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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Song (ranked 24862 p4p, 4508 weight class) and Sigandi Legendary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigandi Legendary will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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150 cm 27 135 12 - 31 - 0 |
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225 cm 26 130 10 - 20 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 12 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Song! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 10 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sigandi Legendary! The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Song throws a lazy right hand but Legendary sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Legendary bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Song moves out of range of the strikes. Legendary is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Legendary throws an overhand right that lands on Song's shoulder, as Song tries to avoid the shot. Song seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Song closes the distance and pushes Legendary back into the cage. Song breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Legendary misses with a looping right. Legendary lands a glancing blow to the side of Song's head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Legendary lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Legendary throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Song on the side of the head. Legendary connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Song's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Song moves forwards but Legendary connects with a nice, crisp jab. Jacob Song seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Song takes the fight into the clinch. Song breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Legendary jabbing away but nothing is landing. Song gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Legendary looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Legendary has had enough of the clinch but Song keeps him there for the moment. Song pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Legendary lands a jab to the nose. Legendary's corner calls for a 1-2. Legendary obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Song ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A jab from Legendary does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good exchange - Legendary coming out on top. 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! Legendary connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Song momentarily.
Legendary lunges at Song with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Song's hand. Song looks to land a combination but Legendary avoids it well. Legendary looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Jab, jab by Legendary - just one landing. Legendary's jab looks to have found its range, popping Song under the eye. Legendary looks to throw the jab but Song is out of range. An attempted straight right counter from Song misses the target. Song throws a right hand that Legendary ducks under and follows up with a left that Legendary also avoids with ease. Song is breathing heavily. Nice uppercut there from Legendary.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Legendary scores with a hook. Song has closed the distance and engaged Legendary in a clinch.
Legendary has had enough of the clinch but Song keeps him there for the moment. Legendary wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Legendary wants to get back to striking at distance but Song won't allow it.
Song prevents Legendary from breaking the clinch. Song manages to break the clinch.
Legendary dodges the punch combination from Song.
Song fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Legendary, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Legendary is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Song breaks from the clinch.
Legendary lands a head shot. Legendary's jab looks to have found its range, popping Song under the eye. Song takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Legendary moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Legendary throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Song on the side of the head. Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Legendary.
Legendary is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Song had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush. Legendary lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Donk. Legendary catches Song right on the button with a cross. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sigandi Legendary dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Legendary cracks Song with a right hand to the side of the head. Song throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Legendary scores with a punch to the head. Legendary with a jab. Legendary cracks Song with an uppercut from hell and Song crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Legendary's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Song is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Song throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Oh Song is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Song trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Song seems to have got his legs back now. Song has a closed guard, preventing Legendary from standing up. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Song working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Legendary. Song might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Legendary stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Song swivels though and keeps the full guard. Legendary wanted to stand there but Song had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Song throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Legendary thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. Song closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Legendary is trying to push Song away but Song has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Song manages to break the clinch.
Legendary lands a nice shot that snaps Song's head back.
Song missing with a left hand there. Legendary was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Legendary misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Song tries to bum rush Legendary with a series of wild strikes but Legendary uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Legendary jabs Song right on the nose. Song blinks but takes it well. Legendary moves into range and connects with a jab. The fight stays on the outside here - Song looks like he's thinking about clinching though. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Legendary! But no joy. Legendary darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Good standup being displayed there by Legendary as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Legendary bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Song's head backwards. Song takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Song looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Legendary avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Legendary getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Legendary bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Song's head. Song clinches with his opponent.
Song keeps control of Legendary as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Legendary is trying to break the clinch but Song is controlling him. Song tries to break the clinch but Legendary is controlling the position. Legendary tries to break the clinch but Song is controlling the position. Legendary looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Legendary is trying to push Song away but Song has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Legendary wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Legendary wants to break the clinch but can't.
Legendary is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Legendary is trying to push Song away but Song has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Legendary tries to break the clinch but Song is controlling the position. Legendary working hard to break the clinch. Legendary wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Legendary looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Legendary is trying to break the clinch but Song is controlling him. Legendary wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Legendary working hard to break the clinch. Legendary is trying to push Song away but Song has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Legendary has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Legendary wants to get back to striking at distance but Song won't allow it.
Legendary is trying to force a seperation but Song has the dominant position. Song has Legendary pressed against the cage, preventing Legendary from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Legendary breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Legendary's corner calls for a 1-2. Legendary obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sigandi Legendary showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round! Good standup being displayed there by Legendary as he connects with a hook. Legendary takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Legendary cracks Song with an open hand slap. Song has managed to clinch.
Song breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Song tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legendary was well out of range. Poor timing from Song. Song walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Legendary bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Song's head backwards. Legendary has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Both fighters are breathing heavily. A combination from Song does no damage. Legendary lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Song moves into the clinch. Legendary can't break the clinch.
Legendary wants to break the clinch but can't.
Song breaks from the clinch.
Song walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Legendary has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Nice straight punches there by Legendary. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Legendary. Legendary with a jab. Nice straight punches there by Legendary. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Legendary. Jacob Song is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Nice shot lands for Legendary. Legendary scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Song on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Legendary lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Legendary scores with a jab to the jaw. Legendary dips to his left and cracks Song with an uppercut! Song takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Song misses with a hook to the body
and Legendary connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Legendary darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Legendary connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A jab lands there for Legendary. Song has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Legendary lands a jab to the nose. Legendary sizes up Song with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Legendary connects with a nice looking jab.
Legendary lands with an uppercut that bounces Song off the cage and back into range. Legendary tests Song's chin there with a solid looking shot. Legendary drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Song right on the button. Song goes down! Legendary follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Legendary gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sigandi Legendary!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
70% |
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