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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Tamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright comes to the cage accompanied by Cold World - Hell's Direction (Ft. Kool G. Rap). The key to victory for Lionel Wright has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lionel Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenji Tamura!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Wright throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tamura throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Tamura throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright.
Tamura dodges the punch combination from Wright.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tamura takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Wright.
Tamura avoids the head kick by Wright.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tamura! But no joy.
Lionel Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamura avoids the head kick by Wright.
Wright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tamura takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tamura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Tamura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tamura avoids the head kick by Wright.
Tamura throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tamura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Wright was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tamura throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Tamura.
Wright thows a body kick. Tamura tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wright throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tamura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Tamura moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Wright.
It seemed like Tamura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wright throws a head kick but Tamura moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright slips under a jab from Tamura.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Wright throws a head kick but Tamura moves out of range.
Wright looks for the body kick but Tamura saw that one coming.
Nice body kick there by Wright.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tamura. That did some damage!
Tamura has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tamura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Tamura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wright is fending him off so far but Tamura persists. Nope, Wright circles away and we're back to standing.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wright misses with a head kick.
A nice side step and Tamura releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tamura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a head kick.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Tamura moves out of range easily.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Tamura moves out of range easily.
As Wright backs off Tamura throws a huge counter combo but Wright manages to avoid it all.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tamura. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tamura.
Tamura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Wright counters with a quick kick to the body but Tamura blocks it.
Wright misses with a head kick.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Tamura moves out of range easily.
Tamura appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tamura avoids the head kick by Wright.
Tamura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tamura will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tamura.
Wright tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Tamura controlling from mount.
Tamura lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tamura is landing with some decent strikes but Wright is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tamura looking to ground and pound but Wright is blocking nicely.
Tamura trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tamura controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lionel Wright 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.
Tamura looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wright!
Tamura lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright seems a little lost for a moment, as Tamura dominates the positioning.
Wright parries the strikes from Tamura easily there. Tamura is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wright to escape.
Wright defending against the ground and pound.
Tamura controlling from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamura is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tamura cracks Wright with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamura creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wright sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tamura trying to control the action but Wright is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Wright.
Tamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tamura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lionel Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Tamura moves out of range easily.
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Wright misses
so Tamura counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wright utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tamura postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tamura controlling from the top position.
Tamura working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tamura stands up over Wright, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wright being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tamura misses with a looping left.
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Wright.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tamura's head.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tamura can do to turn this around?
Wright throws a body kick that misses.
Wright throws a lazy body kick
and Tamura counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tamura.
Tamura slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tamura throwing strikes from guard but Wright blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamura slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Tamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tamura blocks the body kick.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright throws the left hand but Tamura avoids the punch easily.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright throws a head kick but Tamura moves out of range.
Tamura moves out of range as Wright throws a body kick.
Tamura is looking for the big counter here.
A jab from Tamura misses.
Tamura fails with a takedown attempt.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Tamura moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick
and Tamura counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wright is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tamura tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamura lands a hook that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Wright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tamura has him pressed against the cage.
Wright manages to break the clinch.
Wright lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tamura just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Wright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Tamura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright misses with a head kick.
Tamura scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Wright slips a jab from Tamura.
Wright lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Tamura counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamura wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Tamura controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tamura trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Tamura is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Tamura from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tamura blocks a head kick by Wright.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tamura throws out the jab.
Tamura misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Tamura.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tamura misses with a looping left.
Wright lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tamura fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wright on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a two punch combination.
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tamura! But no joy.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Tamura moves out of range easily.
Tamura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tamura looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Tamura pushes Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Tamura slows down the pace here.
Tamura drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wright pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lionel Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Tamura is just out of range.
Wright throws a series of punches but Tamura avoids them all with ease.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lionel Wright.
I think Wright 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lionel Wright!
In his post fight interview, Lionel Wright gave a big smile as he said 'Woah.. F*ck dawg. Never woulda thought fighting in backyards in Compton would take me to Vegas let alone Rio baby!! Daddy celebratin' tonight, where all my bangin' Brazilian women at?'.
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hype
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