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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noynoy Kidlat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hurricane Bowers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hurricane Bowers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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193 cm
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215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noynoy Kidlat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hurricane Bowers!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidlat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bowers misses with a head kick.
Kidlat fails to land with a series of punches.
Kidlat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kidlat throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bowers's head.
Bowers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kidlat.
Bowers avoids the head kick by Kidlat.
A combination from Kidlat does no damage.
Bowers shoots in but Kidlat avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Noynoy Kidlat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Kidlat misses
and Bowers counters with a leg kick.
Bowers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kidlat pinned against the cage. Kidlat gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Noynoy Kidlat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hurricane Bowers.
Bowers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowers has closed the distance and engaged Kidlat in a clinch.
Kidlat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kidlat prevents Bowers from breaking the clinch.
Kidlat is trying to force a seperation but Bowers has the dominant position.
Kidlat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kidlat gets underhooks to prevent Bowers's takedown attempt.
Kidlat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bowers has him pressed against the cage.
Kidlat working hard to break the clinch.
Bowers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kidlat's efforts to push away.
Kidlat tries to land knees in the clinch but Bowers avoids the damage to the body.
Bowers jumps into guard, dragging Kidlat to the mat.
Kidlat controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowers wants to stand up but Kidlat is controlling him.
Bowers looks gassed!
Kidlat controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Noynoy Kidlat has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kidlat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bowers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kidlat throws a head kick that misses.
Kidlat throws a head kick but Bowers moves out of range.
Kidlat lands a leg kick that knocks Bowers off balance momentarily.
Bowers blocks a head kick by Kidlat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidlat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kidlat keeps the fight on the outside.
Kidlat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kidlat pushes Bowers away with a front kick.
Bowers fails with the takedown.
Kidlat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bowers fails with a takedown attempt.
Kidlat throws a head kick that misses
so Bowers counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bowers wants to get up but he can't break Kidlat's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kidlat looking for a sweep. Not yet Kidlat, not yet.
Kidlat on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kidlat tries to get out of the position.
Kidlat wants to stand up but Bowers is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowers trying to control the position from guard on top but Kidlat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bowers prevents Kidlat from getting back to his feet.
Kidlat trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bowers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hurricane Bowers.
Kidlat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bowers doesn't seem bothered though.
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 Noynoy Kidlat will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kidlat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bowers closes the distance and clinches up with Kidlat, looking for a takedown. Bowers pushes Kidlat against the cage but Kidlat circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bowers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kidlat as he avoids it easily.
Bowers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kidlat.
A solid body kick from Kidlat.
Kidlat connects with a body shot that sends Bowers's belly button to the back.
Bowers takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kidlat throws a lazy head kick
and Bowers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kidlat wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kidlat is not content to let Bowers control the position.
Bowers prevents Kidlat from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kidlat does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kidlat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hurricane Bowers wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kidlat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kidlat stuns Bowers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kidlat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kidlat just misses with a punch to the body.
Bowers shoots in but Kidlat avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Noynoy Kidlat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hurricane Bowers.
Bowers tries to bum rush Kidlat with a series of wild strikes but Kidlat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick from Kidlat lands but Bowers takes it in his stride.
Bowers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kidlat takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kidlat throws a head kick that half lands.
Kidlat misses with a head kick.
Kidlat throws a sloppy head kick and Bowers moves out of range easily.
Bowers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kidlat defends it nicely.
Noynoy Kidlat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidlat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bowers misses with a takedown attempt - Kidlat sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kidlat throws a sloppy head kick and Bowers moves out of range easily.
Bowers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kidlat.
Kidlat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Bowers.
Kidlat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Kidlat. No joy for Bowers on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kidlat throws a head kick that misses.
Bowers misses with a straight left.
Kidlat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bowers fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Kidlat misses
and Bowers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bowers throws a leg kick
and Kidlat counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kidlat throws a head kick but Bowers moves out of range.
Kidlat throws a head kick but Bowers moves out of range.
Bowers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kidlat throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bowers moves into the clinch.
Bowers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kidlat gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kidlat tries to circle away but Bowers has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noynoy Kidlat dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kidlat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bowers fails with the takedown
and Kidlat counters with a head kick. That will keep Bowers thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kidlat.
Kidlat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bowers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kidlat is fending him off so far but Bowers persists. Nope, Kidlat circles away and we're back to standing.
Kidlat throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kidlat keeps Bowers at a distance using the push kick.
Kidlat tries to land a front kick but Bowers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bowers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kidlat is looking to wear down Bowers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bowers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kidlat sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Noynoy Kidlat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hurricane Bowers.
Bowers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kidlat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidlat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bowers's calf.
Bowers tries to clinch but Kidlat is having none of it.
Kidlat swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowers.
Kidlat throws a nice head kick!
Bowers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kidlat scores with a head kick.
Bowers steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kidlat. That one must have hurt.
Bowers wants to clinch
and Kidlat counters with an outside leg kick.
Kidlat throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bowers shoots for a takedown but Kidlat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bowers fails with a takedown attempt.
Kidlat throws a head kick that misses
and Bowers counters with a big head kick but Kidlat shrugs it off.
Kidlat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bowers.
Kidlat throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kidlat throws a series of punches but Bowers avoids them all with ease.
Kidlat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kidlat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bowers moves away.
A head kick misses from Kidlat.
Kidlat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kidlat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kidlat scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidlat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kidlat throws a sloppy head kick
and Bowers counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kidlat's guard now.
Bowers stops Kidlat from standing up.
Kidlat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bowers stops Kidlat from standing up.
Bowers stands and steps away. Kidlat gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kidlat jabs at Bowers's body.
Bowers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bowers misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidlat throws a head kick but Bowers moves out of range.
Kidlat goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bowers bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kidlat wants to get back to his feet.
Kidlat is looking for a sweep.
Bowers is chipping away with strikes.
Kidlat regains half guard there - taking advantage of Bowers's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Bowers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kidlat keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Noynoy Kidlat.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kidlat, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noynoy Kidlat!
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energy
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RATING
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