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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kunta Kinte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kinte is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Baka Survivor!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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165 lbs
8 - 0 - 1 |
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160 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diago Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Kunta Kinte!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinte shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kinte misses with a straight left.
Kinte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kinte ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez.
Kinte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kinte.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kinte.
Kinte drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kinte trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kinte defends well.
Kinte sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kinte stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Kinte is proving a slippery customer.
Kinte being controlled here momentarily.
Kinte trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Kinte throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kinte throws out the jab.
Kinte throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Kinte avoids nicely.
Sanchez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kinte trying to control from the bottom.
Sanchez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kinte is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sanchez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sanchez avoids the attempt from Kinte to control.
Kinte really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sanchez wants to control the pace but Kinte is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sanchez cracks Kinte with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sanchez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kinte regains half guard.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanchez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kinte does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sanchez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kinte knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kinte is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four 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.
Kinte is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Kinte won't allow Sanchez to pass to mount.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and Kinte counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kinte thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kinte tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sanchez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kinte thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.
Kinte missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kinte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Diago Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sanchez shoots in but Kinte avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kinte misses with a hook.
Kunta Kinte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinte closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sanchez tries to kick Kinte off but Kinte keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kinte is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sanchez tries to kick Kinte off but Kinte keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sanchez trying to control but Kinte postures up.
Kinte is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kinte sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kinte wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Kinte there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sanchez blocking the ground and pound.
Sanchez taking shots to the head.
That's two 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.
Kinte tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
Kinte lands a nice shot to the head.
Kinte controlling the position easily from mount.
Kinte dominating with strikes here.
Sanchez is trying to escape the mount.
Sanchez tries to lock up and control but Kinte gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is squirming around, avoiding Kinte's attempts to control the action.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kinte lands a nice shot to the head.
Kinte trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kinte avoids the attempt from Sanchez to control.
Kinte pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kinte controlling from the full mount.
Sanchez wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Kinte looking to finish with strikes here!
Kinte looking to ground and pound but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kinte throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sanchez because Kinte loaded up on that one.
Sanchez is looking to get to half guard.
Kinte can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kunta Kinte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slow jab from Kinte misses its intended target.
Sanchez lands a high kick!
Sanchez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kinte manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kinte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kinte has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sanchez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kinte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sanchez postures up.
Kinte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kinte wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kinte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kinte passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sanchez tries to bench press Kinte off him but Kinte keeps the position.
Sanchez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kinte off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Kinte as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Sanchez!
Sanchez working for the choke.
Kinte turns into Sanchez and is now in his guard.
Kinte trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kinte controls the pace.
Kinte looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte postures up.
Kinte trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Kinte tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kinte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kinte.
Sanchez throws a combination. Kinte tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kinte's head.
Kinte is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kinte gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Kinte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kinte stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kinte wants it to stay on the feet.
Kinte throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Kinte misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
A nice combination there by Sanchez.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Kinte gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanchez counters with a left and a right that stings Kinte.
Kinte might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kinte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kinte misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Kinte looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sanchez!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diago Sanchez clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanchez scores with a nice strike.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kinte has time to react.
Kinte fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kinte misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
Kinte gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kinte throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Kinte throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Kinte looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a shot to the body.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Kinte moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kinte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Kinte throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kinte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez cracks Kinte with an open hand slap.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Kinte avoids them all with ease.
Kinte shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sanchez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sanchez manages to get back to half guard.
Kinte trying to mount his opponent but Sanchez defends it.
Kinte is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sanchez moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to control but Kinte passes into half guard.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Kinte uses his free foot to push down on Sanchez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte controlling the position easily from mount.
Kinte prevents Sanchez from getting the reversal.
Kinte looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kinte with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kinte tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sanchez is desperately trying to improve his position but Kinte has a good base and remains in mount.
Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kinte punching from mount but Sanchez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sanchez tries to hold on but Kinte pushes him away.
Sanchez is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Diago Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kinte looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sanchez!
Kinte tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kinte can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
Kinte unloads with some shots from mount but Sanchez bucks and avoids them well.
Kinte looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kinte lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sanchez hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is squirming around, avoiding Kinte's attempts to control the action.
Kinte landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kinte pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kinte trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sanchez tries to lock up and control but Kinte gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kinte wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
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.
Sanchez can't escape the position.
Kinte working the ground and pound effectively.
Kinte controlling from mount.
Kinte wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Kinte misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte landing strikes from the mount and Sanchez is in trouble!
Sanchez is squirming around, avoiding Kinte's attempts to control the action.
Kinte landing punches.
Kinte controlling his opponent.
Kinte sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Diago Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kunta Kinte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kinte tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kinte tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
Despite being in the dominant position, Kunta Kinte just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the head.
Diago Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kinte counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kinte throws a big right hand that misses.
Kinte lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kunta Kinte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kunta Kinte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanchez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kunta Kinte!
Kunta Kinte is the new lightweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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