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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keyser Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Ekaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keyser Soze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Ekaku!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soze digs a good hook to Ekaku's body.
Soze jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ekaku throws a looping overhand right but Soze ducks down to avoid it.
Soze misses with a kick to the body.
Soze connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Soze throws a leg kick
and Ekaku counters by moving into the clinch.
Ekaku misses with the head strike.
Ekaku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Ekaku fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku throws a head punch that misses.
Soze is looking to control Ekaku's arms but Ekaku gets an underhook and turns him. Now Soze has his back to the cage.
Ekaku pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze wants to control from the top but Ekaku keeps moving.
Ekaku has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ekaku is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ekaku isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Soze stacks Ekaku on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Soze!
Soze stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soze.
Soze tries to score with a low kick but Ekaku moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Soze's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekaku.
Soze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ekaku as Soze tries to tie him up.
Ekaku misses with a punch to the body.
Soze blocking some punches.
Ekaku jumps guard but Soze stands there with Ekaku around his waist. Ekaku gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ekaku lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze scores with a hook to the body.
Ekaku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ekaku misses with a punch on the inside.
Soze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ekaku has a couple of punches blocked by Soze.
Ekaku lands with a short shot to the head.
Ekaku tries to pull guard but Soze forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ekaku lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soze just leaning against Ekaku, taking a breather.
Soze looking to stall.
Ekaku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ekaku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ekaku pulls guard successfully.
Soze preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ekaku avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soze has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Soze throws a strike but Ekaku rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ekaku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Ekaku dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Soze throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Soze ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku.
Soze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Soze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soze swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ekaku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soze.
Ekaku darts in and clinches Soze up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ekaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soze slows down the pace here.
Ekaku throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Soze is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ekaku working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ekaku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekaku tries a body shot but Soze blocks it.
Ekaku works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ekaku throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekaku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Soze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soze blocks a body shot from Ekaku.
Soze trying to stall but Ekaku improves his position.
Ekaku lands an uppercut.
Ekaku throws a head punch that misses.
Ekaku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ekaku is trying to pull guard but Soze has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soze.
Ekaku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soze backwards.
Soze can't break the clinch.
Ekaku misses with a punch on the inside.
Ekaku cracks Soze with a nice body shot.
A short right from Ekaku.
Ekaku lands with a short shot to the head.
Soze is stalling here.
Ekaku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Soze walks away with a smile on his face. Ekaku gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Keyser Soze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroshi Ekaku.
Ekaku tries to clinch
and Soze makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ekaku really felt that one!
Ekaku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soze.
Soze scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Soze.
Ekaku looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Soze throws a sloppy head kick and Ekaku moves out of range easily.
Soze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ekaku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soze.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soze lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ekaku at a distance.
Soze does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Soze fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ekaku on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Ekaku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ekaku throws a hook but Soze avoids it easily.
Soze was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Keyser Soze is winning the standup battle so far.
Ekaku throws the left hand but Soze avoids the punch easily.
Soze throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ekaku.
Ekaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soze.
Soze is looking to wear down Ekaku with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Soze swings for the body but Ekaku moves out of range.
Ekaku lands a nice looking body shot.
Soze throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ekaku falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soze counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soze ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku.
Soze walks into a straight right hand from Ekaku.
Ekaku misses with a lunging right hand
and Soze counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku closes the distance and clinches.
Ekaku struggles to land a body shot inside as Soze controls his hands.
Soze lands a shot to the body.
Ekaku lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ekaku prevents Soze from breaking the clinch.
Ekaku ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ekaku no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Soze trying to control but Ekaku is working from the bottom.
Ekaku looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ekaku had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Soze defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekaku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ekaku throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Soze got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ekaku has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Soze has managed to get both his arms back between Ekaku's legs - danger averted.
Ekaku working for a triangle but Soze defends it easily.
Ekaku working for a triangle but Soze defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze wants to get up but he can't break Ekaku's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Soze trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekaku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ekaku looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ekaku looking for a guillotine here but Soze defends easily.
Ekaku looking for subs off his back but Soze has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four 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.
Ekaku actively working from the bottom here.
Soze stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ekaku looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Ekaku really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ekaku closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hiroshi Ekaku seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ekaku fails to pull guard.
Ekaku swings wildly with an uppercut but Soze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekaku has a couple of punches blocked by Soze.
Soze is trying to maintain a safe position but Ekaku gets an underhook and turns Soze into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soze pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ekaku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Ekaku - that landed with a thud.
Soze blocks a body shot from Ekaku.
Ekaku letting Soze take a breather here.
A short body shot lands from Ekaku as the two fighters clinch.
Soze content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Soze effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Soze for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Keyser Soze.
Soze throws out a loose jab but Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soze lands with an uppercut that bounces Ekaku off the cage and back into range.
Ekaku pushes Soze up against the cage in a clinch.
Ekaku misses with a punch to the body.
Soze looking to slow down the pace here.
Soze is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Soze tries to break the clinch but Ekaku is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze is trying to break the clinch but Ekaku is controlling him.
Soze trying to stall but Ekaku improves his position.
Ekaku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Soze tries to stall but Ekaku uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ekaku makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ekaku lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ekaku fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soze.
Soze controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Ekaku.
Ekaku blocks a body shot from Soze.
Soze is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ekaku is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ekaku working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Ekaku dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ekaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soze.
Ekaku connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ekaku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soze throws out the jab.
Ekaku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ekaku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ekaku bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Soze's head.
That kick from Soze tenderised Ekaku's leg. Ekaku is trying to keep his angry face on.
Soze misses with a shot to the body
and Ekaku counters with a nice uppercut.
Soze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ekaku throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soze counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soze defending well as Ekaku loads up on a big left hand.
Ekaku might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Soze throws a low kick but Ekaku avoids it.
Ekaku chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soze can pounce on him.
Ekaku lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku's corner calls for a 1-2. Ekaku obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A low kick from Soze misses
and Soze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soze is rocked!
Ekaku has closed the distance and engaged Soze in a clinch.
Oh Soze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ekaku misses with the head strike.
Ekaku lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soze backwards.
Ekaku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ekaku tries to pull guard but Soze forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ekaku misses with some punches.
Ekaku lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ekaku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ekaku lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ekaku.
Soze leaning against his opponent.
Ekaku lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Soze to his knees! Ekaku keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiroshi Ekaku! Hiroshi Ekaku retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Hiroshi Ekaku thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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