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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kendo Hirigushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Callum Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kendo Hirigushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Callum Ray!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ray tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hirigushi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hirigushi moves out of range as Ray strikes.
A jab from Ray misses.
Ray lands a jab.
Hirigushi misses with a series of wild punches.
Hirigushi misses with a looping right.
Ray paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hirigushi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ray.
Ray scores with a nice right hand.
Hirigushi tries to clinch but Ray is having none of it.
Ray tries to land a leg kick but Hirigushi saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Hirigushi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ray misses with an uppercut.
Hirigushi lands an overhand right.
Ray goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ray is looking to clinch.
Ray walks into a jab.
Ray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hirigushi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hirigushi is looking to counter the offense by Ray and move into the clinch.
Ray looks to clinch
letting Hirigushi counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Ray catches Hirigushi right on the button with a cross.
Hirigushi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hirigushi loads up on a big right hand but Ray slips the punch.
Hirigushi slips under a jab.
Hirigushi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ray scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hirigushi is rocked!
Ray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hirigushi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh Hirigushi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ray walks into a left hand.
Ray throws a poor cross that misses
and Hirigushi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hirigushi.
Hirigushi seems to have got his legs back now.
Hirigushi throws a punch but it's blocked by Ray.
A head punch on the inside from Hirigushi fails to land.
Ray taking a breather.
Hirigushi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hirigushi lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hirigushi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ray effectively controlling the action here.
Hirigushi misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray is trying to maintain a safe position but Hirigushi gets an underhook and turns Ray into the cage.
Hirigushi lands a right hand.
Ray avoiding damage.
Hirigushi is working Ray over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hirigushi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hirigushi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ray is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hirigushi is keeping busy.
Ray tries to stall but Hirigushi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ray is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Ray is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Callum Ray.
Hirigushi misses with a body shot.
Ray tries to counter with a clinch but Hirigushi shakes him off and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Hirigushi.
Ray misses with an uppercut.
Hirigushi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ray stalls.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hirigushi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hirigushi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ray blocks an uppercut.
Hirigushi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hirigushi lands a right hand.
Hirigushi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ray taking a breather.
Hirigushi pushes Ray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hirigushi gets through Ray's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ray wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Hirigushi.
Hirigushi lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hirigushi as Ray tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Hirigushi.
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!
A right hand to the body from Hirigushi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hirigushi as Ray tries to tie him up.
Hirigushi misses with some punches.
Hirigushi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hirigushi throws a head punch that misses.
Hirigushi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ray trying to control the position but instead, Hirigushi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ray into the cage.
A hook to the body from Hirigushi.
Ray looks winded!
Hirigushi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ray is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hirigushi.
Ray blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ray - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Hirigushi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendo Hirigushi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hirigushi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ray looks to land a right hand but Hirigushi moved out of range.
Hirigushi scores with a jab.
Ray throws a shot from downtown. Hirigushi moves away and avoids it.
Ray throws a hook but Hirigushi avoids it easily.
Hirigushi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hirigushi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Callum Ray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hirigushi moves out of range as Ray throws a body kick.
We've been informed that Ray has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A head kick misses from Ray.
A swing and a miss from Ray.
Ray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Ray misses.
Hirigushi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Hirigushi.
Hirigushi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ray backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ray.
A short right from Hirigushi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Hirigushi.
Ray is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirigushi throws a punch but it's blocked by Ray.
Hirigushi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ray backwards.
Ray is trying to stall.
Hirigushi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Hirigushi on the inside.
Hirigushi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hirigushi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hirigushi lands with a left to the head.
Ray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kendo Hirigushi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ray is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hirigushi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hirigushi has a couple of punches blocked by Ray.
Hirigushi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ray tries to stall but Hirigushi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ray trying to control the position but instead, Hirigushi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ray into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Callum Ray.
Ray throws a shot from downtown. Hirigushi moves away and avoids it.
Ray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hirigushi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ray can do to turn this around?
Ray is breathing heavily.
Ray tries to clinch but Hirigushi moves out of range.
Hirigushi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hirigushi throws a good cross that connects.
Sloppy strikes from Hirigushi. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hirigushi scores with a three punch combo!
Jab from Hirigushi.
Ray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Ray.
Hirigushi looks to land a left hand but Ray moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi moves out of range of the strikes.
Hirigushi lands a glancing blow to the side of Ray's head.
Hirigushi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ray looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hirigushi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ray pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ray on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hirigushi digs a good hook to Ray's body.
Nice body punch from Hirigushi.
Hirigushi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ray. Ray circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Ray misses.
Hirigushi throws the left hand but Ray avoids the punch easily.
Ray misses with a low kick as Hirigushi jumps back.
Hirigushi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ray tries to clinch but Hirigushi moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hirigushi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hirigushi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ray wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray throws out a loose jab but Hirigushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Hirigushi misses.
Hirigushi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ray moves away.
Ray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hirigushi jabs Ray to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ray misses with a hook
enabling Hirigushi to counter with a crisp jab.
Hirigushi connects with a crisp jab.
Ray takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ray's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hirigushi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ray scrambles back to his feet.
Hirigushi slips a straight right by Ray.
Hirigushi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hirigushi punishes Ray's body with a nice straight punch.
Hirigushi catches Ray with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ray loads up on a big right hand but Hirigushi slips the punch.
Ray looks to throw the jab but Hirigushi is out of range.
Hirigushi throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendo Hirigushi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ray throws a big shot that misses.
Hirigushi is looking to counter the offense by Ray and move into the clinch.
Hirigushi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ray throws a head kick that misses.
Hirigushi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ray lands a glancing blow to the side of Hirigushi's head.
Hirigushi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ray.
Hirigushi looks to land a right hand but Ray moved out of range.
Ray takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hirigushi moves away from the strike by Ray.
Ray misses with a low kick.
Ray has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hirigushi keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Hirigushi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hirigushi throws a hook but Ray avoids it easily.
Ray takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hirigushi cracks Ray with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hirigushi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hirigushi lands the left hand.
Ray tries to clinch but Hirigushi moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirigushi throws a jab when Ray was well out of range.
Hirigushi throws an overhand right that lands on Ray's shoulder, as Ray tries to avoid the shot.
Ray moves out of range of the strikes.
Ray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hirigushi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hirigushi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hirigushi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ray is trying to maintain a safe position but Hirigushi gets an underhook and turns Ray into the cage.
Hirigushi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hirigushi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ray takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Hirigushi.
Hirigushi lands with a short shot to the head.
Hirigushi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ray takes a shot to the head.
Hirigushi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray trying to stall but Hirigushi improves his position.
Ray takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ray is looking to control Hirigushi's arms but Hirigushi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ray has his back to the cage.
Ray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hirigushi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hirigushi lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hirigushi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hirigushi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ray backwards.
Hirigushi lands a shot to the body.
Hirigushi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Hirigushi.
Hirigushi stalling.
Hirigushi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hirigushi lands with a right to the head.
Ray is pushing Hirigushi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hirigushi lands a nice uppercut.
Hirigushi tries a knee to the head but Ray blocks it.
Hirigushi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hirigushi scores with a shot to the side of Ray's head.
Hirigushi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hirigushi scores with a hook to the body.
Ray is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hirigushi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kendo Hirigushi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hirigushi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ray backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hirigushi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray stalling in the clinch but Hirigushi improves position.
Hirigushi lands a nice shot to the body.
Hirigushi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hirigushi lands with a short shot to the head.
Ray wants to stall.
Hirigushi lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hirigushi throws a head punch that misses.
Hirigushi is leaning against Ray and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hirigushi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ray trying to stall but Hirigushi improves his position.
Hirigushi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hirigushi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Callum Ray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hirigushi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kendo Hirigushi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hirigushi 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendo Hirigushi!
A victorious Kendo Hirigushi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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