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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Sambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dux (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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Dangerous GnP
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Sambo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux swats away the attempt to clinch by Sambo.
Sambo wants to clinch up but Dux keeps it at a distance.
Sambo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sambo blocks a head kick by Dux.
Sambo blocks a head kick by Dux.
Dux throws a head kick that misses.
Sambo wants to clinch up but Dux keeps it at a distance.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sambo moves in looking to clinch but Dux pushes him off.
Sambo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dux throws a push kick but Sambo slaps the foot to one side.
Sambo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sambo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sambo is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sambo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sambo is looking to clinch but Dux is avoiding it.
Dux lands a high kick!
Dux throws a head kick that misses.
Dux throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dux swats away the attempt to clinch by Sambo.
Dux throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux tries to land a front kick but Sambo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sambo shoots for a takedown but Dux saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dux throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Sambo stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Dux follows into mount!
Sambo is rocked!
Dux avoids the attempt from Sambo to control.
Oh Sambo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sambo is trying to reverse the position but instead Dux has taken his back - oops!
Dux is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sambo defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
I really don't envy Sambo right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux has good solid back control here.
Sambo seems to have got his legs back now.
Sambo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dux's guard. Nice work there by Sambo.
Sambo looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sambo passes into half guard.
Sambo is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Dux has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sambo moves nicely into side control.
Sambo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sambo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dux is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sambo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dux rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sambo's guard! Nice work there by Dux!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sambo is on top in guard.
Sambo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dux is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dux has escaped and now he's on top!
Dux pushing down on Sambo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sambo clinches up against the cage.
Dux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sambo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dux to score with a decent uppercut.
Sambo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kimbo Sambo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sambo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sambo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sambo looking for a guillotine from mount but Dux is having none of it.
Sambo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dux has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dux!
Sambo working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Sambo to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Dux is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Sambo pulls down on the head and he's put Dux to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kimbo Sambo!
Kimbo Sambo retains his middleweight title!
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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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