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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacques St Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Hashimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Croix comes to the cage accompanied by Erasure - A Little Respect. Hashimoto has chosen Chopin's Funeral March in B flat minor as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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151 lbs
18 - 7 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques St Croix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keiji Hashimoto!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hashimoto throws a sloppy body shot
and St Croix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hashimoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Croix moves away.
Hashimoto lands with a good body shot.
St Croix checks a low kick from Hashimoto.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Croix.
Hashimoto throws a body punch but St Croix moves out of range.
St Croix throws a hook but Hashimoto blocks it.
St Croix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hashimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from St Croix.
Hashimoto lands an overhand right.
St Croix throws a body punch but Hashimoto moves out of range.
Hashimoto lands a jab to St Croix's midsection.
Hashimoto shoots in but St Croix avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hashimoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hashimoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Hashimoto throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashimoto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hashimoto misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting St Croix counter with a right hand.
Hashimoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Croix manages to avoid it.
Hashimoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Croix closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hashimoto throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Croix counters with an outside leg kick.
A big left from St Croix misses.
St Croix throws a poor cross that misses
and Hashimoto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hashimoto throws a sloppy body shot
and St Croix counters with a three punch combo that has Hashimoto backing up. Hashimoto nods at St Croix to acknowledge the strikes.
Hashimoto lands with a cross.
Hashimoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice defenses there by St Croix.
That kick from Hashimoto tenderised St Croix's leg. St Croix is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hashimoto throws a body kick the misses
and St Croix counters with a slapping leg kick.
St Croix throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hashimoto counters with a low kick, right behind St Croix 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto scores with a jab to the body.
St Croix has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from St Croix there as he acknowledges the shot.
St Croix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hashimoto moves away.
St Croix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hashimoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
St Croix blocks a body shot from Hashimoto.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Croix.
Hashimoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of St Croix backwards.
Hashimoto lands with a left to the head.
St Croix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hashimoto tries a body shot but St Croix blocks it.
St Croix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hashimoto jabs St Croix to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Hashimoto.
Hashimoto throws a body punch but St Croix moves out of range.
St Croix swings widly with a right hand
and Hashimoto counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Hashimoto.
Hashimoto misses with a hook to the body
and St Croix counters with a nice uppercut.
Hashimoto is looking to clinch but St Croix is avoiding it.
Hashimoto connects with a right hand. St Croix shakes it off.
Hashimoto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hashimoto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St Croix counters with a slapping leg kick.
A low kick from St Croix is predictable there
and Hashimoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hashimoto misses with a jab to the body
letting St Croix counter with a right hand.
Hashimoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Croix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Croix moves out of range of the strikes.
Hashimoto lands a body shot.
Nice cross by St Croix.
St Croix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hashimoto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
St Croix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hashimoto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Hashimoto throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Croix makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hashimoto misses the body punch
and St Croix counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hashimoto thinking.
Hashimoto throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Croix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hashimoto scoring well with a low kick there.
St Croix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hashimoto digs a good body shot into St Croix's ribs.
Hashimoto misses the body punch
and St Croix counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hashimoto is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! St Croix had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hashimoto throws a right hand that misses
and St Croix counters with a stiff right hand.
Keiji Hashimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hashimoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hashimoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Croix.
Hashimoto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St Croix makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hashimoto misses with an uppercut
and St Croix counters with an outside leg kick.
Hashimoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St Croix throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keiji Hashimoto will probably get the nod.
That's time! St Croix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St Croix misses with a low kick as Hashimoto jumps back.
St Croix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hashimoto.
Hashimoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St Croix doesn't seem bothered though.
St Croix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hashimoto manages to avoid it.
St Croix throws an off balance right hand
and Hashimoto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
St Croix moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hashimoto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Keiji Hashimoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Croix avoids the body shot from Hashimoto.
St Croix motions for Hashimoto to come forward. St Croix throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Hashimoto or perhaps it was just good defense by St Croix which made him look bad.
Hashimoto misses with a shot to the body
and St Croix counters with a nice kick to the body.
A jab from Hashimoto misses.
Hashimoto misses with a hook to the body
and St Croix counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hashimoto's knee momentarily.
Hashimoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Croix.
Hashimoto wants to clinch but St Croix slips to the side
and St Croix counters with an outside leg kick.
Hashimoto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down St Croix rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashimoto connects with a nice looking jab.
Hashimoto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hashimoto connects with a body shot.
Hashimoto slips a jab and a cross from St Croix.
Hashimoto lands with a nice body punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Croix.
Hashimoto swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling St Croix to counter with a crisp jab.
St Croix swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hashimoto throws a body punch but St Croix moves out of range.
Hashimoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Hashimoto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St Croix counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hashimoto doesn't manage to clinch there - St Croix circles away.
Hashimoto swings for the body but St Croix moves out of range.
Hashimoto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and St Croix counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hashimoto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hashimoto throws the left hand but St Croix avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto swings away with a body shot that misses
and St Croix counters with an outside leg kick.
Hashimoto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hashimoto blocks a jab.
Hashimoto misses with a lunging right hand
and St Croix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Croix stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
St Croix throws the left hand but Hashimoto avoids the punch easily.
Hashimoto lands with a good body shot.
Hashimoto misses with a body shot
and Hashimoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Croix blocks a leg kick.
A big right from Hashimoto misses.
Hashimoto walks into a left hand.
Hashimoto misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by St Croix.
Hashimoto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Croix lands a slapping body shot.
Hashimoto misses with a jab to the body
and St Croix makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hashimoto misses with a body punch
and St Croix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hashimoto looks to score with a jab to the body but St Croix is just out of range.
Hashimoto throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. St Croix was covering up waiting for the punch and Hashimoto finishes the takedown easily into guard.
St Croix is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hashimoto trying to control but St Croix is working from the bottom.
Hashimoto is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but St Croix has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hashimoto is looking to defend but St Croix has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hashimoto! St Croix pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hashimoto taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jacques St Croix!
Jacques St Croix retains his featherweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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