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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andres Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aku Zoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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214 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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23
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Bonifacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aku Zoku!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Zoku with that takedown attempt.
Andres Bonifacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zoku closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zoku lands in his opponent's guard.
Zoku controlling from the top position.
Zoku scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zoku slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bonifacio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zoku in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zoku missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zoku is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoku's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Aku Zoku hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A swing and a miss from Bonifacio.
Zoku closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zoku lands in his opponent's guard.
Bonifacio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zoku throws a big right hand that misses.
Zoku working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bonifacio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bonifacio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zoku on the ground.
Zoku stays in close to Bonifacio's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoku postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zoku loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zoku looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bonifacio is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Let's hope that Zoku has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Zoku is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoku controlling from the top position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Aku Zoku hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bonifacio misses with the combination.
Bonifacio stuffs the takedown attempt from Zoku. Zoku gets slowly back to his feet.
Zoku throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bonifacio's waist but Bonifacio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zoku off to one side.
Andres Bonifacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aku Zoku.
Zoku fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bonifacio avoids it really well and circles away.
Bonifacio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoku scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bonifacio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zoku won't allow Bonifacio to get back to his feet.
Zoku controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zoku landing some decent shots from guard.
Zoku is stalling in the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zoku postures up and lands a big shot to Bonifacio's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aku Zoku dominated that round.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonifacio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zoku scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zoku not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zoku not doing much here.
Zoku is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bonifacio!
Zoku scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bonifacio?
Zoku lands with some strikes.
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!
Zoku postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bonifacio looks a forlorn figure.
Zoku sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zoku pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoku takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zoku pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bonifacio is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zoku controlling from the full mount.
Zoku looking to finish Bonifacio with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bonifacio!
Oh Bonifacio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zoku lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bonifacio hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoku lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Bonifacio! Zoku sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Bonifacio and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aku Zoku!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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