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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franek Kimono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Anderson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Franek Kimono's chin.
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207 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Franek Kimono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimono lands with a kick to the temple. Anderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Anderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kimono's guard.
Kimono wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kimono's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Anderson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kimono has control of Anderson's left arm, preventing Anderson from doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kimono wants to get back to his feet but Anderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kimono tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Kimono wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Kimono explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kimono!
It looks like William Anderson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Kimono counters by moving into the clinch.
Kimono is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Kimono working hard to break the clinch.
Kimono wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kimono wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson stalls.
Kimono has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kimono's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kimono lands with a shot to the body.
Kimono throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kimono is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
A big left from Anderson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimono throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kimono lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson throws a hook but Kimono avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Kimono.
Kimono keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Kimono is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson with a poor takedown
and Kimono counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kimono pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kimono tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimono tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Kimono breaks from the clinch.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Kimono avoids nicely.
Kimono explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kimono defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson looks gassed!
Anderson tries to clinch up
and Kimono counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Kimono to acknowledge the strikes.
Kimono getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kimono lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimono tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Anderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anderson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kimono walks away with a smile on his face. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Franek Kimono has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Anderson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kimono wants to clinch but Anderson slips to the side
and Anderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kimono closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kimono wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anderson gets control of Kimono's arms and successfully pulls guard. Anderson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Anderson looking to control.
Kimono gets to his feet. Anderson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kimono fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Kimono coming out on top.
That has opened up William Anderson's cut even more.
Kimono uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Kimono circles away.
Kimono misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kimono tries a head kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kimono. Anderson shrugs it off though.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kimono lands with a slapping head kick.
Franek Kimono is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kimono goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kimono wants to clinch but Anderson slips to the side
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
Kimono breaks the clinch.
Kimono misses with the combination.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kimono throws a head kick that half lands.
Kimono tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Kimono clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Kimono looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Kimono's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kimono is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Kimono throws an elbow that misses.
Kimono breaks from the clinch.
Kimono looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson pushes Kimono up against the cage in a clinch.
Kimono wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson has picked Kimono up - he's going for a ride! Anderson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kimono trying to hold on to Anderson's head to control him but Anderson postures up.
Anderson prevents Kimono from improving his position.
Anderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kimono does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anderson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ground and pound from Anderson.
Kimono is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Anderson 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.
Anderson drops an elbow to the side of Kimono's head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kimono punching from the bottom.
Kimono trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kimono is trying to stand.
Anderson trying to control from half guard but Kimono is working away.
Kimono wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anderson lands a nice short elbow.
Anderson wants to control but Kimono is keeping him busy.
Kimono trying to control here.
Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Kimono is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kimono fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Kimono.
Kimono is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Kimono darts in trying to clinch
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
Kimono pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kimono scores with a spinning back kick!
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The cut above William Anderson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kimono is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anderson.
Kimono takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franek Kimono dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Anderson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Anderson connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kimono.
Kimono lands a nice shot to the body.
Kimono is looking to wear down Anderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kimono has managed to clinch.
Kimono tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Kimono is trying to break free.
Kimono tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kimono just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kimono with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Kimono.
Kimono gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kimono avoids it.
Kimono manages to break the clinch.
Anderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kimono wants to clinch but Anderson slips to the side
and Anderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kimono has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kimono tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Kimono breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kimono throws a head kick that Anderson semi-blocks.
Crunch! Kimono slams his shin into Anderson's torso.
Kimono plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A shot to the body from Kimono misses
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
Kimono is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson can't get the takedown.
Franek Kimono has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Anderson.
Kimono is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Kimono looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kimono has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson looking for a takedown.
Kimono is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Anderson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kimono wants to stand but Anderson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Anderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kimono's head.
Anderson is thwarting Kimono's attempts to control the position.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Kimono is having none of it.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson is keen to just control but Kimono is a slippery customer.
Anderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kimono knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anderson on the ground.
Anderson working over Kimono with some ground and pound. Kimono looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Anderson is trying to control. Kimono wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anderson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kimono is looking to improve his position.
Anderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimono wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy.
Anderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
William Anderson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kimono works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kimono circles away.
Kimono looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Franek Kimono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimono turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kimono throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Kimono tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
Nice body kick there by Kimono.
Anderson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kimono fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kimono tries to clinch up.
Kimono lands a head kick!
Kimono wants to clinch.
Kimono tries to clinch
and Anderson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kimono's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kimono is on top in guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Kimono decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Anderson, up you get!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kimono wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Kimono working Anderson over with knees to the body.
Anderson prevents Kimono from breaking the clinch.
Anderson prevents Kimono from breaking the clinch.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kimono throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kimono swivels and escapes.
Anderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kimono tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kimono throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kimono. Kimono obviously looking to wear him down.
Kimono wants to clinch.
Kimono tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Kimono throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Kimono pushes him off.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kimono tries to clinch up
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
Kimono trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kimono into the cage.
Kimono wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Kimono has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson prevents Kimono from breaking the clinch.
Anderson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Anderson trying to control but Kimono is working from the bottom.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kimono is retaining full guard.
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kimono is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Kimono keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kimono closes the distance and clinches.
Kimono wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Kimono wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson keeps control of Kimono as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson has picked Kimono up - he's going for a ride! Anderson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kimono is trying to control but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kimono keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kimono is defending against the submission attempts here by Anderson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franek Kimono showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kimono 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Franek Kimono!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Franek Kimono!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Franek Kimono!
Franek Kimono wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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