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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kioshi Kemauchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Moreiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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138 lbs
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139 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kioshi Kemauchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Moreiro!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kemauchi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moreiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kemauchi.
Kemauchi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kemauchi scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Kemauchi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kemauchi misses with the combination.
Moreiro's coach down at Reddit Heroes was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Moreiro's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kemauchi lands with a shot to the body.
Anthony Moreiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kemauchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moreiro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kemauchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moreiro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kemauchi counters with a one-two to the body.
Moreiro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've been told by Kemauchi's head coaches at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemauchi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kemauchi jabs Moreiro right on the nose. Moreiro blinks but takes it well.
Kemauchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moreiro.
Kemauchi lands a right hook to the body.
Nice shot by Kemauchi.
Moreiro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kemauchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Moreiro misses the target.
Kemauchi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Moreiro just manages to avoid it.
Kemauchi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moreiro throws a lazy uppercut
and Kemauchi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kemauchi delivers a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kemauchi scores with a body shot.
Kemauchi throws a good cross that connects.
Moreiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemauchi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moreiro.
Kemauchi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kemauchi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moreiro misses with a looping right.
Kemauchi is looking to counter punch.
Moreiro misses with a body shot.
Moreiro throws a poor cross that misses
and Kemauchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moreiro looks to land a right hand but Kemauchi moved out of range.
Kemauchi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kemauchi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moreiros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kemauchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kemauchi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kemauchi cracks Moreiro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moreiro misses the body punch
and Kemauchi counters with a big head kick but Moreiro shrugs it off.
Kemauchi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Moreiro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kemauchi - the referee stops the clock and Moreiro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kemauchi. Moreiro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kemauchi tests Moreiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moreiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kemauchi.
Nice body punch from Kemauchi.
Moreiro throws a right and a left that Kemauchi avoids nicely.
Kemauchi jabs at Moreiro's body.
Moreiro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice defenses there by Kemauchi.
Kemauchi throwing a counter right hand but Moreiro manages to avoid it.
Kemauchi lunges at Moreiro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moreiro's hand.
Kemauchi lands a nice looking body shot.
Moreiro throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kemauchi to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreiro ducks right into an uppercut from Kemauchi.
Moreiro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kemauchi to score with a decent uppercut.
Moreiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kemauchi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Moreiro throws a shot from downtown. Kemauchi moves away and avoids it.
Kemauchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moreiro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Kemauchi counter with a right hand.
Moreiro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Moreiro misses the body punch
and Kemauchi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kemauchi, right into the meat.
Kemauchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moreiro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moreiro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Moreiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moreiro throws a right hand that misses
and Kemauchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kioshi Kemauchi 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.
Kemauchi scores with a head kick.
Moreiro looks to land a left hand but Kemauchi moved out of range nicely.
Kioshi Kemauchi is winning the standup battle so far.
Moreiro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kemauchi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Moreiro tries to move into range but Kemauchi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kemauchi jabs Moreiro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
No joy there for Moreiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Kemauchi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kemauchi with a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Moreiro might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kemauchi has got the better of the exchanges.
No joy there for Moreiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kemauchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kemauchi throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Kemauchi.
Moreiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kemauchi manages to avoid it.
Moreiro throws a lazy uppercut
and Kemauchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreiro swings for the body but Kemauchi moves out of range.
Kemauchi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kemauchi.
Kemauchi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kemauchi connects with a body shot that sends Moreiro's belly button to the back.
Kemauchi throws a shot to the body.
Moreiro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kemauchi counters by clinching up.
Kemauchi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kemauchi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moreiro.
Moreiro takes a kick to the side of the head.
Moreiro misses with a body punch
and Kemauchi counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Moreiro misses the target.
Moreiro swings widly with a right hand
and Kemauchi counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemauchi scores with a leg kick.
Kemauchi thuds his shin into the meat of Moreiro's side.
Kemauchi scores with a decent looking hook.
Kemauchi lands a leg kick that knocks Moreiro off balance momentarily.
Kemauchi scores with the left hand. Moreiro knows he should have avoided that one.
Moreiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kemauchi cracks Moreiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Moreiro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kemauchi.
Kemauchi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moreiro has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kemauchi.
Moreiro throws a body punch but Kemauchi moves out of range.
Moreiro misses with a lunging right hand
and Kemauchi counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemauchi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moreiro on the side of the head.
Kemauchi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Moreiro's head.
Moreiro misses with a jab to the body
and Kemauchi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Moreiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Moreiro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moreiro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moreiro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Moreiro swings for the body but Kemauchi moves out of range.
Kemauchi connects with a crisp jab.
Moreiro throws a nice looking combination but Kemauchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moreiro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kemauchi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Moreiro throws a right hand that misses
and Kemauchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kemauchi cracks Moreiro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Moreiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreiro misses with a combination
and Kemauchi counters with a solid body kick.
Kemauchi throws a good cross that connects.
Moreiro misses with a two punch combination.
Kemauchi ducks under a wild hook from Moreiro.
Kemauchi throwing a counter right hand but Moreiro manages to avoid it.
Kemauchi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Moreiro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kemauchi counters with a right hand to the body.
Moreiro misses with a lunging right hand
and Kemauchi counters with a thumping low kick.
Kemauchi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moreiro under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moreiro throws a poor cross that misses
and Kemauchi counters with a stiff right hand.
Moreiro ducks right into an uppercut from Kemauchi.
Kemauchi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kioshi Kemauchi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kemauchi scores with a shot to the body.
Kemauchi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A good leg kick by Kemauchi.
Kemauchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moreiro.
Kemauchi connects with the punch.
Kemauchi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kemauchi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moreiro doesn't seem bothered though.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Moreiro in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kemauchi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Moreiro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moreiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kemauchi.
Moreiro moves forwards but Kemauchi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moreiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kemauchi moves out of range as Moreiro strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemauchi ducks under a wild hook from Moreiro.
Kemauchi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Moreiro misses with a body shot.
Moreiro misses with a combination
and Kemauchi counters with a head kick. That will keep Moreiro thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kemauchi digs a good body shot into Moreiro's ribs.
Kemauchi throws a shot to the body.
Kemauchi scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A jab from Kemauchi finds it's way through Moreiro's defenses.
Moreiro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kemauchi slips a jab from Moreiro.
Nice jab there from Kemauchi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemauchi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Moreiro.
Kemauchi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Moreiro's head.
Moreiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moreiro misses with a jab to the body
and Kemauchi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Moreiro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kemauchi.
Jab by Kemauchi.
Kemauchi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kemauchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moreiro swings widly with a right hand
and Kemauchi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moreiro thinking.
Kemauchi cracks Moreiro with an open hand slap.
A jab from Kemauchi does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemauchi lands the left hand.
Moreiro throws a series of punches but Kemauchi moves out of range.
Kemauchi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kemauchi jabs Moreiro right on the nose. Moreiro blinks but takes it well.
Moreiro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kemauchi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moreiro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Moreiro misses with a few strikes there.
Moreiro takes one to the chin there.
Kemauchi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moreiro on the side of the head.
Kemauchi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kemauchi ducks under a wild hook from Moreiro.
A quick step to the side and Kemauchi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moreiro throws a nice looking combination but Kemauchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kemauchi lands with a right hand.
Moreiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kemauchi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moreiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kemauchi lands with a hook. Moreiro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Moreiro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kemauchi jabs Moreiro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kemauchi scores with a leg kick.
Anthony Moreiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moreiro throws a lazy uppercut
and Kemauchi counters with an inside leg kick.
Moreiro walks into a straight right hand from Kemauchi.
Kemauchi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kemauchi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moreiro takes a swing at Kemauchi's ribcage but misses.
Kioshi Kemauchi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kemauchi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Moreiro.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kioshi Kemauchi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kemauchi 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kioshi Kemauchi!
Kioshi Kemauchi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MayheM sportswear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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