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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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198 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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186 lbs
29 - 23 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsui Kyoraku!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little connects with a body shot.
Kyoraku takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Little misses the body punch
and Kyoraku makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Little waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kyoraku.
Little misses with a jab, cross combination.
Little misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kyoraku holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kyoraku misses with a punch to the body.
Kyoraku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyoraku lands a left hand.
Kyoraku blocking some punches.
Kyoraku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Kyoraku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Little.
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!
Kyoraku working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kyoraku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Little's elbow.
Little blocking some punches.
Kyoraku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyoraku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kyoraku - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoraku lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Little.
Little blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kyoraku.
A head punch on the inside from Kyoraku fails to land.
Kyoraku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kyorakus head.
Kyoraku throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Kyoraku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyoraku swings wildly with an uppercut but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyoraku tries a body shot but Little blocks it.
Kyoraku scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kyoraku throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Littles head.
Kyoraku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kyoraku blocking some punches.
Little tries to throw a body punch but Kyoraku avoids it by throwing Little back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku misses with a punch on the inside.
Kyoraku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kyoraku gets through Little's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Little scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little tries to throw a body punch but Kyoraku avoids it by throwing Little back against the cage.
Little misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Kyoraku.
A hook to the body from Little.
Kyoraku has a couple of punches blocked by Little.
A nice right hand lands inside from Little.
Kyoraku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Kyoraku scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kyoraku scores with a shot to the side of Little's head.
Kyoraku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little working aggressively here.
Little prevents a body shot from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little.
Kyoraku lands an uppercut.
Little looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Little has a couple of punches blocked by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyoraku tries to work over Little's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kyoraku gets through Little's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kyoraku lands a body punch in the clinch.
Little misses with a body punch.
Kyoraku lands a shot to the body.
Little throws a head punch that misses.
Kyoraku lands a nice uppercut.
Kyoraku struggles to land a body shot inside as Little controls his hands.
Kyoraku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little lands a shoulder strike.
Little gets through Kyoraku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kyoraku tries a body shot but Little blocks it.
Kyoraku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kyoraku or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyoraku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyoraku has a couple of punches blocked by Little.
Kyoraku throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Kyoraku tries to work over Little's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kyoraku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kyoraku backwards.
Kyoraku throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Littles head.
Little is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyoraku.
A right hand to the body from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku tries to work over Little's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Kyoraku fails to land.
Kyoraku slows down the pace here.
Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Little prevents a body shot from Kyoraku.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsui Kyoraku dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kyoraku misses with a hook.
Little lands with a right hand.
Little tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kyoraku was well out of range. Poor timing from Little.
Kyoraku takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Little does no damage.
Kyoraku walks into a left hand.
Little takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kyoraku connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Little covering up! Kyoraku comes in with a big uppercut and Little goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shunsui Kyoraku!
Our winner, Shunsui Kyoraku, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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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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