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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Damato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Budo Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 cm
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225 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
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187 cm
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225 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Damato! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Budo Rei! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rei looks for the body kick but Damato saw that one coming. Damato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Damato misses with an uppercut. Rei swings for the body but Damato moves out of range.
Budo Rei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Damato stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rei. A jab lands there for Damato.
It looks like Budo Rei has been cut. Rei throws a solid leg kick but Damato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rei. Damato thows a body shot but no joy. Damato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Damato lands a high kick!
Damato throws a head kick but Rei moves out of range.
Damato throws a body kick that misses. Rei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Damato. That did some damage! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Damato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rei was well out of range. Poor timing from Damato. Damato throws a jab when Rei was well out of range. A low kick from Rei misses and Rei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Rei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Rei.
That's one minute gone in the round. Damato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Rei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Rei lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Damato misses with a body kick. Rei lands a nice looking body kick. Damato is breathing heavily. Rei tries to clinch up but Damato circles away and keeps his distance. Damato avoids a kick to the body.
Damato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rei, right into the meat.
Damato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. An inside leg kick from Rei misses. Damato avoids the body shot from Rei.
Rei lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rei thuds a left hand into Damato's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rei connects with a leg kick. Damato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Rei scores with a nice strike. Rei tries to work over Damato's front leg with a kick but Damato checks it. Rei is looking to clinch. Damato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rei. Rei obviously looking to wear him down.
Damato blocks a head kick by Rei.
Rei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Damato. That did some damage! A chopping leg kick lands by Rei. Rei throws a low kick but Damato avoids it. Rei scoring well with a low kick there.
Rei tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Damato is able to avoid easily. Damato looks to score with a jab to the body but Rei is just out of range. Damato takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice shot by Rei. Rei lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rei misses with a low kick. Rei throws a low kick but it's checked well by Damato. Rei lunges at Damato with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damato's hand. Damato blocks a low kick nicely. Rei avoids the head kick by Damato.
Nice cross by Rei. Damato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Rei throws a push kick but Damato slaps the foot to one side. Rei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Rei. Rei's jab looks to have found its range, popping Damato under the eye. Rei throws a low kick but Damato moves out of range easily. Rei throws a nice inside leg kick. 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! Damato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rei moves away. Damato with a hook. Rei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Damato throws a low kick but Rei avoids it. Damato moves out of range of the body kick. Rei lands a front kick. Rei throws a nice outside leg kick. Rei pivots, looking for a leg kick but Damato is out of range and Rei settles back down. A slow jab from Rei misses its intended target. Rei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rei lands with a shot to the body. Rei throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rei, right into the meat.
Rei goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Damato has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rei. Rei finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rei thumps Damato with a low kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budo Rei dominated that round. The cut man is working on Budo Rei's cut. 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.
Rei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Damato circles away quickly and effectively. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Damato might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Damato avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Rei throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Rei misses with a low kick as Damato jumps back. Rei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Budo Rei seems to be getting the better of the standup. Damato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rei in his tracks. Rei throws a low kick but it's checked well by Damato. A punch lands to the side of Rei 's head but he takes it in his stride. Rei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rei 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. Rei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Rei tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rei lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Damato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Damato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Damato throws the kick towards the body but Rei avoids it. Damato throws a poor cross that misses
and Rei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice body punch from Damato. Rei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damato was well out of range. Poor timing from Rei. Rei pivots, looking for a leg kick but Damato is out of range and Rei settles back down. Rei attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. A jab from Damato misses. That kick from Rei tenderised Damato's leg. Damato is trying to keep his angry face on. Good work by Damato as he checks the leg kick. Rei moves away from the strike by Damato. Rei misses with a looping right. A head kick misses from Damato. Damato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rei throws a chopping leg kick but Damato manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Rei motions for Damato to come forward. Rei throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Rei throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Damato. Rei takes a swing at Damato's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rei motions for Damato to come forward. Rei throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. 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! Damato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. A nice leg kick lands there from Rei. Rei cracks the inside of Damato's front leg. Rei pivots, looking for a leg kick but Damato is out of range and Rei settles back down. Rei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Rei has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Rei lets loose with a powerful body kick. Damato will feel that in the morning. Rei connects with a nice looking jab.
Damato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rei. Rei obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab, jab by Rei - just one landing. Rei connects with a leg kick. Damato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Rei lands with a slapping head kick. Rei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Rei misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rei misses with a low kick.
Rei misses the jab. Damato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rei.
Rei scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Damato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Damato is rocked! Rei cracks the inside of Damato's front leg. Rei throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Rei swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Damato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rei's knee momentarily. Both fighters circling a little - Damato finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Damato blocks a head kick by Rei.
Rei is looking to score with low kicks. Rei throws a leg kick but Damato sees it coming and moves out of range. Damato cracks Rei with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Rei misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Rei doesn't manage to clinch there - Damato circles away.
Rei moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Rei on the inside. Rei can't find room to land a body shot as Damato controls the action.
Damato lands with a short shot to the head. Rei lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Damato. Damato misses with a punch on the inside.
Damato lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rei. Rei lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch on the inside from Rei fails to land. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rei lands on the inside with an uppercut. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Still in the clinch, Rei scores with a nice short uppercut. Rei lands with a short head shot on the inside. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budo Rei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Budo Rei's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rei thows a body kick. Damato tries to catch it but that hurt him. Oh Damato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Rei drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Damato right on the button. Damato goes down! Rei follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Rei gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Budo Rei! After the big win, Budo Rei made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Adam's NORTHERN WILD and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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