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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivica Andric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Hideaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andric comes to the cage accompanied by The Crowning of Atlantis. Akio Hideaki acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivica Andric!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Hideaki!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hideaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andric moves away.
Andric moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hideaki throws a hook but Andric blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hideaki misses the target.
Andric misses with a low kick.
Andric swings for the body but Hideaki moves out of range.
Andric stuffs the takedown attempt from Hideaki. Hideaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Hideaki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Andric counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hideaki thinking.
Hideaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hideaki misses the body punch
and Andric counters with a stiff right hand.
Andric keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hideaki misses with a looping right.
Hideaki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Andric counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hideaki misses the jab.
Akio Hideaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andric throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hideaki throws a big shot that misses.
Hideaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hideaki.
Ivica Andric is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andric slips a jab from Hideaki.
Andric displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hideaki.
Ivica Andric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akio Hideaki.
Hideaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hideaki misses with a hook.
Hideaki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andric as he avoids it easily.
Hideaki misses with a double jab
and Andric counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andric avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andric is looking to wear down Hideaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Andric scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hideaki throws out a loose jab but Andric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hideaki throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheers as Andric lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hideaki doesn't seem phased though.
Hideaki fails with the takedown.
Hideaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Andric.
Hideaki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Andric counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hideaki is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hideaki shoots for a double leg takedown but Andric sprawls well. He's pushed Hideaki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Andric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hideaki.
Hideaki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Andric counters with a three punch combo that has Hideaki backing up. Hideaki nods at Andric to acknowledge the strikes.
Hideaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andric circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andric ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andric slips under a jab from Hideaki.
Hideaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andric sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hideaki fails with the takedown.
Andric steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hideaki.
Hideaki lands a jab to Andric's midsection.
Andric ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andric fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hideaki.
Andric scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andric misses the shot to the body.
Andric bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hideaki misses with a shot to the body
and Andric counters with a stiff right hand.
Andric is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A jab lands there for Andric.
Hideaki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Andric counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hideaki shoots in but Andric avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hideaki is trying desperately to land a takedown but Andric is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hideaki.
Hideaki misses the jab.
Nice takedown defense from Andric. No joy for Hideaki on that attempt.
Hideaki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andric as he avoids it easily.
Hideaki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Andric counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hideaki looks gassed!
Andric lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivica Andric dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hideaki throws a jab when Andric was well out of range.
Hideaki misses with a takedown attempt
and Andric counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Andric finds it's way through Hideaki's defenses.
Hideaki misses with a straight left.
Hideaki throws the left hand but Andric avoids the punch easily.
Hideaki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fighters circling - Hideaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hideaki fails with the takedown
and Andric counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ivica Andric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akio Hideaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hideaki misses with a body punch
and Andric counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hideaki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Andric counters with a nice body shot.
Andric scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andric slips a jab from Hideaki.
Hideaki is breathing heavily.
Andric ducks under a wild hook from Hideaki.
Hideaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andric circles away.
Hideaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hideaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hideaki is defended easily by Andric.
Hideaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hideaki dives in and grabs Andric's left leg, looking for a takedown. Andric pushes down on Hideaki's head and hops out.
Andric lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hideaki misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andric lands a body shot.
Andric darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hideaki walks into a stiff left hand from Andric.
Hideaki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hideaki misses with a body shot
and Andric counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hideaki thinking.
Andric ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hideaki checks a leg kick.
Hideaki throws a hook to the side of Andric's head but Andric sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andric moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hideaki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andric really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Andric bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hideaki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Andric defends it nicely.
Hideaki misses with a body shot
and Andric counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hideaki blocks a leg kick.
Hideaki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Andric counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andric lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hideaki at a distance.
Andric scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hideaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Andric scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andric scores with a shot to the body.
Andric steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hideaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideaki misses with an uppercut.
Jab, jab by Andric - just one landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hideaki might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Andric has got the better of the exchanges.
Hideaki closes the distance and clinches up with Andric, looking for a takedown. Hideaki pushes Andric against the cage but Andric circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Andric keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hideaki fails to land the takedown.
Hideaki walks into a jab.
Ivica Andric is winning the standup battle so far.
Hideaki shoots in for a takedown but Andric shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hideaki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Andric pinned against the cage. Andric gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Andric with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivica Andric dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Andric scores with a body shot.
Andric thuds a left hand into Hideaki's body.
Hideaki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Andric counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andric fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hideaki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Andric counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andric slips a jab from Hideaki.
A jab from Hideaki misses.
Andric with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the body from Hideaki misses
and Andric counters with a nice uppercut.
Hideaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Andric.
Andric lands a jab to the nose.
Hideaki misses with a hook.
Andric is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hideaki can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andric lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hideaki backs up against the cage.
Hideaki has his takedown stuffed
enabling Andric to counter with a crisp jab.
Hideaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hideaki misses with a body punch
and Andric counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hideaki thinking.
Hideaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Andric scores with the left hand. Hideaki knows he should have avoided that one.
Hideaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hideaki misses with an uppercut. Andric saw that one coming.
Andric connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hideaki momentarily.
Andric tests Hideaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andric stuffs the takedown attempt from Hideaki. Hideaki gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Andric.
Hideaki shoots in and drives through. Andric sprawls well.
Ivica Andric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akio Hideaki.
Hideaki throws a sloppy body shot
and Andric counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andric scores with a shot to the body.
Andric lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hideaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Andric stuns Hideaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hideaki misses.
Andric is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hideaki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Andric is looking to escape.
Hideaki trying to control the action but Andric is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hideaki is looking for a kimura but Andric is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hideaki to get the leverage.
Hideaki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Andric does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Andric kicks off Hideaki and gets to his feet.
Andric leaves Hideaki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andric scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andric lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hideaki at a distance.
Andric moves out of range of the strikes.
Andric connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hideaki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hideaki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hideaki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Andric counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andric scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andric lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Andric throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivica Andric clearly takes that round.
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.
Hideaki misses with a body punch
and Andric counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hideaki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Andric pinned against the cage. Andric gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hideaki throws an overhand right that lands on Andric's shoulder, as Andric tries to avoid the shot.
Hideaki fails with the takedown
and Andric counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andric stuffs the takedown attempt from Hideaki. Hideaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Ivica Andric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akio Hideaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Andric catches Hideaki right on the button with a cross.
Hideaki is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hideaki misses with a body punch
and Andric counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideaki misses with a shot to the body
and Andric counters with a nice uppercut.
Hideaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Andric swivels and escapes.
Hideaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Hideaki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Andric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andric is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hideaki misses with a body shot
and Andric counters with a nice uppercut.
Andric throws a shot to the body.
Hideaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hideaki throws a hook but Andric blocks it.
Andric slips under a jab.
Hideaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hideaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Andric finds it's way through Hideaki's defenses.
Hideaki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Andric works the jab nicely.
Andric connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Andric thuds a left hand into Hideaki's body.
Andric lands with a good body shot.
Hideaki misses with a hook.
Andric lands with a good body shot.
Hideaki throws a hook to the side of Andric's head but Andric sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andric scores with a jab to the body.
Andric lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andric scores with the left hand. Hideaki knows he should have avoided that one.
Hideaki misses with an uppercut. Andric saw that one coming.
Andric misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hideaki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Andric sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Andric moves out of range of the strikes.
Hideaki misses with a hook to the body
and Andric makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andric misses with the combination.
Hideaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Andric swivels and escapes.
Hideaki shoots in for a takedown but Andric shows good takedown defense.
Hideaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideaki misses with a jab to the body
and Andric makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hideaki tries for a takedown but Andric circles away easily
and Andric counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Andric lands a nice hook to Hideaki's body. Hideaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hideaki misses with a takedown
and Andric counters with a left to the body.
Andric connects with a looping right hand.
Andric digs a good body shot into Hideaki's ribs.
Hideaki throws a looping overhand right but Andric ducks down to avoid it.
Hideaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Andric avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivica Andric had his way with Akio Hideaki in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hideaki throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Andric counter with a right hand.
Hideaki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Andric sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Andric lands a nice shot to the body.
Andric slips under a jab.
Hideaki shoots for a double leg takedown but Andric sprawls well. He's pushed Hideaki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice combination there by Andric.
Andric steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hideaki.
Hideaki misses with a shot to the body
and Andric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andric throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hideaki is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Andric fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hideaki on the side of the head.
Andric blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andric scores with a hook to the body. Hideaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hideaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hideaki misses the body punch
and Andric counters with a straight right hand.
Andric fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andric ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hideaki misses with a straight left.
Hideaki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hideaki lands in his opponent's guard.
Andric uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A slow jab from Hideaki misses its intended target.
Akio Hideaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Andric swivels and escapes.
Ivica Andric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akio Hideaki.
Andric slips under a jab from Hideaki.
Hideaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Andric counters with a left to the body.
Hideaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hideaki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hideaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Hideaki.
Hideaki shoots in looking for a takedown. Andric tries to sprawl out of it but Hideaki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andric manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andric lands a nice hook to Hideaki's body. Hideaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hideaki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Andric avoids it really well and circles away.
Andric jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hideaki has his takedown stuffed
and Andric connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hideaki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andric but Andric pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andric displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hideaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andric moves out of range of the strikes.
Andric ducks under a wild hook from Hideaki.
Andric moves out of range of the strikes.
Andric displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hideaki throws out the jab.
Jab from Andric.
Andric punishes Hideaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Andric lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hideaki throws a sloppy body shot
and Andric counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivica Andric showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Andric, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 50:42
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:43
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivica Andric!
Ivica Andric is the new bantamweight champion!
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