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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Coral Sea (ranked 686 p4p, 1557 weight class) and Hokuto Akira (ranked 84 p4p, 177 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sea might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Heavy Metal we will die!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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11 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Coral Sea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hokuto Akira!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Sea - just one landing.
Sea misses with an uppercut
and Akira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sea bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sea shoots in and drives through. Akira sprawls well.
A little jabbing left from Akira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sea closes this distance looking for a takedown but Akira circles away.
Akira misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Sea on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sea misses with a hook
and Akira counters with a nice uppercut.
Sea missing with a left hand there. Akira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sea's hands.
Akira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sea missing with a left hand there. Akira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Akira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sea slips a straight right by Akira.
Sea lands with a shot to the body.
Sea gets a takedown into half guard.
Akira has one foot on Sea's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hokuto Akira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sea throws a right hand that misses
letting Akira counter with a right hand.
Akira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akira throws a jab but it's blocked by Sea.
A left lands for Sea.
Sea scores with a shot to the body.
Sea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Akira.
Akira misses with a wild body shot.
Akira lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Sea.
Sea looks to land a right hand but Akira moved out of range.
Akira is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sea with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sea.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coral Sea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sea misses with a looping right.
Sea throws a lazy uppercut
and Akira counters with a straight right hand.
Akira tries to clinch but Sea moves out of range.
Sea swats away the attempt to clinch by Akira.
Akira doesn't manage to clinch there - Sea circles away.
Sea changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sea is trying hard to land a takedown here. Akira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Akira throws out a counter right but Sea avoids it with no problem.
Sea misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Akira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sea lands the left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Sea. That snapped Akira's head back.
Sea thuds a left hand into Akira's body.
Sea throws a lazy uppercut
and Akira counters with a straight right hand.
Sea misses the shot to the body.
Sea misses with a straight left.
Akira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sea scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sea closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sea lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Akira manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Sea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sea lands a glancing blow to the side of Akira's head.
Akira tries to clinch there but Sea circles away.
The fighters circling - Sea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Akira.
A lazy body kick from Sea
and Akira counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sea misses with a straight left.
Akira throws a hook to the side of Sea's head but Sea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Sea tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sea.
Akira lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sea misses.
Sea dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sea misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sea misses with a low kick.
Akira swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Akira slips under a jab.
Good exchange - Akira coming out on top.
Sea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akira checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akira digs a good body shot into Sea's ribs.
Akira looks to land a right hand but Sea moved out of range.
Sea changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Akira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Akira manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sea's best efforts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hokuto Akira dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Akira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sea.
Akira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Decent striking displayed by Sea there.
Akira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sea.
Akira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sea digs a good body shot into Akira's ribs.
Akira closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Sea scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sea is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right from Akira on the inside.
Akira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sea lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akira slowing the pace effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sea can't find room to land a body shot as Akira controls the action.
Sea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sea blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akira.
Sea blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sea has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sea misses with a punch on the inside.
Akira throws a head punch that misses.
Sea wants to take the fight to the mat but Akira manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Akira is pushing Sea up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sea throws a head punch that misses.
Sea manages to break the clinch.
Sea misses with an uppercut
and Akira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akira forces Sea back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sea.
Sea has picked Akira up - he's going for a ride! Sea dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Akira is looking for a sweep. Sea is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Sea.
Sea is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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!
Akira pushes Sea off looking to stand but Sea dives back in and keeps control.
Akira is looking to improve his position.
Sea lands strikes from half guard.
Akira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sea seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sea looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Akira is looking to improve his position.
Akira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akira pulls Sea in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sea won't allow Akira to sweep him here.
Sea has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sea cracks Akira with a solid left hand.
Sea wants to control from the top but Akira keeps moving.
Akira looking to control.
Akira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sea stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Akira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Akira has control of Sea's left arm, preventing Sea from doing any damage.
Akira wants to sweep here but Sea controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sea misses the jab.
Sea throws a hook to the side of Akira's head but Akira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coral Sea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sea works the jab nicely.
Akira moves in looking to clinch but Sea pushes him off.
Sea stuns Akira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Akira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Akira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sea.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sea is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Coral Sea dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Nice straight punches there by Sea. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sea.
Sea misses with a looping right.
Sea shoots and misses
and Akira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sea looks to score with a jab to the body but Akira is just out of range.
Sea tries a low kick but Akira avoids it.
Akira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sea.
Sea swings away with a body shot that misses
and Akira counters with a straight right hand.
Akira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Akira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Akira there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sea scores with a sloppy right hand. Akira should have avoided that one.
Sea cracks a nice hook into Akira's ribs.
Akira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sea.
Sea takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Akira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sea tries a head kick but it misses.
Akira jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Akira throws a lazy right hand but Sea sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Sea was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Akira.
Akira 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.
Sea ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sea walks into a stiff left hand from Akira.
Sea scores with a crisp jab that stopped Akira in his tracks.
Sea throws the left hand but Akira avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Sea.
Akira has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Akira cracks Sea with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sea looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Akira finish him?
Sea is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akira scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Sea is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sea throws a head kick that misses
and Akira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sea throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akira counters with a crisp right that sends Sea to the canvas! Akira follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hokuto Akira!
Our winner, Hokuto Akira, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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