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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hakuin Ekaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Crippler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ekaku comes to the cage accompanied by IV. Hakuin Ekaku has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
24 - 0 - 0 |
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130 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakuin Ekaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Crippler!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekaku connects with a right hand. Crippler shakes it off.
Crippler thows a leg kick but Ekaku checks it
and Ekaku counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crippler thinking.
Ekaku thows a leg kick but Crippler checks it
and Crippler counters with a nice body shot.
A low kick from Ekaku is predictable there
and Crippler counters with a low kick, right behind Ekaku 's knee.
Crippler throws out a leg kick but Ekaku moves out of range and Crippler only half commits.
Ekaku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ekaku throws a leg kick
and Crippler counters with a nice body kick.
Crippler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ekaku.
Ekaku moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ekaku shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Crippler's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku trying to control the position from guard on top but Crippler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crippler is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ekaku engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ekaku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two 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.
We're going to have a standup here because Hakuin Ekaku wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Crippler is looking to slow Ekaku down with leg kicks.
Ekaku cracks the inside of Crippler's front leg.
Crippler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ekaku is out of range.
Ekaku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crippler counters with a low kick, right behind Ekaku 's knee.
Joe Crippler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ekaku tests Crippler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ekaku looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crippler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ekaku.
Ekaku throwing strikes from guard but Crippler blocks nicely.
Ekaku stops Crippler from standing up.
That's four 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.
Ekaku trying to control the position from guard on top but Crippler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crippler keeping full guard, as Ekaku tries to pass.
Ekaku might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ekaku gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Crippler counters with a big head kick but Ekaku shrugs it off.
Crippler throws a sloppy head kick and Ekaku moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuin Ekaku dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ekaku lands with a nice combination. Crippler backs away looking to recover.
Ekaku shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crippler pinned against the cage. Crippler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ekaku throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crippler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hakuin Ekaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekaku avoids a kick to the body.
Ekaku throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crippler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ekaku throws a leg kick
and Crippler counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Crippler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crippler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku is looking to score with low kicks.
Crippler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ekaku takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ekaku tries for a takedown but Crippler circles away easily
and Crippler counters with a body kick that stops Ekaku in his tracks momentarily.
Ekaku scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Crippler. Ekaku shrugs it off though.
Ekaku throws a combination that misses
and Crippler counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crippler counters with an outside leg kick.
Crippler lands a nice looking body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crippler.
Crippler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hakuin Ekaku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Crippler misses
and Ekaku counters with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Crippler is predictable there
enabling Ekaku to counter with a crisp jab.
Ekaku avoids the head kick by Crippler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crippler is looking to land body kicks.
Crippler's corner calls for a 1-2. Crippler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ekaku misses with a right hand
and Crippler counters with a thumping low kick.
Crippler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice defenses there by Crippler.
Ekaku throws a body punch but Crippler moves out of range.
Crippler throws a right hand that misses
and Ekaku counters with a good low kick that Crippler was not able to check.
Ekaku shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Crippler's guard.
Ekaku content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crippler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ekaku is controlling him.
Ekaku is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ekaku lands with an uppercut that bounces Crippler off the cage and back into rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Crippler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Ekaku's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ekaku closes the distance and clinches up with Crippler, looking for a takedown. Ekaku pushes Crippler against the cage but Crippler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ekaku misses with a left hand
and Crippler counters with a left to the body.
Ekaku throws a lazy head kick
and Crippler counters by clinching up.
Crippler missing with knees to the body.
Crippler misses with a knee to the head.
Crippler works on Ekaku's body with a couple of short punches.
Crippler missing with knees to the body.
Ekaku breaks the clinch.
Crippler connects with a leg kick. Ekaku looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crippler misses with a kick to the body
letting Ekaku counter with a right hand.
Crippler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ekaku counters with a good low kick that Crippler was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crippler connects with a solid leg kick.
Ekaku with a poor takedown
and Crippler counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ekaku is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Crippler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ekaku misses with a right hand
and Crippler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick by Ekaku misses
and Crippler counters with a head kick.
Ekaku swings widly with a right hand
and Crippler counters with a nice body shot.
Crippler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crippler scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ekaku misses
and Crippler counters with a left to the body.
Crippler scores with a jab to the head.
No joy there for Crippler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crippler swings for the body but Ekaku moves out of range.
Crippler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ekaku.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hakuin Ekaku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crippler jabs Ekaku to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ekaku throws a leg kick
and Crippler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crippler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ekaku walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ekaku moves out of range of the body kick.
Crippler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ekaku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crippler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ekaku rather than just go for the knockout.
Ekaku shoots in but no luck this time.
Crippler wants to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crippler, right into the meat.
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.
Crippler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crippler scores with a leg kick.
Ekaku keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick by Ekaku misses
and Crippler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Crippler.
Crippler missing with knees to the body.
Crippler misses with a body punch.
Crippler tries a knee to the head but Ekaku blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Crippler really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ekaku misses with a double jab
and Crippler counters with a head kick. That will keep Ekaku thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Crippler blocks a jab.
Crippler throws a head kick but Ekaku moves out of range.
Ekaku doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Ekaku is predictable there
and Crippler counters with a big head kick but Ekaku shrugs it off.
Crippler slaps away a takedown attempt from Ekaku, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ekaku throws a sloppy head kick
and Crippler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crippler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ekaku is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ekaku throws a wild body kick that Crippler sees coming a mile off.
Crippler throws a sloppy head kick
and Ekaku counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ekaku is trying to control the action in half guard but Crippler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ekaku takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ekaku is looking to advance position but Crippler won't allow it.
Crippler wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakuin Ekaku has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crippler.
Ekaku fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ekaku shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crippler defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hakuin Ekaku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ekaku thows a leg kick but Crippler checks it
and Crippler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Crippler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crippler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekaku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crippler is defending well for now.
Ekaku pulls guard.
Crippler decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ekaku, up you get!
Crippler scores with a leg kick.
Crippler throws a lazy uppercut
and Ekaku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ekaku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crippler throws a jab but it's blocked by Ekaku.
Ekaku misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crippler tries to clinch up.
Crippler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ekaku makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ekaku misses with a left hand
and Crippler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Ekaku is predictable there
and Crippler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ekaku jabs at Crippler's body.
Crippler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crippler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ekaku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crippler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Hakuin Ekaku will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ekaku's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Crippler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ekaku.
Crippler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ekaku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ekaku throws a body punch but Crippler moves out of range.
Ekaku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crippler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ekaku counters with a nice uppercut.
Ekaku throws a combination that misses
letting Crippler counter with a right hand.
Crippler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ekaku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crippler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ekaku throws a poor cross that misses
and Crippler counters with a big head kick but Ekaku shrugs it off.
Crippler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crippler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crippler lands a jab to Ekaku's midsection.
Crippler misses with the body kick
and Ekaku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ekaku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crippler counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crippler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crippler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ekaku.
Ekaku throws a lazy uppercut
and Crippler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ekaku looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Crippler!
Crippler is desperately trying to improve his position but Ekaku has a good base and remains in mount.
Ekaku sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crippler trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ekaku postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Crippler looks a forlorn figure.
Crippler is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
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.
Crippler is squirming around, avoiding Ekaku's attempts to control the action.
Ekaku avoids the attempt from Crippler to control.
Ekaku goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Crippler turns into him and now he's in Ekaku's guard.
Crippler decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ekaku, up you get!
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 Hakuin Ekaku.
I think Ekaku 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Joe Crippler!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Joe Crippler!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Joe Crippler!
Joe Crippler wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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