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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hatori Hanzo (ranked 1965 p4p, 1868 weight class) and Nomor Gai (ranked 242 p4p, 232 weight class). Gai has chosen Alice Cooper No More Mr. Nice Guy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31 - 15 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hatori Hanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nomor Gai!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanzo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hanzo tries to work over Gai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gai is looking to take this one to the mat.
I was talking to Hanzo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gai wants a takedown.
Hanzo scores with a shoulder strike.
Hanzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gai avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanzo.
Hanzo lands an elbow inside.
Hanzo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzo lands a nice uppercut.
Hanzo misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanzo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gai prevents it.
Hanzo tries to throw a body punch but Gai avoids it by throwing Hanzo back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanzo misses with a body punch.
Hanzo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hanzo is pressed up against the cage. Gai has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hanzo down to the mat. Hanzo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hatori Hanzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nomor Gai.
A shot to the body from Hanzo misses
and Gai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gai blocks a body shot from Hanzo.
Hanzo has a couple of punches blocked by Gai.
Hanzo is pressed up against the cage. Gai has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hanzo down to the mat. Hanzo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hanzo tries to bum rush Gai with a series of wild strikes but Gai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gai looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Gai throws a low kick but Hanzo moves out of range easily.
Hanzo thows a body kick. Gai tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hanzo forces Gai back against the cage and clinches.
Hanzo throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gai blocks an elbow strike from Hanzo.
Hanzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hanzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gai can't get the takedown.
Hanzo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gai.
Hanzo has a couple of punches blocked by Gai.
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!
Gai is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hanzo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hanzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hanzo.
Hanzo clinches.
A right hand to the body from Hanzo.
Gai blocks the elbow strike.
Hanzo gets underhooks to prevent Gai's takedown attempt.
Hanzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gai avoids it.
Gai blocking some punches.
Hanzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Hanzo as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Hanzo on the inside.
Hanzo missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hanzo.
Hanzo is stalling here.
Gai is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hanzo is defending well.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hanzo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hanzo lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanzo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanzo stopping the sweep attempt from Gai.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gai holds on and takes a little breather.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gai is on top in guard.
Gai wants to control from the top but Hanzo keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hatori Hanzo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hanzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Gai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gai feints the counter takedown.
Hanzo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gai at a distance.
Gai dodges the punch combination from Hanzo.
Hanzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hanzo swinging wildly here.
Hanzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanzo throws a shot to the body.
Hanzo moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzo lands an elbow just above Gai 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanzo.
Hanzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gai takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hanzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gai.
Gai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gai shoots in but no luck this time.
Hanzo tries to clinch but Gai moves away
and Gai counters with a good low kick that Hanzo was not able to check.
Hanzo moves in looking to clinch but Gai pushes him off.
Hanzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Gai.
A low kick lands for Hanzo.
Hanzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gai was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanzo.
Gai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nomor Gai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanzo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai shoots in for a takedown but Hanzo shows good takedown defense.
A shot to the liver by Hanzo. Beautiful body shot.
Hanzo cracks Gai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hanzo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gai checks it well.
Gai keeps the fight on the outside.
As Hanzo backs off Gai throws a huge counter combo but Hanzo manages to avoid it all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gai takes one to the side of the head.
Gai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanzo.
Gai pushes Hanzo away with a front kick.
Hanzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Hanzo misses.
Gai shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hatori Hanzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nomor Gai.
Gai blocks a jab.
Hanzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gai can do to turn this around?
Hanzo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gai moves away from the strike by Hanzo.
Gai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hanzo tries to clinch up but Gai circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanzo takes the fight into the clinch.
Gai lands a body punch.
Hanzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gai keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gai!
Hanzo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gai lands a nice hook to Hanzo's body. Hanzo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hanzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gai.
Gai unleashes a big counter combination but Hanzo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hanzo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gai trying to stall but Hanzo improves his position.
Gai misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gai blocks an uppercut.
Gai blocks an uppercut.
Gai can't get the takedown.
Gai blocks a body shot from Hanzo.
Hanzo can't find room to land a body shot as Gai controls the action.
Hanzo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gai backwards.
Hanzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hatori Hanzo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hanzo is looking to clinch but Gai is avoiding it.
Hanzo gets a clinch.
Hanzo lands a good knee to the midsection. Gai won't want to take too many of those.
Gai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Gai.
Hanzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanzo misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanzo lands a good knee to the midsection. Gai won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hanzo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hanzo is trying to keep an underhook but Gai manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hanzo wants to control but Gai is keeping busy.
Gai seems to be looking for submissions.
Gai is looking to take a break and control but Hanzo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hanzo trying to control from the bottom.
Hanzo is refusing to be controlled, as Gai sits in half guard.
Gai is working for a kimura but Hanzo is defending it quite comfortably.
Hanzo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gai on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai wants to control but Hanzo is keeping him busy.
Gai seems to be working for a kimura but Hanzo defends the submission attempt.
Hanzo is trying is best to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hanzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanzo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanzo. Gai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gai misses with a head kick.
Hanzo misses with a few strikes there.
Hanzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hatori Hanzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hanzo moves in looking to clinch but Gai pushes him off.
Hanzo has closed the distance and engaged Gai in a clinch.
Hanzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Gai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gai manages to break the clinch.
Hatori Hanzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanzo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gai.
Nomor Gai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gai is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanzo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gai tries for a takedown but Hanzo manages to get underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hatori Hanzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hanzo, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hatori Hanzo!
Hatori Hanzo made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Nomor Gai stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry Fans About The Lost, Ill Get The Belt Back'.
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