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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cadiz Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itsu Hitigaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hitigaki has chosen The Whistler as his entrance music. Itsu Hitigaki will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cadiz Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Itsu Hitigaki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitigaki tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez throws a right hand that Hitigaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Hitigaki also avoids with ease.
Gomez shoots in but no luck this time.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomez throws a nice looking combination but Hitigaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hitigaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up.
Hitigaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitigaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomez on the side of the head.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hitigaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomez thows a body shot but no joy.
Hitigaki tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Hitigaki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gomez looks to throw the jab but Hitigaki is out of range.
Hitigaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomez swings for the body but Hitigaki moves out of range.
Hitigaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hitigaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitigaki is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gomez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hitigaki is looking to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gomez, as that shot connected.
Hitigaki moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.
Hitigaki wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Hitigaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cadiz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitigaki moves away from the strike by Gomez.
Hitigaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hitigaki is looking to clinch.
Hitigaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Hitigaki moves out of range as Gomez strikes.
Gomez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hitigaki tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Hitigaki is looking to clinch.
Hitigaki defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
Hitigaki avoids the body shot from Gomez.
Hitigaki is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Hitigaki is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Hitigaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Gomez looks to throw the jab but Hitigaki is out of range.
Hitigaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hitigaki wants to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gomez throws a leg kick
and Hitigaki counters with a straight right hand.
Hitigaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomez.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Hitigaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomez loads up on a big right hand but Hitigaki slips the punch.
Hitigaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomez 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up.
Hitigaki is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Gomez dives in and grabs Hitigaki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hitigaki pushes down on Gomez's head and hops out.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Hitigaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Hitigaki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gomez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gomez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hitigaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hitigaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomez misses the target.
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Hitigaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hitigaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitigaki instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gomez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hitigaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hitigaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hitigaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gomez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hitigaki lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.
Hitigaki scores with a knee to the head.
Gomez is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitigaki stalling in the clinch.
Oh Gomez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gomez wants to get back to striking at distance but Hitigaki won't allow it.
Gomez seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hitigaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itsu Hitigaki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
Hitigaki moves into range and clinches up with Gomez.
Nice body punch from Gomez - that landed with a thud.
Gomez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hitigaki has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Hitigaki as the two fighters clinch.
Hitigaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gomez is keeping busy.
Gomez tries a body shot but Hitigaki blocks it.
Hitigaki stalling in the clinch.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hitigaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitigaki misses with a knee to the head.
Hitigaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hitigaki looking to slow down the pace here.
Gomez tries to circle away but Hitigaki has him pinned against the cage.
Hitigaki misses with the head strike.
Gomez tries to break the clinch but Hitigaki is controlling the position.
Hitigaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gomez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hitigaki working aggressively here.
Gomez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hitigaki lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez tries to break free but Hitigaki pushes him back against the cage.
Gomez is looking to control Hitigaki's arms but Hitigaki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gomez has his back to the cage.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Hitigaki has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez misses with some punches.
Gomez is stalling here.
Hitigaki lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hitigaki presses Gomez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hitigaki lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez tries to throw a body punch but Hitigaki avoids it by throwing Gomez back against the cage.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Hitigaki has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Hitigaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hitigaki.
Hitigaki slowing the pace effectively.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hitigaki is trying to maintain a safe position but Gomez gets an underhook and turns Hitigaki into the cage.
Hitigaki stalls.
Gomez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gomez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hitigaki has him pressed against the cage.
Hitigaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hitigaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hitigaki presses Gomez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Hitigaki.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hitigaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hitigaki wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Gomez.
Hitigaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gomez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hitigaki lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Hitigaki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitigaki trying to stall but Gomez improves his position.
Gomez misses with the head strike.
Hitigaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hitigaki can't find room to land a body shot as Gomez controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itsu Hitigaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gomez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hitigaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hitigaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomez.
Hitigaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hitigaki.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gomez as Hitigaki tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hitigaki.
Hitigaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hitigaki digs a right hand into Gomez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gomez's gas tank.
Gomez is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gomez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Gomez fails to land.
Gomez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hitigaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomez.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Hitigaki has double underhooks.
Hitigaki lands with a left to the head.
Gomez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gomez takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.
Hitigaki stalling in the clinch.
Gomez misses with a body punch.
Hitigaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomez's efforts to push away.
Cadiz Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomez misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hitigaki.
Hitigaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomez avoids it.
Gomez wants to stall.
Gomez misses with a punch to the body.
Hitigaki just leaning against Gomez, taking a breather.
Gomez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hitigaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gomez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomez wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Itsu Hitigaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hitigaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gomez has a couple of punches blocked by Hitigaki.
Gomez blocks a body shot from Hitigaki.
Hitigaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gomez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hitigaki pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hitigaki.
It looks like Cadiz Gomez has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gomez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gomez as Hitigaki tries to tie him up.
Hitigaki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gomez up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gomez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hitigaki pushes Gomez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hitigaki.
Gomez misses with the head strike.
Hitigaki blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Itsu Hitigaki.
Well Hitigaki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Itsu Hitigaki!
During a confident post fight interview, Itsu Hitigaki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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