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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Musashimaru Koyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fokk Yu Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koyo comes to the cage accompanied by "Tengoku Kara Kaminari" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 cm
21
300 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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200 cm
25
300 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Musashimaru Koyo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fokk Yu Long! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Long lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koyo circles away quickly and effectively. Long connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Koyo momentarily.
Long looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Koyo has closed the distance and engaged Long in a clinch.
Long is looking to break free of the clinch but Koyo has double underhooks. Long is trying to break the clinch but Koyo has him pressed against the cage. Koyo just leaning against Long, taking a breather. Koyo crunches a lovely knee into Long's ribcage. Long looks gassed! Koyo lands a nice shot to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Koyo lands a shot to the body. Koyo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Koyo trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Koyo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Long utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Koyo stays in close to Long's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Koyo trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Koyo tries to free his leg and advance position but Long is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Long just misses with a punch to the body.
Long checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Long lands an overhand right. Koyo misses with a low kick. Koyo tries to work over Long's front leg with a kick but Long checks it. Koyo dodges the punch combination from Long.
A clash of legs there as Long blocks the low kick. Some wild striking there from Long.
A swing and a miss from Long. Koyo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Long throws out the jab. Long misses with a looping left. Koyo slips a straight right by Long. Fokk Yu Long is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A telegraphed right hand from Long misses the target. Long lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Koyo moves into the clinch successfully.
Long looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Koyo leaning against his opponent.
Long avoiding damage as Koyo throws knees to the body.
Koyo is stalling here.
Koyo scores a nice knee to the body.
Long blocks an elbow strike. Koyo landing knees to the body.
Long letting Koyo take a breather here. Nice body punch from Koyo. Koyo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Koyo for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Koyo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koyo. Koyo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Long up against the cage. Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Koyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Koyo. Koyo drives through and clinches with Long against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Koyo as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Koyo lands a nice knee to the body. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Koyo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Long gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Long presses Koyo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A shot in the inside from Long. Long taking a breather. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musashimaru Koyo dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Koyo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Long, pushing him back against the cage. Long on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koyo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. A head punch on the inside from Long fails to land. Koyo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Long blocks it with crossed arms. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Koyo obliges. Long avoids the elbow strike from Koyo, against the cage.
Koyo effectively controlling the action here. Koyo prevents Long from breaking the clinch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Koyo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Long wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round. Koyo gets through Long's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Koyo landing knees to the body.
Long blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Long is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Koyo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Koyo.
Koyo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Long looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Long's face as he tries to break the clinch. Long letting Koyo take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Long wants to break free but Koyo has control.
Koyo leaning his opponent against the cage. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Musashimaru Koyo. Koyo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Long gets back to full guard.
Koyo tries to free his leg and advance position but Long is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Koyo trying to control but Long is working from the bottom. Koyo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Long can do anything to dispel that myth. Long really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Koyo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Koyois looking to pass into half guard but Long pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Long is in guard. Long slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Long trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Long misses with a double jab.
Koyo throws a front kick aimed at Long's knee but Long avoids it well. Koyo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koyo throws a leg kick that misses. Long rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koyo moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Long throws a lazy right hand but Koyo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Koyo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Koyo is trying to control. Long wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Long regains full guard. Nicely done. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musashimaru Koyo dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Long misses with a hook to the body
so Koyo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Koyo postures up in Long's guard and throws a big left but Long blocks it. Long being controlled here, momentarily. Long is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Koyo stays in close to Long's body and controls the position. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Koyo looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Long wants to control but Koyo passes easily into half guard.
Koyo is trying to control the action in half guard but Long is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Koyo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Long is not content to let Koyo control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Long is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Koyo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Koyo's back! Koyo tries to break free.
Koyo turns into Long and is now in his guard.
Long is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Koyo throwing strikes from guard but Long blocks nicely. Long looking to control.
Koyo trying to control but Long is working from the bottom. Long looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Koyo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Koyo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Long tries to get to full guard but Koyo has control of the leg. Long is staying active underneath Koyo, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Long is looking to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Koyo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Long ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koyo moves away. Koyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
Long slaps away a takedown attempt from Koyo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Long throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koyo counters with a slapping leg kick. Fokk Yu Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Koyo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Koyo showed some decent athleticism there. Long regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Koyo. Long has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Koyo has passed into side control.
An elbow from Koyo crashes against the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Koyo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Long regains half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musashimaru Koyo clearly takes that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
An inside leg kick from Koyo misses. Koyo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Long blocks a low kick nicely. Koyo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Long circles away. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koyo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Long has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Long and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Long blocks a head kick by Koyo.
Long thows a left - swing and a miss! Long looks to land a combination but Koyo avoids it well. Koyo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koyo fails in his attempt to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Long looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Long misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Long throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koyo. Koyo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Long tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round. An elbow from Koyo crashes against the mat.
Koyo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Long is trying to improve his position. The strikes coming from Koyo are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Koyo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Koyo landing a few strikes. Koyo trying to control the action but Long is working from the bottom. Long is trying to escape the position but Koyo is controlling the position. Koyo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Long keeps working. Koyo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Long is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Koyo working the ground and pound but Long is defending the strikes. Koyo trying to control the action but Long is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Long is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Koyo misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Koyo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Long can do to turn this around?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Koyo closes the distance and clinches. Koyo effectively controlling the action here. Koyo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. Long slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Koyo is trying to stall.
Koyo has Long pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Musashimaru Koyo. Long lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Koyo clinches. Long tries to circle away but Koyo has him pinned against the cage. Koyo trying to land knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Long working hard to break the clinch. Koyo stalls. Koyo is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musashimaru Koyo had his way with Fokk Yu Long in that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Long connects with the punch. Koyo slips a jab from Long. Some wild striking there from Long.
Long steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Koyo. That one must have hurt. Long misses with a hook. Koyo tried to score with a low kick but Long checks it. Koyo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Koyo tries to land a front kick but Long steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Long misses with an uppercut. Koyo saw that one coming. Koyo is looking to score with low kicks. Koyo gets a clinch. Long wants to break free but Koyo has control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Koyo slows down the pace here.
Long blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Long letting Koyo take a breather here. Long tries to stall but Koyo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Koyo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Long is defending well for now. Koyo lands an elbow that stopped Long in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Fokk Yu Long has been cut. Koyo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it. A hook to the body from Koyo.
Long misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koyo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Long's face.
Koyo is pushing Long up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Koyo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Long gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Long tries to break the clinch but Koyo is controlling the position. Musashimaru Koyo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Koyo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Koyo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Musashimaru Koyo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Koyo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Long is keeping the position for now. Koyo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Koyo wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving. Koyo postures up and lands a big shot to Long's brow. Koyo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Long has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Koyo won't allow Long to sweep him here. Koyo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Koyo trying to control but Long is working from the bottom. Fokk Yu Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Long is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koyo is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Koyo passes Long's left leg - he's now in half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Long trying to control from the bottom.
Koyo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Long defending well though. Long tries to roll over but Koyo keeps him under control. Long is staying active underneath Koyo, who seems content to just control the action from this position. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Koyo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Long. That did some damage! Koyo throws a head kick but Long moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! Musashimaru Koyo showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koyo, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Musashimaru Koyo! Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Musashimaru Koyo! Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Musashimaru Koyo!
Musashimaru Koyo wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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