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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kiba Inuzuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle McCoy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kiba Inuzuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inuzuka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kyle McCoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCoy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Inuzuka counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McCoy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Inuzuka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Inuzuka pushing down on McCoy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McCoy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Inuzuka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Inuzuka wants to get up but he can't break McCoy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Inuzuka working some strikes from top position.
McCoy has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Inuzuka is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for McCoy.
McCoy tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Inuzuka presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inuzuka with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Inuzuka cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McCoy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Inuzuka has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McCoy's face.
McCoy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Inuzuka tries to control but McCoy wriggling away.
Inuzuka blocks McCoy's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Inuzuka in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy throwing hammer fists to the chest of Inuzuka. What's that going to do exactly?
McCoy tries to hold on but Inuzuka pushes him away.
McCoy throwing hammer fists to the chest of Inuzuka. What's that going to do exactly?
McCoy wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
McCoy looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Inuzuka has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, McCoy has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
McCoy trying to control the hands but Inuzuka won't let him.
McCoy is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Inuzuka punishes McCoy with strikes from the back mount.
McCoy trying to control the action but Inuzuka just sinks the hooks in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inuzuka has the hooks in. McCoy is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
McCoy staying busy and making it hard for Inuzuka to control.
Inuzuka biding his time, looking for the opening.
McCoy trying to control the hands but Inuzuka won't let him.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McCoy just trying to survive but Inuzuka is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Will Inuzuka go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
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.
Inuzuka is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Inuzuka gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Inuzuka gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Inuzuka apologises and we restart here on the feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Inuzuka checks a leg kick.
McCoy wants to clinch
and Inuzuka counters with a takedown into side control.
McCoy can't do much from the bottom here.
Inuzuka stands up.
Inuzuka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCoy, pushing him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiba Inuzuka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McCoy shoots and misses
and Inuzuka counters with a nice double leg into side control. McCoy won't be happy with that.
McCoy is trying to get back to half guard.
Inuzuka trying to control the action but McCoy is working from the bottom.
McCoy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kiba Inuzuka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Inuzuka wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCoy keeps working.
McCoy tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Inuzuka presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy tries to reverse the position but Inuzuka maintains control.
Inuzuka trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Inuzuka working for a guillotine from mount but McCoy is in no mood to give up.
Inuzuka lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McCoy is in all sorts of trouble here.
McCoy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Inuzuka manages to capitalize on a mistake by McCoy to take his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Inuzuka trying to control.
McCoy manages to reverse the position and now he's in Inuzuka's guard. Nice work there by McCoy.
McCoy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Inuzuka looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Inuzuka looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Inuzuka!
Inuzuka has control of an arm but McCoy manages to advance to Inuzuka's back!
Inuzuka patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Inuzuka trying to control momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
McCoy manages to reverse the position and now he's in Inuzuka's guard. Nice work there by McCoy.
Inuzuka is looking to sweep but instead, McCoy has passed into half guard.
McCoy thows a huge punch but Inuzuka dodges it nicely.
Inuzuka is looking to improve his position.
Inuzuka trying to control but McCoy postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McCoy misses with a few strikes there.
McCoy with a poor takedown
and Inuzuka counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for McCoy!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inuzuka avoids the attempt from McCoy to control.
Inuzuka wants to control the pace but McCoy is squirming around nicely.
McCoy wants to hold on but Inuzuka pushes him away.
McCoy flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
McCoy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
McCoy punching from the bottom.
McCoy wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiba Inuzuka dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Inuzuka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McCoy throws a sloppy head kick
and Inuzuka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Inuzuka.
Inuzuka avoids a wild elbow strike from McCoy.
Inuzuka looking to stall.
Inuzuka gets underhooks to prevent McCoy's takedown attempt.
McCoy can't get the takedown.
Inuzuka scores a nice knee to the body.
Inuzuka throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCoy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Inuzuka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Inuzuka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Inuzuka breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inuzuka throws a nice head kick!
McCoy throws a body kick that misses.
McCoy throws out a loose jab but Inuzuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inuzuka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
McCoy wants to hold on but Inuzuka pushes him away.
McCoy is desperately trying to improve his position but Inuzuka has a good base and remains in mount.
McCoy chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Inuzuka.
McCoy throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
McCoy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McCoy throwing hammer fists to the chest of Inuzuka. What's that going to do exactly?
McCoy flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
McCoy tries to hold on but Inuzuka postures up.
A nice elbow there by Inuzuka.
McCoy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is looking to control Inuzuka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McCoy avoid being mounted?
McCoy punching from the bottom.
Inuzuka is keen to just control but McCoy is a slippery customer.
Inuzuka blocks the strikes from McCoy.
McCoy trying to control here.
McCoy looking for submissions off his back.
Inuzuka winds up and cracks McCoy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McCoy missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McCoy misses with a takedown attempt
and Inuzuka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kiba Inuzuka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle McCoy.
Inuzuka scores with a leg kick.
Kiba Inuzuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCoy gets caught flat footed, as Inuzuka shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Inuzuka content to stall in guard here.
Inuzuka trying to control the position from guard on top but McCoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCoy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Inuzuka trying to control but McCoy is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle McCoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Inuzuka is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McCoy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McCoy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Inuzuka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McCoy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
McCoy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
McCoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Inuzuka is keeping the position for now.
Inuzuka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McCoy throwing strikes from guard but Inuzuka blocks nicely.
Kiba Inuzuka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Inuzuka controls McCoy momentarily but McCoy frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kiba Inuzuka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Inuzuka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiba Inuzuka!
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FIGHT
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