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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavius Trifu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trifu has chosen Radioactive - Imagine Dragons as his entrance music. 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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190 cm
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186 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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187 cm
25
185 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsui Kyoraku! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flavius Trifu! The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kyoraku wants to land a leg kick but Trifu is out of range. Kyoraku avoids the head kick by Trifu.
Trifu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Kyoraku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trifu. That did some damage! Trifu misses with a wild combination.
Kyoraku lands a leg kick that knocks Trifu off balance momentarily. Trifu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kyoraku moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Trifu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Trifu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trifu throws a hook but Kyoraku avoids it easily. A jab lands there for Trifu. Kyoraku throws a low kick, looking for Trifu's leg but Trifu calmly moves out of range. Trifu avoids the body shot from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku checks a leg kick nicely. A left lands for Trifu. A low kick from Kyoraku misses and Trifu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kyoraku's knee momentarily. Kyoraku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Trifu 's head but he takes it in his stride. Kyoraku fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Trifu is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kyoraku connects with a body shot. An inside leg kick lands from Trifu. Kyoraku tries to clinch up but Trifu circles away and keeps his distance. Kyoraku checks a leg kick. Trifu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kyoraku moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Kyoraku throws a nice outside leg kick. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku gets in close and instigates a clinch. Trifu tries to break free but Kyoraku pushes him back against the cage. Kyoraku lands a body punch in the clinch. Trifu prevents a body shot from Kyoraku. Kyoraku tries to work over Trifu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Kyoraku lands a body shot in the clinch.
Trifu lands with a short shot to the head. Trifu working aggressively here.
Trifu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kyoraku tries to work over Trifu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kyoraku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trifu's elbow. Kyoraku working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Kyoraku taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Trifu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Trifu walks into a jab. That kick from Trifu tenderised Kyoraku's leg. Kyoraku is trying to keep his angry face on. Trifu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. A combination from Kyoraku does no damage. Trifu lands a leg kick that knocks Kyoraku off balance momentarily. Trifu tries to bum rush Kyoraku with a series of wild strikes but Kyoraku uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Trifu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kyoraku. Kyoraku throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kyoraku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trifu. Kyoraku scores with a leg kick.
Kyoraku misses with a wild combination.
Kyoraku attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kyoraku is looking to land body kicks. Kyoraku throws a front kick that sends Trifu stumbling back into the cage. Kyoraku swings for the body but Trifu moves out of range.
Trifu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. A head kick misses from Kyoraku. Trifu misses with a series of wild punches.
Kyoraku lands with a cross. Trifu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kyoraku connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trifu scrambles back to his feet. Trifu takes the fight into the clinch. Kyoraku makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Kyoraku keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trifu's efforts to push away. Trifu throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyoraku. Trifu throws a head punch that misses. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Trifu throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Trifu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kyoraku lands a left hand.
Kyoraku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trifu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Trifu misses with a short punch on the inside. Kyoraku taking a breather. Kyoraku working Trifu over with knees to the body. Kyoraku misses with a short punch on the inside. Trifu working aggressively here.
Kyoraku scores with a shoulder strike. Trifu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Trifu throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyoraku. Kyoraku lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trifu backwards. Trifu misses with a hook from the clinch. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Trifu breaks from the clinch.
Trifu tries to clinch but Kyoraku moves out of range. Good exchange - Kyoraku coming out on top.
Trifu is rocked! Kyoraku sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Trifu's defenses. It connects perfectly with Trifu's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shunsui Kyoraku! Shunsui Kyoraku seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. The defeated Flavius Trifu had this to say: 'Sorry boss. I let my guard down'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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