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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiro Kikaida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as The Rock enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jiro Kikaida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Rock!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikaida shoots for a takedown but Rock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kikaida looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rock is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kikaida's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rock in particular looking to stall.
Rock stalling away here and it's allowed Kikaida to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Rock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kikaida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rock throws a strike but Kikaida rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kikaida throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kikaida's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kikaida postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rock wants to stand but Kikaida is controlling the position.
Rock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kikaida.
Kikaida postures up in Rock's guard and throws a big left but Rock blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock wriggles free and stands up.
Rock with a poor takedown
and Kikaida decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rock's guard.
Rock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kikaida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kikaida scoring with some ground and pound.
Kikaida working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kikaida slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rock is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kikaida connects with a decent elbow.
Kikaida lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rock down.
The strikes coming from Kikaida are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kikaida creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rock sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kikaida is breathing heavily.
Rock managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kikaida.
Kikaida prevents Rock from escaping the position.
Kikaida working the body and head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rock is trying to buck Kikaida off.
Kikaida in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kikaida working the ground and pound but Rock is defending the strikes.
Rock wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Rock shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rock in particular looking to stall.
Kikaida looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rock thows a huge punch but Kikaida dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rock is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rock keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rock's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rock wants to control but Kikaida is keeping him busy.
Rock is stalling here. Kikaida is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rock seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kikaida has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rock is trying to get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Kikaida's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rock wants to get back to his feet.
Kikaida working the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rock scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rock wants to control but Kikaida is keeping him busy.
Rock should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sloppy strikes there by Rock.
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 Jiro Kikaida will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kikaida shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rock wants to get back to his feet.
Kikaida not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rock is trying to stand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kikaida not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kikaida takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kikaida takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rock is looking to escape.
Kikaida lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kikaida seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kikaida working over Rock with some ground and pound. Rock looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kikaida prevents Rock from standing back up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kikaida connects with a nice short shot to Rock's temple.
Rock tries to kick Kikaida off but Kikaida keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikaida lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kikaida counters with a takedown into side control.
Kikaida prevents Rock from escaping the position.
Jiro Kikaida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rock is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kikaida lands some shots froms side control.
Kikaida sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rock is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rock avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kikaida.
Kikaida is putting a hurting on Rock here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kikaida tries to score with some ground and pound. Rock controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kikaida working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kikaida gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rock to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rock working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kikaida has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rock postures up in Kikaida's guard and throws a big left but Kikaida blocks it.
Rock is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kikaida wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rock.
Rock slows the pace down.
Kikaida is trying to buck Rock off.
Sloppy strikes there by Rock.
Rock taking a breather here.
Rock looking to control but instead Kikaida has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock is stalling here. Kikaida is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rock seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kikaida has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kikaida landing strikes.
Rock is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kikaida asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kikaida working the head and body with strikes.
Kikaida creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiro Kikaida dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rock scores with a takedown into Kikaida's guard.
Kikaida on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kikaida tries to get out of the position.
Rock trying to control but Kikaida is working from the bottom.
Rock is working Kikaida over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rock looking to sit in guard and control but Kikaida gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rock wants to get back to his feet but Kikaida is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rock can't keep his opponent in guard - Kikaida advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kikaida works his foot free and advances to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kikaida putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikaida landing strikes from the mount.
Kikaida dominating with strikes here.
Kikaida looking to finish with strikes here!
Rock's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kikaida lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kikaida landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rock really wants to buck Kikaida off and get back to his feet.
Kikaida cracks Rock with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kikaida with good strikes from the mount here!
Kikaida looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rock's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kikaida landing punches.
Kikaida with shots to the head and body - Rock looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kikaida landing strikes from the mount and Rock is in trouble!
Rock is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kikaida has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rock's face.
Rock bucks up and throws Kikaida to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Rock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rock looking to sit in guard and control but Kikaida gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kikaida's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kikaida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rock wants to get back to his feet but Kikaida is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kikaida lands a couple of elbows.
Rock is looking to stand up but Kikaida isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikaida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kikaida.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kikaida shoots for a takedown but Rock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rock closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kikaida did well to prevent Rock getting side control.
Rock thows a huge punch but Kikaida dodges it nicely.
Rock sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rock stalling away here and it's allowed Kikaida to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Rock working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kikaida has his feet on Rock's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rock scores with a takedown into Kikaida's guard.
Rock seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rock postures up in Kikaida's guard and throws a big left but Kikaida blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Rock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kikaida has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiro Kikaida!
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