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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Higashikuni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Bring Da Ruckus as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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146 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm
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142 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katsu Higashikuni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higashikuni shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Higashikuni was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Higashikuni looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Higashikuni working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Higashikuni with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
You get the feeling that Gracie really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Higashikuni trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Higashikuni lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
Higashikuni scoring with strikes but Gracie is staying in there.
Higashikuni landing shots from mount.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Higashikuni's attempts to control the action.
Higashikuni breaks from Gracie's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Higashikuni jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gracie manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Higashikuni working the ground and pound but Gracie is defending the strikes.
Gracie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Higashikuni. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Higashikuni scoring with punches from side control.
Higashikuni throws an elbow but Gracie slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gracie is trying to control Higashikuni's posture but Higashikuni avoids it.
Higashikuni is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
Higashikuni thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is concentrating on defense, preventing Higashikuni from advancing position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie is staying active underneath Higashikuni, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Higashikuni is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Higashikuni throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Higashikuni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Higashikuni working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Higashikuni is tightening it up a little... Gracie has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Gracie reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Gracie taps out! Nice BJJ there by Higashikuni!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Katsu Higashikuni!
Katsu Higashikuni thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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