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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ming Xin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jigoro Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xin's entrance music is Die Antwoord - Evil Boy. A fine choice. Kane has chosen Under a Killing Moon by Thrice as his entrance music. Ming Xin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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213 lbs
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214 lbs
26 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ming Xin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jigoro Kane!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xin misses with a hook.
Xin is looking to land body kicks.
Kane lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Kane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Xin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Xin.
Xin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kane.
Xin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kane.
Xin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xin needs to keep his hands up - Kane had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane tries to clinch
and Xin counters with a nice body shot.
Kane throws a hook but Xin avoids it easily.
Kane misses with a double jab
and Xin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kane's knee momentarily.
Kane scores with a three punch combo!
Kane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Xin fails with a takedown attempt.
Xin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kane lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body punch from Kane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kane throws a lazy body kick
and Xin counters with an inside leg kick.
Xin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kane throws a predictable looking body shot
and Xin counters with a stiff right hand.
Xin thows a body shot but no joy.
Kane scores with a leg kick.
Kane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Xin on the side of the head.
Kane closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No luck for Xin with that takedown attempt.
Xin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kane pinned against the cage. Kane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ming Xin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a combination that misses
and Xin counters with a series of strikes. Kane will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kane dips to his left and cracks Xin with an uppercut!
Kane lands a head shot.
Xin blocks a low kick nicely.
Xin throws a leg kick
and Kane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kane takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Xin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Kane.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Xin.
Kane misses with a jab to the body
and Xin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kane. That's going to slow Xin down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kane throws the left hand but Xin avoids the punch easily.
Kane swings for the body but Xin moves out of range.
Xin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Xin misses with a hook
and Kane counters with a thumping low kick.
Kane throws a hook to the side of Xin's head but Xin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kane misses with a wild body shot.
Kane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Xin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kane misses the shot to the body.
Kane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane lands with a nice body kick.
Xin is breathing heavily.
Kane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Xins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jigoro Kane dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kane staying out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Kane as he connects with a hook.
Kane throws a body punch but Xin moves out of range.
Xin misses the shot to the body.
Kane connects with a leg kick. Xin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Xin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kane.
Kane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Xin fails with a takedown attempt.
Kane misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Xin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kane.
Kane misses with a few strikes there.
Xin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kane pinned against the cage. Kane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Xin jabs at Kane's body.
Kane lands with a straight right. Xin didn't see that one coming.
Xin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xin throws a lazy uppercut
and Kane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ming Xin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kane looks to throw the jab but Xin is out of range.
Jigoro Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kane manages to avoid it.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xin.
Kane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Xin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kane looks to score with a jab to the body but Xin is just out of range.
A lazy left from Xin finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kane. Xin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kane throws the left hand but Xin avoids the punch easily.
Kane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xin slips a jab from Kane.
Xin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kane misses with an uppercut. Xin saw that one coming.
Xin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kane counters with a nice uppercut.
Xin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kane.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Xin. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Xin.
Kane misses with a combination
and Xin counters with a left and a right that stings Kane.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kane.
Xin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xin misses the body punch
and Kane counters with a three punch combo that has Xin backing up. Xin nods at Kane to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Kane lands a nice looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane thumps Xin with a low kick.
Xin swings for the body but Kane moves out of range.
Xin slips a straight right by Kane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jigoro Kane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Xin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Xin is predictable there
and Kane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Xin thinking.
Xin checks the leg kick.
Xin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Xin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kane connects with a jab.
Kane cracks a nice hook into Xin's ribs.
Kane throws a leg kick but Xin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kane cracks Xin with a good jab.
Kane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xin.
Kane takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jigoro Kane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kane throws a jab but it's blocked by Xin.
Kane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Xin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kane.
Xin avoids the body shot from Kane.
Kane misses with an uppercut. Xin saw that one coming.
Xin slips under a jab from Kane.
Xin throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kane misses with a combination
and Xin counters with a straight right hand.
Kane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xin can pounce on him.
Xin misses with a body shot.
Kane swings away with a body shot that misses
and Xin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kane is just out of range.
Kane throws a poor cross that misses
and Xin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Xin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xin avoids the body shot from Kane.
Xin scores with a shot to the body.
Xin is looking to wear down Kane with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Xin misses with an uppercut
and Kane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin takes one to the side of the head.
Kane lands with an uppercut that bounces Xin off the cage and back into rage.
Xin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kane.
Kane misses with a wild body shot.
Kane misses with a shot to the body
and Xin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kane missing with a left hand there. Xin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Kane misses
and Xin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kane moves out of range of the body kick from Xin.
Kane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xin lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a nice hook to Xin's body. Xin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Xin throws a sloppy body shot
and Kane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kane shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kane throws out a loose jab but Xin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kane misses with a hook.
Kane throws a sloppy body shot
and Kane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kane moves forwards but Xin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Xin misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kane slips under a jab from Xin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jigoro Kane really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kane.
Kane just misses with a punch to the body.
Xin slips a jab from Kane.
Kane swings away with a body shot that misses
and Xin counters with a nice uppercut.
Xin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kane.
Xin misses with a left hand
and Kane counters by clinching up.
Kane working aggressively here.
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but Xin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kane digs a right hand underneath Xin's ribcage. Xin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A bit of stalling here from Kane.
Xin digs a right hand into Kane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kane's gas tank.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Xin or not.
Xin leaning against his opponent.
Kane works on Xin's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Kane.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kane takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kane lands a body shot.
Kane presses Xin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kane stalls.
Kane lands with a left to the head.
Kane lands a shoulder strike.
Kane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kane looking to slow down the pace here.
Xin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Xin misses with the head strike.
Kane is struggling to control the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Xin as Kane tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Xin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Xin blocks an uppercut.
Kane tries to work over Xin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kane holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Xin or not.
Kane lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xins head.
Kane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Xin backwards.
Xin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kane's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kane.
Xin fails to pull guard.
Kane lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kane.
Kane content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kane scores with a hook to the body.
Kane lands a nice shot to the body.
Kane stalling.
Kane lands a left hand.
Kane leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kane lands an uppercut.
Kane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kane lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Kane.
Good body shot from Kane.
A short right from Kane on the inside.
Xin trying to control the position but instead, Kane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Xin into the cage.
Kane lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kane.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane lands a right hand.
Kane just leaning against Xin, taking a breather.
Kane lands a shoulder strike.
Xin pulls guard effortlessly.
Xin keeping full guard, as Kane tries to pass.
Kane looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jigoro Kane dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Xin throws a body punch but Kane moves out of range.
Kane tests Xin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kane lands a head kick. Xin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kane moves away from the strike by Xin.
Kane throws a hook to the side of Xin's head but Xin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kanes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kane misses with a right hand
and Xin counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane swings for the body but Xin moves out of range.
Xin with a nice cross.
Xin wants to land a leg kick but Kane is out of range.
Kane misses with a low kick.
Kane misses with a hook
and Xin counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kane. Xin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kane scoring well with a low kick there.
Kane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Xin swings for the body but Kane moves out of range.
Xin connects with a crisp jab.
Ming Xin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Xin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kane.
Xin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kane avoids it really well and circles away.
Kane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kane looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin trying to control the position from guard on top but Kane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Xin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Xin prevents Kane from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xin tries to free his leg and advance position but Kane is retaining full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Xin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kane throws out the jab.
Xin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Xin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kane is just out of range.
Kane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xin.
Xin throws a lazy uppercut
and Kane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Xin throws the left hand but Kane avoids the punch easily.
Kane scores with a jab to the head.
Xin throws a jab when Kane was well out of range.
Xin misses with a body shot.
Kane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Xin's head backwards.
Xin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jigoro Kane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kane jabs Xin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jigoro Kane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kane 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 44:50
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jigoro Kane!
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