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ONI-164 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Spank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suleyman Ibrahim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spank comes to the ring accompanied by The Monster is Loose. Ibrahim has chosen Drugs, Thugs and Machetes as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hank Spank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suleyman Ibrahim!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Spank misses.
Ibrahim slips a straight right by Spank.
A jab from Ibrahim finds it's way through Spank's defenses.
Ibrahim misses with a low kick.
Ibrahim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spank is out of range and Ibrahim settles back down.
Ibrahim lands a nice looking body shot.
Spank on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spank takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibrahim connects with a nice looking jab.
Spank tries to clinch up but Ibrahim circles away and keeps his distance.
Ibrahim is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Spank throws a hook but Ibrahim avoids it easily.
Ibrahim scores with the left hand. Spank knows he should have avoided that one.
Good shot there by Ibrahim.
Spank tries to clinch but Ibrahim moves out of range.
Ibrahim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ibrahim.
Ibrahim connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spank's hands.
Nice body punch from Ibrahim.
Ibrahim has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ibrahim.
Spank is breathing heavily.
Ibrahim lands with a shot to the body.
Ibrahim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Hank Spank has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibrahim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ibrahim lands a right hook to the body.
Ibrahim closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Spank! Ibrahim dives in looking to finish! Spank is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suleyman Ibrahim!
During a confident post fight interview, Suleyman Ibrahim thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between TwoBrooks OneLove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodouorous Papaloukas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TwoBrooks OneLove has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TwoBrooks OneLove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Theodouorous Papaloukas!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OneLove tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Papaloukas was well out of range. Poor timing from OneLove.
Papaloukas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
OneLove lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
TwoBrooks OneLove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OneLove shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. OneLove showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
OneLove trying to mount his opponent but Papaloukas defends it.
Papaloukas is not content to let OneLove control the position.
OneLove is taking a breather. Papaloukas says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Papaloukas wants to control but OneLove is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OneLove lands strikes from half guard.
OneLove looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
OneLove is thwarting Papaloukas's attempts to control the position.
OneLove wants to pass to mount but Papaloukas is defending the position.
Well, if OneLove is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
OneLove misses with a takedown
and Papaloukas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papaloukas trying to control the position from guard on top but OneLove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Papaloukas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Papaloukas wants to control but OneLove is keeping him busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that TwoBrooks OneLove will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
OneLove scores with a body shot.
OneLove scores with the left hand. Papaloukas knows he should have avoided that one.
Papaloukas gets caught flat footed, as OneLove shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Papaloukas wants to sweep here but OneLove controlling him for the moment.
OneLove trying to control but Papaloukas is working from the bottom.
OneLove has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Papaloukas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. OneLove doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. OneLove manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Papaloukas trying to keep a closed guard but OneLove is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OneLove sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
OneLove working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Papaloukas's head.
OneLove trying to control the position from guard on top but Papaloukas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Papaloukas is pulling down on OneLove's head. It's preventing any offense from OneLove, at least for the moment.
Papaloukas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. OneLove doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. OneLove manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papaloukas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and OneLove defends well.
OneLove slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Papaloukas pulls OneLove in to control the position.
TwoBrooks OneLove overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
OneLove controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OneLove trying to control the position from guard on top but Papaloukas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OneLove slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TwoBrooks OneLove dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
OneLove fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Papaloukas avoids it really well and circles away.
Papaloukas staying out of range there.
OneLove shoots in and bounces Papaloukas off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
OneLove postures up in Papaloukas's guard and throws a big left but Papaloukas blocks it.
Papaloukas pulls OneLove in close to prevent any damage.
Papaloukas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OneLove controlling from the top position.
Papaloukas trying to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Theodouorous Papaloukas wasn't active enough on the ground.
OneLove gets a double leg takedown into Papaloukas's guard.
Papaloukas has his foot on OneLove's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. OneLove works his way back into a safe position though.
OneLove trying to control the position from guard on top but Papaloukas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OneLove postures up.
Papaloukas seems keen to control OneLove's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papaloukas keeping full guard, as OneLove tries to pass.
Papaloukas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Theodouorous Papaloukas wasn't active enough on the ground.
OneLove shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Papaloukas's guard.
Papaloukas pulls OneLove in close to his closed guard and prevents OneLove from doing any damage or advancing position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TwoBrooks OneLove clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
OneLove closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Papaloukas's guard.
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.
Papaloukas throws his legs up looking for a submission but OneLove uses it to pass to side control.
OneLove wants to control but Papaloukas is keeping him busy.
Papaloukas struggling a bit here.
OneLove is looking to take a break and control but Papaloukas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papaloukas tries to buck OneLove off but OneLove is having none of it.
Papaloukas is trying to escape the position but OneLove is controlling the position.
Papaloukas struggling a bit here.
OneLove has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
OneLove drives through with a takedown into Papaloukas's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
OneLove showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
OneLove wants to pass the guard but Papaloukas is keeping the position.
Papaloukas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papaloukas keeping moving, preventing OneLove from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TwoBrooks OneLove had his way with Theodouorous Papaloukas in that round.
That's time! OneLove's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
OneLove throws a big shot that misses.
Papaloukas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from OneLove.
OneLove manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Papaloukas on his heels. He'll look to pass Papaloukas's guard now, I'm sure.
Papaloukas looking for a guillotine here but OneLove defends easily.
Papaloukas trying to keep a closed guard but OneLove is proving a slippery customer.
Papaloukas 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papaloukas working for a triangle but OneLove defends it easily.
OneLove trying to control the position from guard on top but Papaloukas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OneLove postures up.
OneLove controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Papaloukas controls OneLove momentarily but OneLove frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OneLove not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because TwoBrooks OneLove just wasn't active enough.
OneLove lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
OneLove fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
OneLove looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Papaloukas!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OneLove working the ground and pound.
Papaloukas tries to bench press OneLove off him but OneLove keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
TwoBrooks OneLove showed his dominance in that final round.
Well OneLove 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for TwoBrooks OneLove!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for TwoBrooks OneLove!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for TwoBrooks OneLove!
TwoBrooks OneLove wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Axe MeatsFlesh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kulap Metharom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MeatsFlesh comes to the ring accompanied by Call to Arms. Metharom has chosen Bonobo - Kiara as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Powerful |
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Axe MeatsFlesh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kulap Metharom!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MeatsFlesh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MeatsFlesh throws a lazy right hand but Metharom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MeatsFlesh lands an overhand right.
We've been hearing reports that MeatsFlesh has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A slow jab from MeatsFlesh misses its intended target.
Metharom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MeatsFlesh takes a swing at Metharom's ribcage but misses.
Metharom throws a wild body kick that MeatsFlesh sees coming a mile off.
Metharom throws a wild body kick that MeatsFlesh sees coming a mile off.
Metharom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Metharom throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A big left from MeatsFlesh misses.
MeatsFlesh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Metharom throws a solid leg kick but MeatsFlesh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Metharom.
Metharom moves out of range of the strikes.
Metharom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
MeatsFlesh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Metharom cracks the inside of MeatsFlesh's front leg.
Metharom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
MeatsFlesh blocks an elbow strike.
MeatsFlesh has Metharom pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Metharom manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Metharom just misses with a elbow thrown towards MeatsFlesh's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Metharom.
It looks like Axe MeatsFlesh has been cut.
Metharom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Metharom's coach down at Sun Ra and his Arkestra's training camp was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Metharom's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Metharom misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Metharom throws an elbow but misses.
MeatsFlesh tries for a takedown but Metharom manages to get underhooks.
Metharom throws an elbow that misses.
Metharom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
MeatsFlesh dodges an elbow strike from Metharom.
MeatsFlesh is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Axe MeatsFlesh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Metharom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
MeatsFlesh blocks the elbow strike.
Metharom throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Metharom.
Axe MeatsFlesh's cut is getting worse.
MeatsFlesh avoids a wild elbow strike from Metharom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
MeatsFlesh working aggressively here.
Metharom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Metharom throws an elbow but misses.
Metharom lands a damaging elbow.
Axe MeatsFlesh's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
MeatsFlesh blocks an elbow strike from Metharom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MeatsFlesh blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Metharom just misses with a elbow thrown towards MeatsFlesh's brow.
Metharom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Metharom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Metharom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
MeatsFlesh goes for a takedown attempt but Metharom pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Metharom throws a low kick but MeatsFlesh avoids it.
Metharom lands a big head kick that sends MeatsFlesh tumbling to the mat! Metharom takes a step backwards and waves MeatsFlesh back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kulap Metharom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Axe MeatsFlesh's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Metharom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MeatsFlesh is rocked!
MeatsFlesh is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Metharom's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Metharom throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! MeatsFlesh crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kulap Metharom!
A very excited looking Kulap Metharom rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Axe MeatsFlesh stepped up to the mic, saying 'I apologize for my loss
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flash Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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195 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Flash Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesus Christ!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch but Christ swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flash Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gordon's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Christ controlling from the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Christ thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Christ wants to control from the top but Gordon keeps moving.
Gordon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Christ on the ground.
Gordon being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jesus Christ hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gordon closes the distance and clinches.
Christ drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gordon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jesus Christ has been cut.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gordon misses with a punch on the inside.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
Gordon avoiding damage as Christ throws knees to the body.
Christ tries to pull guard but Gordon won't allow it.
A short right from Gordon on the inside.
Christ wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gordon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Christ shrugs off.
Gordon lands a left hand.
Christ is rocked!
That has opened up Jesus Christ's cut even more.
Christ drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gordon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Christ is still on wobbly legs! Can Gordon finish him?
Flash Gordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ.
Gordon working aggressively here.
Christ pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Christ seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Gordon.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
I was talking to Gordon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Christ tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gordon just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Clinched against the ropes, Gordon lands a big elbow that drops Christ! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Christ is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flash Gordon!
A victorious Flash Gordon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Young Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Musashi's choice of entrance music: Sword of the Stranger - Mukoh Hadan. This should be a great matchup!
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211 lbs
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214 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Young Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Musashi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Musashi. Blood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Blood. Those never looked like landing.
Blood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Ryu Musashi has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blood.
Blood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Musashi circles away quickly and effectively.
Blood has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Blood cracks Musashi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Young Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musashi throws a head kick that misses.
Musashi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Musashi misses with a looping right.
Blood closes the distance and clinches.
Musashi presses Blood against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blood blocking some punches.
Musashi misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Musashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi has Blood pressed against the ropes, preventing Blood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Musashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Musashi holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Blood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow.
Musashi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Musashi lands a nice uppercut.
Musashi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Musashi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Musashi has Blood pressed against the ropes, preventing Blood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good body shot from Musashi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Musashi.
Musashi scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryu Musashi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryu Musashi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Blood moves into the clinch.
Musashi pushes Blood back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Musashi.
Musashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Musashi tries to throw a body punch but Blood avoids it by throwing Musashi back against the ropes.
Blood can't break the clinch.
Musashi gets through Blood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Musashi - that landed with a thud.
Musashi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Musashi is working Blood over against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Musashi.
Musashi works on Blood's body with a couple of short punches.
Musashi misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Musashi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musashi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Blood can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Musashi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Musashi lands a shoulder strike.
Blood is rocked!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Musashi 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.
Musashi presses Blood against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oh Blood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Musashi cracks Blood with a nice body shot.
Musashi stalls.
Musashi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Musashi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Blood seems to have got his legs back now.
Musashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryu Musashi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Musashi.
Musashi struggles to land a body shot inside as Blood controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Musashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryu Musashi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Musashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blood throws a head kick that misses.
Musashi closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've been informed that Musashi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Musashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Musashi misses with some punches.
Musashi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Musashi fails to land.
Musashi lands an uppercut.
Musashi avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Musashi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Musashi.
A head punch on the inside from Musashi fails to land.
Blood tries to circle away but Musashi has him pinned against the ropes.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Musashi.
A short right from Musashi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
Musashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi throws a head punch that misses.
Blood blocks a body shot from Musashi.
A hook to the body from Musashi.
Blood is trying to break the clinch but Musashi has him pressed against the ropes.
Musashi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blood wants to take the fight to the mat but Musashi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Musashi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Musashi really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryu Musashi's cut.
That's time! Blood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Musashi closes the distance and pushes Blood back into the ropes.
Musashi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Musashi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Musashi.
Musashi misses with some punches.
Musashi lands a body shot.
The referee calls for Musashi to work.
Musashi receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A right hand to the body from Musashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Musashi misses with a body punch.
Blood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Musashi misses with the head strike.
Musashi is working Blood over against the ropes.
Musashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Musashi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Musashi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Musashi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blood is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi lands a body shot.
Musashi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Musashi misses with some punches.
Musashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow.
Musashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Musashi stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi dips a shoulder and cracks Blood with a mighty uppercut! Blood falls back against the ropes and Musashi unloads with a barrage of strikes! Blood is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Musashi screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Musashi!
A relieved looking Ryu Musashi 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds comes to the ring accompanied by It's Raining Men -The Weather Girls. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryce Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Rotten!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch but Rotten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reynolds wants to clinch up but Rotten keeps it at a distance.
Reynolds has a takedown stuffed.
Rotten lands a nice shot to the body.
Reynolds closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Decent striking displayed by Rotten there.
Rotten throws a nice looking combination but Reynolds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rotten fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reynolds closes the distance and clinches.
Rotten stalls.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rotten avoids it.
Rotten wants to break free but Reynolds has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rotten.
Reynolds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rotten lands a nice uppercut.
Rotten stalls.
Reynolds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rotten.
Reynolds tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rotten smiles and moves away.
Rotten misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reynolds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reynolds walks into a jab.
A jab from Rotten does it's job there.
Rotten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reynolds tries to clinch there but Rotten circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reynolds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reynolds takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Reynolds takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rotten misses with a hook. Reynolds ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds darts in looking for a takedown but Rotten gets double underhooks and turns Reynolds into the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryce Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rotten working hard to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Reynolds tries to work over Rotten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Rotten dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sloppy strikes from Rotten. Those never looked like landing.
Reynolds is looking to clinch.
Rotten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rotten connects with a single shot there.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Rotten moves out of range.
Rotten with a hook.
Rotten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reynolds.
Johnny Rotten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rotten to the mat! Rotten manages to get full guard.
Rotten can't keep his opponent in guard - Reynolds advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Reynolds maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Rotten could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Reynolds has cracked it and Rotten is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Reynolds!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bryce Reynolds!
Post fight, Bryce Reynolds stared into the camera and said 'Gape! I will gape tonight!'.
Johnny Rotten spoke after the fight, saying 'What do you mean I lost? I feel fucking great!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Kovacs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama has chosen Akiyama Theme Song (This Is My Life - Edward Maya) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
27 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Kovacs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Kovacs. Those never looked like landing.
Akiyama throws a shot from downtown. Kovacs moves away and avoids it.
Kovacs throws a big shot that misses.
Kovacs throws a lazy right hand but Akiyama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kovacs checks the leg kick.
Akiyama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kovacs.
Akiyama cracks Kovacs with an open hand slap.
Akiyama takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Akiyama throws a leg kick
and Kovacs counters with a nice uppercut.
Kovacs really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akiyama takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Akiyama tries to land a front kick but Kovacs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Akiyama will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Akiyama.
Akiyama scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kovacs moves out of range of the body kick.
Akiyama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Kovacs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kovacs throws a lazy right hand but Akiyama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Akiyama darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kenji Akiyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovacs moves away from the strike by Akiyama.
Akiyama throws a low kick, looking for Kovacs's leg but Kovacs calmly moves out of range.
Kovacs looks to land a left hand but Akiyama moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akiyama.
Akiyama walks into a stiff left hand from Kovacs.
Akiyama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Akiyama throws a body punch but Kovacs moves out of range.
Akiyama swings for the body but Kovacs moves out of range.
Kovacs 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.
Akiyama scoring well with a low kick there.
Kovacs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akiyama throws a leg kick
and Kovacs counters with a stiff right hand.
Kovacs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akiyama.
Akiyama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kovacs is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Akiyama is looking to slow Kovacs down with leg kicks.
Akiyama lands an overhand right.
Akiyama throws a big shot that misses.
Akiyama digs a good hook to Kovacs's body.
Akiyama thows a leg kick but Kovacs checks it
enabling Kovacs to counter with a crisp jab.
Kovacs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akiyama can pounce on him.
Akiyama tries to land a front kick but Kovacs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Akiyama looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovacs is just out of range.
Akiyama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Akiyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovacs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kovacs as Akiyama tries to tie him up.
Kovacs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kovacs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akiyama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akiyama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Akiyama throws a low kick but Kovacs avoids it.
Akiyama throws the left hand but Kovacs avoids the punch easily.
Akiyama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akiyama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akiyama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akiyama tried to score with a low kick but Kovacs checks it.
Akiyama misses with an uppercut. Kovacs saw that one coming.
Akiyama throws a low kick but Kovacs moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs slips under a jab.
Akiyama keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kovacs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Akiyama wants to slow Kovacs down by chopping away at his legs.
Akiyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kovacs moves away from the strike by Akiyama.
Akiyama throws a leg kick which misses Kovacs's front leg but catches the back leg as Kovacs tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovacs tries to clinch there but Akiyama circles away.
Akiyama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Akiyama misses with a low kick.
Akiyama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovacs moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akiyama throws a shot from downtown. Kovacs moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Kovacs.
Kovacs is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Akiyama checks a low kick from Kovacs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Akiyama dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good work by Akiyama as he checks the leg kick.
Kovacs 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.
Akiyama rushes Kovacs and presses him up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Akiyama.
Akiyama breaks from the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Akiyama checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kovacs avoids the head kick by Akiyama.
Kovacs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Akiyama.
A good leg kick by Akiyama.
Akiyama lands a nice shot to the body.
Kovacs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Akiyama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akiyama avoids the body shot from Kovacs.
Akiyama closes the distance and pushes Kovacs back into the ropes.
Kovacs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Akiyama backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akiyama lands an elbow that stopped Kovacs in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akiyama.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Akiyama lands a nice elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Kovacs.
Akiyama misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovacs.
Akiyama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kovacss head.
Akiyama trying to stall but Kovacs improves his position.
Kovacs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovacs throws a head punch that misses.
Kovacs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Akiyama has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kovacs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kovacs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kovacs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Akiyama digs a right hand into Kovacs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kovacs's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Akiyama.
It looks like Walter Kovacs has been cut.
Akiyama tries to land knees in the clinch but Kovacs avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama has Kovacs pressed against the ropes.
Kovacs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Akiyama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kovacs's brow.
Kovacs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kovacs wants to stall.
Kovacs lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Akiyama.
Kovacs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akiyama pushes Kovacs back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kovacs tries a body shot but Akiyama blocks it.
Akiyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kovacs avoiding damage as Akiyama throws knees to the body.
Kovacs dodges an elbow strike from Akiyama.
Kovacs tries to land a knee to the head but Akiyama blocks with his arms.
Kovacs misses with a body punch.
Kovacs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akiyama lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Akiyama is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akiyama connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kovacs momentarily.
Akiyama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Akiyama just misses with a punch to the body.
Akiyama throws a looping overhand right but Kovacs ducks down to avoid it.
Kovacs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akiyama can pounce on him.
Kovacs throws a big shot that misses.
Akiyama connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Akiyama lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovacs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kovacs is rocked!
Akiyama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kenji Akiyama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akiyama shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Akiyama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kovacs throws a poor cross that misses
and Akiyama makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kovacs takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oh Kovacs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akiyama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Akiyama stuns Kovacs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Look low, kick high! Akiyama uses the oldest trick in the book to send Kovacs tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Akiyama is absolutely delighted - when Kovacs wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kenji Akiyama!
Kenji Akiyama looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Ah,snake the pendulum you changed your name before fighting me, good idea..you knew you're career was coming to a stop, tonight I ended you, and made my comeback after a long session of retirement. I'm back..'.
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B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
63% |
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