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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joaquim Rapture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nichi Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rapture's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Hong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hong Entrance Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
21 - 10 - 2 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquim Rapture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nichi Hong!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong tests Rapture's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rapture misses with a body shot.
Rapture scores with a jab to the head.
Rapture lands a nice hook to Hong's body. Hong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hong tries to clinch
and Rapture counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rapture sizes up Hong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rapture.
Hong slips under a jab from Rapture.
Hong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rapture cracks Hong with an open hand slap.
Hong is looking to clinch but Rapture is avoiding it.
Rapture looks to land a left hand but Hong moved out of range nicely.
Hong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rapture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rapture throws a sloppy head kick and Hong moves out of range easily.
Hong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rapture cracks Hong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rapture tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hong with the counter takedown but Rapture avoids it easily.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong wants to clinch.
Hong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rapture.
Hong stuffs the takedown attempt from Rapture. Rapture gets slowly back to his feet.
Hong moves in looking to clinch but Rapture pushes him off.
Rapture wants to slow Hong down by chopping away at his legs.
Nichi Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rapture throws a push kick but Hong slaps the foot to one side.
Hong tries to close the distance and clinch but Rapture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hong lands a lovely overhand right.
Rapture looks to land a left hand but Hong moved out of range nicely.
And Hong tries to counter it with a takedown but Rapture pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hong wants to slow Rapture down by chopping away at his legs.
Hong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rapture changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rapture throws a leg kick
and Hong counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rapture moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rapture is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rapture with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing that Rapture has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rapture trying to control but Hong is working from the bottom.
Hong keeping full guard, as Rapture tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rapture trying to control the position from guard on top but Hong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rapture wants to pass the guard but Hong is keeping the position.
Rapture is looking to work some ground and pound but Hong has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hong pulls Rapture in close to his closed guard and prevents Rapture from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rapture misses with a low kick.
Rapture circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rapture lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rapture misses with a straight left.
Rapture throws a shot from downtown. Hong moves away and avoids it.
Rapture misses with a few strikes there.
Nichi Hong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rapture throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rapture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rapture throws a low kick, looking for Hong's leg but Hong calmly moves out of range.
Rapture shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hong instigates a clinch.
Hong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rapture.
Rapture wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hong has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Rapture dominated that round.
That's time! Rapture's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rapture throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hong takes one to the side of the head.
Rapture moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rapture tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hong defends well and Rapture ends up having to push Hong into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hong forces Rapture back against the cage and clinches.
Rapture working aggressively here.
Hong lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong.
Hong lands with a right to the head.
Rapture wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hong.
Hong takes a shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Hong.
Rapture fails to pull guard.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Rapture uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong blocking some punches.
Hong misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rapture creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rapture lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rapture has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Rapture tries to circle away but Hong has him pinned against the cage.
Hong lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rapture creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Rapture.
Rapture blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rapture misses with the head strike.
Hong taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Rapture scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rapture works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rapture misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong is pushing Rapture up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong lands a left hand.
Hong stalling the fight.
Hong tries to work over Rapture's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rapture tries a body shot but Hong blocks it.
Rapture has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Nichi Hong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hong prevents a body shot from Rapture.
Hong tries to throw a body punch but Rapture avoids it by throwing Hong back against the cage.
Hong lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hong.
Rapture is rocked!
Rapture blocking some punches.
Oh Rapture is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rapture pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rapture seems to have got his legs back now.
Joaquim Rapture is winning the standup battle so far.
Rapture misses with a wild combination.
Hong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rapture throws a big shot that misses.
Hong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rapture finds it's way round the side to connect with Hong's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rapture manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rapture lands a really nice looking cross but Hong seems unphased.
Hong darts in and clinches Rapture up against the cage.
Rapture's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rapture blocks a body shot from Hong.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rapture.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Hong.
Hong taking a breather.
Rapture lands with a right to the head.
Rapture scores with a shot to the side of Hong's head.
Hong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raptures head.
Rapture's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hong tries to close the distance and clinch but Rapture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hong jabs Rapture right on the nose. Rapture blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong tries to clinch
and Rapture counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hong missing with a left hand there. Rapture was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rapture changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong tries to clinch but Rapture moves out of range.
Hong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rapture moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Rapture wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hong fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rapture shoots for a double leg takedown but Hong sprawls well. He's pushed Rapture's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joaquim Rapture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hong moves in looking to clinch but Rapture pushes him off.
Hong stuffs the takedown attempt from Rapture. Rapture gets slowly back to his feet.
Rapture uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hong.
Hong just misses with a punch to the body.
Hong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hong scores with a leg kick.
Rapture throws a big shot that misses.
Hong tries to close the distance and clinch but Rapture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Rapture on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hong tries to clinch there but Rapture circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nichi Hong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Rapture throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rapture showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hong.
A little feinted left hand from Rapture on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rapture moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hong moves into the clinch.
Hong gets underhooks to prevent Rapture's takedown attempt.
Rapture throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hongs head.
Rapture lands a body punch.
Rapture struggles to land a body shot inside as Hong controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Hong.
Rapture has had enough of the clinch but Hong keeps him there for the moment.
Rapture misses with the head strike.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Rapture.
Hong takes a shot to the head.
Rapture misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong presses Rapture against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rapture blocking some punches.
Rapture lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rapture lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rapture.
Hong stalling in the clinch but Rapture improves position.
Rapture lands with a right to the head.
Rapture manages to break the clinch.
Hong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rapture lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rapture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rapture lands a nice looking body shot.
Rapture pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hong throws a series of strikes that have Rapture backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rapture is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hong.
Rapture drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rapture scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rapture trying to control but Hong is working from the bottom.
Hong wants to sweep here but Rapture controlling him for the moment.
Rapture trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hong working a defensive guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapture wants to control from the top but Hong keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hong throws a shot from downtown. Rapture moves away and avoids it.
Rapture shoots in but no luck this time.
Rapture lands a nice hook to Hong's body. Hong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rapture darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hong tries to sprawl but Rapture drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rapture works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapture wants to control the pace but Hong is squirming around nicely.
Rapture throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hong because Rapture loaded up on that one.
Rapture wants to control the pace but Hong is squirming around nicely.
Rapture lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joaquim Rapture showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rapture 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joaquim Rapture!
After the fight, Joaquim Rapture was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Nichi Hong spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you for all the sponsors, to the org, and everyone who supported me. I dont know how long my body can go through this anymore but I want to give my all to the fans and the org '.
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energy
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hype
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