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Event:
Vale Tudo GP: 265+ Opening Rd.
Date: Jan 19, 2018 |
#R1#
Hardy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Bara misses.
Bara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hardy finds it's way round the side to connect with Bara's head.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bara.
Bara swinging wildly here.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Bara 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.
Hardy lands with a shot to the body.
Bara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hardy slips a jab from Bara.
Bara throws a predictable looking body shot
#CL#
and Hardy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hardy.
Hardy lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baras head.
A head punch on the inside from Bara fails to land.
Hardy lands a hook that snaps the head of Bara backwards.
Hardy is leaning against Bara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hardy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Hardy.
#T1#
Hardy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hardy has Bara pressed against the cage, preventing Bara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Bara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A hook to the body from Hardy.
A shot in the inside from Hardy.
Hardy lands with a left to the head.
Bara has a couple of punches blocked by Hardy.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardy.
A short right from Hardy on the inside.
Bara throws a head punch that misses.
Hardy lands on the inside with an uppercut. #ROC#
Bara is rocked!
Hardy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bara is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardy finish him?
Hardy lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Bara to his knees! Hardy keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Hardy!
Jacob Hardy retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jacob Hardy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
New Year in Paradise 2017
Date: Dec 31, 2017 |
#R1#
Bara throws a combination. LaFera tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bara cracks LaFera with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bara lands a body shot.
Bara scores with a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - LaFera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
LaFera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bara's waist but Bara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing LaFera off to one side.
Bara lands with an uppercut that bounces LaFera off the cage and back into range.
Bara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of LaFera's head.
Murasaki Bara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LaFera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bara.#CL#
LaFera clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bara blocking some punches.
LaFera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
LaFera working aggressively here.
LaFera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bara lands a hook that snaps the head of LaFera backwards. #ROC2#
LaFera is rocked!
Bara lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops LaFera to his knees! Bara keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murasaki Bara!
Murasaki Bara bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
TAOC #1 - Chonus X An 2
Date: Dec 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Lemode throws a sloppy body shot
and Bara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bara misses with a wild body shot.
Bara has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Savage Dojo KT Tokyo in the buildup to the fight.
Lemode swinging wildly here.
Lemode uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bara.
Lemode moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lemode, as that shot connected.
Ronald Lemode seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemode moves away from the strike by Bara.
Bara misses with a hook to the body
and Lemode connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Lemode bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lemode keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A left lands for Lemode.
Lemode misses with the combination.
Bara throws a shot from downtown. Lemode moves away and avoids it.
Lemode throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#ROC2#
Bara is rocked!
Lemode fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Bara to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Bara looks to clinch but Lemode throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Bara taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ronald Lemode!
During a confident post fight interview, Ronald Lemode thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
FSF 12: New Era
Date: Oct 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Bara scores with a body shot.
Bara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adamonis.
Adamonis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bara lands with a good body shot.
Bara throws out a powerful jab.
Adamonis is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Bara on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adamonis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bara swats away the attempt to clinch by Adamonis.
Bara throws out a counter right but Adamonis avoids it with no problem.
Bara 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bara falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and Adamonis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Adamonis tries to land knees in the clinch but Bara avoids the damage to the body.
Adamonis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adamonis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bara.
Adamonis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bara blocks it with crossed arms.
Adamonis looking to throw knees to the head but Bara is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adamonis.
Adamonis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adamonis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bara wants to get back to striking at distance but Adamonis won't allow it.
Bara lands a right hand.
Adamonis tries a knee to the head but Bara blocks it.
Adamonis throws a head punch that misses.
Adamonis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adamonis tries a knee to the head but Bara blocks it.
Adamonis takes a shot to the head.
Bara prevents a body shot from Adamonis.
Bara takes a shot to the head.
Adamonis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adamonis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bara digs a right hand underneath Adamonis's ribcage. Adamonis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adamonis is breathing heavily.
Adamonis takes a shot to the head. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Bara as the two fighters clinch.
Bara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adamonis backwards.
Bara lands an uppercut.
Adamonis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bara blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Bara.
Bara unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Adamonis! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bara is unloading with more strikes now! Adamonis drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murasaki Bara!
During a confident post fight interview, Murasaki Bara thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Thawnin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bara on the side of the head.
Bara misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Bara closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Bara scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Bara breaks the clinch.
Thawnin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thawnin misses with an uppercut
and Bara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thawnin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bara. #CL#
Bara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thawnin, pushing him back against the cage.
Thawnin is trying to maintain a safe position but Bara gets an underhook and turns Thawnin into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bara misses with the head strike.
Bara lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thawnin tries to break free but Bara pushes him back against the cage.
Bara throws a punch but it's blocked by Thawnin. #BC#
Bara manages to break the clinch.
#T1#
Bara blocks a jab.
Bara slips a straight right by Thawnin.
Bara lands with a straight right. Thawnin didn't see that one coming.
Thawnin misses with a wild body shot.
Murasaki Bara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bara ducks under a wild hook from Thawnin.#CL#
Bara moves into range and clinches up with Thawnin.
A short right from Bara.
Thawnin tries to score a body lock takedown but Bara shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thawnin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bara pulls him back up using the underhooks. #BC#
Bara breaks the clinch.
Thawnin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thawnin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bara drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thawnin sprawls and moves away.
Bara ducks under a wild hook from Thawnin.
Bara moves in looking to clinch but Thawnin pushes him off.
Bara tries to clinch but Thawnin is having none of it.
Thawnin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bara drops his hands momentarily and Thawnin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murasaki Bara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bara misses with a looping left.#CL#
Bara clinches with his opponent.
Bara prevents a takedown attempt there.
Murasaki Bara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Thawnin.#BC#
Bara breaks the clinch.
Bara connects with a nice looking jab.
Thawnin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bara under the eye.
Bara needs to keep his hands up - Thawnin had a free shot at his head there.
Bara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thawnin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bara takes a swing at Thawnin's ribcage but misses.
Thawnin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice body punch from Bara.
Thawnin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bara takes a swing at Thawnin's ribcage but misses.
Thawnin misses with a wild combination.
#T3#
Thawnin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thawnin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bara with a nice cross.
Bara tries to clinch there but Thawnin circles away.
Bara slips a jab from Thawnin.
Bara changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thawnin throws a hook but Bara avoids it easily.
Thawnin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thawnin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bara.
Bara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thawnin.
Bara tries to clinch but Thawnin moves out of range.
Thawnin misses with a hook.
Thawnin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bara.
Bara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thawnin moves out of range of the strikes.
Bara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thawnin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Thawnin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bara swings for the body but Thawnin moves out of range.
Thawnin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
A punch combination from Bara misses.
Thawnin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bara with a body shot.
Thawnin 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.
Thawnin misses with a straight left.
Thawnin looks to throw the jab but Bara is out of range.
Bara tries to counter with a takedown but Thawnin is quick to defend against it.
Bara tries to clinch but Thawnin moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Thawnin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thawnin throws a lazy right hand but Bara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bara looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bara wants to clinch
and Thawnin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thawnin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thawnin catches Bara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thawnin throws a looping overhand right but Bara ducks down to avoid it.
Thawnin throws a hook but Bara avoids it easily.
Thawnin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bara takes one to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Bara.
No joy there for Bara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Murasaki Bara will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Bara rushes Thawnin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bara fails to land.
Thawnin is looking to break free of the clinch but Bara has double underhooks.
Thawnin is looking for a takedown.
Thawnin wants to take the fight to the mat but Bara manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bara lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bara.
Still in the clinch, Bara scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bara.
Thawnin stalling in the clinch but Bara improves position.
Thawnin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thawnin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bara is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Murasaki Bara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Thawnin.#BC#
Bara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thawnin scores with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Bara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bara.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thawnin.#T1#
Bara tries to clinch up but Thawnin circles away and keeps his distance.
Thawnin feints the counter takedown.
Bara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thawnin.
Kai Thawnin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thawnin throws an overhand right that lands on Bara's shoulder, as Bara tries to avoid the shot.
Thawnin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thawnin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
Bara gets a clinch.
Thawnin wants a takedown.
Bara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thawnin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bara gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Murasaki Bara has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Bara manages to break the clinch.
Thawnin lands with a right hand.
Thawnin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thawnin fails with a takedown attempt.#T2#
Bara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bara tries to clinch but Thawnin is having none of it.
A big right from Bara misses.
Bara tries to close the distance and clinch but Thawnin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bara throws an overhand right that lands on Thawnin's shoulder, as Thawnin tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
Bara clinches with his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bara as Thawnin tries to tie him up.
Bara scores with a shoulder strike.
Bara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thawnins head.
Thawnin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bara pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short uppercut from Bara.
Thawnin misses with a punch on the inside.
#T3#
Thawnin looking for a takedown.
Bara has a couple of punches blocked by Thawnin.
Thawnin is looking for a takedown.
Thawnin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bara is defending well.
Thawnin is breathing heavily.#BC#
Bara manages to break the clinch.
Thawnin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bara.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thawnin.
Bara holds on to Thawnin's head and controls the position momentarily.
Bara manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Thawnin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bara gets full guard.
Bara pulls Thawnin in to control the position.
Thawnin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T4#
Bara is controlling Thawnin's posture.
Thawnin stopping the sweep attempt from Bara.
Thawnin postures up in Bara's guard and throws a big left but Bara blocks it.
Bara is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thawnin trying to hold on to Bara's head to control him but Bara postures up.
Thawnin is in trouble now - Bara has advanced to mount!
Bara throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murasaki Bara dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Thawnin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bara has time to react.
The fighters circling - Thawnin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Thawnin as he connects with a hook.
Bara tries to close the distance and clinch but Thawnin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thawnin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Thawnin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bara doesn't seem phased though.
Thawnin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bara.
Bara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bara wants to clinch up but Thawnin keeps it at a distance.
Thawnin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bara slips under a jab from Thawnin.#CL#
Bara has closed the distance and engaged Thawnin in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Bara manages to break the clinch.
Bara throws a nice looking combination but Thawnin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thawnin.
Bara tries to clinch up.
Bara tries to clinch but Thawnin is having none of it. #T1#
Bara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bara tries to clinch but Thawnin is having none of it.
Thawnin lands a really nice looking cross but Bara seems unphased.
Thawnin throws a hook to the side of Bara's head but Bara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thawnins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thawnin clobbers Bara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thawnin looks to land a combination but Bara avoids it well.
Bara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thawnin.
Bara tries to clinch up
and Thawnin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thawnin can do to turn this around?
Thawnin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bara manages to avoid it.
Thawnin misses with an uppercut
#CL#
and Bara moves into the clinch.
Bara is pressed up against the cage. Thawnin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bara down to the mat. Bara avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thawnin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2#
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!
Bara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thawnin.
Bara throws a body shot but no joy.
Bara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thawnin throws a jab but it's blocked by Bara.
Bara catches Thawnin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kai Thawnin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thawnin misses with a hook.#CL#
Bara moves into the clinch.
Thawnin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bara is defending well.
Thawnin is trying to maintain a safe position but Bara gets an underhook and turns Thawnin into the cage.#BC#
Bara breaks the clinch.
Bara is looking to clinch.
Bara tries to clinch but Thawnin is having none of it.
Thawnin swats away the attempt to clinch by Bara.#CL#
Bara gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T3#
Thawnin wants to break free but Bara has control.
#BC#
Bara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bara lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thawnin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bara doesn't seem bothered though.
Thawnin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bara cracks Thawnin with a good jab.
Thawnin swats away the attempt to clinch by Bara.
Thawnin dips to his left and cracks Bara with an uppercut!#CL#
Bara rushes Thawnin and presses him up against the cage.
Thawnin wants a takedown.
Murasaki Bara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Thawnin.
Thawnin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thawnin. #T4#
Thawnin tries to score a body lock takedown but Bara shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bara swings wildly with an uppercut but Thawnin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thawnin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bara is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bara lands a nice uppercut.
Bara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Bara.
Bara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thawnin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
Bara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bara tries to clinch but Thawnin moves out of range.
Thawnin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Bara counter with a right hand.
Bara is looking to clinch but Thawnin is avoiding it.
Bara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thawnin moves away.
Murasaki Bara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thawnin throws an off balance right hand
and Bara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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 Murasaki Bara.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bara, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murasaki Bara!
After winning the bout, Murasaki Bara thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
IFFL 1: Rise of Iron
Date: Aug 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Ippo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL2#
Ippo clinches.
Bara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC2#
Ippo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ippo 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.
Ippo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bara.
Bara swings for the body but Ippo moves out of range.
#CL2#
Ippo pushes Bara up against the cage in a clinch.
Bara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ippo works on Bara's body with a couple of short punches.
Ippo pushes Bara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bara misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Ippo breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Ippo forces Bara back against the cage and clinches.
Ippo is trying to pull guard but Bara has him pressed against the cage.
Bara is trying to break free.
A short right from Ippo on the inside. #T1#
Ippo scores with a shot to the side of Bara's head.
Bara wants to break free but Ippo has control.
Bara is breathing heavily.
Bara swings wildly with an uppercut but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ippo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#BC2#
Ippo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ippo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bara is fending him off so far but Ippo persists. Nope, Bara circles away and we're back to standing.
Bara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ippo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bara tries to clinch but Ippo moves out of range. #CL2#
Ippo darts in and clinches Bara up against the cage.
Bara tries to break free but Ippo pushes him back against the cage.
Bara has had enough of the clinch but Ippo keeps him there for the moment.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Ippo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ippo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bara just misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo shoots in for a takedown but Bara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Murasaki Bara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makonouchi Ippo.#CL2#
Ippo has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T2#
Bara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#BC2#
Ippo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Ippo takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ippo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
Ippo breaks the clinch.
Bara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ippo moves away.
Bara tries to close the distance and clinch but Ippo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ippo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Ippo moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ippo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC2#
Ippo breaks from the clinch.
Bara loads up on a big right hand but Ippo slips the punch.
Ippo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bara.#T3##CL2#
Ippo clinches up with Bara and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Ippo.
#BC2#
Ippo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Ippo with that takedown attempt.
Ippo circles away from the clinch attempt.
#TD2#
Ippo feints and as Bara raises his hands in defense, Ippo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ippo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bara is keeping the position for now.
Bara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ippo sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T4#
Ippo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ippo tries to free his leg and advance position but Bara is retaining full guard.
Ippo throwing strikes but missing.
Ippo advances position into side control!
Ippo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#SUB2#
Ippo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bara is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makonouchi Ippo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL2#
Ippo moves into range and clinches up with Bara.#BC2#
Ippo breaks from the clinch.
Bara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ippo slips under a jab.#CL2#
Ippo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ippo has Bara pressed against the cage, preventing Bara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ippo is working Bara over against the cage.#BC2#
Ippo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ippo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ippo lands a glancing blow to the side of Bara's head.
Ippo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Ippo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bara to the mat! Bara manages to get full guard. #ES#
Bara pushes Ippo off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ippo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Murasaki Bara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Ippo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bara defends it nicely.
Bara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Ippo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Makonouchi Ippo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Ippo instigates a clinch.
Ippo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#BC2#
Ippo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Ippo moves into range and clinches up with Bara.
Ippo gets through Bara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Ippo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ippo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bara is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#CL2#
Ippo moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC2#
Ippo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bara fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL2#
Ippo clinches up with Bara and pushes him back against the cage.#T2##BC2#
Ippo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bara pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Ippo has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!#BC2#
Ippo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ippo.
Murasaki Bara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makonouchi Ippo.#CL2#
Ippo closes the distance and clinches.
Bara misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Ippo breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Ippo moves into range and clinches up with Bara.#BC2#
Ippo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ippo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ippo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ippo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bara is looking to counter punch.#T3##CL2#
Ippo rushes Bara and presses him up against the cage.
Ippo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#BC2#
Ippo manages to break the clinch.
Bara misses with a wild body shot.
Bara is looking to clinch.
Bara fails to land with a series of punches.
Ippo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ippo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bara sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ippo somewhat.#CL2#
Bara gets tackled into the cage by Ippo. Ippo maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Ippo breaks from the clinch.
#T4##CL2#
Ippo clinches. #TD2#
Ippo jumps guard and drags Bara to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Ippo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bara can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #ES2#
Ippo pushes Bara off and gets back to his feet.
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!#TD2#
Ippo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ippo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makonouchi Ippo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Ippo moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC2#
Ippo manages to break the clinch.
Bara lands with an overhand left.
Bara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bara wants to clinch up but Ippo keeps it at a distance.
Bara is looking to clinch.
Bara is looking to clinch.
Ippo misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Ippo pushes Bara up against the cage in a clinch.
Bara has had enough of the clinch but Ippo keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#BC2#
Ippo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ippo swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T1#
Bara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ippo's head backwards.
Bara swings for the body but Ippo moves out of range.
Bara wants to clinch up but Ippo keeps it at a distance.
Despite the aggression on Ippo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ippo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut there from Ippo.
Bara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bara on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL2#
Ippo rushes Bara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Ippo.
Ippo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good body shot from Ippo.
#BC2#
Ippo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ippo with a nice cross.#CL2#
Ippo moves into the clinch.
Ippo taking a breather.#T2##BC2#
Ippo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Ippo forces Bara back against the cage and clinches.
Ippo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ippo digs a right hand underneath Bara's ribcage. Bara let out a lung full of air as it connected.#TD2#
Ippo decides to pull guard.
Makonouchi Ippo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ippo looking to control.
Ippo wants to get back to his feet but Bara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ippo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Ippo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T3#
Ippo trying to control but Bara is working from the bottom.
Ippo 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. #SUB2#
Ippo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ippo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ippo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bara's guard.
Ippo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ippo not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ippo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, if Ippo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ippo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bara has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Makonouchi Ippo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ippo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makonouchi Ippo!
A victorious Makonouchi Ippo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 21, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Bara clinches up against the cage.#TD#
Allen tightens his grip and picks Bara up, before dumping him to the ground. Bara manages to land in guard. #ES2#
Bara has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Allen has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A short right from Bara on the inside.
A short left from Bara.
Bara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bara is trying to break the clinch but Allen is controlling him.
Bara is trying to force a seperation but Allen has the dominant position.
Bara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Allen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bara avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Allen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bara has Allen pressed against the cage, preventing Allen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Allen fails to pull guard.
Bara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Allens head.
Bara is trying to break the clinch but Allen is controlling him.
Allen is trying to break the clinch but Bara is controlling him.
Bara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T1#
Bara gets through Allen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Allen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bara to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bara pushes Allen against the cage. Bara is working some dirty boxing. Bara pushes off with a quick right hook! Allen goes down! Allen tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bara moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murasaki Bara!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Jab, jab by Bara - just one landing.
Short keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bara.
Short wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Donk. Bara catches Short right on the button with a cross.
Bara doesn't manage to clinch there - Short circles away.
Short appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Short uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bara.
Short changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#CL#
Short gets a clinch.
Short prevents Bara from breaking the clinch.
Short has Bara pressed against the cage, preventing Bara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A hook to the body from Short.
Bara throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Short blocking some punches.
A short left from Bara.
Short leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Bara. #ROC2#
Short is rocked!#T1#
Bara is trying to break the clinch but Short is controlling him.
Oh Short is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Short backwards.
Bara lands with a short shot to the head.
Short has Bara pressed against the cage, preventing Bara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Short breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bara throws an overhand right that drops Short like a sack of potatoes! Bara dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murasaki Bara!
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