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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Song (ranked 24749 p4p, 3735 weight class) and Sigandi Legendary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Sigandi Legendary will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150 cm 27 135 12 - 33 - 0 |
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225 cm 26 130 12 - 22 - 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 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Song! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 12 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sigandi Legendary! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Song misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Legendary! But no joy. Song is breathing heavily. Song misses the shot to the body. 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.
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. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Song has Legendary pressed against the cage, preventing Legendary from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Legendary is trying to break the clinch but Song has him pressed against the cage. Legendary is trying to break the clinch but Song has him pressed against the cage. Legendary is trying to break free. Song gets through Legendary's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Legendary working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Song keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Legendary's efforts to push away. Legendary has had enough of the clinch but Song keeps him there for the moment. Song lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Legendary backwards. Legendary wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Song lands a shoulder strike. Legendary is trying to force a seperation but Song has the dominant position. A frustrated look appears on Legendary's face as he tries to break the clinch. Song misses with a punch on the inside.
Song has Legendary pressed against the cage, preventing Legendary from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Legendary blocks an uppercut.
Legendary is trying to break free. Song lands a left hand that snaps the head of Legendary backwards. Song makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Song lands a right hand. A short right hand to the side of the head by Song. Song lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Legendary tries to break the clinch but Song is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Legendary looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Legendary tries to break the clinch but Song is controlling the position. Legendary blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Legendary is trying to push Song away but Song has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Song lands a left hand that snaps the head of Legendary backwards. Song has Legendary pressed against the cage, preventing Legendary from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Song prevents Legendary from breaking the clinch. A nice right hand lands inside from Song. Song lands a shoulder strike. This has been an exciting period of action! Song lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Song gets through Legendary's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Song gets through Legendary's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A short right from Song. Song keeps control of Legendary as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Song creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Legendary wants to get back to striking at distance but Song won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Song. A nice right hand lands inside from Song.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Song has Legendary pressed against the cage, preventing Legendary from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Song lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Legendary backwards. Legendary blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Legendary tries to break the clinch but Song is controlling the position. Song scores with a shot to the side of Legendary's head. Song lands with a right to the head. Legendary tries to break free but Song pushes him back against the cage. Legendary is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Song lands a left hand.
Song working some nice short punches in the clinch. Legendary is trying to break the clinch but Song has him pressed against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Song creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Song keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Legendary's efforts to push away. Legendary blocking some punches.
Song lands with a short head shot on the inside. Song lands a shoulder strike. Legendary has had enough of the clinch but Song keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Song misses with some punches.
Legendary has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Legendary is looking to break free of the clinch but Song has double underhooks. A head punch on the inside from Song fails to land. Legendary tries to break the clinch but Song is controlling the position. Legendary tries to break free but Song pushes him back against the cage. Legendary can't break the clinch.
Song has Legendary pressed against the cage, preventing Legendary from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Song working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. This has been an exciting period of action! The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Song tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Song lands with a short head shot on the inside. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Song creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Song lands with a light punch inside. Legendary's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A quick uppercut on the inside from Song. Legendary is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Legendary wants to get back to striking at distance but Song won't allow it.
Song lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Song dominated that round. 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. Song misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Legendary on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Legendary lands the left hand. Legendary lands an overhand right. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Song misses with a series of wild punches.
Legendary avoids a lazy jab quite easily. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Legendary! But no joy. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Song throws a right hand that misses
and Legendary counters with a stiff right hand. Legendary thows a left - swing and a miss! Song looks to land a combination but Legendary avoids it well. Legendary throws a shot from downtown. Song moves away and avoids it. Song moves into the clinch. Jacob Song has scored more points in the clinch so far. Legendary is trying to force a seperation but Song has the dominant position. Legendary looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. A frustrated look appears on Legendary's face as he tries to break the clinch. Song keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Legendary's efforts to push away. A short right hand to the side of the head by Song.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice left hand lands by Song.
Song pushes Legendary back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Legendary is trying to break the clinch but Song has him pressed against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Song. Legendary's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Legendary has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Legendary tries to break free but Song pushes him back against the cage. Song has a couple of punches blocked by Legendary.
Legendary is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Legendary blocking some punches.
Legendary has had enough of the clinch but Song keeps him there for the moment. Legendary is trying to break the clinch but Song has him pressed against the cage. Legendary wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Song has him pressed against the cage. Legendary blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Song softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Song misses with a short punch on the inside. Song lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Legendary working hard to break the clinch. Song lands a hook that snaps the head of Legendary backwards. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Song creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Legendary blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Song scores with a nice short uppercut. Song lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Song. Legendary wants to get back to striking at distance but Song won't allow it.
Legendary has had enough of the clinch but Song keeps him there for the moment. Song prevents Legendary from breaking the clinch. Song lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. 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. Song fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Song lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Song lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Legendary backwards. Legendary wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Song has him pressed against the cage. Song softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Song working aggressively here.
Song misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Song lands an uppercut. 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 is trying to force a seperation but Song has the dominant position. A short right from Song. Legendary is trying to push Song away but Song has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Song lands a hook that snaps the head of Legendary backwards. Song lands a right hand. Song is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Legendary can do to turn this around? Legendary working hard to break the clinch. Legendary is trying to break free. Song working aggressively here.
Legendary wants to break the clinch but can't.
Song prevents Legendary from breaking the clinch. Legendary is trying to break the clinch but Song is controlling him. Song gets through Legendary's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Song scores with a shoulder strike. Legendary tries to break free but Song pushes him back against the cage. Legendary blocking some punches.
Song lands a right hand. Legendary has had enough of the clinch but Song keeps him there for the moment. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Song dominated that second round. 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! Legendary swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Sigandi Legendary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Legendary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Legendary tries to keep at a distance but Song has taken the fight into the clinch. Song lands a hook to the side of the head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Song. Legendary tries to circle away but Song has him pinned against the cage. Legendary can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Legendary is looking to break free of the clinch but Song has double underhooks. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Legendary throws a punch but it's blocked by Song. Song lands a right hand. Song pushes Legendary back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Song creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Legendary takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short left from Song. Song lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Legendary wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Song has him pressed against the cage. Song lands a left hand.
Legendary is trying to push Song away but Song has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Song lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Legendary backwards. Song lands a left hand.
Legendary is trying to push Song away but Song has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Legendary can't break the clinch.
Legendary has had enough of the clinch but Song keeps him there for the moment. Song lands with a short shot to the head. Song lands a shoulder strike. Legendary wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Song has him pressed against the cage. Song lands with a left to the head. A shot in the inside from Song. Legendary is trying to push Song away but Song has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Legendary misses with the head strike.
Song scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A short right hand to the side of the head by Song. Legendary is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Song lands with a short shot to the head. Legendary is trying to break free. Legendary looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Song scores with a shot to the side of Legendary's head. Song lands a right hand that snaps the head of Legendary backwards. Legendary wants to break the clinch but can't.
Legendary is trying to push Song away but Song has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Song lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Legendary working hard to break the clinch. Song scores with an uppercut up the middle. Song lands on the inside with an uppercut. Song lands with a left to the head. Song scores with a shot to the side of Legendary's head. A short right from Song on the inside. Legendary wants to break the clinch but can't.
Legendary lands on the inside with an uppercut. Song lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Song lands with a short head shot on the inside. Song scores with an uppercut up the middle. Legendary is trying to break free. Legendary has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Song scores with a shot to the side of Legendary's head. Legendary blocking some punches.
Legendary can't break the clinch.
Song scores with a shot to the side of Legendary's head. Song scores with a shot to the side of Legendary's head. Legendary wants to break the clinch but can't.
Legendary can't break the clinch.
Song softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Song lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Legendary blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Legendary's face as he tries to break the clinch. Legendary tries to circle away but Song has him pinned against the cage. Song lands an uppercut. Song lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Song working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Song misses with some punches.
Song misses with a hook from the clinch. Legendary wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Song lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Legendary wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Song keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Legendary's efforts to push away. Song throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Legendarys head. Song lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Song lands a right hand. Legendary lands a hook to the side of the head. 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 has a couple of punches blocked by Song.
Song lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Song swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jacob Song is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Song softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight! Jacob Song showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Song, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25 Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Song!
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RATING
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