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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Sushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Kafka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kafka has chosen Heartbeats as his entrance music. Franz Kafka will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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275 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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200 cm
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265 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshi Sushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franz Kafka!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kafka, as that shot connected.
It looks like Yoshi Sushi has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Sushi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kafka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sushi.
Sushi ducks right into an uppercut from Kafka.
Franz Kafka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sushi ducks under a wild hook from Kafka.
Kafka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sushi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kafka lands a lovely overhand right.
Kafka digs a good body shot into Sushi's ribs.
Kafka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kafka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sushi.
Sushi blocks a jab.
Sushi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kafka digs a good body shot into Sushi's ribs.
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!
Kafka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kafka throws a leg kick
and Sushi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kafka takes a swing at Sushi's ribcage but misses.
Kafka throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sushi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sushi throws out a loose jab but Kafka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sushi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kafka.
Kafka missing with a left hand there. Sushi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kafka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sushi takes a swing at Kafka's ribcage but misses.
Kafka keeps the fight on the outside.
Kafka wants to slow Sushi down by chopping away at his legs.
Kafka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sushi gets a takedown into half guard.
Sushi is looking for a kimura here.
Kafka wants to control but Sushi is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kafka wants to get back to full guard.
Kafka trying to control but Sushi postures up.
Kafka is trying to get back to full guard.
Sushi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kafka's head.
Sushi wants to work for an arm triangle but Kafka is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sushi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sushi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kafka defending well though.
Sushi prevents Kafka from improving his position.
Sushi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kafka has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sushi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kafka sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four 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.
Kafka is trying to get back to full guard.
Kafka trying to control from the bottom.
Kafka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kafka is looking to control Sushi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kafka avoid being mounted?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sushi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kafka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franz Kafka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Sushi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sushi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kafka's sensitive parts.
Kafka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kafka misses with a looping left.
Sushi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sushi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kafka throws the left hand but Sushi avoids the punch easily.
Kafka misses with a shot to the body
and Sushi counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Franz Kafka has been cut.
Kafka throws a big shot that misses.
Kafka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sushi is able to avoid easily.
Kafka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sushi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kafka is fending him off so far but Sushi persists. Nope, Kafka circles away and we're back to standing.
Sushi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kafka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kafka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sushi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kafka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Kafka.
Sushi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Sushi misses.
Sushi is looking to clinch.
Kafka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sushi doesn't seem bothered though.
Sushi throws a looping overhand right but Kafka ducks down to avoid it.
Franz Kafka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kafka throws a series of punches but Sushi avoids them all with ease.
Sushi staying out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Sushi as he connects with a hook.
Sushi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kafka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kafka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kafka dips to his left and cracks Sushi with an uppercut!
Kafka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sushi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sushi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sushi moves out of range as Kafka strikes.
Kafka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sushi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kafka's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kafka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sushi.
Kafka throws an overhand right that lands on Sushi's shoulder, as Sushi tries to avoid the shot.
Kafka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sushi looks to land a body kick but Kafka moved away.
Kafka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kafka throws the left hand but Sushi avoids the punch easily.
Kafka scores with the left hand. Sushi knows he should have avoided that one.
Kafka misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Kafka blocks the leg kick.
Sushi motions for Kafka to come forward. Sushi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kafka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sushi.
Kafka throws the left hand but Sushi avoids the punch easily.
Kafka scores with a nice right hand.
Sushi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sushi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sushi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kafka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sushi.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kafka crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sushi - the referee stops the clock and Kafka gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sushi. Kafka manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sushi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kafka with a nice cross.
Sushi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kafka misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sushi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kafka slips under a jab from Sushi.
Kafka throws a leg kick
and Sushi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kafka won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sushi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sushi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kafka has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kafka can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kafka might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sushi kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yoshi Sushi will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kafka misses the jab.
Kafka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kafka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sushi.
Kafka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Kafka.
Kafka misses with a straight right.
Kafka throws a jab but it's blocked by Sushi.
Kafka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sushi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sushi shoots in and gets a takedown into Kafka's guard.
Kafka keeping moving, preventing Sushi from controlling successfully.
Sushi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kafka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sushi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kafka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sushi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sushi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kafka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sushi thows a big elbow that misses.
Sushi is in close to Kafka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sushi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kafka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sushi is looking to work some ground and pound but Kafka has wrist control.
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.
Sushi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sushi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sushi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kafka is keeping the position for now.
Sushi stays in close to Kafka's body and controls the position.
Sushi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kafka managing to control the position.
Kafka being controlled here, momentarily.
Sushi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sushi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sushi wants to control the pace but Kafka is squirming around nicely.
Sushi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sushi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kafka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kafka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sushi wants to control the pace but Kafka is squirming around nicely.
Kafka is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sushi looking to control but Kafka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sushi jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kafka is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kafka and Sushi has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Sushi scores with punches from side control.
Sushi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kafka keeps working.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kafka can do anything to dispel that myth.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshi Sushi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sushi 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshi Sushi!
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energy
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hype
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