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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurokawa Kenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurokawa Kenji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick James!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitch! uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenji.
Kenji fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kenji swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenji looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kenji throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bitch! wants to land a leg kick but Kenji is out of range.
Bitch! scoring well with a low kick there.
Kenji tries to score with a low kick but Bitch! moves his leg out of the way.
Kenji scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kenji slips under a jab from Bitch!.
Bitch! sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bitch! misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Bitch! coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenji. Bitch! does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenji throws a hook but Bitch! avoids it easily.
Bitch! looks for the body kick but Kenji saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenji on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kenji defending well as Bitch! loads up on a big left hand.
Kenji darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kenji throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Bitch! counter with a right hand.
Kenji ducks under a wild hook from Bitch!.
Kenji has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KAMOT-E 4.5* sparring gym in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bitch! is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kenji throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kenji slips a straight right by Bitch!.
Kurokawa Kenji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenji throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bitch! works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bitch! looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenji is just out of range.
Bitch! takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bitch! fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kenji throws an off balance right hand
and Bitch! cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kenji checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kenji lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bitch! has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bitch! and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kenji works the jab nicely.
Kenji lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kenji misses with a straight right.
Kenji keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenji throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kenji tries to land a leg kick but Bitch! saw it coming and moves away.
Bitch! uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenji.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenji throws a leg kick but Bitch! sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bitch! tries a head kick but it misses.
Bitch! walks into a stiff left hand from Kenji.
Kenji tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bitch! was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenji.
Bitch! throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenji sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kenji looks to land a left hand but Bitch! moved out of range nicely.
Kenji doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kenji misses with a body shot
and Bitch! counters with a nice body kick.
Kenji throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kenji.
Kenji misses with a straight left.
A jab from Kenji does it's job there.
Kenji fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bitch! manages to avoid it.
Kenji throws out a leg kick but Bitch! moves out of range and Kenji only half commits.
Kenji finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab lands there for Bitch!.
Bitch! fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bitch! misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! misses the shot to the body.
Kenji misses with an uppercut.
Kenji throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bitch! wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kenji thows a leg kick but Bitch! checks it
and Bitch! counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Bitch! there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bitch! catches Kenji with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bitch! walks into a left hand.
Bitch! checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bitch! moves in looking to clinch but Kenji pushes him off.
Kenji tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bitch! was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenji.
Kenji throws a shot to the body.
Bitch! is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kenji had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kenji throws a lazy right hand but Bitch! sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenji throws a hook to the side of Bitch!'s head but Bitch! sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenji walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bitch! checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kenji wants to slow Bitch! down by chopping away at his legs.
Bitch! lands a jab to Kenji's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bitch! is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenji's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bitch! under the eye.
A slow jab from Bitch! misses its intended target.
Bitch! misses with a left hand
and Kenji counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bitch! lands with a slapping head kick.
Kenji throws a big shot that misses.
Bitch! is looking to clinch but Kenji is avoiding it.
Bitch! connects with a jab.
Kenji throws an off balance right hand
and Bitch! cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bitch! slips under a jab from Kenji.
Kenji keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bitch!.
Bitch! has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kenji steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bitch!.
Bitch! uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kenji has time to react.
Bitch! slips a straight right by Kenji.
Kenji misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bitch! takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kenji uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bitch!.
Kenji throws a shot from downtown. Bitch! moves away and avoids it.
Kenji lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kurokawa Kenji will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bitch! cracks a nice hook into Kenji's ribs.
Kenji turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bitch! displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kenji throws out the jab.
Kenji has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kenji misses with an uppercut.
Kenji misses the shot to the body.
Bitch! misses the shot to the body.
Kenji uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bitch!.
Kenji throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bitch! counters with a straight right hand.
Kenji fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bitch!. That's going to slow Kenji down.
Nice defenses there by Bitch!.
A big left from Kenji misses.
Bitch! thuds a left hand into Kenji's body.
Bitch! moves out of range as Kenji strikes.
The fighters circling - Bitch! throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kenji.
Kurokawa Kenji is winning the standup battle so far.
Kenji throws a jab but it's blocked by Bitch!.
Kenji just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenji misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenji throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kenji lands a jab to Bitch!'s midsection.
Kenji steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bitch!.
Bitch! takes one to the side of the head.
Bitch! goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kenji scoring well with a low kick there.
Kenji slips a straight right by Bitch!.
Kenji throws a poor cross that misses
and Bitch! counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bitch! takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
A jab from Bitch! misses.
Kenji turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kenji misses with a hook.
Bitch!'s leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kenji steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bitch!.
Kenji misses with a hook. Bitch! ducked under it nicely.
Kenji slips under a jab from Bitch!.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bitch! looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenji misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kenji misses the target.
Kenji lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bitch! scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bitch! moves out of range of the leg kick from Kenji.
Kenji with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bitch! to score with a decent uppercut.
Kenji tries to work over Bitch!'s front leg with a kick but Bitch! checks it.
Kenji misses with a straight right.
Bitch! lands with a hook. Kenji tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kenji lands an overhand right.
Bitch! lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kenji throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Kenji misses.
Bitch! throws a right hand that Kenji ducks under and follows up with a left that Kenji also avoids with ease.
Kenji uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bitch!.
A big left from Bitch! misses.
A swing and a miss from Bitch!.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kenji.
Kenji pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenji lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kenji avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kenji misses the body punch
and Kenji takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That kick from Kenji tenderised Bitch!'s leg. Bitch! is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bitch! connects with a looping right hand.
Bitch! checks a leg kick nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bitch!, as that shot connected.
A leg kick checked by Bitch!.
Bitch! is looking to score with low kicks.
Kenji throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Kenji misses its intended target.
Kenji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bitch!.
Bitch! has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kenji finds it's way round the side to connect with Bitch!'s head.
Nice defenses there by Kenji.
Kenji throws a jab when Bitch! was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bitch! lands a glancing blow to the side of Kenji's head.
Bitch! bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kenji looks to land a body kick but Bitch! moved away.
Kenji throws a chopping leg kick but Bitch! manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kenji throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kenji throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bitch! sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kenji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bitch! moves away.
Bitch! connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kenji chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bitch! has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bitch! throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bitch! throws a head punch that misses.
Bitch! lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Kurokawa Kenji has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenji working hard to break the clinch.
Kenji swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenji tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bitch!'s elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Bitch! fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kurokawa Kenji will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji's cut.
That's time! Kenji's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kenji throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bitch! lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kenji turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bitch! thuds his right hand into Kenji's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kenji misses with a low kick.
Kenji looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kenji!
Kenji swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenji throws a chopping leg kick but Bitch! manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bitch! avoids the body shot from Kenji.
Kenji staying out of range there.
Kenji throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kenji throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bitch! counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kenji misses the jab.
Kenji connects with a leg kick. Bitch! looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kenji throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bitch! moves out of range of the strikes.
Kenji looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kenji needs to keep his hands up - Bitch! had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenji connects with a jab.
Bitch! throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bitch! misses with a few strikes there.
Bitch! lands a right hook to the body.
Kenji ducks under a wild hook from Bitch!.
Kenji throws a leg kick but Bitch! sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bitch! moves out of range as Kenji strikes.
Bitch! shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kenji eats them both and turns towards Bitch! to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bitch! feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kenjis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bitch! gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kenji moves out of range as Bitch! throws a body kick.
Kenji loads up on a big right hand but Bitch! slips the punch.
Bitch! punishes Kenji's body with a nice straight punch.
A low kick from Kenji misses
and Bitch! cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kenji on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bitch! doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rick James, Bitch! has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenji throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kenji takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bitch! lands with a hook. Kenji tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice defenses there by Bitch!.
Kenji just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenji throws a looping overhand right but Bitch! ducks down to avoid it.
Bitch! dips to his left and cracks Kenji with an uppercut!
Kenji throws an off balance right hand
and Bitch! counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kenji with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kenji tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bitch! attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kenji throws a lazy right hand but Bitch! sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bitch! throws out a powerful jab.
Kenji misses with a looping left.
Kenji uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bitch!.
Kenji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bitch! moves away.
Bitch! misses with a hook
and Kenji counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenji throws a hook but Bitch! blocks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kenji lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bitch! has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bitch! and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A clash of legs there as Kenji blocks the low kick.
Bitch! tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kenji keeps Bitch! at a distance using the push kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bitch!.
Kenji misses with a straight right.
Kenji connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kenji avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bitch! throws a big shot that misses.
Kenji fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kenji stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bitch!.
Kenji takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bitch! scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kenji, right into the meat.
Kenji uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bitch!.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenji uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bitch! has time to react.
The fighters circling - Kenji throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bitch! jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bitch! fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kenji on the side of the head.
A big left from Bitch! misses.
Kenji throws a low kick, looking for Bitch!'s leg but Bitch! calmly moves out of range.
Bitch! tries to move into range but Kenji moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kenji takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kenji misses with a lunging right hand
and Bitch! counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Kenji.
Kenji wants to land a leg kick but Bitch! is out of range.
Bitch! throws a hook but Kenji blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kenji.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kenji. That's going to slow Bitch! down.
Bitch! uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenji.
Bitch! throws a body punch but Kenji moves out of range.
Bitch! throws a front kick aimed at Kenji's knee but Kenji avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rick James, Bitch!.
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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurokawa Kenji!
Kurokawa Kenji decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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