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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haga Hisao (ranked 2352 p4p, 2075 weight class) and Frenkie Chen (ranked 296 p4p, 264 weight class). Frenkie Chen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haga Hisao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frenkie Chen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hisao instigates a clinch.
Chen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chen's coach down at Royal Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Chen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Chen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hisao blocks an uppercut.
Hisao using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hisao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chen is defending well for now.
Chen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hisao misses with a knee strike.
Chen misses with some punches.
Hisao blocks an uppercut.
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Hisao.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
Hisao tries to land knees in the clinch but Chen avoids the damage to the body.
Hisao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chen has Hisao pressed against the cage, preventing Hisao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chen misses with a punch to the body.
Chen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chen managing to block the knees to the body from Hisao.
Hisao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hisao throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chen lands with a light punch inside.
Hisao definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hisao backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chen lands with a left to the head.
Chen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisao tries to land knees in the clinch but Chen avoids the damage to the body.
Hisao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hisao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chen working aggressively here.
Hisao blocks an uppercut.
Chen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chen tries to throw a body punch but Hisao avoids it by throwing Chen back against the cage.
Chen gets through Hisao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hisao prevents a body shot from Chen.
Chen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hisao controls his hands.
Chen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hisao backwards.
Hisao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chen avoids it.
Hisao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hisao obliges.
Chen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hisao backwards.
Hisao working Chen over 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!
Hisao tries a knee to the head but Chen blocks it.
Chen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hisao backwards.
Hisao working hard to break the clinch.
Hisao throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hisao landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chen misses with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hisao.
Chen looks winded!
Chen lands a body shot.
Chen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Chen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chen tries to throw a body punch but Hisao avoids it by throwing Chen back against the cage.
Hisao missing with knees to the body.
Chen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hisao throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hisao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chen.
Chen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hisao landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hisao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chen.
Chen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hisao landing knees to the body.
Hisao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chen throws a head punch that misses.
Chen lands a hook that snaps the head of Hisao backwards.
Hisao working Chen over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chen.
Chen working aggressively here.
Hisao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hisao misses with a knee to the head.
Chen lands a right hand.
Hisao blocks an uppercut.
Hisao trying to land knees to the body.
Chen scores with a shot to the side of Hisao's head.
Hisao blocks an uppercut.
Hisao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chen blocks it with crossed arms.
Hisao tries to land knees in the clinch but Chen avoids the damage to the body.
Hisao utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hisao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hisao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chen.
Hisao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chen avoids it.
Chen on the defensive, avoiding the 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!
Hisao with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hisao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chen avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hisao misses with a knee to the head.
Chen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hisao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hisao.
Chen has Hisao pressed against the cage, preventing Hisao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hisao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hisao looking to throw knees to the head but Chen is blocking nicely.
Chen can't find room to land a body shot as Hisao controls the action.
Hisao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chen avoids it.
Hisao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hisao with a knee to the head.
Chen gets through Hisao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hisaos head.
Chen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hisao's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen digs a right hand underneath Hisao's ribcage. Hisao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hisao backwards.
Chen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hisao backwards.
Chen misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frenkie Chen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Chen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hisao sprawling to the canvas! Hisao rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Chen finish him?!
Hisao is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
It looks like Haga Hisao has been cut.
Hisao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Hisao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chen takes a swing at Hisao's ribcage but misses.
Chen lands a nice looking body shot.
Hisao seems to have got his legs back now.
Hisao closes the distance and clinches.
Chen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hisao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chen is defending well for now.
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Hisao.
Frenkie Chen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hisao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chen is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Chen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chen lands with a light punch inside.
Chen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hisao backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hisao obliges.
Chen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hisao backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Chen fails to land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hisao blocks a body shot from Chen.
Hisao takes a shot to the head.
Chen lands a hook that snaps the head of Hisao backwards.
Hisao with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hisao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisao missing with knees to the body.
Chen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hisao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chen.
Hisao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Chen fails to land.
Chen unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hisao! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Chen is unloading with more strikes now! Hisao drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frenkie Chen!
Frenkie Chen decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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