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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rikki Tavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Azamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavi comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Coming. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 cm
21
205 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
24
219 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikki Tavi! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joshua Azamora! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Azamora thows a body shot but no joy. Azamora takes a swing at Tavi's ribcage but misses. Azamora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tavi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azamora. An inside leg kick from Azamora misses. Tavi misses with a body punch
and Azamora counters with a right hand to the body. Tavi tries to clinch up but Azamora circles away and keeps his distance. Azamora throws a sloppy head kick and Tavi moves out of range easily. Tavi closes the distance looking to clinch and Azamora counters with a stiff right hand. Tavi misses with a body punch
and Azamora makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Azamora scores with a nice strike. Azamora thows a body shot but no joy. Azamora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Tavi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Azamora doesn't seem bothered though. Tavi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Azamora shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Some wild striking there from Tavi.
That's one minute gone in the round. Azamora lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Rikki Tavi has been cut. Tavi wants to clinch and Azamora counters with a nice leg kick. Azamora misses the shot to the body. Rikki Tavi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Tavi is looking to score with low kicks. Tavi moves in looking to clinch but Azamora pushes him off. Tavi is looking to clinch. Tavi throws out a loose jab but Azamora uses good head movement to avoid it. Azamora lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Azamora. Tavi misses with a straight left. Azamora throws a quick inside leg kick. Tavi swings and misses with a shot to the body and Azamora counters with a lovely shot to the body. Tavi is breathing heavily. A left lands for Azamora. 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! Azamora fakes the leg kick and cracks Tavi in the body. Nice body punch from Azamora.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Azamora sizes up Tavi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Azamora lands a lovely overhand right. Azamora looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. A lazy left from Azamora finds it's target.
Tavi is rocked! Look low, kick high! Azamora uses the oldest trick in the book to send Tavi tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Azamora is absolutely delighted - when Tavi wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joshua Azamora! Joshua Azamora is the new light heavyweight champion!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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