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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Darwin (ranked 835 p4p, 98 weight class) and Toshi Hijikata (ranked 768 p4p, 86 weight class). Toshi Hijikata has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toshi Hijikata!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin misses with a kick to the body.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Hijikata checks it
and Hijikata counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hijikata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darwin slips a straight right by Hijikata.
Darwin throws a body punch but Hijikata moves out of range.
Hijikata throws a hook but Darwin blocks it.
Hijikata with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hijikata misses with a looping left.
Darwin throwing a counter right hand but Hijikata manages to avoid it.
Darwin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Darwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hijikata throws out a loose jab but Darwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darwin throws a body punch but Hijikata moves out of range.
Darwin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hijikata throws a leg kick which misses Darwin's front leg but catches the back leg as Darwin tries to avoid it.
Hijikata with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circling - Hijikata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hijikata throws a body kick that misses.
Hijikata throws a low kick but Darwin moves out of range easily.
Hijikata lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Darwin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hijikata looks to land a body kick but Darwin moved away.
A head kick misses from Darwin.
Toshi Hijikata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hijikata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hijikata checks a low kick from Darwin.
Hijikata throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Darwin.
Hijikata thumps Darwin with a low kick.
Hijikata motions for Darwin to come forward. Hijikata throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darwin throws a sloppy head kick and Hijikata moves out of range easily.
Hijikata slips under a jab from Darwin.
Hijikata throws a push kick but Darwin slaps the foot to one side.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hijikata - that will leave a mark!
Darwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darwin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hijikata throws a low kick but it's checked well by Darwin.
A low kick from Hijikata is predictable there
and Darwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hijikata dodges the punch combination from Darwin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Darwin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hijikata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darwin moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Hijikata.
Darwin cracks Hijikata with a good jab.
Hijikata throws a lazy right hand but Darwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darwin throws a hook to the side of Hijikata's head but Hijikata sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hijikata fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darwin is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hijikata.
Darwin misses with a hook. Hijikata ducked under it nicely.
Hijikata takes one to the side of the head.
Hijikata throws out a leg kick but Darwin moves out of range and Hijikata only half commits.
A leg kick checked by Darwin.
A counter left hand to the body from Darwin misses its target.
Hijikata finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hijikata feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darwin's calf.
Darwin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hijikata lands with an overhand left.
Hijikata throws a wild body kick that Darwin sees coming a mile off.
Hijikata fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hijikata.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hijikata with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Darwin to score with a decent uppercut.
Hijikata connects with a body shot that sends Darwin's belly button to the back.
Hijikata looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darwin misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Darwin finds it's target.
Jab, jab by Darwin - just one landing.
A big right from Darwin misses.
Hijikata blocks a head kick by Darwin.
Darwin swings widly with a right hand
and Hijikata counters with a good low kick that Darwin was not able to check.
Darwin connects with a crisp jab.
Darwin looks to throw the jab but Hijikata is out of range.
A head kick misses from Darwin.
Darwin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hijikata lands a nice leg kick that just misses Darwin's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hijikata fakes the leg kick and cracks Darwin in the body.
Hijikata wants to slow Darwin down by chopping away at his legs.
Darwin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hijikata. Hijikata obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hijikata.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darwin, as that shot connected.
Hijikata scores with a leg kick.
Darwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hijikata feints and then cracks Darwin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Darwin down.
Hijikata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darwin misses with a low kick.
Hijikata gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Darwin counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hijikata.
Hijikata lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hijikata takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Hijikata gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Darwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hijikata pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin misses with a head kick.
Hijikata takes a swing at Darwin's ribcage but misses.
Darwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darwin throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Toshi Hijikata will probably get the nod.
That's time! Darwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Darwin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hijikata. Hijikata obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice cross by Hijikata.
Toshi Hijikata seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darwin wants to land a leg kick but Hijikata is out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Darwin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hijikata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darwin moves away.
Hijikata lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Darwin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darwin thuds his right hand into Hijikata's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Darwin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hijikata steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darwin.
Crunch! Hijikata slams his shin into Darwin's torso.
Hijikata cracks the inside of Darwin's front leg.
Good shot there by Hijikata.
Good leg kick by Darwin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hijikata throws a chopping leg kick but Darwin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hijikata keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darwin.
Darwin dips to his left and cracks Hijikata with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hijikata throws a head kick that Darwin semi-blocks.
Hijikata thows a left - swing and a miss!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hijikata in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Darwin tries to bum rush Hijikata with a series of wild strikes but Hijikata uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hijikata misses with a jab to the body
and Darwin counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin checks a leg kick.
As Hijikata backs away, Darwin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hijikata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darwin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hijikata. That's going to slow Darwin down.
A left lands for Darwin.
Darwin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darwin, right into the meat.
Darwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darwin misses with a low kick as Hijikata jumps back.
Darwin avoids the head kick by Hijikata.
Hijikata scores with a jab to the body.
Hijikata scores with a leg kick.
Hijikata avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hijikata connects with a leg kick. Darwin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darwin moves forwards but Hijikata connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Darwin moves out of range of the leg kick from Hijikata.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darwin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hijikata throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Darwin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hijikata throws the kick towards the body but Darwin avoids it.
Darwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Darwin connects with a solid leg kick.
Darwin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab from Hijikata.
Darwin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hijikata throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darwin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hijikata has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hijikata and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hijikata feints a counter leg kick.
Darwin is looking to land body kicks.
Darwin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hijikata walks forward, straight into a front kick from Darwin.
Hijikata slips under a jab.
Hijikata tries a quick counter leg kick but Darwin is wise to it.
Hijikata lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Darwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hijikata cracks the inside of Darwin's front leg.
Hijikata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darwin manages to avoid it.
Darwin connects with a body shot.
Darwin throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hijikata scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Darwin does it's job there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hijikata. That's going to slow Darwin down.
Darwin lands with a shot to the body.
Darwin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hijikata just misses with a punch to the body.
Hijikata takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hijikata tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hijikata.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darwin checks a leg kick.
Hijikata cracks the inside of Darwin's front leg.
Darwin looks to throw a body kick
and Hijikata counters with a stiff right hand.
Darwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darwin throws a body shot but no joy.
Hijikata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darwin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darwin throws a head kick that Hijikata semi-blocks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Darwin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hijikata - the referee stops the clock and Darwin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hijikata. Darwin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hijikata throws a leg kick but Darwin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hijikata takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Darwin misses with a straight right.
Darwin throws an overhand right that lands on Hijikata's shoulder, as Hijikata tries to avoid the shot.
Hijikata steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hijikata checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Darwin looks to land a body kick but Hijikata moved away.
Hijikata cracks the inside of Darwin's front leg.
Darwin connects with a solid leg kick.
Darwin throws a lazy head kick
and Hijikata makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice body kick from Hijikata.
Darwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick by Darwin misses
and Hijikata counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hijikata.
Darwin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hijikata connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Darwin scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hijikata counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hijikata moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Darwin scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from Darwin misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toshi Hijikata showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Darwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Hijikata misses with a body kick.
Darwin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darwin ducks right into an uppercut from Hijikata.
Darwin moves out of range as Hijikata strikes.
Darwin misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Hijikata was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Darwin scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Hijikata.
Hijikata throws an overhand right that lands on Darwin's shoulder, as Darwin tries to avoid the shot.
Darwin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darwin there as he acknowledges the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hijikata.
Hijikata scores with a push kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darwin.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Hijikata checks it
and Hijikata counters with a good low kick that Darwin was not able to check.
Darwin slips a jab from Hijikata.
Good work by Hijikata as he checks the leg kick.
Hijikata works Darwin's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darwin looks to land a right hand but Hijikata moved out of range.
Hijikata takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Darwin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hijikata throws a front kick aimed at Darwin's knee but Darwin avoids it well.
Hijikata looks to score with a jab to the body but Darwin is just out of range.
Hijikata slips a jab from Darwin.
Hijikata throws a shot from downtown. Darwin moves away and avoids it.
Darwin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hijikata tries to work over Darwin's front leg with a kick but Darwin checks it.
Hijikata chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darwin throws a lazy right hand but Hijikata sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hijikata looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hijikata shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Darwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hijikata.
Darwin throws a head kick but Hijikata moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hijikata.
Hijikata throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hijikata throws a body kick that misses.
Charlie Darwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Darwin.
Hijikata misses with a kick to the body.
Hijikata has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Darwin blocks the leg kick.
Darwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darwin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hijikata's calf.
Hijikata misses with an uppercut.
Hijikata misses with a low kick.
A head kick from Darwin lands but Hijikata takes it in his stride.
Darwin avoids a kick to the body.
Hijikata tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hijikata is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hijikata lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Darwin.
Hijikata lands with an overhand left.
Darwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darwin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darwin throws a low kick but Hijikata moves out of range easily.
Darwin lands with a right hand.
Darwin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hijikata.
Hijikata misses the shot to the body.
Hijikata has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hijikata. Darwin shrugs it off though.
Darwin misses with a low kick.
Hijikata scores with a push kick.
Darwin looks to throw the jab but Hijikata is out of range.
Hijikata throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hijikata throws a head kick but Darwin moves out of range.
Darwin misses with a left hand
and Hijikata counters with a nice leg kick.
Hijikata throws a sloppy body shot
and Darwin counters with a good low kick that Hijikata was not able to check.
Hijikata lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toshi Hijikata is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hijikata.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hijikata closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hijikata throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hijikata feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Darwins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Darwin misses with a straight left.
Darwin throws a body shot but no joy.
Darwin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hijikata, right into the meat.
Nice body kick from Hijikata.
Darwin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hijikata checks it well.
Hijikata comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Hijikata blocks the low kick.
Darwin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hijikata.
Hijikata fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darwin.
Hijikata connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Darwin momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hijikata dips to his left and cracks Darwin with an uppercut!
Hijikata slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toshi Hijikata comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hijikata has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toshi Hijikata!
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