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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akahoshi Hisashi (ranked 1213 p4p, 1710 weight class) and Obah Bafote (ranked 155 p4p, 212 weight class). Hisashi comes to the cage accompanied by Feng Shui. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Akahoshi Hisashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Obah Bafote!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hisashi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bafote's head.
Hisashi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hisashi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bafote throws a head kick that misses
and Hisashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hisashi lands a glancing blow to the side of Bafote's head.
Bafote takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bafote throws a lazy head kick
and Hisashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bafote throws a push kick but Hisashi slaps the foot to one side.
Hisashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hisashi ducks under a wild hook from Bafote.
Bafote tries a head kick but it misses.
Hisashi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bafote throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hisashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bafote uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hisashi.
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!
Bafote is looking to clinch but Hisashi is avoiding it.
Hisashi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hisashi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bafote stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hisashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisashi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hisashi works the jab nicely.
Hisashi lands a jab to Bafote's midsection.
Hisashi scores with a hook to the body. Bafote takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bafote keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hisashi.
Hisashi keeps the fight on the outside.
Bafote has Hisashi up against the cage in a clinch.
Hisashi working aggressively here.
Bafote misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hisashi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bafote throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hisashi blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hisashi as Bafote tries to tie him up.
Hisashi stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hisashi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bafote misses with a knee strike.
Bafote looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hisashi lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hisashi.
Hisashi stalling in the clinch.
Hisashi avoids a wild elbow strike from Bafote.
Bafote tries a body shot but Hisashi blocks it.
Bafote throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bafote misses with an elbow strike.
Bafote creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bafote tries a body shot but Hisashi blocks it.
Hisashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bafote throws an elbow but misses.
Bafote tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bafote just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hisashi's brow.
Still in the clinch, Hisashi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hisashi pushes Bafote back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bafote misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hisashi stalls.
Bafote working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hisashi tries a body shot but Bafote blocks it.
Bafote with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bafote looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hisashi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hisashi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bafote has Hisashi pressed against the cage.
Hisashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bafote takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hisashi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hisashi breaks from the clinch.
Bafote keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hisashi.
Bafote moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bafote tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hisashi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hisashi scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hisashi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bafote's hands.
Bafote has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hisashi thuds his right hand into Bafote's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheers as Hisashi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bafote doesn't seem phased though.
Bafote is rocked!
Bafote walks into a jab.
Bafote is still on wobbly legs! Can Hisashi finish him?
Bafote has closed the distance and engaged Hisashi in a clinch.
Bafote seems to have recovered his senses.
Hisashi blocks an elbow strike.
Bafote throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bafote fails to land.
Bafote tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hisashi avoids it.
Bafote throws an elbow but it misses.
Bafote looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bafote tries a body shot but Hisashi blocks it.
Hisashi avoids the elbow strike from Bafote, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hisashi blocks a body shot from Bafote.
Hisashi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bafotes head.
Hisashi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bafote tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hisashi avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akahoshi Hisashi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hisashi cracks Bafote with an open hand slap.
Bafote tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hisashi counters with a nice body shot.
Hisashi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bafote drops his hands momentarily and Hisashi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Akahoshi Hisashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hisashi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hisashi lands a jab.
Bafote takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hisashi.
Hisashi lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bafote is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Akahoshi Hisashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Hisashi connects with a crisp jab.
Bafote looks to clinch
and Hisashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hisashi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hisashi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisashi jabs Bafote right on the nose. Bafote blinks but takes it well.
Bafote tries to clinch but Hisashi is having none of it.
Hisashi keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Hisashi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bafote blocks a jab.
Hisashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hisashi slips a jab from Bafote.
Hisashi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bafote! But no joy.
Hisashi moves out of range as Bafote strikes.
Bafote wants to clinch up but Hisashi keeps it at a distance.
Hisashi lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hisashi cracks Bafote with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bafote looks to land a right hand but Hisashi moved out of range.
It looked like Hisashi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bafote takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hisashi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bafote can do to turn this around?
Hisashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bafote misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hisashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hisashi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bafote moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Decent striking displayed by Hisashi there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bafote avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hisashi misses the jab.
Bafote throws out a counter right but Hisashi avoids it with no problem.
We've been told by Hisashi's head coaches at BKC Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hisashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bafote closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Hisashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Bafote throws an off balance right hand
and Hisashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Bafote displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hisashi throws out the jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hisashi scores with a shot to the side of Bafote's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bafote tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bafote letting Hisashi take a breather here.
Bafote swings wildly with an uppercut but Hisashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bafote pushes off an throws an elbow but Hisashi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bafote lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bafote misses with a knee to the head.
Hisashi scores with a shoulder strike.
Hisashi lands a right hand.
Hisashi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bafote throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hisashi has Bafote pushed against the cage.
Hisashi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bafote with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bafote swings wildly with an uppercut but Hisashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bafote lands with a light punch inside.
Hisashi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bafote backwards.
Bafote blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bafote misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hisashi.
Bafote tries to land knees in the clinch but Hisashi avoids the damage to the body.
Bafote's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bafote throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hisashi lands a hook that snaps the head of Bafote backwards.
Hisashi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hisashi lands a body shot.
Hisashi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bafote tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hisashi missing with knees to the body.
Akahoshi Hisashi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Hisashi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hisashi gets through Bafote's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bafote misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bafote tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hisashi's elbow.
Bafote is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hisashi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bafote backwards.
Bafote's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akahoshi Hisashi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bafote tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hisashi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bafote tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bafote takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bafote is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hisashi connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hisashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Bafote.
Bafote avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Bafote 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bafote is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Hisashi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hisashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bafote uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hisashi.
Hisashi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bafote takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bafote staying out of range there.
Hisashi feints and then cracks Bafote's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bafote down.
Hisashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bafote is looking to clinch but Hisashi is avoiding it.
Bafote doesn't manage to clinch there - Hisashi circles away.
Bafote forces Hisashi back against the cage and clinches.
Hisashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bafote lands an elbow just above Hisashi 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bafote.
Bafote content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bafote misses with an elbow strike.
Bafote fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hisashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bafote lands an elbow inside that Hisashi shrugs off.
Bafote misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hisashi blocks an elbow strike from Bafote.
Hisashi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hisashi blocks an elbow strike from Bafote.
Hisashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hisashi with a knee to the head.
A short right from Hisashi on the inside.
Bafote throws a punch but it's blocked by Hisashi.
Bafote tries to land knees in the clinch but Hisashi avoids the damage to the body.
Hisashi scores with a shoulder strike.
Hisashi blocks the elbow strike.
Hisashi lands with a short shot to the head.
Bafote tries to land a knee to the head but Hisashi blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bafote misses with some punches.
Hisashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bafote pushes off an throws an elbow but Hisashi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hisashi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bafote misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bafote with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Hisashi.
Hisashi lands a nice uppercut.
Bafote missing with knees to the body.
Bafote looking to slow down the pace here.
Hisashi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hisashi has Bafote pressed against the cage. Bafote drops his hands and Hisashi takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Bafote tumbling to the canvas! Hisashi rains down with more punches but Bafote was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Hisashi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akahoshi Hisashi!
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hype
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