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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Kanehara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Bistro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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213 lbs
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188 cm
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Akira Kanehara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Bistro!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bistro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanehara was well out of range. Poor timing from Bistro.
Kanehara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bistro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A clash of legs there as Bistro blocks the low kick.
A combination from Kanehara does no damage.
Kanehara takes a swing at Bistro's ribcage but misses.
Kanehara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bistro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kanehara.
It looks like Akira Kanehara has been cut.
Kanehara throws a hook to the side of Bistro's head but Bistro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bistro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kanehara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bistro.
Bistro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kanehara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kanehara throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bistro's waist but Bistro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kanehara off to one side.
Nice body kick there by Bistro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanehara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kanehara is breathing heavily.
Kanehara misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bistro.
Bistro is looking to slow Kanehara down with leg kicks.
Bistro throws a sloppy head kick and Kanehara moves out of range easily.
Bistro rushes Kanehara and presses him up against the cage.
Kanehara takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bistro pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kanehara takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Bistro.
Bistro leaning against his opponent.
Bistro lands a left hand.
Bistro is stalling here.
Kanehara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kanehara has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bistro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bistro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bistro thumps Kanehara with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bistro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kanehara doesn't seem bothered though.
Bistro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kanehara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bistro.
Bistro moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Akira Kanehara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bistro throws a good cross that connects.
Bistro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bistro throws a sloppy head kick and Kanehara moves out of range easily.
Bistro leaves Kanehara with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Kanehara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bistro throws out a powerful jab.
Kanehara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bistro. Bistro obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Kanehara is predictable there
and Bistro counters with an outside leg kick.
Bistro scores with a hook to the body. Kanehara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kanehara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bistro tries to clinch but Kanehara is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bistro. That's going to slow Kanehara down.
Bistro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bistro throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bistro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kanehara's calf.
Kanehara moves out of range of the body kick.
Bistro tries to clinch up but Kanehara circles away and keeps his distance.
Kanehara misses with a double jab
and Bistro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bistro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bistro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bistro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bistro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bistro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bistro connects with a solid leg kick.
Bistro wants to clinch up but Kanehara keeps it at a distance.
Kanehara tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kanehara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bistro throws an overhand right that lands on Kanehara's shoulder, as Kanehara tries to avoid the shot.
Bistro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kanehara takes a step back to recover.
Bistro darts in and clinches Kanehara up against the cage.
Bistro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Akira Kanehara's cut is getting worse.
Bistro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kanehara's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Bistro.
Bistro lands a knee to the head.
Bistro breaks the clinch.
Bistro feints and then cracks Kanehara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kanehara down.
Bistro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kanehara rather than just go for the knockout.
A big right from Kanehara misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Bistro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akira Kanehara's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kanehara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bistro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kanehara.
A head kick misses from Bistro.
Kanehara misses with a body punch
and Bistro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kanehara really felt that one!
Bistro is looking to slow Kanehara down with leg kicks.
Bistro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bistro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kanehara's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bistro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kanehara's calf.
Bistro rushes Kanehara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bistro as the two fighters clinch.
Bistro lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bistro.
Bistro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kanehara up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bistro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kanehara can't get the takedown.
Bistro with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bistro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Bistro - that landed with a thud.
Bistro lands an elbow inside that Kanehara shrugs off.
Kanehara takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bistro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kanehara has Bistro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bistro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bistro breaks the clinch.
Bistro thows a body kick. Kanehara tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bistro.
Kanehara takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bistro 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.
Bistro throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bistro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kanehara momentarily.
Good leg kick by Bistro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bistro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kanehara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bistro - that will leave a mark!
Bistro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bistro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kanehara moves out of range as Bistro throws a body kick.
Bistro is looking to clinch.
Bubba Bistro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kanehara loads up on a big right hand but Bistro slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bistro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bistro lunges at Kanehara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kanehara's hand.
Bistro staying out of range there.
Kanehara throws a big shot that misses.
Bistro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanehara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kanehara throws a series of punches but Bistro moves out of range.
Bistro misses with a head kick.
Kanehara thows a leg kick but Bistro checks it
and Bistro counters with a thumping low kick.
Kanehara looks to land a right hand but Bistro moved out of range.
Kanehara throws a right and a left that Bistro avoids nicely.
Kanehara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bistro.
Bistro wants to clinch.
Crunch! Bistro slams his shin into Kanehara's torso.
Bistro connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanehara blocks a head kick by Bistro.
Kanehara will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanehara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bistro.
Bistro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kanehara avoids the body shot from Bistro.
Kanehara avoids the head kick by Bistro.
Bistro lands a body shot.
Kanehara takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bubba Bistro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bistro scores with a nice right hand.
Bistro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kanehara walks into a jab.
Akira Kanehara's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bistro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bistro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bistro tries to land a front kick but Kanehara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Bistro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Akira Kanehara's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Bistro closes the distance and pushes Kanehara back into the cage.
Bistro stops a takedown attempt from Kanehara.
Kanehara is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bistro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bistro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bistro misses with a body kick.
Bistro moves into range and clinches up with Kanehara.
Bistro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bistro prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Kanehara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bistro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bistro lands a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Bistro.
Bistro lands a nice uppercut.
Bistro scores with a knee to the head.
Bistro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bistro scores a nice knee to the body.
Bistro scores a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bistro.
Bistro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kanehara's defenses.
Bistro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kanehara backwards.
Bistro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kanehara's face.
Bistro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanehara is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bistro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bistro.
Bistro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bistro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bistro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bistro lands a knee to the body.
Bistro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bubba Bistro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bistro.
Kanehara goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bistro prevents it.
Knees to the body from Bistro.
Kanehara throws a punch but it's blocked by Bistro.
Bistro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bistro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanehara is defending well for now.
Kanehara is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bistro lands a good knee to the midsection. Kanehara won't want to take too many of those.
Bistro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kanehara up against the cage.
Kanehara has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bistro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bistro is struggling to control the position.
Kanehara takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hand to the body from Bistro.
Bistro effectively controlling the action here.
Bistro throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanehara.
Bistro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bistro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bistro stops a takedown attempt from Kanehara.
Kanehara is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kanehara's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kanehara drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bistro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kanehara up against the cage.
Kanehara tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bistro smiles and moves away.
Bistro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kanehara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bistro staying out of range there.
Kanehara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bistro on the side of the head.
Bistro slips a jab from Kanehara.
Bistro scores with a push kick.
Bistro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bistro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kanehara.
Bistro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bistro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kanehara misses the jab.
Bubba Bistro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab, jab by Kanehara - just one landing.
Bistro scores with a hook to the body. Kanehara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kanehara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bistro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kanehara.
Kanehara misses with a hook.
Kanehara feints and as Bistro raises his hands in defense, Kanehara changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Akira Kanehara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bistro is trying to control the position but Kanehara postures up.
Bistro keeping full guard, as Kanehara tries to pass.
Kanehara passes Bistro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bistro is trying to stand.
Kanehara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Bistro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bistro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Bistro!
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energy
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hype
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