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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Woo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jj Oppapatika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Oppapatika's choice of entrance music: My Way. Mr Woo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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195 cm
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275 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mr Woo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jj Oppapatika!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oppapatika misses with a body shot
letting Woo counter with a right hand.
Woo looks for the body kick but Oppapatika saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Oppapatika misses its intended target.
Oppapatika misses with a two punch combination.
Woo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oppapatika.
Oppapatika stalks Woo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Woo's face. Woo staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Mr Woo has been cut.
Woo tries to clinch up but Oppapatika circles away and keeps his distance.
Oppapatika throws a combination that misses
and Woo counters with a shoot takedown. Oppapatika fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oppapatika is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Oppapatika keeping moving, preventing Woo from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Oppapatika dives on top into guard.
Woo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oppapatika manages to get himself to full guard.
Oppapatika wants to stand but Woo is controlling the position.
Woo wants to pass the guard but Oppapatika is keeping the position.
Woo lands a couple of digs.
Woo trying to control the position from guard on top but Oppapatika is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Woo passes Oppapatika's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Woo 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.
Oppapatika is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Woo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Oppapatika defends it well.
Oppapatika is defending against the submission attempts here by Woo.
Oppapatika wants to get back to his feet.
Woo throwing shots but Oppapatika is blocking nicely.
Woo is working for a kimura but Oppapatika is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woo 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Woo wants to pass to mount but Oppapatika is defending the position.
Woo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Oppapatika doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Woo.
Woo looks to land a strike but Oppapatika avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Oppapatika keeping moving, preventing Woo from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Oppapatika wants to get back to his feet but Woo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woo throwing strikes but missing.
Oppapatika wants to stand up but Woo is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oppapatika can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oppapatika is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Oppapatika is trying to push Woo away but Woo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Woo breaks the clinch.
Oppapatika misses with a lunging right hand
and Woo counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oppapatika fails to land with a series of punches.
Oppapatika misses with an uppercut
and Woo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Woo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Woo's cut.
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.
Woo moves away from the strike by Oppapatika.
Jj Oppapatika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oppapatika tries to sprawl but Woo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Oppapatika wants to get back to his feet.
Woo tries to pass to full mount but Oppapatika defends it.
Woo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Oppapatika is looking to escape.
Woo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oppapatika is just riding it out for now. Woo eventually gives up the hold.
Woo stops Oppapatika from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Oppapatika knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Woo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Oppapatika doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Woo.
Woo thows a huge punch but Oppapatika dodges it nicely.
Woo is trying to work for a kimura but Oppapatika is defending well.
Woo working over Oppapatika with some ground and pound. Oppapatika looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oppapatika tries to kick Woo off but Woo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Oppapatika is defending against the submission attempts here by Woo.
Woo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Oppapatika defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woo trying to control the action but Oppapatika is working from the bottom.
Woo seems to be looking for submissions.
Woo is trying to control the action in half guard but Oppapatika is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Woo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Woo wants to work for an arm triangle but Oppapatika is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Woo is looking for a kimura but Oppapatika is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Woo to get the leverage.
Oppapatika is trying to stand up here but Woo is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woo is trying to work for a kimura but Oppapatika is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oppapatika tries to kick Woo off but Woo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mr Woo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Woo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oppapatika sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppapatika wants to get back to his feet.
Woo is trying to control the action in half guard but Oppapatika is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Oppapatika wants to get back to his feet.
Woo thows a huge punch but Oppapatika dodges it nicely.
Oppapatika blocking the ground and pound attempt from Woo.
Oppapatika wants to get back to his feet.
Woo lands strikes from half guard.
Woo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Woo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Woo prevents Oppapatika from standing back up.
Woo is working for a submission of some sort.
Woo prevents Oppapatika from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Oppapatika avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Woo.
Oppapatika wants to get back to his feet.
Woo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Oppapatika has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Oppapatika is defending against the submission attempts here by Woo.
Woo prevents Oppapatika from standing back up.
Woo 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Woo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Woo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mr Woo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Woo tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oppapatika. Woo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oppapatika blocks the body kick.
Oppapatika misses with a left hand
and Woo counters by clinching up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oppapatika scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oppapatika.
Oppapatika is trying to force a seperation but Woo has the dominant position.
Woo being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppapatika doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Oppapatika misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Oppapatika.
A head punch on the inside from Oppapatika fails to land.
Woo stalling.
Oppapatika has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Woo works on Oppapatika's body with a couple of short punches.
Woo is pushing Oppapatika up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Oppapatika working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Oppapatika tries to circle away but Woo has him pinned against the cage.
Woo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oppapatika.
Woo avoiding damage.
Oppapatika tries to throw a body punch but Woo avoids it by throwing Oppapatika back against the cage.
Oppapatika is trying to break the clinch but Woo has him pressed against the cage.
Oppapatika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Woo's elbow.
Oppapatika is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Woo tries a body shot but Oppapatika blocks it.
Oppapatika is pressed up against the cage. Woo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oppapatika down to the mat. Oppapatika avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woo closes the distance but Oppapatika moves to the side
and Oppapatika counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oppapatika throws a sloppy body shot
and Woo counters with an outside leg kick.
Oppapatika loads up on a big right hand but Woo slips the punch.
Woo tries to clinch there but Oppapatika circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Woo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Oppapatika has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oppapatika and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oppapatika throws a looping overhand right but Woo ducks down to avoid it.
Woo lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oppapatika swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oppapatika throws a combination that misses
and Woo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oppapatika blocks a low kick nicely.
Woo scores with a leg kick.
Oppapatika misses with a jab, cross combination.
Woo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oppapatika finds it's way round the side to connect with Woo's head.
Oppapatika ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jj Oppapatika has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mr Woo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Oppapatika misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jj Oppapatika comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Woo 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Woo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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