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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Mapompo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuta Rekishi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rekishi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cult of Personality - Living Colour. This should be a great matchup!
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190 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm
21
224 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Inexperienced |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Mapompo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryuta Rekishi! The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rekishi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mapompo sees it coming and avoids it easily. Rekishi misses with a looping left. Rekishi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rekishi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rekishi tries for a takedown but Mapompo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Rekishi throws a nice head kick!
It looks like George Mapompo has been cut. Mapompo lands a slapping body shot.
Mapompo moves out of range as Rekishi strikes. Mapompo throws a good cross that connects.
Mapompo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Rekishi wants to land a leg kick but Mapompo is out of range. Mapompo darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Mapompo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rekishi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rekishi lands with a nice combination. Mapompo backs away looking to recover. Mapompo lands a right hook to the body.
Mapompo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mapompo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Horrible takedown by Rekishi or perhaps it was just good defense by Mapompo which made him look bad. Mapompo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mapompo connects with a body shot that sends Rekishi's belly button to the back. Rekishi misses with a body kick. A lazy body kick from Mapompo and Rekishi counters with a body kick that stops Mapompo in his tracks momentarily. Mapompo dips to his left and cracks Rekishi with an uppercut! Rekishi dives in and grabs Mapompo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mapompo pushes down on Rekishi's head and hops out. George Mapompo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryuta Rekishi. Rekishi looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rekishi avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mapompo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rekishi shoots in but Mapompo avoids the takedown attempt easily. Rekishi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mapompo is able to avoid easily. Mapompo looks to land a combination but Rekishi avoids it well. Mapompo scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Rekishi throws a sloppy head kick and Mapompo moves out of range easily. Danga de danga de dang - Mapompo scores with a four punch combination! Mapompo throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mapompo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mapompo leaves Rekishi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Mapompo swinging wildly here.
Rekishi is looking to chop away at Mapompo's legs. Mapompo misses with a series of wild punches.
Rekishi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mapompo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rekishi thinking. Rekishi misses with a wild combination.
Mapompo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mapompo duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mapompo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rekishi lands a leg kick that knocks Mapompo off balance momentarily. Mapompo scores with a jab to the body. Mapompo misses with a series of wild punches.
Rekishi shoots in but Mapompo avoids the takedown attempt easily. Rekishi looks to land a combination but Mapompo avoids it well. Mapompo is looking to wear down Rekishi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Mapompo connects with the punch. Rekishi misses with a takedown attempt - Mapompo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Mapompo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Mapompo dominated that round. The cut man is working on George Mapompo's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mapompo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rekishi. A clash of legs there as Mapompo blocks the low kick. George Mapompo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Rekishi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mapompo looks to land a combination but Rekishi avoids it well. Rekishi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rekishi throws a right and a left that Mapompo avoids nicely. Rekishi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mapompo pinned against the cage. Mapompo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. No joy there for Mapompo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rekishi shoots in but Mapompo avoids the takedown attempt easily. Mapompo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rekishi is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mapompo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rekishi in his tracks. Mapompo throws a series of punches but Rekishi moves out of range. Rekishi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Rekishi. Rekishi throws a wild body kick that Mapompo sees coming a mile off. Mapompo looks to land a combination but Rekishi avoids it well. Rekishi falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Mapompo to counter with a crisp jab. Mapompo throws a series of punches but Rekishi moves out of range. Rekishi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mapompo.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mapompo lands a glancing blow to the side of Rekishi's head. Mapompo looks to land a combination but Rekishi avoids it well. Mapompo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rekishi's hands. Rekishi misses with an attempted mid kick.
A combination from Mapompo does no damage. Mapompo looks to land a combination but Rekishi avoids it well. Mapompo throws a combination. Rekishi tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Ryuta Rekishi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rekishi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rekishi dives in and grabs Mapompo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mapompo pushes down on Rekishi's head and hops out. George Mapompo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryuta Rekishi. Rekishi moves out of range as Mapompo throws a body kick.
Rekishi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from Mapompo. Those never looked like landing. A jab lands there for Mapompo. Mapompo throws a right hand that Rekishi ducks under and follows up with a left that Rekishi also avoids with ease. Rekishi is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mapompo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rekishi. Rekishi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rekishi scores with a leg kick.
Rekishi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mapompo avoids it really well and circles away. George Mapompo is winning the standup battle so far. Rekishi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
George Mapompo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rekishi motions for Mapompo to come forward. Rekishi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Rekishi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Mapompo moves out of range of the body kick. Mapompo blocks a head kick by Rekishi.
Mapompo throws a series of strikes that have Rekishi backpedaling.
Mapompo scores with a shot to the body.
Mapompo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A lazy left from Mapompo finds it's target. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mapompo lands a really nice looking cross but Rekishi seems unphased.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rekishi, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rekishi fails with the takedown. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Mapompo dominated that second round. The cut man is working on George Mapompo's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mapompo closes the distance and lands a one-two. Rekishi tries a head kick but it misses.
Mapompo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rekishi has time to react. Rekishi is looking to land body kicks. Rekishi throws a series of punches but Mapompo avoids them all with ease. Mapompo checks a leg kick nicely. Rekishi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Rekishi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Mapompo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Rekishi swings for the body but Mapompo moves out of range.
Mapompo throws a nice looking combination but Rekishi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mapompo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rekishi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Mapompo throws a push kick but Rekishi slaps the foot to one side. Mapompo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rekishi.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rekishi. Rekishi misses with a wild body shot. Rekishi is looking to land body kicks. Mapompo digs a good body shot into Rekishi's ribs. Mapompo lands a glancing blow to the side of Rekishi's head. Sloppy strikes from Rekishi. Those never looked like landing. Rekishi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mapompo.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rekishi tries for a takedown but Mapompo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Mapompo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mapompo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rekishi backs up against the cage.
Mapompo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. 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! Mapompo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Mapompo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mapompo. Mapompo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rekishi. Mapompo tries to bum rush Rekishi with a series of wild strikes but Rekishi uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Rekishi throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mapompo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rekishi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Rekishi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Mapompo throws a series of strikes that have Rekishi backpedaling.
Mapompo is working the combinations to good effect here. Rekishi throws a head kick that misses. Mapompo throws a series of punches but Rekishi avoids them all with ease. Rekishi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mapompo!
Rekishi shoots in looking for a takedown. Mapompo tries to sprawl out of it but Rekishi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mapompo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. George Mapompo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryuta Rekishi. Mapompo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mapompo slips a jab and a cross from Rekishi.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rekishi. George Mapompo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Mapompo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Rekishi throws a leg kick that misses. Rekishi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Rekishi throws a combination that misses and Mapompo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Mapompo lands a jab. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mapompo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rekishi.
Ryuta Rekishi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mapompo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! George Mapompo showed his dominance in that final round. Well Mapompo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27 Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Mapompo!
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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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