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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Niten Dōraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugues De Payens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dōraku kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ides Of Light - Jucifer. De Payens has chosen Rage against the machine - Bombtrack as his entrance music. Niten Dōraku could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hugues De Payens's chin.
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201 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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187 cm
36
194 lbs
34 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Niten Dōraku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugues De Payens!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Payens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dōraku manages to avoid it.
De Payens throws a body punch but Dōraku moves out of range.
De Payens moves out of range as Dōraku throws a body kick.
Good exchange - De Payens coming out on top.
Dōraku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Payens.
De Payens with the counter takedown but Dōraku avoids it easily.
De Payens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Niten Dōraku has been cut.
De Payens has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dōraku is landing a low percentage of strikes.
De Payens slips under a jab.
Dōraku 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.
De Payens counters with a body kick.
Dōraku connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Payens's hands.
Dōraku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Payens misses with a lunging right hand
and Dōraku counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dōraku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Payens.
Dōraku throws a leg kick which misses De Payens's front leg but catches the back leg as De Payens tries to avoid it.
Dōraku connects with a leg kick. De Payens looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dōraku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dōraku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from De Payens on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Payens throws a left that rocks Dōraku and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! De Payens dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Dōraku regain composure!
Dōraku is rocked!
De Payens working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dōraku is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on De Payens's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dōraku manages to get to full guard.
De Payens looking to sit in guard and control but Dōraku gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dōraku landing some decent shots from guard.
Dōraku is looking to work some ground and pound but De Payens has wrist control.
De Payens wants to get back to his feet but Dōraku is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dōraku throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dōraku wants to control from the top but De Payens keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dōraku loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Payens looking for a sweep. Not yet De Payens, not yet.
De Payens controlling Dōraku's posture.
De Payens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dōraku is one step ahead there.
Dōraku is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
De Payens is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dōraku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Payens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Payens wants to stand and escape but Dōraku is having none of it.
De Payens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dōraku with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dōraku wants to control from the top but De Payens keeps moving.
Dōraku landing some decent shots from guard.
Dōraku working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Payens manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dōraku manages to get himself to full guard.
De Payens must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dōraku not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Payens stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hugues De Payens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dōraku shoots in and bounces De Payens off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Payens has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Dōraku has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Dōraku misses with a body punch.
Dōraku keeps control of De Payens as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dōraku looking to slow down the pace here.
Dōraku working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dōraku is leaning against De Payens and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Payens lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Payens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dōraku takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dōraku struggles to land a body shot inside as De Payens controls his hands.
De Payens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dōraku is breathing heavily.
De Payens works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dōraku lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, De Payens scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from De Payens.
De Payens lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dōraku misses with a body punch.
De Payens misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Payens.
Dōraku throws a punch but it's blocked by De Payens.
De Payens lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dōraku.
De Payens throws a head punch that misses.
De Payens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dōraku working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugues De Payens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Niten Dōraku's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Payens seems to be stalking Dōraku here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Dōraku drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hugues De Payens!
Hugues De Payens really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sin City Allstars logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Niten Dōraku spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you for the fight, Jacob. Congrats on the win. Hopefully a rematch once I improve! '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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