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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Helmy Abu Basha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Ducati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helmy Abu Basha is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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194 lbs
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187 cm
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197 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Helmy Abu Basha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Francois Ducati!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ducati takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Abu Basha misses with a head kick.
Abu Basha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abu Basha throws a right and a left that Ducati avoids nicely.
Abu Basha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ducati moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Helmy Abu Basha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ducati shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Abu Basha counters with a two punch combo.
Abu Basha misses with a combination
and Ducati counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ducati throwing shots but Abu Basha is blocking nicely.
Ducati is keen to just control but Abu Basha is a slippery customer.
Ducati is taking a breather. Abu Basha 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducati seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Abu Basha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ducati trying to mount his opponent but Abu Basha defends it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Francois Ducati was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ducati steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abu Basha.
Abu Basha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ducati with a lazy takedown attempt
and Abu Basha counters with a series of strikes. Ducati will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Abu Basha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Abu Basha does no damage.
Abu Basha scores with a three punch combo!
Abu Basha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ducati gets the takedown into side control.
Abu Basha is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ducati is controlling him well.
Ducati trying to control the position but Abu Basha is working away.
Ducati looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Abu Basha is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ducati has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abu Basha wants to control but Ducati postures up.
Ducati moves into full mount!
Abu Basha is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ducati misses with a head shot.
Ducati can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Abu Basha is looking to escape.
Ducati scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Abu Basha?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Ducati connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ducati controlling the pace for now.
Abu Basha tries to improve his position but instead Ducati has taken his back!
Abu Basha manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Ducati is now in side control.
Ducati misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abu Basha controls the position for a moment.
Ducati tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Abu Basha wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Abu Basha struggling a bit here.
Ducati lands some shots froms side control.
Ducati is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Abu Basha is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ducati passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Abu Basha!
Ducati looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ducati working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Abu Basha is squirming around, avoiding Ducati's attempts to control the action.
Ducati fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ducati wants to finish this one by submission but Abu Basha is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ducati.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abu Basha is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ducati tries to control but Abu Basha wriggling away.
Ducati tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Abu Basha is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's eight 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.
Abu Basha taking shots to the head.
Abu Basha is wriggling around trying to escape.
Abu Basha is in a horrible position here. Ducati smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ducati avoids the attempt from Abu Basha to control.
Ducati thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Abu Basha'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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ducati is landing with some decent strikes but Abu Basha is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Abu Basha on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Abu Basha tries to get out of the position.
Ducati trying to control but Abu Basha is having none of it.
Abu Basha is trying to reverse the position but instead Ducati has taken his back - oops!
Ducati is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Abu Basha knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Abu Basha for a finish.
Ducati has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Ducati dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ducati doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Abu Basha counters with a three punch combo that has Ducati backing up. Ducati nods at Abu Basha to acknowledge the strikes.
Abu Basha lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ducati misses with a left hand
and Abu Basha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abu Basha connects with a looping right hand.
A punch combination from Abu Basha misses.
Abu Basha goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Abu Basha does no damage.
Abu Basha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ducati has his takedown stuffed
and Abu Basha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducati shoots and misses
and Abu Basha counters with a nice uppercut.
Helmy Abu Basha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francois Ducati.
Ducati dodges the punch combination from Abu Basha.
No joy there for Abu Basha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abu Basha throws a looping overhand right but Ducati ducks down to avoid it.
Ducati walks into a stiff left hand from Abu Basha.
Helmy Abu Basha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ducati fails with the takedown
and Abu Basha counters with a series of strikes. Ducati will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu Basha scores with the left hand. Ducati knows he should have avoided that one.
Abu Basha tests Ducati's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abu Basha misses with the combination.
Abu Basha throws a right hand that Ducati ducks under and follows up with a left that Ducati also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Abu Basha both land. Nice combination.
Abu Basha throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abu Basha goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducati shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Abu Basha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ducati is breathing heavily.
Abu Basha throws a series of punches but Ducati moves out of range.
Ducati is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Abu Basha.
It looks like Francois Ducati has been cut.
Ducati is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ducati tries for a takedown but Abu Basha circles away easily
and Abu Basha counters with a one-two to the body.
Ducati has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Abu Basha connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abu Basha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ducati has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Abu Basha works the jab nicely.
Abu Basha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Abu Basha scores with a four punch combination!
Abu Basha misses with a series of wild punches.
Abu Basha connects with a single shot there.
Ducati is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abu Basha misses with a double jab.
Abu Basha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ducati shoots and misses
and Abu Basha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abu Basha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abu Basha throws a one two combo.
Abu Basha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abu Basha lands with a nice combination. Ducati backs away looking to recover.
Abu Basha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ducati.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abu Basha with a nice cross.
Abu Basha wants to clinch.
Abu Basha 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.
Helmy Abu Basha is winning the standup battle so far.
Abu Basha lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abu Basha misses with a wild combination.
Abu Basha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abu Basha throws a nice looking combination but Ducati bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abu Basha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ducati shoots and misses
and Abu Basha counters with a three punch combo that has Ducati backing up. Ducati nods at Abu Basha to acknowledge the strikes.
Ducati has his takedown stuffed
enabling Abu Basha to counter with a crisp jab.
Ducati shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Abu Basha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Francois Ducati has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abu Basha scores with a jab. Ducati acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Abu Basha misses with a double jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Abu Basha tries to bum rush Ducati with a series of wild strikes but Ducati uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ducati walks into a jab.
Abu Basha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abu Basha throws a series of punches but Ducati avoids them all with ease.
Abu Basha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abu Basha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abu Basha misses with the combination.
Ducati slips a jab and a cross from Abu Basha.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abu Basha tries to clinch up but Ducati circles away and keeps his distance.
Abu Basha misses with a combination
and Ducati counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Abu Basha!
Abu Basha is looking to improve his position but Ducati isn't that keen on the idea.
Abu Basha is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ducati working for a guillotine from mount but Abu Basha is in no mood to give up.
Abu Basha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ducati on the ground.
Ducati lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Helmy Abu Basha showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Helmy Abu Basha!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Helmy Abu Basha!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Helmy Abu Basha!
Helmy Abu Basha wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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