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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shin Murakami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsu Kazuhiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kazuhiro's choice of entrance music: BUSHIDO. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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178 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shin Murakami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Katsu Kazuhiro!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murakami doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kazuhiro scores with a hook to the body. Murakami takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murakami tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kazuhiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murakami throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murakami tries to clinch there but Kazuhiro circles away.
Murakami shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kazuhiro sizes up Murakami with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murakami tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kazuhiro lands a slapping body shot.
Kazuhiro cracks a nice hook into Murakami's ribs.
Kazuhiro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheers as Kazuhiro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murakami doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murakami thows a leg kick but Kazuhiro checks it
and Kazuhiro counters with a straight right hand.
Kazuhiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murakami fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kazuhiro avoids it really well and circles away.
Kazuhiro 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuhiro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Murakami back to the cage. Kazuhiro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Murakami fails with the takedown
and Kazuhiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Murakami looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murakami fails with the takedown
and Kazuhiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shin Murakami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazuhiro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kazuhiro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A cross from Kazuhiro lands.
Kazuhiro lands with a good body shot.
Some wild striking there from Kazuhiro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murakami fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kazuhiro scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro scores with a sloppy right hand. Murakami should have avoided that one.
Murakami shoots in looking for a takedown. Kazuhiro tries to sprawl out of it but Murakami keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kazuhiro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kazuhiro jabs Murakami to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murakami walks into a left hand.
Murakami takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murakami clinches with his opponent.
Kazuhiro lands a shot to the body.
Murakami is breathing heavily.
Kazuhiro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kazuhiro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kazuhiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murakami is trying to break the clinch but Kazuhiro has him pressed against the cage.
Kazuhiro jumps guard and drags Murakami to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kazuhiro looking for a triangle here. Murakami is fighting it but it looks tight! Kazuhiro pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Murakami is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Katsu Kazuhiro!
After the big win, Katsu Kazuhiro made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Arcticus University: London and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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