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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keijiro Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurita Kanazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanazawa has chosen Yoshu Fukushu - Maximum the Hormone as his entrance music. Keijiro Junior has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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264 lbs
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250 lbs
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keijiro Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurita Kanazawa!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior shoots in looking for a takedown but Kanazawa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Junior's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Junior moves into the clinch.
Kanazawa told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Junior really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the body.
Kanazawa scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Keijiro Junior has been cut.
Junior is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow.
Kanazawa stalls.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body.
Kanazawa landing knees to the head.
Junior is leaning against Kanazawa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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!
Kanazawa scores with a knee to the head.
Junior is looking to control Kanazawa's arms but Kanazawa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Junior has his back to the cage.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but Kanazawa has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior tries to land a knee to the head but Kanazawa blocks with his arms.
Junior takes a knee to the side of the body.
Junior looking for a takedown.
Kanazawa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Junior up against the cage.
Junior trying to stall but Kanazawa improves his position.
Junior takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kanazawa stalling the fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.
Nice elbow from Kanazawa.
Junior fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keijiro Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kanazawa keeps control of Junior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kanazawa working Junior over with knees to the body.
Junior has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kanazawa after a bit of a struggle.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head.
Junior looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanazawa working Junior over with knees to the body.
Junior is breathing heavily.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside that Junior shrugs off.
Kanazawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Junior won't want to take too many of those.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kanazawa with a knee to the head.
Kanazawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Junior in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kanazawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Junior lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kanazawa lands an elbow just above Junior 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanazawa.
Kanazawa leaning against his opponent.
Kanazawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kanazawa scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kanazawa.
A bit of stalling here from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kanazawa landing knees to the head.
Kanazawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kanazawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa slowing the pace effectively.
Knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa crunches a lovely knee into Junior's ribcage.
Junior takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kanazawa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Kanazawa.
Kanazawa scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Junior takes a knee right on the jaw!
Junior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurita Kanazawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keijiro Junior's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kanazawa has managed to clinch.
Kanazawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Junior fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanazawa.
Kanazawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kanazawa with a knee to the head.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Junior lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kanazawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kanazawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Kanazawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head.
Kanazawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kanazawa connects with a knee to the head.
Kurita Kanazawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanazawa slowing the pace effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the body.
Kanazawa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kanazawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Junior's face.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting on Kanazawa's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kurita Kanazawa.
Kanazawa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Junior, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Junior lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Junior jumps guard but Kanazawa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body.
Kanazawa stalling in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kanazawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Junior won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Junior's face.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanazawa.
Kanazawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Junior in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kanazawa effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa landing knees to the head.
Kanazawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kanazawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Junior's defenses.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Junior takes a knee right on the jaw!
Junior is trying to pull guard but Kanazawa has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keijiro Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kanazawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kanazawa lands an elbow just above Junior 's eye.
Junior trying to stall but Kanazawa improves his position.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Junior takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kanazawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior wants to get back to striking at distance but Kanazawa won't allow it.
Junior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Junior is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kanazawa lands an elbow just above Junior 's eye.
Junior takes an elbow to the temple.
Kanazawa working Junior over with knees to the body.
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!
Kanazawa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kanazawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Junior takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kanazawa lands a damaging elbow.
Kanazawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kanazawa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurita Kanazawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keijiro Junior's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kanazawa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kanazawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Junior won't want to take too many of those.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside that Junior shrugs off.
Kanazawa crunches a lovely knee into Junior's ribcage.
Kanazawa is struggling to control the position.
Kanazawa working Junior over with knees to the body.
Kanazawa scores with a knee to the head.
Kanazawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Junior in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanazawa.
Kanazawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanazawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kanazawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kanazawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Junior's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.
Junior being controlled against the cage.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Junior tries to pull guard but Kanazawa won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Kanazawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Junior tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kanazawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Kanazawa crunches a lovely knee into Junior's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kanazawa.
A knee to the head by Kanazawa.
Kanazawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kanazawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Junior won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Kanazawa.
Junior tries to work over Kanazawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the body.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Junior lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Junior won't want to take too many of those.
Junior letting Kanazawa take a breather here.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside.
Kanazawa lands a damaging elbow.
Kanazawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kanazawa just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keijiro Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junior takes an elbow to the temple.
Kanazawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
Knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa scores with a knee to the head.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body.
Kanazawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kanazawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside that Junior shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurita Kanazawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kanazawa 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurita Kanazawa!
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