off and eventually Hero manages to take the fight to the floor. Kawajiri looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hero postures up in Kawajiri's guard and throws a big left but Kawajiri blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hero is looking to work some ground and pound but Kawajiri has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anti Hero has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kawajiri working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hero.
Kawajiri being controlled here, momentarily.
Hero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero with a nice head shot there.
Hero scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hero postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kawajiri keeping moving, preventing Hero from controlling successfully.
Hero throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kawajiri works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hero connects with a couple of short punches.
Hero cracks Kawajiri with a solid left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawajiri keeping moving, preventing Hero from controlling successfully.
Hero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hero with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anti Hero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kawajiri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kawajiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hero moves away.
Kawajiri avoids the body shot from Hero.
Kawajiri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kawajiri gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hero to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hero wants to pass the guard but Kawajiri is keeping the position.
Hero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kawajiri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kawajiri seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kawajiri on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kawajiri tries to get out of the position.
Hero wants to control from the top but Kawajiri keeps moving.
Hero is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hero controlling from the top position.
Hero throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kawajiri can't keep his opponent in guard - Hero advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hero seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hero wants to pass to mount but Kawajiri is defending the position.
Kawajiri is not content to let Hero control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero is nestled in close to Kawajiri, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hero wants to take a breather but Kawajiri is having none of it.
Hero content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hero is looking to stall here but Kawajiri recovers full guard.
Hero throwing strikes from guard but Kawajiri blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kawajiri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kawajiri keeping moving, preventing Hero from controlling successfully.
Kawajiri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anti Hero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hero 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anti Hero!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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