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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tsuyoi Kakuto (ranked 2705 p4p, 24450 weight class) and Antoine Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kakuto comes to the cage accompanied by Gorillaz-Dirty Harry. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tsuyoi Kakuto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antoine Green!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green swinging wildly here.
Kakuto feints and as Green raises his hands in defense, Kakuto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kakuto stands up and waves to Green to follow him.
Kakuto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Green really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kakuto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kakuto stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Green to get to his feet.
Kakuto shoots in and gets a takedown into Green's guard.
Green wants to get back to his feet but Kakuto passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuto stands up and beckons Green to join him on the feet.
Kakuto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kakuto shoots in and bounces Green off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kakuto stands up from Green's guard - Kakuto perhaps looking for a knockout.
Green looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kakuto gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto escapes and gets back to his feet.
Kakuto feints and as Green raises his hands in defense, Kakuto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Green pushes Kakuto off and scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kakuto gets a double leg takedown into Green's guard.
Kakuto decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Green, up you get!
Kakuto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Green pushes Kakuto off but Kakuto dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Green gets caught flat footed, as Kakuto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kakuto gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kakuto gets a double leg takedown into Green's guard.
Green is wriggling around but Kakuto manages to pass to half guard.
Green actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Kakuto dives in and scores a takedown into Green's guard.
Green wants to get back to his feet but Kakuto passes into half guard.
Kakuto stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Green to get to his feet.
Green shoots for a double leg takedown but Kakuto sprawls well. He's pushed Green's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kakuto gets a takedown into half guard.
Green tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kakuto manages to move to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tsuyoi Kakuto will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kakuto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Green is trying to defend but Kakuto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kakuto decides to stand up.
Kakuto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Green is trying to defend but Kakuto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Green wants to get back to his feet.
Tsuyoi Kakuto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kakuto escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Kakuto counter with a right hand.
Green listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kakuto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Green did well to prevent Kakuto getting side control.
Green pushes Kakuto off but Kakuto dives into side control.
Kakuto decides to stand back up. Kakuto steps back and let's Green get back to his feet.
Green gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kakuto counters with a nice uppercut.
Kakuto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kakuto showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Green is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Green to stand up.
Kakuto gets the takedown into side control.
Kakuto has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kakuto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Green looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Green wants to get back to his feet but Kakuto is dominant here and he's now got Green's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green trying to control the position but Kakuto manages to sink in the hooks.
Kakuto has good solid back control here.
Kakuto decides to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto gets a double leg takedown into Green's guard.
Green is wriggling around but Kakuto manages to pass to half guard.
Green tries to kick Kakuto off in order to stand up. Kakuto Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Kakuto decides to stand back up. Kakuto steps back and let's Green get back to his feet.
Kakuto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Green is working an open guard so Kakuto takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tsuyoi Kakuto 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.
Green shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kakuto counters with a two punch combo.
Kakuto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Green tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kakuto manages to move to mount!
Kakuto is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Kakuto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Green can do to turn this around?
Kakuto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kakuto showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kakuto postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Green to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Green is looking to stand back up but Kakuto counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Green.
Green wants to get back to full guard but Kakuto has passed into side control.
Green looks to move to half guard but instead Kakuto has passed into mount! Damn!
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Green. Those never looked like landing.
Kakuto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kakuto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Green bucks up and tries to throw Kakuto off but instead Kakuto has got his back!
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!
Kakuto is riding his opponent, not letting Green buck him off.
Kakuto's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto has the hooks in. Green is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Kakuto passes his arm under Green's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Green taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tsuyoi Kakuto!
A relieved looking Tsuyoi Kakuto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Antoine Green had this to say: 'Wasn’t meant to be'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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