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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Coral Sea (ranked 824 p4p, 906 weight class) and No Way (ranked 116 p4p, 125 weight class). Coral Sea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 cm 39 158 24 - 11 - 1 |
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183 cm 32 168 17 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ World class boxer Granite chin |
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Good wrestler World class boxer 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 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Coral Sea! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, No Way! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Way rushes Sea and presses him up against the cage. Way breaks the clinch.
Way lands a nice looking body shot.
Way throws a right and a left that both miss. Way looks to throw the jab but Sea is out of range. Sea misses with the combination.
Way connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sea's hands. Sea throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sea avoids a kick to the body.
Way throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sea scores with a slapping inside leg kick. No Way seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A punch combination from Way misses. Sea went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Way swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've been hearing reports that Sea has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. This has been an exciting period of action! Way is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Way scores with a body shot.
Way misses with a two punch combination.
Sea throws a body punch but Way moves out of range. Way is looking for the big counter here. Way tries to clinch but Sea moves out of range. Way misses with an uppercut. Sea saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round. Oooooh!!! Sea has knocked Way down with a huge combo! Sea steps away and waves a wobbly Way back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Way is rocked!
It looks like No Way has been cut. Way throws a right and a left that both miss. Way is still on wobbly legs! Can Sea finish him? A head kick by Sea - that's a beauty! Way is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Sea can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Coral Sea! In his post fight interview, Coral Sea started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
94% |
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