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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lalime (ranked 693 p4p, 295 weight class) and Takehiko Hidaka (ranked 91 p4p, 42 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28 - 25 - 1 |
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194 cm
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215
11 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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 28 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Lalime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takehiko Hidaka!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lalime takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lalime throws a good cross that connects.
Hidaka misses with a hook. Lalime ducked under it nicely.
Hidaka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hidaka stuns Lalime with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Hidaka as he connects with a hook.
Lalime moves in looking to clinch but Hidaka pushes him off.
Hidaka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lalime has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lalime 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.
Lalime misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hidaka jumps guard but Lalime stands there with Hidaka around his waist. Hidaka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lalime lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hidaka is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lalime to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lalime.
Lalime stalling in the clinch but Hidaka improves position.
Lalime swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hidaka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalime working aggressively here.
Hidaka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hidaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hidaka blocking some punches.
Hidaka throws a head punch that misses.
Lalime swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hidaka gets control of Lalime's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hidaka will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hidaka looking to control but Lalime passes into half guard.
Lalime stalling.
Hidaka actively working from the bottom here.
Hidaka wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Lalime is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Hidaka is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hidaka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lalime is working away from the top position though.
Hidaka wants to get back to full guard.
Lalime controlling the action here.
Hidaka is controlling Lalime's trapped leg to prevent Lalime from advancing to side control.
Lalime seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hidaka is looking for a sweep. Lalime is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lalime wants to free his trapped foot but Hidaka is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hidaka tries to roll over but Lalime keeps him under control.
Hidaka is still trying to improve position.
Lalime is trying to control the action in half guard but Hidaka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lalime gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hidaka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hidaka wants to break free but Lalime has control.
Hidaka breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalime throws a lazy right hand but Hidaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hidaka throws a big counter head kick but Lalime avoids it with no problem.
Hidaka slips under a jab from Lalime.
Hidaka throws out a counter right but Lalime avoids it with no problem.
Lalime lands a really nice looking cross but Hidaka seems unphased.
Hidaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hidaka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hidaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lalime.
Hidaka clinches.
Hidaka scores with a hook to the body.
Hidaka breaks the clinch.
Hidaka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lalime counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lalime clinches with his opponent.
Hidaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lalime misses with some punches.
Lalime lands a nice uppercut.
Hidaka gets through Lalime's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Takehiko Hidaka will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lalime moves in looking to clinch but Hidaka pushes him off.
Hidaka tries a quick counter leg kick but Lalime is wise to it.
Hidaka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lalime swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Hidaka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hidaka cracks Lalime with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hidaka has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lalime to stand back up!
Lalime is rocked!
It looks like Anthony Lalime has been cut.
Lalime throws a good cross that connects.
Oh Lalime is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takehiko Hidaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hidaka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lalime seems to have got his legs back now.
Lalime is looking to clinch but Hidaka is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lalime closes the distance but Hidaka moves to the side
and Hidaka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hidaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lalime.
Lalime wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalime's corner calls for a 1-2. Lalime obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hidaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lalime.
Lalime staying out of range there.
Hidaka ducks under a wild hook from Lalime.
Hidaka tries a quick counter leg kick but Lalime is wise to it.
Hidaka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lalime wants to clinch up but Hidaka keeps it at a distance.
Hidaka throws a leg kick but Lalime sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lalime listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anthony Lalime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lalime throws a poor cross that misses
and Hidaka counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalime jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hidaka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hidaka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hidaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lalime connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hidaka. Hidaka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A swing and a miss from Hidaka.
Nice straight punches there by Hidaka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hidaka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Lalime, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hidaka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hidaka gets tackled into the cage by Lalime. Lalime maintains the clinch.
Hidaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lalime struggles to land a body shot inside as Hidaka controls his hands.
Lalime lands a body shot.
Lalime misses with the head strike.
Hidaka lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hidaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hidaka lands a right hand.
Lalime throws a punch but it's blocked by Hidaka.
A short right from Hidaka.
Hidaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hidaka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oooooh!!! Hidaka has knocked Lalime down with a huge combo! Hidaka steps away and waves a wobbly Lalime back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lalime moves out of range of the strikes.
Hidaka misses with a head kick.
Lalime has closed the distance and engaged Hidaka in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lalime.
Hidaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lalime misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lalime swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Hidaka.
A short right from Hidaka on the inside.
Hidaka lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalime misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Hidaka.
Hidaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lalime fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hidaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hidaka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hidaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hidaka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lalime is trying to maintain a safe position but Hidaka gets an underhook and turns Lalime into the cage.
Hidaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hidaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hidaka throws a big counter head kick but Lalime avoids it with no problem.
Hidaka misses with a head kick.
Lalime moves to clinch but Hidaka breaks away
and Hidaka counters with a big left hand that crumples Lalime! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Takehiko Hidaka!
A victorious Takehiko Hidaka thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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