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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthor Basilicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiger has chosen Eye of the tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
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168 cm
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155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthor Basilicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ric Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basilicus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tiger.
Tiger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Basilicus manages to break the clinch.
Tiger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiger clinches.
Basilicus breaks from the clinch.
Tiger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tiger fails with the takedown.
Anthor Basilicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ric Tiger.
Basilicus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Basilicus blocks the leg kick.
Basilicus wants to clinch but Tiger slips to the side
and Tiger counters with a takedown into side control.
Tiger working away.
Tiger prevents Basilicus from escaping the position.
An elbow from Tiger crashes against the mat.
Tiger throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Basilicus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tiger throws a strike aimed at the side of Basilicus's head but Basilicus avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tiger is controlling him well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tiger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Basilicus if he has to take too many more of those.
Good work by Basilicus as he checks the leg kick.
Anthor Basilicus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Basilicus wants to clinch up but Tiger keeps it at a distance.
Tiger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Basilicus's waist but Basilicus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tiger off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Basilicus wants it to stay on the feet.
Tiger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Basilicus but Basilicus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Basilicus wants to clinch.
Basilicus closes the distance but Tiger moves to the side
and Tiger counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tiger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Basilicus can pounce on him.
Basilicus is looking to clinch but Tiger is avoiding it.
Basilicus tries to clinch
and Tiger counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tiger has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Basilicus is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Basilicus has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tiger off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Basilicus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Tiger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tiger has managed to clinch.
Tiger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Basilicus just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Tiger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Basilicus taking a breather.
Basilicus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tiger.
Basilicus prevents a takedown attempt there.
Anthor Basilicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ric Tiger.
Tiger tries for a takedown but Basilicus manages to get underhooks.
Basilicus breaks from the clinch.
Tiger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Basilicus pinned against the cage. Basilicus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tiger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilicus is looking to clinch but Tiger is avoiding it.
Basilicus wants to clinch but Tiger slips to the side
and Tiger finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Basilicus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tiger shoots in but Basilicus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Basilicus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Basilicus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Basilicus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tiger is looking to slow Basilicus down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Basilicus.
Tiger connects with a high kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus is pressed up against the ropes. Tiger has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Basilicus down to the mat. Basilicus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Basilicus is looking to clinch.
Tiger keeps the fight on the outside.
Basilicus tries to clinch but Tiger is having none of it.
Basilicus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Basilicus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Basilicus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tiger counters with a good, hard body kick but Basilicus shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tiger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Basilicus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tiger.
Tiger keeps the fight on the outside.
Ric Tiger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Tiger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthor Basilicus dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Basilicus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tiger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Basilicus has him pressed against the ropes.
Basilicus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Basilicus.
Tiger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tiger counters with a thumping low kick.
Basilicus tries to clinch there but Tiger circles away.
Tiger throws a leg kick
and Basilicus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilicus tries to clinch up
and Tiger counters with a leg kick.
Basilicus scores with a leg kick.
Tiger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Basilicus circles away.
Tiger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice sprawl there from Basilicus as Tiger shoots in.
Basilicus 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tiger misses with a leg kick
and Basilicus counters by clinching up.
Basilicus lands a good knee to the midsection. Tiger won't want to take too many of those.
Basilicus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Basilicus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Basilicus displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tiger up against the ropes.
Tiger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Basilicus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Anthor Basilicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ric Tiger.
Basilicus breaks from the clinch.
Basilicus cracks the inside of Tiger's front leg.
Basilicus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus breaks from the clinch.
Basilicus tries to clinch
and Tiger counters with a nice double leg into side control. Basilicus won't be happy with that.
Basilicus manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Basilicus decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Tiger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Basilicus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tiger's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Basilicus closes the distance and pushes Tiger back into the ropes.
Tiger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Basilicus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Basilicus instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Come on Basilicus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Basilicus breaks the clinch.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthor Basilicus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Basilicus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Anthor Basilicus!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Anthor Basilicus!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Anthor Basilicus!
Anthor Basilicus wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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