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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiroaki Hidaka (ranked 5570 p4p, 586 weight class) and John C Reilly (ranked 5633 p4p, 592 weight class). Reilly comes into a darkened arena with his song building. John C. Reilly Funniest Moments kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John C Reilly is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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209 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroaki Hidaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John C Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hidaka looks to land a right hand but Reilly moved out of range.
A jab from Reilly misses.
Reilly staying out of range there.
Reilly thuds his right hand into Hidaka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Hiroaki Hidaka has been cut.
Reilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Hidaka is just out of range.
Reilly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Hidaka blocks the leg kick.
Hidaka looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Reilly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Hidaka does it's job there.
It looks like John C Reilly has been cut.
Hidaka throws a looping overhand right but Reilly ducks down to avoid it.
Hidaka connects with a jab.
Reilly blocks a jab.
Reilly swings for the body but Hidaka moves out of range.
Reilly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hidaka is out of range.
Reilly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Reilly closes the distance and clinches.
Hidaka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reilly keeps control of Hidaka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reilly jumps guard and drags Hidaka to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Reilly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reilly controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hidaka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reilly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hidaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Reilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hidaka tries to stand but Reilly is controlling from the bottom.
Reilly working for a triangle but Hidaka defends it easily.
Reilly working for a triangle but Hidaka defends it easily.
Reilly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hidaka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reilly on the ground.
Hidaka trying to control but Reilly is working from the bottom.
Reilly pulls Hidaka in to control the position.
That's two 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.
Reilly keeping moving, preventing Hidaka from controlling successfully.
Reilly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hidaka wants to get up but he can't break Reilly's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hidaka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hidaka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hidaka gets tackled into the cage by Reilly. Reilly maintains the clinch.
Reilly lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Hidaka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Hidaka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hidaka gets through Reilly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hidaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hidaka throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Hidaka misses the target.
Hidaka throws the left hand but Reilly avoids the punch easily.
Hidaka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John C Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hidaka throws a jab when Reilly was well out of range.
Hidaka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hidaka lands a nice shot that snaps Reilly's head back.
That has opened up John C Reilly's cut even more.
Reilly misses with a hook to the body
letting Hidaka counter with a right hand.
Reilly looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hidaka lands a nice shot to the body.
Hidaka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reilly looks winded!
Hidaka throws a push kick but Reilly slaps the foot to one side.
Reilly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hidaka on the side of the head.
Hidaka lands a really nice looking cross but Reilly seems unphased.
The cut above John C Reilly's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hidaka cracks Reilly with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Reilly falls to his knees and Hidaka doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiroaki Hidaka!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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