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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between He Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Sushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man's entrance music is He-Man theme song. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 cm
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270 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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187 cm
24
275 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, He Man! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshi Sushi! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sushi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sushi misses with an uppercut. Sushi lands a body shot.
Man scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Yoshi Sushi has been cut. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sushi.
A big right from Sushi misses. A low kick from Man is predictable there and Sushi counters by clinching up. Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Sushi blocks an elbow strike from Man.
Man can't get the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action! Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sushis head. Man tries a body shot but Sushi blocks it.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Sushi controls his hands.
Sushi looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.
Sushi throws an elbow but it misses.
Sushi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Sushi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like He Man has been cut. A head punch on the inside from Sushi fails to land. Man content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Man wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round. Man misses with the head strike.
Man avoiding damage as Sushi throws knees to the body.
Sushi tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body. Sushi lands an elbow that stopped Man in his tracks for a moment. Sushi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sushi pushes off an throws an elbow but Man leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Man lands on the inside with an uppercut. Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sushi trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man. A short left from Sushi. Sushi works on Man's body with a couple of short punches. Sushi missing with knees to the body.
Sushi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Man throws an elbow but it misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Sushi.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Sushi backwards. Sushi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sushi. Sushi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Sushi pushes Man away with a front kick. Decent striking displayed by Man there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sushi misses with a kick to the body.
Man takes a swing at Sushi's ribcage but misses. Man darts in trying to clinch and Sushi counters with a nice double leg into half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Man trying to control here.
Man wants to get back to full guard. Man is staying active underneath Sushi, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Sushi is looking to advance position but Man won't allow it. Sushi prevents Man from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Man desperately trying to maintain half guard. Man wants to improve his position but Sushi is controlling well.
Sushi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Man is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sushi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sushi's back! Man trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Man will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. I would not like to be Sushi right now.
Sushi is in bad spot here.
Sushi covering up well under a barage of strikes. Man has Sushi flattened out and is raining down punches. Man is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sushi is defending well though. Man let's go of the attempt for now. Oooh a big shot gets through from Man. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Man has the hooks in. Sushi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. Man throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Sushi!
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 He Man will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Man clobbers Sushi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Man connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Man shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Sushi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Man misses with a straight right. Man misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Man just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target. Man misses with an uppercut. Man gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sushi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Man is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Sushi wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving. Man working a defensive guard here.
Sushi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet. Sushi wants to pass the guard but Man is keeping the position. Sushi looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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. Sushi keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully. Sushi managing to control the position. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Man misses with a hook. Sushi tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sushi tries to score with a low kick but Man moves his leg out of the way. Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Horrible takedown by Man or perhaps it was just good defense by Sushi which made him look bad. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for He Man. That's going to take a lot out of him. Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sushi. Sushi digs a good body shot into Man's ribs. Sushi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sushi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Sushi shoots in but Man avoids the takedown attempt easily. Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sushi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Man quickly recovers to half guard. Man tries to roll over but Sushi keeps him under control. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sushi in particular looking to stall. Man trying to control here.
Man wants to control the action here but instead Sushi manages to pass to full mount! Sushi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Man is looking to escape. Sushi with a couple of short strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Sushi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sushi throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and moves out of range. Man on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sushi. Sushi obviously looking to wear him down.
Man takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sushi.
Sushi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Man moves out of range as Sushi throws a body kick.
Man misses with a looping right. Sushi throws a leg kick that misses. Sushi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Man blocks a head kick by Sushi.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sushi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man. Man tries to move into range but Sushi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Sushi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sushi cracks the inside of Man's front leg. A solid body kick from Sushi. Yoshi Sushi seems to be getting the better of the standup. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Sushi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Sushi slips a jab from Man. Sushi fails in his attempt to clinch. Sushi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sushi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Man. Man is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Sushi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sushi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sushi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Sushi scoring with punches and elbows. Sushi cracks Man with a big right hand but Man just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Man is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sushi off and has taken his back! Man is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sushi has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. Man is not going to allow Sushi to sit and survive in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Man working for a choke but Sushi is defending well. Sushi holding on to Man's left wrist, preventing the choke. Man trying to control. Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Man.
Man patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round. Man lands punches and elbows. Man lands punches and elbows. Sushi tries to escape the position.
Sushi is trying to stand back up. Man doesn't have the hooks in and Sushi manages to turn into his guard.
Man looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sushi is one step ahead there. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight! Yoshi Sushi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Sushi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshi Sushi!
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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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FIGHT
RATING
75% |
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