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Event:
Summit Series - KT Rd 3
Date: Apr 14, 2024 |
#R1#
Briggs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Macka Briggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Briggs throws a hook but Kurosaki blocks it.
Briggs on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Briggs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CUT2#It looks like Akio Kurosaki has been cut.
Briggs looks to land a combination but Kurosaki avoids it well.
Akio Kurosaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kurosaki misses with a body kick.
Briggs wants to clinch up but Kurosaki keeps it at a distance.
Briggs swings widly with a right hand
and Kurosaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Briggs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kurosaki momentarily.
A nice leg kick from Kurosaki, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kurosaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Briggs's sensitive parts.
Kurosaki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've been told by Kurosaki's head coaches at White Eagle that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Briggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Briggs's sensitive parts.
Kurosaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Briggs throws a jab when Kurosaki was well out of range.
Kurosaki is looking to counter punch.
Kurosaki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kurosaki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Briggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Kurosaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Briggs on the side of the head.
Kurosaki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Briggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki slips under a jab.
Kurosaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Briggs.
Kurosaki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Briggs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Briggs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Briggs connects with a quick right hand that sends Kurosaki tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Macka Briggs!
A victorious Macka Briggs 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: Mar 24, 2024 |
#R1#
Song misses with a double jab
and Kurosaki counters with a straight right hand.
Song throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kurosaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Kurosaki's head coaches at White Eagle that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Song takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Song closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kurosaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kurosaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kurosaki.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kurosaki with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurosaki lands with an overhand left.
Kurosaki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Song sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Song scores with a hook.
Kurosaki lands an overhand right.
A punch lands to the side of Song 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Song throws a lazy uppercut
and Kurosaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Song takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kurosaki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kurosaki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
#T1#
Kurosaki with a nice calf kick.
Kurosaki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That kick from Kurosaki tenderised Song's leg. Song is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick from Kurosaki, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kurosaki is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kurosaki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kurosaki lands the left hand.
Kurosaki lands a leg kick that knocks Song off balance momentarily.
Jab, jab by Kurosaki - just one landing.
Kurosaki scores with a leg kick.
Kurosaki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Song moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Song scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT2#It looks like Akio Kurosaki has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Song on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kurosaki. Kurosaki obviously looking to wear him down.
Good shot there by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Song momentarily.
Kurosaki lands a jab.
Kurosaki with a hook.
Kurosaki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kurosaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Song on the side of the head.
Kurosaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T2#
Song misses with a double jab
and Kurosaki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Song thinking.
Kurosaki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Song stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kurosaki.
Song throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kurosaki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Song thinking.
Song looks winded!
Song on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kurosaki pushes Song away with a front kick.
Kurosaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kurosaki scores with the left hand. Song knows he should have avoided that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kurosaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Song has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kurosaki.#CL#
Kurosaki clinches.
Song has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A right handed body shot lands from Kurosaki.
Song's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short left from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kurosaki scores with a knee to the head.
Kurosaki lands with a right to the head.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T3#
Kurosaki lands a body shot.
Kurosaki is working Song over against the cage.
Kurosaki is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kurosaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kurosaki lands with a left to the head.
Kurosaki slows down the pace here.
Kurosaki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kurosaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Kurosaki landing knees to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki connects with a knee to the head.
Kurosaki lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurosaki stalling against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Kurosaki.
#T4#
Song takes a shot to the head.
Kurosaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kurosaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Song takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kurosaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Kurosaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kurosaki lands with a right to the head.
Kurosaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Kurosaki lands a nice uppercut.
Kurosaki lands a knee to the body.
Kurosaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kurosaki working Song over with knees to the body.
Kurosaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Song.
Kurosaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Song leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kurosaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Kurosaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kurosaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Kurosaki connects with a knee to the head.
Kurosaki lands a knee to the head.
Kurosaki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kurosaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Kurosaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akio Kurosaki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Kurosaki scores with a hook to the body. Song takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kurosaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Song can do to turn this around?
Kurosaki thuds his right hand into Song's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kurosaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kurosaki scores with the left hand. Song knows he should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Song.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a jab to the nose.
Kurosaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kurosaki with a nice calf kick.
Kurosaki fakes the leg kick and cracks Song in the body.
Song takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurosaki cracks a nice hook into Song's ribs.
Song's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kurosaki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Song scrambles back to his feet.
Song is breathing heavily.
Kurosaki connects with a single shot there.
Song throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kurosaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kurosaki.
Song on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Song tries to clinch
and Kurosaki counters with a nice body shot. #CL#
Kurosaki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Song, pushing him back against the cage.#T1#
A knee to the head by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki leaning against his opponent.
A knee to the head by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki works on Song's body with a couple of short punches.
Kurosaki scores with a shot to the side of Song's head.
Kurosaki crunches a lovely knee into Song's ribcage.
Kurosaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki pushes Song back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kurosaki pushes Song back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Song takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Kurosaki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurosaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Song backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Kurosaki scores with a knee to the head.
Kurosaki lands a knee to the head.
Kurosaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Song's face.
Kurosaki lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kurosaki. #T2#
Kurosaki lands a right hand.
Kurosaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Song takes a shot to the head.
Kurosaki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Kurosaki.
A right hook to the body lands for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki scores with a knee to the head.
Song dodges an elbow strike from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Kurosaki lands with a right to the head.
A knee to the head by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Song lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kurosaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kurosaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kurosaki.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #T3#
Kurosaki lands with a light punch inside.
Kurosaki keeps control of Song as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kurosaki.
Still in the clinch, Kurosaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kurosaki lands a nice uppercut.
Akio Kurosaki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Song takes a shot to the head.
Kurosaki has Song pushed against the cage.
Kurosaki landing knees to the head.
Kurosaki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kurosaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kurosaki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kurosaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kurosaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurosaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kurosaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Kurosaki digs a right hand into Song's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Song's gas tank. #T4#
Kurosaki lands a good knee to the midsection. Song won't want to take too many of those.
Kurosaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Song takes a knee right on the jaw!
A left hand lands to the body for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Songs head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kurosaki.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kurosaki.
Song blocks an elbow strike from Kurosaki.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kurosaki.
A knee to the head by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kurosaki with a knee to the head.
Kurosaki lands a shot to the body.
Kurosaki scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Song's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee is keeping an eye on Kurosaki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kurosaki obliges.
Kurosaki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Kurosaki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Akio Kurosaki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.#R3#
Kurosaki throws a head kick that half lands.
Jacob Song is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kurosaki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kurosaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab, jab by Kurosaki - just one landing.
Song swinging wildly here.
Kurosaki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kurosaki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kurosaki scores with a jab.
Kurosaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Song walks into a straight right hand from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a glancing blow to the side of Song's head.
Song has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kurosaki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurosaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kurosaki delivers a nice body kick.
Song takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kurosaki thumps Song with a low kick.
Jacob Song seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurosaki scores with a nice strike.#T1##CL#
Kurosaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Kurosaki lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kurosaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Kurosaki works on Song's body with a couple of short punches.
A knee to the head by Kurosaki.
Song takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kurosaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Song backwards.
A short body shot lands from Kurosaki as the two fighters clinch.
Kurosaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kurosaki lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kurosaki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurosaki connects with a knee to the head.
Kurosaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Songs head. #ROC#Song is rocked!
Kurosaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Song is still on wobbly legs! Can Kurosaki finish him?#T2#
Kurosaki lands with a left to the head.
Kurosaki connects with a knee to the head.
Kurosaki with a knee to the head.
Kurosaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Kurosaki.
A short right from Kurosaki on the inside.
Kurosaki lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Songs head.
Kurosaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Song seems to have recovered his senses.
Kurosaki connects with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki cracks Song with a nice body shot.
A knee to the head by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a left hand.
Kurosaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Song backwards. #T3#
Kurosaki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kurosaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Song blocks an elbow strike.
Kurosaki presses Song against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kurosaki lands a right hand.
Kurosaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kurosaki landing knees to the head.
Kurosaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Song backwards.
A short uppercut from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Kurosaki.
Still in the clinch, Kurosaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Kurosaki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kurosaki stalls.
Kurosaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Song wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kurosaki connects with a knee to the head.
#T4#
Kurosaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Songs head.
Kurosaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kurosaki has Song pressed against the cage.
Kurosaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Song's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kurosaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Kurosaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kurosaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Akio Kurosaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kurosaki lands with a right to the head.
Kurosaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kurosaki pushes Song back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kurosaki crunches a lovely knee into Song's ribcage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosaki lands an uppercut.
A short left from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki connects with a knee to the head.
Kurosaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Jacob Song has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Song takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
Akio Kurosaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kurosaki 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:24
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Kurosaki!
Akio Kurosaki thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
LEVEL 4
Date: Mar 03, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Joshua Whitlock! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Akio Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL2#
Kurosaki rushes Whitlock and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Whitlock has Kurosaki pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Kurosaki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Whitlock tries to score a body lock takedown but Kurosaki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#TD#
Whitlock jumps into guard, dragging Kurosaki to the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB#
Whitlock working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kurosaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kurosaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kurosaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitlock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Whitlock is trying to push Kurosaki off with his feet but Kurosaki grabs hold of one of the legs and drops back looking for a submission! He's cranking on one of Whitlock's ankles and Whitlock is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Ankle Lock). Akio Kurosaki!
Akio Kurosaki seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
LEVEL 3
Date: Feb 25, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Akio Kurosaki! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Orion rushes Kurosaki and presses him up against the ropes.
Kurosaki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Orion smiles and moves away.
#CL#
Kurosaki clinches.
Kurosaki jumps guard but Orion stands there with Kurosaki around his waist. Kurosaki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Orion is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kurosaki tries to pull guard but Orion holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kurosaki drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akio Kurosaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurosaki jumps guard but Orion turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Kurosaki tries to pull guard but Orion won't allow it.
Orion is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Kurosaki to keep the fight standing.#TD#
Kurosaki pulls Orion into guard.
Orion must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Orion trying to control but Kurosaki is working from the bottom.
Kurosaki can't keep his opponent in guard - Orion advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kurosaki trying to control from the bottom.
#T1#
Kurosaki tries to get to full guard but Orion has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Orion looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Orion is stalling here. Kurosaki is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Orion seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kurosaki has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kurosaki (4) vs (0) Orion#SUB#
Kurosaki tries for a kimura but Orion is defending well.
Orion is trying to control Kurosaki's posture but Kurosaki avoids it. #T2#
Kurosaki taking a breather here.
Kurosaki trying to control the position but Orion is working away.
Kurosaki is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Orion tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kurosaki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kurosaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orion keeps working. #T3##SUB#
Kurosaki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Orion is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Orion manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kurosaki's best efforts.
Orion is trying to maintain the position but Kurosaki is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Kurosaki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Orion is controlling Kurosaki's trapped leg to prevent Kurosaki from advancing to side control.#T4#
Kurosaki trying to control from Orion's half guard. Orion has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kurosaki preventing the sweep.
Kurosaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Orion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurosaki slips nicely into half guard.
Kurosaki is trying to control. Orion wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Orion manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Orion wants to sweep but no luck.
Orion keeping moving, preventing Kurosaki from controlling successfully. #T5#
Kurosaki stands and throws Orion's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Kurosaki (7) vs (0) Orion#SUB#
Kurosaki swings around for an armbar but Orion sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kurosaki's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kurosaki (7) vs (2) Orion
Orion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kurosaki swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Kurosaki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kurosaki seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#SUB#
Kurosaki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Orion passes into half guard.
Kurosaki wants to improve his position but Orion is controlling well.
Kurosaki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T6##SUB#
Kurosaki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Orion pulls his head out easily.
Orion is thwarting Kurosaki's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Orion is looking for a kimura but Kurosaki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Orion to get the leverage.
Kurosaki is looking to improve his position.
Kurosaki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kurosaki.
Orion stopping the sweep attempt from Kurosaki.#T7#
Kurosaki looking to control.
Orion stopping the sweep attempt from Kurosaki.
Orion wants to control from the top but Kurosaki keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kurosaki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Orion wants to control from the top but Kurosaki keeps moving.
Orion postures up.
#T8#
Orion tries to free his leg and advance position but Kurosaki is retaining full guard.
Kurosaki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Orion is stalling in the full guard.
Orion looking to pass the guard.
Kurosaki working a defensive guard but Orion manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kurosaki (7) vs (5) Orion#SUB2#
Orion looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB2#
Orion is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kurosaki has escaped the position, nice work there. #T9#
Kurosaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Orion trying to control the position but Kurosaki is working away. #SUB2#
Orion tries for a kimura but Kurosaki is defending well.
Kurosaki tries to bench press Orion off him but Orion keeps the position. #SUB2#
Orion goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kurosaki has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Orion but great work by Kurosaki. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kurosaki (11) vs (5) Orion#T10#
Kurosaki working away.#SUB#
Kurosaki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Orion, who protects the arm well.
Kurosaki is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Orion will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#SUB#
Kurosaki is trying to get an arm triangle but Orion is defending well.
Orion is looking to regain half guard here but Kurosaki keeps moving and retains side control.
Orion is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kurosaki's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Orion is trying to get back to full guard.#T11##SUB#
Kurosaki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Orion is just riding it out for now. Kurosaki eventually gives up the hold.
Kurosaki perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kurosaki is trying to control the action in half guard but Orion is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kurosaki is really struggling to control Orion but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Orion has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kurosaki is working away from the top position though.
Orion works his way to full guard. Good work.#T12#
Kurosaki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Orion's guard. #SUB#
Kurosaki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Orion doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kurosaki. #SUB#
Kurosaki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Kurosaki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB2#
Orion looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Orion felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T13##SUB#
Kurosaki is looking for a kimura but Orion is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kurosaki to get the leverage.
Orion trying to control but Kurosaki postures up.
Kurosaki is stalling here. Orion is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kurosaki seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Orion has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kurosaki (11) vs (9) Orion
Kurosaki is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB2#
Orion wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kurosaki, who protects the arm well. #T14#
Orion is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kurosaki's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kurosaki tries to buck Orion off but Orion is having none of it.
Kurosaki is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Orion is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Kurosaki (11) vs (11) Orion
Kurosaki has given up his back. Will we see Orion going for some submissions?
Score +3 for taking back: Kurosaki (11) vs (14) Orion
Orion struggling to keep hold of the position.
#SUB2#
Orion looking for the choke but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kurosaki trying to control the hands but Orion breaks the grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orion wins on points by 14 to 11.
A very excited looking Cole Orion made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 09, 2024 |
#R1#
Sanchez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez cracks Kurosaki with an open hand slap.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Kurosaki avoids nicely.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Kurosaki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kurosaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kurosaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
#CL#
Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Kurosaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez wants to break free but Kurosaki has control.
Kurosaki connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanchez wants to break free but Kurosaki has control.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kurosaki.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stalling in the clinch from Kurosaki.
#T1#
Kurosaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kurosaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kurosaki scores with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kurosaki.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Kurosaki won't allow it.
Kurosaki with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kurosaki lands with a left to the head.
Kurosaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Kurosaki effectively controlling the action here.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kurosaki lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kurosaki lands an uppercut.
Kurosaki pushes Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez tries to break free but Kurosaki pushes him back against the cage.
Kurosaki keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kurosaki digs a right hand into Sanchez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanchez's gas tank.
Kurosaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez is trying to push Kurosaki away but Kurosaki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T2#
Knees in the clinch landing for Kurosaki.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kurosaki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sanchez can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Kurosaki lands a right hand.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Kurosaki has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kurosaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kurosaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kurosaki stalling against the cage.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kurosaki has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Kurosaki on the inside.
Kurosaki has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kurosaki lands a big knee! That's hurt Sanchez! Oh, he's all over the place! Kurosaki lands another knee that sends Sanchez to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akio Kurosaki!
Akio Kurosaki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
CFC 555
Date: May 20, 2023 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Whitlock misses with a straight right.
Kurosaki fires out a quick counter leg kick but Whitlock just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whitlock. Whitlock obviously looking to wear him down.
Kurosaki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whitlock checks it well. #T1#
Kurosaki throws a body kick that misses.
Whitlock was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've been told by Kurosaki's head coaches at White Eagle that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A low kick from Whitlock misses
and Kurosaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whitlock checks a low kick from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki scores with a shot to the body.
#T2#
Whitlock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kurosaki misses with a low kick as Whitlock jumps back.
Whitlock misses with a low kick.
Kurosaki thinks about countering with a body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kurosaki connects with a looping right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akio Kurosaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kurosaki 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 10:9
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 10:9
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Kurosaki!
A relieved looking Akio Kurosaki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
CFC 542
Date: Apr 08, 2023 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
O Doherty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Doherty throws a leg kick
and Kurosaki counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Doherty scoring well with a low kick there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from O Doherty lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kurosaki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kurosaki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T1#
Kurosaki takes a swing at O Doherty's ribcage but misses.
Kurosaki checks a low kick from O Doherty.
O Doherty throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kurosaki loads up on a big right hand but O Doherty slips the punch.
O Doherty tried to counter with a leg kick but Kurosaki avoided it.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Doherty.
O Doherty checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kurosaki checks a leg kick nicely.
Kurosaki follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kurosaki moves out of range of the body kick.
Kurosaki only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T3#
Kurosaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Doherty counters with a straight right hand.
Kurosaki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
O Doherty connects with a right hand. Kurosaki shakes it off.
Kurosaki is looking to score with low kicks.#T4#
O Doherty moves out of range of the leg kick from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a low kick but O Doherty moves out of range easily.
It looked like O Doherty wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick
letting O Doherty counter with a right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A clash of legs there as O Doherty blocks the low kick.
O Doherty is looking to counter with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cathal O Doherty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Doherty 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 10:9
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 10:9
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cathal O Doherty!
Cathal O Doherty thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
SFC 3: Caetano vs. Knights
Date: Feb 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Rocket slips a jab from Kurosaki.
Rocket lands with a hook. Kurosaki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rocket, as that shot connected.
Rocket throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kurosaki on the side of the head.
Rocket dives in for a single leg takedown but Kurosaki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Rocket misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Kurosaki breaks the clinch.
Rocket swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rocket throws a shot from downtown. Kurosaki moves away and avoids it.
Kurosaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rocket misses with a looping left.
Kurosaki takes a swing at Rocket's ribcage but misses.
Kurosaki misses with a kick to the body.
Rocket half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rocket has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jeffery Epstein Suicide Center in the buildup to the fight.
Rocket moves out of range of the leg kick from Kurosaki.
Rocket feinted with a counter takedown.
Rocket throws the left hand but Kurosaki avoids the punch easily.
Kurosaki lands with a nice combination. Rocket backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocket jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Kurosaki misses its intended target.
Rocket looks to land a right hand but Kurosaki moved out of range.
Rocket throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurosaki throws out a counter right but Rocket avoids it with no problem.
Rocket throws a hook but Kurosaki avoids it easily.
Kurosaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Rocket. #T1#
Rocket will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Rocket avoids it easily.
Rocket appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kurosaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rocket just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurosaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kurosaki misses the jab.
Rocket takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kurosaki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rocket throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akio Kurosaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rocket missing with a left hand there. Kurosaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Rocket. Those never looked like landing.
Kurosaki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kurosaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocket steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
Nice sprawl there from Kurosaki as Rocket shoots in.
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!
Rocket uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kurosaki.
Rocket looks to throw the jab but Kurosaki is out of range.
Kurosaki misses with a hook.
Rocket throwing a counter right hand but Kurosaki manages to avoid it.
Rocket throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rocket displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kurosaki throws out the jab. #T2#
Kurosaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kurosaki misses with a straight left.
Rocket lands a right hook to the body.
Rocket misses with an uppercut. Kurosaki saw that one coming.
Kurosaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rocket slips a straight right by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki looks to land a left hand but Rocket moved out of range nicely.
Rocket half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rocket misses the jab.
Rocket swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurosaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Kurosaki misses.
Kurosaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rocket.
Kurosaki misses with a hook. Rocket ducked under it nicely.
Rocket throws a body punch but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Rocket staying out of range there.
Rocket drops his hands momentarily and Kurosaki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kurosaki misses the jab.
Rocket slips under a jab from Kurosaki.
Rocket lands the left hand.
Rocket throws a series of punches but Kurosaki avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Rocket misses. #T3#
Kurosaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rocket on the side of the head.
Kurosaki connects with a body shot.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut. Rocket saw that one coming.
Kurosaki throws out a loose jab but Rocket uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocket throws a body shot but no joy.
Rocket fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pocket Rocket. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut lands for Kurosaki. That snapped Rocket's head back.
Rocket walks into a left hand.
Kurosaki looks to land a right hand but Rocket moved out of range.
Kurosaki looks to land a combination. Rocket sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kurosaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rocket.
Rocket cracks Kurosaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurosaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kurosaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rocket.
Kurosaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rocket appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rocket wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rocket throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rocket swings for the body but Kurosaki moves out of range.
#T4#
Kurosaki swings for the body but Rocket moves out of range.
Rocket appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a jab when Rocket was well out of range.
Rocket shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kurosaki defends it nicely.
Kurosaki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rocket.
Rocket looks to land a left hand but Kurosaki moved out of range nicely.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rocket.
Kurosaki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rocket tries for a takedown but Kurosaki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kurosaki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Kurosaki misses.
Rocket scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Kurosaki misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosaki swings for the body but Rocket moves out of range.
Rocket misses with a hook.
Kurosaki misses the jab.
Rocket throws a shot from downtown. Kurosaki moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Rocket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Akio Kurosaki will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Kurosaki misses the shot to the body.
Rocket takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rocket fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rocket throws a shot from downtown. Kurosaki moves away and avoids it.
Kurosaki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kurosaki throws a shot from downtown. Rocket moves away and avoids it.
Rocket jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Kurosaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rocket throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurosaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rocket. Kurosaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kurosaki lands a glancing blow to the side of Rocket's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kurosaki 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.
Kurosaki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rocket takes a swing at Kurosaki's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kurosaki! But no joy.
Some wild striking there from Rocket.
Kurosaki throws a shot from downtown. Rocket moves away and avoids it.
Rocket half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rocket throws a hook but Kurosaki avoids it easily.
Kurosaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Rocket off the ropes and back into range.
Kurosaki misses with a straight left.
Rocket ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
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!
Kurosaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rocket.
Rocket takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Rocket blocks it.#T1#
Kurosaki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rocket has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rocket there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rocket throws a big shot that misses.
Rocket with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kurosaki to score with a decent uppercut.
Kurosaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rocket.
Rocket slips a jab from Kurosaki.
Rocket slips a jab from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurosaki misses with a leg kick.
Rocket bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rocket throws out a powerful jab.
Kurosaki looks to land a left hand but Rocket moved out of range nicely.
Rocket takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kurosaki ducks under a wild hook from Rocket.
Rocket misses with a straight left.
Kurosaki misses with a body shot.
Rocket misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurosaki digs a good hook to Rocket's body.
Rocket slips under a jab from Kurosaki.
Rocket waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurosaki.
Rocket bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T2#
Rocket ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
Rocket was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rocket waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurosaki.
A clash of legs there as Rocket blocks the low kick.
Rocket uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kurosaki.
Rocket defending well as Kurosaki loads up on a big left hand.
Rocket staying out of range there.
Kurosaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rocket avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rocket keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kurosaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rocket.
Kurosaki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut.
Rocket swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rocket closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kurosaki circles away.
Kurosaki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rocket on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rocket throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurosaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rocket missing with a left hand there. Kurosaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kurosaki throws a looping overhand right but Rocket ducks down to avoid it.
Kurosaki throws the left hand but Rocket avoids the punch easily.
Rocket drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kurosaki sprawls and moves away.
Kurosaki throws a jab when Rocket was well out of range.
Kurosaki has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.#T3#
Rocket lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rocket throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Kurosaki misses the target.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the side of Rocket's head but Rocket sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rocket comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kurosaki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rocket has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rocket and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rocket steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rocket.
Kurosaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rocket tries to counter with a takedown but Kurosaki is quick to defend against it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki scores with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Rocket, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rocket dives in for a single leg takedown but Kurosaki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Kurosaki digs a right hand into Rocket's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rocket's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kurosaki.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rocket is trying to break the clinch but Kurosaki is controlling him.#T4#
Kurosaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rocket is trying to push Kurosaki away but Kurosaki has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kurosaki lands a left hand.
Kurosaki leaning against his opponent.
A short uppercut from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands with a right to the head.
Kurosaki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kurosaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rocket's efforts to push away.
Kurosaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Kurosaki controlling the action here for a moment.
#BC2#
Kurosaki manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Kurosaki. That snapped Rocket's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Kurosaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Rocket takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rocket lands with a straight right. Kurosaki didn't see that one coming.
Kurosaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurosaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rocket sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rocket throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rocket looks to land a right hand but Kurosaki moved out of range.
Kurosaki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rocket ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
Rocket throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rocket moves out of range of the strikes.#TD#
Kurosaki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kurosaki trying to strike off his back.
#SUB2#
Kurosaki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rocket defends it easily.
Rocket trying to control but Kurosaki is working from the bottom. #T1#
Rocket is really struggling to control Kurosaki but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kurosaki looking to control.
Kurosaki is controlling Rocket's posture.
Kurosaki thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rocket postures up.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kurosaki looks to throw the jab but Rocket is out of range.
Kurosaki slips a jab from Rocket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rocket. Kurosaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rocket avoids the body shot from Kurosaki.
Rocket misses the jab.
Kurosaki throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Kurosaki misses its intended target.
Rocket takes a swing at Kurosaki's ribcage but misses.
Kurosaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kurosaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kurosaki throws the left hand but Rocket avoids the punch easily.
Kurosaki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rocket changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kurosaki tries to avoid it but Rocket manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kurosaki to the ground. Kurosaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rocket fails to land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Rocket.
Kurosaki avoids the body shot from Rocket.
Kurosaki slips a jab from Rocket.
Rocket looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kurosaki throws an overhand right that lands on Rocket's shoulder, as Rocket tries to avoid the shot.
Kurosaki motions for Rocket to come forward. Kurosaki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rocket attempts a counter takedown but Kurosaki avoids it well and moves away.
Rocket slips a jab from Kurosaki.
Rocket shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kurosaki but Kurosaki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rocket connects with a body shot.#T3#
Kurosaki throws a looping overhand right but Rocket ducks down to avoid it.
Rocket jabs at Kurosaki's body.
A clash of legs there as Rocket blocks the low kick.
Kurosaki digs a good hook to Rocket's body.
Akio Kurosaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rocket misses with a wild body shot.
Kurosaki tries a quick counter leg kick but Rocket is wise to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rocket. Kurosaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rocket ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pocket Rocket has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kurosaki throws a body punch but Rocket moves out of range.
Kurosaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rocket manages to avoid it.
Rocket drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kurosaki sprawls and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Kurosaki misses the target.
Rocket slips a straight right by Kurosaki.
Rocket changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rocket throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Rocket.
Kurosaki throws a jab when Rocket was well out of range.
Rocket tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurosaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Rocket.
Rocket avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Rocket misses the target.#T4#
Kurosaki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rocket.
Rocket ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki motions for Rocket to come forward. Kurosaki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kurosaki throws a jab when Rocket was well out of range.
Rocket tries to counter with a takedown but Kurosaki is quick to defend against it.
Kurosaki lands with a cross.
Akio Kurosaki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurosaki throws a front kick aimed at Rocket's knee but Rocket avoids it well.
Rocket tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurosaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Rocket.
Rocket misses with a hook
and Kurosaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Rocket tries to move into range but Kurosaki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rocket swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kurosaki ducks under a wild hook from Rocket.
Kurosaki walks into a jab.
Kurosaki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kurosaki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rocket misses the shot to the body.
Rocket takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good work by Rocket as he checks the leg kick.
Kurosaki lunges at Rocket with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rocket's hand.
Rocket takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akio Kurosaki.
I've got Kurosaki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Kurosaki!
A relieved looking Akio Kurosaki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
CFC 506
Date: Aug 13, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Kurosaki moves into the clinch successfully.
Orion is stalling here.
Orion stalls.
Kurosaki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Orion up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion being controlled against the cage.#T1#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kurosaki has Orion pressed against the cage.
Orion stalls. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee calls for Orion to work.
Kurosaki leaning against his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Akio Kurosaki.#CL2#
Kurosaki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orion, pushing him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akio Kurosaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kurosaki 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 9:10
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 9:10
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Kurosaki!
An out of breath Akio Kurosaki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
CFC 505
Date: Aug 07, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Coker rushes Kurosaki and presses him up against the cage.
Coker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Coker leaning against his opponent.
Kurosaki looking to slow down the pace here.
Kurosaki stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#T1#
Kurosaki taking a breather.
Coker stalling in the clinch.
Kurosaki trying to stall but Coker improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Akio Kurosaki.#CL#
Coker moves into the clinch.
Coker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kurosaki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Coker stalling in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kurosaki is looking to control Coker's arms but Coker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kurosaki has his back to the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akeen Coker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coker 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 10:9
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 10:9
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akeen Coker!
Akeen Coker was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
AWC 2022 - Quarter Finals B
Date: May 15, 2022 |
#R1#
Kurosaki looks to land a left hand but Beckwith moved out of range nicely.
Kurosaki misses with a hook.
Beckwith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kurosaki looks to throw the jab but Beckwith is out of range.
Beckwith tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kurosaki manages to circle out of the way.
Kurosaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beckwith shoots in for a double leg but Kurosaki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kurosaki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kurosaki misses with a right hand #TD#
and Beckwith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kurosaki trying to control here.
#SUB#
Beckwith is trying to work for a kimura but Kurosaki is defending well.
#SUB#
Beckwith is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kurosaki sees it coming and defends easily.
Beckwith wants to take a breather but Kurosaki is having none of it.
Kurosaki trying to control from the bottom.
Beckwith wants to control but Kurosaki is keeping him busy. #T1##SUB2#
Kurosaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kurosaki is refusing to be controlled, as Beckwith sits in half guard.
Kurosaki is trying to maintain the position but Beckwith is very close to passing his half guard.
Beckwith works his way into side control. #SUB#
Beckwith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kurosaki wants to control but Beckwith postures up.
Kurosaki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beckwith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kurosaki felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kurosaki is trying to improve his position.#T2#
Kurosaki is trying to control Beckwith's posture but Beckwith avoids it.
Beckwith advances to mount.
Beckwith wants to control the pace but Kurosaki is squirming around nicely.
Beckwith is trying to take his opponent's back.
Kurosaki bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kurosaki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T3##SUB#
Beckwith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kurosaki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kurosaki wants to control from the top but Beckwith keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beckwith 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#
Beckwith is thwarting Kurosaki's attempts to control the position.
Beckwith is trying to control the action in half guard but Kurosaki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Kurosaki looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Beckwith moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Kurosaki.#SUB#
Beckwith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kurosaki has escaped the position, nice work there. #T4#
Beckwith is looking to take a break and control but Kurosaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beckwith advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurosaki tries to lock up and control but Beckwith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Beckwith looking to control but Kurosaki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB#
Beckwith looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kurosaki tries to hold on but Beckwith pushes him away.
Kurosaki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Beckwith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kurosaki, as that shot connected.
Kurosaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beckwith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kurosaki.
Beckwith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kurosaki throws a shot from downtown. Beckwith moves away and avoids it.
Beckwith darts in looking for a takedown but Kurosaki gets double underhooks and turns Beckwith into the cage.
Kurosaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kurosaki can't find room to land a body shot as Beckwith controls the action.
Kurosaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kurosaki is trying to force a seperation but Beckwith has the dominant position.
Beckwith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kurosaki just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Beckwith jumps guard.
Kurosaki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Beckwith working a defensive guard here.
#T1#
Kurosaki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Beckwith is proving hard to escape from. #SUB#
Beckwith looking for a guillotine here but Kurosaki defends easily.
Kurosaki wants to control from the top but Beckwith keeps moving. #SUB#
Beckwith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kurosaki is aware though and is defending well.
Kurosaki wants to stand but Beckwith is controlling his posture from full guard. #SUB#
Beckwith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kurosaki is aware though and is defending well.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kurosaki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Beckwith controlling the position well.
Kurosaki wants to get back to his feet.
Beckwith slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Beckwith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Beckwith keeping moving, preventing Kurosaki from controlling successfully.
Kurosaki content to stall in guard here. #T3##SUB#
Beckwith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kurosaki is aware though and is defending well.
Kurosaki trying to control but Beckwith is working from the bottom.
Beckwith trying to keep a closed guard but Kurosaki is proving a slippery customer.
Beckwith has control of Kurosaki's left arm, preventing Kurosaki from doing any damage. #SUB#
Beckwith is looking for a triangle but Kurosaki pushes his legs off easily.
Kurosaki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Beckwith keeping moving, preventing Kurosaki from controlling successfully. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Beckwith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kurosaki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Beckwith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Beckwith keeping moving, preventing Kurosaki from controlling successfully.
Kurosaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beckwith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kurosaki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A big right from Kurosaki misses.
Kurosaki misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Kurosaki 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. This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Beckwith closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Kurosaki breaks from the clinch.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Beckwith avoids it easily.
Kurosaki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Beckwith.
Kurosaki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kurosaki throws a body punch but Beckwith moves out of range. #TD#
Beckwith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Beckwith trying to control but Kurosaki is working from the bottom.
Beckwith advances position into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kurosaki is trying to control Beckwith's posture but Beckwith avoids it.
Kurosaki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T1#
Kurosaki wants to improve his position but Beckwith is controlling well.
Kurosaki has his hands clasped together around Beckwith's back. He's all about the action.
Beckwith takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Beckwith is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kurosaki!
Beckwith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rudy Beckwith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kurosaki wants to control but Beckwith is having none of it.
Kurosaki is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Beckwith is staying active.#T2##SUB#
Beckwith looking to secure an arm triangle but Kurosaki defends it well.
Kurosaki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kurosaki is looking to get to half guard.#SUB#
Beckwith looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Beckwith avoids the attempt from Kurosaki to control.#SUB#
Beckwith is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kurosaki can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Beckwith wants to control the pace but Kurosaki is squirming around nicely. #T3#
Kurosaki has given up his back here. Will Beckwith look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Kurosaki is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Beckwith off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Kurosaki staying busy and making it hard for Beckwith to control. #SUB#
Beckwith is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kurosaki defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Beckwith is not going to allow Kurosaki to sit and survive in this position. #SUB#
Beckwith has his arm under Kurosaki's chin here. Game over son! Beckwith squeezes tightly and Kurosaki is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rudy Beckwith! |
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Event:
AWC 2022 - Round 6 A
Date: Apr 28, 2022 |
#R1#
Kurosaki lands with a straight right. Beckwith didn't see that one coming.
We've been hearing reports that Beckwith has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kurosaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kurosaki misses the shot to the body.
Beckwith slips a jab from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Beckwith avoids it easily.
Beckwith feinted with a counter takedown.
Kurosaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kurosaki throws a poor cross that misses
#TD#
and Beckwith counters with a takedown into side control.
Kurosaki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Beckwith wants to control but Kurosaki is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Beckwith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Beckwith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Beckwith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kurosaki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurosaki is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T1#
Kurosaki struggling a bit here.
Beckwith trying to control the position but Kurosaki is working away.
Kurosaki tries to buck Beckwith off but Beckwith is having none of it.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kurosaki struggling a bit here.
Beckwith trying to control the position but Kurosaki is working away. #SUB#
Beckwith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kurosaki is not content to let Beckwith control the position. #SUB#
Beckwith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kurosaki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T3#
Beckwith moves into full mount!
Kurosaki tries to hold on but Beckwith postures up.
Kurosaki is trying to reverse the position but instead Beckwith has taken his back - oops!#SUB#
Beckwith is persistently looking for the submission but Kurosaki is defending it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beckwith trying to control momentarily.
#SUB#
Beckwith has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kurosaki has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Kurosaki felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T4#
Kurosaki tries to escape the position.
Beckwith controlling from the back.
Kurosaki trying to get back to his feet but Beckwith is in full control for now.
Kurosaki rolls, trying to escape but Beckwith keeps control of the position.
Beckwith doesn't have the hooks in and Kurosaki manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beckwith wants to sweep here but Kurosaki controlling him for the moment.
Kurosaki sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Beckwith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD#
Beckwith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Beckwith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kurosaki tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.#SUB#
Kurosaki defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Beckwith's arms.
Kurosaki is in bad spot here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckwith not allowing Kurosaki to control his hands.
Kurosaki is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Kurosaki trying to control the position but Beckwith manages to sink in the hooks.
Beckwith controlling well, preventing Kurosaki from escaping the position.
#T1##SUB#
Beckwith patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?#SUB#
Beckwith is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kurosaki is defending well though. Beckwith let's go of the attempt for now.#SUB#
Beckwith working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Kurosaki is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Beckwith off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.#SUB#
Beckwith working for a choke but Kurosaki is defending well.
Beckwith avoiding Kurosaki 's attempts to control his hands.
Beckwith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurosaki can do to turn this around?
Beckwith trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Rudy Beckwith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Kurosaki trying to control the hands but Beckwith won't let him.
Beckwith has the hooks in. Kurosaki is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kurosaki trying to get back to his feet but Beckwith is in full control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Beckwith working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB#
Beckwith is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
#SUB#
Kurosaki showing good submission defense here.
#SUB#
Kurosaki showing good submission defense here.
#T3#
Beckwith not allowing Kurosaki to control his hands. #SUB#
Beckwith is looking for the choke from the back position but Kurosaki is controlling his hands well.
Kurosaki is trying to stand back up.
Beckwith not allowing Kurosaki to control his hands.
Kurosaki is trying to stand back up. #SUB#
Beckwith looking for the RNC. #T4##SUB#
Kurosaki is trying to defend against the choke here but Beckwith has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Beckwith Tightens the hold and Kurosaki taps out furiously! Beckwith displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rudy Beckwith! |
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Event:
AWC 2022 - Round 5 A
Date: Apr 11, 2022 |
#R1#
Nice uppercut there from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki moves away from the strike by Cheese.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kurosaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kurosaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#It looks like Akio Kurosaki has been cut.
Kurosaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cheese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kurosaki moves away.
Cheese misses with a straight left.
A jab from Kurosaki misses.
Cheese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cheese misses with a looping left.
Cheese really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cheese takes one on the button.
Cheese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kurosaki.
Cheese misses with a body shot.
Kurosaki stuns Cheese with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kurosaki staying out of range there.
Kurosaki cracks Cheese with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurosaki throws a hook but Cheese avoids it easily.
Cheese appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cheese has time to react.
Nice defenses there by Kurosaki.
Akio Kurosaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurosaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cheese swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kurosaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurosaki scores with a jab. Cheese acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T1#
A punch combination from Cheese misses.
Kurosaki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cheese avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kurosaki misses the jab.
Kurosaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cheese was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kurosaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cheese takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Cheese throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL2#
Kurosaki pushes Cheese up against the cage in a clinch.
Kurosaki blocks a body shot from Cheese.
Cheese misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki can't find room to land a body shot as Cheese controls the action.
Kurosaki throws a head punch that misses.
Kurosaki misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Cheese.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cheese pushes Kurosaki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheese has Kurosaki pushed against the cage.#T2#
Kurosaki lands an uppercut.
Cheese misses with some punches.
Cheese scores with a shoulder strike.
Cheese is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kurosaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cheese backwards.
Kurosaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kurosaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cheese is stalling here.
Cheese can't find room to land a body shot as Kurosaki controls the action.
Cheese makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cheese tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD2#
Kurosaki pulls guard successfully.
Kurosaki is trying to keep Cheese in close.
#SUB2#
Kurosaki has his foot on Cheese's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cheese works his way back into a safe position though.#T3#
Kurosaki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cheese controls the pace.#SUB2#
Cheese got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kurosaki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cheese has managed to get both his arms back between Kurosaki's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Kurosaki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Kurosaki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cheese is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Kurosaki working for submissions but it's allowed Cheese to get to half guard.
#SUB2#
Kurosaki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cheese pulls his head out easily.
Cheese knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kurosaki on the ground.#T4#
Kurosaki keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Cheese wants to take a breather but Kurosaki is having none of it.
Kurosaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kurosaki wants to control but Cheese is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kurosaki keeping control of the position.
Kurosaki felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kurosaki wants to control but Cheese is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Kurosaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akio Kurosaki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Cheese waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurosaki.
Cheese takes one on the button.
Cheese misses the jab.
Kurosaki 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cheese. Kurosaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kurosaki blocks a jab.
Kurosaki moves away from the strike by Cheese.
Kurosaki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kurosaki throws a good cross that connects.
Kurosaki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kurosaki lands a really nice looking cross but Cheese seems unphased.
Kurosaki connects with a crisp jab.
Cheese slips a jab from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cheese connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheese misses with a wild combination.
Kurosaki lands a jab.
Kurosaki moves out of range as Cheese strikes.
Cheese throws a jab when Kurosaki was well out of range.#T1#
Kurosaki lands with a shot to the body.
Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
Cheese walks into a left hand.
Kurosaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cheese.
Kurosaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cheese looks to land a combination but Kurosaki avoids it well.
Kurosaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut.
Kurosaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cheese thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cheese gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki staying out of range there.
Kurosaki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cheese momentarily.
We've been told by Cheese's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cheese throws a hook but Kurosaki blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheese getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slow jab from Cheese misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki missing with a left hand there. Cheese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurosaki ducks under a wild hook from Cheese.#T2#
Cheese takes one to the side of the head.
Kurosaki throws the left hand but Cheese avoids the punch easily.
Cheese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
Nice shot by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki tries to clinch but Cheese is having none of it.
Cheese shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed right hand from Cheese misses the target.
Cheese throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurosaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cheese takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kurosaki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cheese darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cheese misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Kurosaki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kurosaki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kurosaki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cheese doesn't seem bothered though.
Good shot there by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kurosaki misses with a straight left.
Akio Kurosaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kurosaki throws a shot from downtown. Cheese moves away and avoids it.#T3#
Kurosaki defending well as Cheese loads up on a big left hand.
Kurosaki lands the left hand.
The crowd cheers as Kurosaki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cheese doesn't seem phased though.
Nice body punch from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheese throws out the jab.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the side of Cheese's head but Cheese sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cheese lands with a straight right. Kurosaki didn't see that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cheese.
Cheese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kurosaki.
Cheese on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cheese throws a big shot that misses.
Kurosaki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CL2#
Cheese tries to keep at a distance but Kurosaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheese misses with some punches.
Cheese blocks a body shot from Kurosaki.
Cheese throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kurosakis head. #T4#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cheese.
Kurosaki blocks an uppercut.
Cheese looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cheese is trying to maintain a safe position but Kurosaki gets an underhook and turns Cheese into the cage.
Kurosaki throws a head punch that misses.
Kurosaki has a couple of punches blocked by Cheese.
Cheese misses with a body punch.
Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kurosaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kurosaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Kurosaki.
Cheese tries to work over Kurosaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cheese working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kurosaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kurosaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kurosaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cheese takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosaki misses with a body punch.
Cheese misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cheese.
Kurosaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kurosaki working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Kurosaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Akio Kurosaki's cut.
That's time! Cheese's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Nice cross by Cheese.
A big right from Cheese misses.
Cheese misses with a hook. Kurosaki ducked under it nicely.
Kurosaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cheese.
Cheese throws a body punch but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Kurosaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cheese looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kurosaki throws a jab when Cheese was well out of range.
Kurosaki slips under a jab from Cheese.
Kurosaki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cheese. Cheese circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurosaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cheese swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kurosaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheese looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurosaki is just out of range.
Kurosaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cheese looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cheese looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurosaki is just out of range.#T1##CL2#
Kurosaki has closed the distance and engaged Cheese in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kurosaki fails to land.
Cheese works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cheese lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cheese creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cheese lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kurosaki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kurosaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kurosaki is working Cheese over against the cage.
Cheese is trying to stall.
Cheese throws a punch but it's blocked by Kurosaki.
Cheese tries to throw a body punch but Kurosaki avoids it by throwing Cheese back against the cage.
Kurosaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cheese lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cheese scores with a shot to the side of Kurosaki's head.
Kurosaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kurosaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charles Eric Cheese has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cheese stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Charles Eric Cheese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurosaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cheese backwards.
Kurosaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cheese blocking some punches.
Cheese swings wildly with an uppercut but Kurosaki uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Cheese pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kurosaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cheese throws a poor cross that misses
and Kurosaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kurosaki works the jab nicely.
Cheese with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kurosaki to score with a decent uppercut.
Cheese slips under a jab.
A big right from Kurosaki misses.
Cheese blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cheese. Kurosaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kurosaki throws a shot from downtown. Cheese moves away and avoids it.
Cheese misses with a wild body shot.
Cheese throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kurosaki wants to clinch.#T3#
Cheese slips under a jab.
Kurosaki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CL2#
Kurosaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kurosaki prevents a body shot from Cheese.
Kurosaki tries to work over Cheese's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kurosaki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki tries to throw a body punch but Cheese avoids it by throwing Kurosaki back against the cage.
A short left from Cheese.
Kurosaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kurosaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cheese misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kurosaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#TD2#
Kurosaki ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kurosaki no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB2#
Kurosaki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Kurosaki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cheese is aware though and is defending well.#T4##SUB2#
Kurosaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Kurosaki throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cheese escapes and throws Kurosaki's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurosaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kurosaki is trying to get back to half guard.
Akio Kurosaki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kurosaki keeps trying to improve his position.
Cheese working away.
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 Charles Eric Cheese.
I think Kurosaki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Kurosaki!
A relieved looking Akio Kurosaki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
AWC 2022 - Round 4 B
Date: Mar 26, 2022 |
#R1#
Kurosaki moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Green on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Akio Kurosaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurosaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
Green dips to his left and cracks Kurosaki with an uppercut!
Green connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kurosaki's hands.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Green takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kurosaki with a jab.
Kurosaki throws an off balance right hand
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Kurosaki.
Green misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Kurosaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kurosaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kurosaki lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kurosaki is leaning against Green and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Green misses with a body punch.
Green scores with a hook to the body.#T1#
Kurosaki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Green just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC#
Kurosaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kurosaki moves away from the strike by Green.
Kurosaki misses with a looping left.
Green on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Green misses its intended target.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a right hand that misses
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Green scores with a shot to the body.
Green misses with a few strikes there.
Kurosaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Green misses with an uppercut. Kurosaki saw that one coming.
We've been told by Kurosaki's head coaches at White Eagle that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kurosaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Green staying out of range there.
Green looks to land a left hand but Kurosaki moved out of range nicely.
Kurosaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Green off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Green.
Kurosaki looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range.#T2#
Green takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kurosaki is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Green misses with a right hand
enabling Kurosaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Kurosaki darts in trying to clinch
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
Green lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kurosaki at a distance.
A big right from Green misses.
Nice defenses there by Green.
Kurosaki misses with a hook.
Kurosaki 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.
Kurosaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green takes one to the side of the head.
Green throws a hook but Kurosaki blocks it.
Green throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kurosaki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kurosaki misses with a left hand
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
Green throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Green jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T3#
Kurosaki lands the left hand.
Green defending well as Kurosaki loads up on a big left hand.
Green throws out a counter right but Kurosaki avoids it with no problem.
Green avoids the body shot from Kurosaki.
Green is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kurosaki with a body shot.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Green! But no joy.
Green throws the left hand but Kurosaki avoids the punch easily.
Green slips under a jab.
Kurosaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Kurosaki.
Nice shot lands for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a body shot.
Kurosaki throws an off balance right hand
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Green.
Green throws a series of punches but Kurosaki avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Kurosaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Green closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurosaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green.
Kurosaki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Green avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.#T4#
Green slips under a jab.
Kurosaki misses the jab.
Green misses with a looping right.#CL#
Kurosaki has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kurosaki fails to land.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
Kurosaki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Green gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#BC2#
Green's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Green releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kurosaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Green off the cage and back into range.
Green throws a jab when Kurosaki was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurosaki.
A telegraphed right hand from Green misses the target.
Green slips a straight right by Kurosaki.
Green misses with an uppercut. Kurosaki saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lester Green will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Green throws the left hand but Kurosaki avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kurosaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Green misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Kurosaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kurosaki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Green looks to throw the jab but Kurosaki is out of range.
Kurosaki misses with a looping right.
Kurosaki lands with an overhand left.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurosaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
It looked like Kurosaki was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Green.
Kurosaki misses with a hook
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
Green throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kurosaki slips a straight right by Green.
Kurosaki blocks a jab.
Kurosaki throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurosaki misses with a wild body shot.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Kurosaki.#T1#
Green scores with a punch to the head.
Kurosaki with a hook.
Green's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kurosaki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Green scrambles back to his feet.
Kurosaki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kurosaki scores with a jab. Green acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut.
Green swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kurosaki slips under a jab from Green.
Green lands a nice hook to Kurosaki's body. Kurosaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kurosaki throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurosaki is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurosaki. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green cracks Kurosaki with an open hand slap.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Green has time to react.#T2#
Kurosaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
A big right from Kurosaki misses.
Green walks into a stiff left hand from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki digs a good body shot into Green's ribs.
Kurosaki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kurosaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Green connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Green slips a jab from Kurosaki.
Green swings for the body but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Green jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kurosaki appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Green moves out of range of the strikes.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki scores with a nice right hand.
Lester Green seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Green takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
Green blocks a jab.#T3#
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with a right hand
and Green counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Green tries to move into range but Kurosaki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Green misses with a straight left.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurosaki is just out of range.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kurosaki throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green throws out a counter right but Kurosaki avoids it with no problem.
Kurosaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Green misses the target.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Kurosaki.
Green moves out of range as Kurosaki strikes.
Kurosaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kurosaki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Green has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kurosaki swings widly with a right hand
letting Green counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurosaki. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Kurosaki throws a right hand that misses
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
Green looks to land a left hand but Kurosaki moved out of range nicely.
Green bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kurosaki's head backwards.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Kurosaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Green doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Green throws the left hand but Kurosaki avoids the punch easily.
Kurosaki lands with an overhand left.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurosaki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Nice body punch from Kurosaki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kurosaki looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
Kurosaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Kurosaki moves away from the strike by Green.
Kurosaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Akio Kurosaki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Kurosaki throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Kurosaki misses.
Kurosaki slips a jab and a cross from Green.
Kurosaki cracks Green with an open hand slap.
Kurosaki defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green throws a hook to the side of Kurosaki's head but Kurosaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kurosaki looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
Kurosaki ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green walks into a stiff left hand from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki avoids the body shot from Green.
Kurosaki lands a lovely overhand right.
Kurosaki tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Green! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Green.
Green scores with a shot to the body.
#T1#
Kurosaki ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Kurosaki scores with a nice head shot.
Kurosaki thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Kurosaki rushes Green and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kurosaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kurosaki or not.
Green lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kurosaki fails to pull guard.
Kurosaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kurosaki tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kurosaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kurosaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Kurosaki can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
#BC2#
Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurosaki misses the jab.
A nice side step and Green releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kurosaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Green counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kurosaki misses with a straight right.
Kurosaki moves out of range as Green strikes.
Kurosaki jabs Green right on the nose. Green blinks but takes it well.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Green avoids it easily.
Kurosaki throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Kurosaki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kurosaki.
Green works the jab nicely.
Kurosaki ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurosaki manages to avoid it.
Green staying out of range there.
Kurosaki throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
Green ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kurosaki scores with a nice head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurosaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Kurosaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurosaki scores with the left hand. Green knows he should have avoided that one.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green connects with the punch.
Kurosaki tries to clinch up
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kurosaki wants to clinch but Green slips to the side
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Green missing with a left hand there. Kurosaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Kurosaki's shoulder, as Kurosaki tries to avoid the shot.
Green tests Kurosaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Green staying out of range there.
Kurosaki slips under a jab.
Green closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kurosaki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T4#
Kurosaki lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green throws a looping overhand right but Kurosaki ducks down to avoid it.
Kurosaki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Green throws out a loose jab but Kurosaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green blocks a jab.
Green scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kurosaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green misses with a looping right.
Kurosaki tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Kurosaki slips under a jab.
Kurosaki connects with a crisp jab.
Kurosaki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kurosaki misses with a left hand
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Kurosaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
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 Akio Kurosaki.
I think Kurosaki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Kurosaki!
Akio Kurosaki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
AWC 2022 - Round 2 B
Date: Feb 22, 2022 |
#R1#
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch but Kurosaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kurosaki misses the jab.
Kurosaki misses with a straight right.
Kurosaki sets himself, and Bravo steps forward looking for the clinch! Kurosaki avoids it this time.
Bravo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bravo wants to clinch.
Bravo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kurosaki throws out the jab.
Bravo slips a jab from Kurosaki.
Bravo wants to counter with a clinch but Kurosaki pushes him away.
Kurosaki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bravo jumps guard but Kurosaki stands there with Bravo around his waist. Bravo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bravo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#TD2#
Bravo decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Bravo is looking for a triangle but Kurosaki pushes his legs off easily.
Kurosaki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T1#
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Kurosaki from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Bravo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Bravo is looking for a triangle but Kurosaki pushes his legs off easily.
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Kurosaki from controlling successfully.
Bravo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kurosaki controls the pace.#SUB2#
Bravo has his foot on Kurosaki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kurosaki works his way back into a safe position though.
Kurosaki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB2#
Kurosaki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bravo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kurosaki has managed to get both his arms back between Bravo's legs - danger averted.#T2##SUB2#
Kurosaki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Bravo working for a triangle but Kurosaki defends it easily.
Kurosaki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bravo is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Bravo wants to control from the top but Kurosaki keeps moving. #SUB2#
Bravo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T3#
Kurosaki seems keen to control Bravo's posture.
Kurosaki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bravo on the ground.
Kurosaki wants to hit a sweep here but Bravo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kurosaki there!
Bravo looking to control but Kurosaki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kurosaki tries to hold on but Bravo postures up.
Bravo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kurosaki is looking to escape. #SUB2#
Bravo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#T4#
Bravo trying to control but Kurosaki is having none of it.
Kurosaki tries to hold on but Bravo pushes him away.
Kurosaki is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Bravo throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Kurosaki has his hands clasped together but Bravo breaks the hold and Kurosaki is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Bravo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rickson Bravo! |
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Event:
AWC 2022 - Round 1 A
Date: Feb 06, 2022 |
#R1#
Kurosaki walks into a jab.
Phuthong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Phuthong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurosaki misses with a looping right.
Kurosaki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Phuthong momentarily.
Kurosaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phuthong was well out of range. Poor timing from Kurosaki.
It looked like Phuthong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kurosaki swings widly with a right hand
letting Phuthong counter with a right hand.
Phuthong ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki tries to clinch there but Phuthong circles away.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut.
Phuthong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phuthong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Phuthong throws a hook but Kurosaki blocks it.
Kurosaki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Phuthong stalks Kurosaki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kurosaki's face. Kurosaki staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurosaki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Phuthong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurosaki throws a big shot that misses.
Phuthong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kurosaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phuthong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kurosaki.
Phuthong throws a body shot but no joy.
Phuthong throws the left hand but Kurosaki avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Kurosaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kurosaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kurosaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phuthong.
A big right from Kurosaki misses. #T1#
Phuthong lands a slapping body shot.
Kurosaki tries to clinch but Phuthong moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Phuthong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kurosaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Phuthong counters with a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with a body shot.
Kurosaki 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.
Kurosaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kurosaki takes a swing at Phuthong's ribcage but misses.
Kurosaki moves forwards but Phuthong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Phuthong throws a combination that misses
enabling Kurosaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Phuthong misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurosaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Phuthong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kurosaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phuthong.
Phuthong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kurosaki. Kurosaki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Kurosaki misses with a straight left.
Phuthong punishes Kurosaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Phuthong misses with a straight right.
Kurosaki misses with a hook.
Phuthong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kurosaki has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Phuthong catches Kurosaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Phuthong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T2#
Kurosaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phuthong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phuthong throws a hook to the side of Kurosaki's head but Kurosaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phuthong throws a hook to the side of Kurosaki's head but Kurosaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phuthong ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
Phuthong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kurosaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phuthong misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phuthong. Kurosaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the side of Phuthong's head but Phuthong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phuthong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Phuthong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Phuthong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phuthong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Phuthong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fighters circling - Kurosaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phuthong ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the side of Phuthong's head but Phuthong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phuthong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
Phuthong misses with a looping left.
Kurosaki throws out a counter right but Phuthong avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheers as Phuthong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kurosaki doesn't seem phased though.
Kurosaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kurosaki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Phuthong doesn't seem bothered though. #T3#
Phuthong slips under a jab.
Phuthong misses with a looping right.
Phuthong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good shot there by Kurosaki.
A big right from Phuthong misses.
Phuthong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
Phuthong misses with a body shot.
Kurosaki misses with a wild body shot.
Phuthong looks to land a left hand but Kurosaki moved out of range nicely.
Kurosaki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurosaki. Phuthong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phuthong slips under a jab from Kurosaki.
Phuthong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurosaki.
Phuthong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phuthong jabs Kurosaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kurosaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kurosaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kurosaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kurosaki misses with a hook.
It looked like Phuthong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phuthong misses with an uppercut.
Kurosaki loads up on a big right hand but Phuthong slips the punch.#T4#
A slow jab from Kurosaki misses its intended target.
Phuthong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki slips a jab from Phuthong.
Phuthong loads up on a big right hand but Kurosaki slips the punch.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut. Phuthong saw that one coming.
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Phuthong.
Phuthong looks to land a right hand but Kurosaki moved out of range.
Phuthong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurosaki catches Phuthong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Phuthong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Phuthong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phuthong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phuthong misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Kurosaki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Phuthong throws a hook but Kurosaki blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phuthong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Phuthong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kurosaki throws out the jab.
Kurosaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phuthong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phuthong staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eh Phuthong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Kurosaki misses the jab.
A jab from Phuthong misses.
Kurosaki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Phuthongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Phuthong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phuthong throws a nice looking combination but Kurosaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phuthong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurosaki.
Kurosaki moves out of range as Phuthong strikes.
A jab from Phuthong does it's job there.
Kurosaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Phuthong walks into a jab.
Phuthong takes a swing at Kurosaki's ribcage but misses.
Phuthong scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - Kurosaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phuthong lands with a right hand.
Phuthong just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurosaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phuthong was well out of range. Poor timing from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki slips a straight right by Phuthong.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kurosaki might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Phuthong has got the better of the exchanges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurosaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phuthong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phuthong misses with an uppercut. Kurosaki saw that one coming.
Kurosaki misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Phuthong misses the target.
Kurosaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Phuthong is just out of range.
Kurosaki throws a jab when Phuthong was well out of range.#T1#
Phuthong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kurosaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kurosaki scores with a shot to the body.
Phuthong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eh Phuthong is winning the standup battle so far.
Phuthong looks to land a left hand but Kurosaki moved out of range nicely.
Phuthong misses with a wild combination.
Phuthong loads up on a big right hand but Kurosaki slips the punch.
Phuthong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phuthong defending well as Kurosaki loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Phuthong.
Phuthong lands with a nice body punch.
Kurosaki throws a jab when Phuthong was well out of range.
Kurosaki slips under a jab from Phuthong.
Phuthong misses with a looping right.
Good standup being displayed there by Phuthong as he connects with a hook.
Kurosaki looks to land a right hand but Phuthong moved out of range.
Phuthong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurosaki can do to turn this around?
Kurosaki throws a shot to the body.
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!
Kurosaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Phuthong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kurosaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kurosaki catches Phuthong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Phuthong misses. #T2#
Kurosaki swings for the body but Phuthong moves out of range.
Kurosaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phuthong.
Kurosaki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Phuthong on the side of the head.
Kurosaki is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A big left from Kurosaki misses.
Phuthong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phuthong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Phuthong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kurosaki ducks under a wild hook from Phuthong.
A jab from Phuthong misses.
Phuthong misses the jab.
Kurosaki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Phuthong throws out a loose jab but Kurosaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phuthong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phuthong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kurosaki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kurosaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phuthong throws out the jab.
Phuthong swings for the body but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Phuthong slips under a jab from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki thuds a left hand into Phuthong's body.
Phuthong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#CL2#
Kurosaki darts in and clinches Phuthong up against the cage.
Phuthong lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Phuthong fails to land. #T3##BC#
Phuthong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Phuthong.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with a hook. Phuthong ducked under it nicely.
Phuthong lands the left hand.
Kurosaki's corner calls for a 1-2. Kurosaki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Phuthong misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Phuthong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phuthong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurosaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Phuthong.
Phuthong displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Phuthong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurosaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kurosaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phuthong.
Phuthong loads up on a big right hand but Kurosaki slips the punch.
Kurosaki throws an overhand right that lands on Phuthong's shoulder, as Phuthong tries to avoid the shot.
Kurosaki misses with a looping left.#CL2#
Kurosaki clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phuthong.
Phuthong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kurosaki.
Phuthong working hard to break the clinch.
Phuthong blocks an uppercut.
#T4#
Phuthong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kurosaki lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Kurosaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phuthong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurosaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phuthong jabs Kurosaki right on the nose. Kurosaki blinks but takes it well.
Phuthong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kurosaki.
Phuthong blocks a jab.
Phuthong avoids the body shot from Kurosaki.
Phuthong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phuthong looks to land a left hand but Kurosaki moved out of range nicely.
Phuthong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL2#
Kurosaki moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kurosaki fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kurosaki.
A head punch on the inside from Kurosaki fails to land.
Kurosaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Phuthong backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phuthong throws a punch but it's blocked by Kurosaki.
Phuthong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kurosaki pushes Phuthong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kurosaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Phuthong controls his hands.
Phuthong lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eh Phuthong dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Phuthong lands a glancing blow to the side of Kurosaki's head.
Kurosaki lands a right hook to the body.
Kurosaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phuthong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Phuthong moves out of range of the strikes.
Phuthong misses with a straight right.
Kurosaki slips a jab from Phuthong.
Kurosaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Phuthong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kurosaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phuthong.
Phuthong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phuthong misses with a wild body shot.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Phuthong misses its intended target.
Phuthong slips under a jab from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Phuthong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Phuthong takes a swing at Kurosaki's ribcage but misses.
Kurosaki missing with a left hand there. Phuthong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phuthong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Phuthong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kurosaki missing with a left hand there. Phuthong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Phuthong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kurosaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kurosaki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kurosaki misses with a hook.
Phuthong circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phuthong. Kurosaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurosaki sizes up Phuthong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phuthong misses with a straight left.
Phuthong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurosaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Phuthong.
Phuthong moves forwards but Kurosaki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Phuthong throws a big shot that misses.
Kurosaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phuthong throws a lazy right hand but Kurosaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kurosaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kurosaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phuthong cracks Kurosaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab from Kurosaki.
Nice shot lands for Phuthong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phuthong lands a nice hook to Kurosaki's body. Kurosaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Phuthong lands a jab to Kurosaki's midsection.
Kurosaki misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Phuthong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Akio Kurosaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eh Phuthong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Kurosaki looks to land a right hand but Phuthong moved out of range.
A cross from Phuthong lands.
Phuthong throws a body punch but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Kurosaki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Phuthong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Phuthong walks into a straight right hand from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kurosaki misses with a looping left.
A jab from Kurosaki does it's job there.
Kurosaki looks to land a left hand but Phuthong moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Phuthong misses.
Kurosaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phuthong.
Kurosaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kurosaki loads up on a big right hand but Phuthong slips the punch.
Kurosaki scores with the left hand. Phuthong knows he should have avoided that one.
Phuthong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
A slow jab from Phuthong misses its intended target.
Kurosaki avoids the body shot from Phuthong.
Phuthong slips a jab from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Phuthong on the side of the head.#T3#
Phuthong misses the jab.
Phuthong scores with a nice strike.
Kurosaki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Phuthong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kurosaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phuthong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kurosaki at a distance.
#CL2#
Kurosaki moves into the clinch successfully.
Kurosaki tries to throw a body punch but Phuthong avoids it by throwing Kurosaki back against the cage.
Kurosaki misses with the head strike.
Kurosaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kurosaki can't find room to land a body shot as Phuthong controls the action.
Phuthong blocks an elbow strike.
Kurosaki lands a body punch.
Kurosaki connects with a knee to the head.
Kurosaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kurosaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akio Kurosaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kurosaki has Phuthong pressed against the cage, preventing Phuthong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kurosaki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurosaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kurosaki misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
A nice right hand lands inside from Phuthong.
Phuthong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kurosaki backwards.
Kurosaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kurosaki tries a body shot but Phuthong blocks it.
Phuthong lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Kurosaki manages to break the clinch.
Phuthong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Phuthong. That snapped Kurosaki's head back.
Kurosaki connects with the punch.
Kurosaki throws a big shot that misses.
Phuthong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kurosaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phuthong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phuthong lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurosaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phuthong misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Phuthong.
Kurosaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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 Eh Phuthong.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Phuthong, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eh Phuthong!
A relieved looking Eh Phuthong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
GROUCH FC PROVING GROUNDS 3
Date: Nov 11, 2021 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Kurosaki throws an overhand right that lands on Pinkman's shoulder, as Pinkman tries to avoid the shot.
Pinkman blocks a jab.
Kurosaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pinkman misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki loads up on a big right hand but Pinkman slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pinkman! But no joy.
Kurosaki missing with a left hand there. Pinkman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pinkman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T1#
Pinkman misses with a wild body shot.
Kurosaki is looking to counter punch.
Kurosaki looks to land a left hand but Pinkman moved out of range nicely.
Pinkman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut. Pinkman saw that one coming.
Kurosaki throws a jab when Pinkman was well out of range.
Pinkman looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pinkman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kurosaki misses with a straight left.
Pinkman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kurosaki throws out a loose jab but Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinkman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pinkman slips under a jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kurosaki misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Pinkman misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akio Kurosaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kurosaki 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 10:9
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 10:9
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Kurosaki! |
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