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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kunitskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azusa Moribe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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135 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Kunitskiy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azusa Moribe!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moribe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kunitskiy.
Moribe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kunitskiy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Moribe scores with a head kick. Kunitskiy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Moribe clinches up with Kunitskiy and pushes him back against the cage.
Moribe scores with a shot to the side of Kunitskiy's head.
Moribe digs a right hand underneath Kunitskiy's ribcage. Kunitskiy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Moribe scores with a hook to the body.
Kunitskiy tries to throw a body punch but Moribe avoids it by throwing Kunitskiy back against the cage.
Moribe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kunitskiy or not.
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!
Good body shot from Moribe.
Kunitskiy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moribe avoids the elbow strike from Kunitskiy, against the cage.
Kunitskiy lands a damaging elbow.
Kunitskiy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kunitskiy swings wildly with an uppercut but Moribe uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Kunitskiy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moribe throws an elbow but misses.
Kunitskiy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Moribe managing to block the knees to the body from Kunitskiy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moribe throws a head punch that misses.
Moribe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moribe misses with a punch on the inside.
Kunitskiy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moribe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kunitskiy up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kunitskiy as Moribe tries to tie him up.
Moribe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kunitskiy or not.
Kunitskiy tries a body shot but Moribe blocks it.
Kunitskiy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Moribe after a bit of a struggle.
A short body shot lands from Moribe as the two fighters clinch.
Moribe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Moribe.
Still in the clinch, Moribe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moribe lands with a light punch inside.
Moribe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Moribe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moribe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kunitskiy is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Moribe.
Oh Kunitskiy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moribe.
Kunitskiy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moribe avoids it.
Kunitskiy seems to have got his legs back now.
Moribe lands an uppercut.
Moribe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moribe has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Kunitskiy scores with a shoulder strike.
Kunitskiy lands a nice elbow.
Kunitskiy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moribe blocks it with crossed arms.
Moribe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kunitskiy backwards.
Moribe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moribe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kunitskiy lands an uppercut.
Moribe digs a right hand into Kunitskiy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kunitskiy's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moribe.
Moribe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moribe blocking some punches.
Moribe lands a hook that snaps the head of Kunitskiy backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moribe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Moribe fails to land.
Moribe tries to throw a body punch but Kunitskiy avoids it by throwing Moribe back against the cage.
Kunitskiy misses with a punch on the inside.
Kunitskiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kunitskiy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Moribe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moribe.
Kunitskiy tries to work over Moribe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moribe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kunitskiy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kunitskiy misses with a knee strike.
Moribe throws a head punch that misses.
Kunitskiy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Moribe is defending well.
A head punch on the inside from Moribe fails to land.
Kunitskiy misses with an elbow over the top.
Moribe misses with an elbow over the top.
Moribe swings wildly with an uppercut but Kunitskiy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moribe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kunitskiy backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moribe backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kunitskiy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moribe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kunitskiy blocks an uppercut.
Kunitskiy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moribe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kunitskiy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kunitskiy lands a left hand.
Moribe misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Moribe misses with a punch to the body.
Moribe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kunitskiys head.
Moribe swings wildly with an uppercut but Kunitskiy uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kunitskiy can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Kunitskiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moribe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kunitskiy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moribes head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azusa Moribe dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kunitskiy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kunitskiy shoots for a double leg takedown but Moribe sprawls well. He's pushed Kunitskiy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Moribe, right into the meat.
Moribe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moribe wants it to stay on the feet.
Kunitskiy looks to land a right hand but Moribe moved out of range.
Moribe slips a jab from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy avoids a kick to the body.
Kunitskiy thows a body shot but no joy.
Moribe lands a right hook to the body.
Kunitskiy misses with a head kick.
Kunitskiy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crunch! Moribe slams his shin into Kunitskiy's torso.
Moribe looks to throw a body kick
and Kunitskiy counters with a nice body shot.
Moribe misses with a hook.
Moribe moves out of range of the strikes.
Kunitskiy throws a hook to the side of Moribe's head but Moribe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunitskiy has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Kunitskiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moribe stuffs the takedown.
Kunitskiy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kunitskiy. Moribe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Moribe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Moribe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moribe lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kunitskiy will feel that in the morning.
Kunitskiy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moribe lands a leg kick that knocks Kunitskiy off balance momentarily.
Moribe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kunitskiy scores with a hook to the body. Moribe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Azusa Moribe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moribe scores with a head kick.
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!
Moribe lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moribe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vladimir Kunitskiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kunitskiy misses with a wild body shot.
Kunitskiy slips a jab and a cross from Moribe.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kunitskiy checks a leg kick.
Kunitskiy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kunitskiy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moribe manages to avoid it.
Moribe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Moribe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moribe lunges at Kunitskiy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kunitskiy's hand.
Kunitskiy takes one to the side of the head.
Azusa Moribe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moribe connects with the punch.
Moribe misses with a wild body shot.
Moribe Throws a clean left jab. Moribe Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Kunitskiy's chin! Kunitskiy crumbles to the ground and Moribe follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Moribe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Azusa Moribe!
Azusa Moribe is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Azusa Moribe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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