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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hakuin Ekaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mini Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ekaku's entrance music is IV. A fine choice. Mini Me is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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24
155 lbs
18 - 0 - 0 |
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168 cm
22
155 lbs
9 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakuin Ekaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mini Me!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Me drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big left from Me misses.
Ekaku displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Mini Me has been cut.
Ekaku avoids the body shot from Me.
Me misses with a double jab
and Ekaku counters with a nice uppercut.
Me stuns Ekaku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ekaku lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ekaku tries to work over Me's front leg with a kick but Me checks it.
Ekaku slips under a jab from Me.
Ekaku jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Me blocks a head kick by Ekaku.
Ekaku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Me tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ekaku counters with an outside leg kick.
Me closes the distance but Ekaku moves to the side
and Ekaku counters with a three punch combo that has Me backing up. Me nods at Ekaku to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me tries to clinch
and Ekaku counters with a nice low kick that buckles Me's knee momentarily.
Me tries to clinch but Ekaku moves away
and Ekaku counters with a series of strikes. Me will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Ekaku.
Me clinches but Ekaku breaks the clinch
and Ekaku counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ekaku walks into a straight right hand from Me.
Mini Me seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Me throws a sloppy body shot
and Ekaku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Me takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Ekaku misses the target.
Me throws a hook but Ekaku avoids it easily.
Ekaku slips a straight right by Me.
Me looks to land a left hand but Ekaku moved out of range nicely.
Me clinches but Ekaku breaks the clinch
and Ekaku makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ekaku counters with a nice double leg into side control. Me won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekaku tries to advance to mount but Me denies him.
Ekaku slows the pace down.
Ekaku grinds an elbow into Me's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku controlling the position from side mount.
Me tries to escape but Ekaku is in control.
Ekaku tries to move to mount but Me blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ekaku takes a little break here. Me wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ekaku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Me keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuin Ekaku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mini Me's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ekaku throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hakuin Ekaku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ekaku throws a series of strikes that have Me backpedaling.
Me misses with a body punch
and Me takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Me misses with a combination
and Ekaku makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hakuin Ekaku is winning the standup battle so far.
Me throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Me closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Me closes the distance but Ekaku moves to the side
and Ekaku counters with a slapping leg kick.
Me tries to clinch up
and Ekaku counters with a thumping low kick.
Ekaku stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Me tries to clinch but Ekaku moves away
and Ekaku counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku throws a jab when Me was well out of range.
Me throws a jab when Ekaku was well out of range.
Me tries to clinch
and Ekaku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Me tries to clinch
and Ekaku counters with an outside leg kick.
Me is breathing heavily.
Me throws a hook to the side of Ekaku's head but Ekaku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Me looks to clinch
and Ekaku counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ekaku darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ekaku cracks the inside of Me's front leg.
Ekaku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Me.
Ekaku scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ekaku lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick there by Ekaku.
Me takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ekaku scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ekaku.
Decent striking displayed by Ekaku there.
A punch combination from Ekaku misses.
Jab, jab by Ekaku - just one landing.
Me closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ekaku lands a slapping body shot.
Ekaku cracks Me with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ekaku throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ekaku fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ekaku.
Ekaku paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That has opened up Mini Me's cut even more.
Ekaku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Me can do to turn this around?
Ekaku fails to land with a series of punches.
Ekaku looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Me being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuin Ekaku dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mini Me's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Me misses with a hook to the body
enabling Ekaku to counter with a crisp jab.
Me misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Me misses.
Me swinging wildly here.
Me avoids the body shot from Ekaku.
Me closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ekaku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Me closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ekaku counters with a low kick, right behind Me 's knee.
Me looks to land a right hand but Ekaku moved out of range.
Ekaku circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ekaku counters with a body kick that stops Me in his tracks momentarily.
Me takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me throws a shot from downtown. Ekaku moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ekaku is defended easily by Me.
Mini Me is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from Ekaku.
Ekaku circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ekaku counters with a slapping leg kick.
Me misses with a hook. Ekaku ducked under it nicely.
Ekaku uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Me is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Me wants to clinch
and Ekaku counters with a three punch combo that has Me backing up. Me nods at Ekaku to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ekaku stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Me closes the distance but Ekaku moves to the side
and Ekaku counters with a nice low kick that buckles Me's knee momentarily.
Me darts in trying to clinch
and Ekaku counters with a good low kick that Me was not able to check.
Ekaku throws a jab when Me was well out of range.
Me misses with a combination
and Ekaku counters with a series of strikes. Me will be more careful next time no doubt.
Me wants to clinch but Ekaku slips to the side
and Ekaku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Me tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ekaku counters with a good, hard body kick but Me shrugs it off.
Ekaku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ekaku lands a jab to the head.
Me tries to clinch but Ekaku moves away
and Ekaku counters with a nice leg kick.
Ekaku punishes Me's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ekaku!
Ekaku scores with a jab to the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ekaku.
Ekaku connects with a solid leg kick.
Me tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ekaku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Me's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Me takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Me throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ekaku counters with a stiff right hand.
Good leg kick by Ekaku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ekaku throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Me.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Me.
Ekaku bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Me's head backwards.
Ekaku bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Me's head backwards.
Ekaku lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mini Me has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice combination there by Ekaku.
Me is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Ekaku.
Me takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Me is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ekaku.
Me connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ekaku defending well as Me loads up on a big left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ekaku, right into the meat.
Hakuin Ekaku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ekaku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Me. That did some damage!
Me falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ekaku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakuin Ekaku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ekaku 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakuin Ekaku!
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energy
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hype
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