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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Douillet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Hyabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Douillet had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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185 cm
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250 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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190 cm
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272 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Douillet! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Hyabusa! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice body kick there by Hyabusa. Nice defenses there by Hyabusa. Hyabusa scores with a sloppy right hand. Douillet should have avoided that one. Hyabusa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Douillet jabbing away but nothing is landing. Douillet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyabusa.
Hyabusa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Douillet was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyabusa. Douillet blocks a jab. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Douillet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A looping hook to the body misses from Hyabusa. Douillet does a little dance to reset his feet. Douillet ducks under a wild hook from Hyabusa. Hyabusa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hyabusa slips under a jab from Douillet. Hyabusa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Douillet doesn't seem bothered though. Douillet shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hyabusa napping and manages to drive through into side control! Hyabusa is pushing Douillet's head away, looking to escape. Douillet manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Douillet is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hyabusa has escaped the position, nice work there. Hyabusa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Douillet working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Douillet prevents Hyabusa from escaping the position. Douillet throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hyabusa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Douillet asserts his dominance and retains side control. Douillet has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Douillet throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Douillet cracks Hyabusa with a big elbow. Hyabusa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Douillet asserts his dominance and retains side control. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Douillet is working Hyabusa over with some ground and pound from side control. Hyabusa is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Douillet working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hyabusa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Douillet is controlling him well. Douillet in side control lands a decent elbow. Hyabusa looks gassed! Hyabusa is looking to get back to his feet here but Douillet is keeping cool and he's managed to take Hyabusa's back. Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Douillet.
Hyabusa looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Douillet lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK. Hyabusa controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position. Douillet looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Douillet has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Hyabusa. Hyabusa wants to get back to his feet. Douillet is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hyabusa is defending well though. Douillet let's go of the attempt for now. Hyabusa is trapped and Douillet is scoring with shots to the head and body. Hyabusa manages to stand up with Douillet still on his back. Eventually Douillet drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position. Hyabusa throws a hook to the side of Douillet's head but Douillet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Hyabusa misses the shot to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A momentary lapse in concentration from Hyabusa enables Douillet to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hyabusa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Douillet won't allow Hyabusa to get back to his feet. Douillet landing with the ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Douillet dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Douillet looks to land a left hand but Hyabusa moved out of range nicely. Douillet throws a hook but Hyabusa avoids it easily. Douillet throws a big shot that misses. Douillet throws an overhand right that lands on Hyabusa's shoulder, as Hyabusa tries to avoid the shot. Douillet misses with a straight right. A punch lands to the side of Douillet 's head but he takes it in his stride. Douillet smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. A bone on bone clash there as Douillet blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hyabusa. Douillet does a little dance to reset his feet. Douillet throws a body punch but Hyabusa moves out of range. Hyabusa misses with a hook. Sloppy strikes from Hyabusa. Those never looked like landing. Hyabusa jabs Douillet to the body, keeping him at a distance. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Douillet here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Douillet loads up on a big right hand but Hyabusa slips the punch. Hyabusa is looking to chop away at Douillet's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hyabusa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Douillet to counter with a crisp jab. Hyabusa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Hyabusa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Douillet is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Douillet moves forwards but Hyabusa connects with a nice, crisp jab. Hyabusa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A left lands for Hyabusa. Hyabusa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hyabusa digs a good hook to Douillet's body.
Ryu Hyabusa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Hyabusa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Hyabusa jabs Douillet to the body, keeping him at a distance. Hyabusa throws the kick towards the body but Douillet avoids it. A punch combination from Hyabusa misses. Hyabusa lands a glancing blow to the side of Douillet's head. Hyabusa is looking to chop away at Douillet's legs. Ryu Hyabusa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hyabusa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Douillet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hyabusa with a body punch. A glancing blow. Hyabusa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Douillet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hyabusa throws a hook to the side of Douillet's head but Douillet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Douillet on the wrong end of a nice hook. Decent striking displayed by Hyabusa there. Hyabusa throws a head kick that Douillet semi-blocks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hyabusa, right into the meat.
Hyabusa fakes the leg kick and cracks Douillet in the body. Hyabusa scores with a jab to the jaw. Left hook, right uppercut from Hyabusa. Hyabusa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Douillet. Douillet takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hyabusa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Douillet was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyabusa. Hyabusa catches Douillet with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hyabusa lands a jab to the head.
Hyabusa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Douillet. Douillet walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hyabusa. Hyabusa digs a good hook to Douillet's body.
Douillet on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Hyabusa connects with a leg kick. Douillet looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Hyabusa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Douillet takes a jab right on the kisser.
A combination from Hyabusa does no damage. Hyabusa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Hyabusa thuds his right hand into Douillet's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Hyabusa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Hyabusa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hyabusa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Douillet fails with the takedown. Hyabusa with a nice cross. Hyabusa connects with a solid leg kick. Douillet closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hyabusa quickly recovers to half guard. Hyabusa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Douillet is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Hyabusa is looking to escape. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hyabusa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Hyabusa wants to stand back up but Douillet manages to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Hyabusa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hyabusa looks to score with a jab to the body but Douillet is just out of range. Douillet throws a hook but Hyabusa blocks it. Hyabusa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Hyabusa lunges at Douillet with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Douillet's hand. Hyabusa avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Douillet looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Douillet shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Hyabusa uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hyabusa throws a combination. Douillet tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Douillet jabbing away but nothing is landing. Douillet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hyabusa. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Hyabusa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hyabusa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Hyabusa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Douillet has time to react.
Douillet is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round. Hyabusa lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Douillet goes down and covers up as Hyabusa starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Hyabusa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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