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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Kirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaru Hideki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hideki has chosen Sparzanza - Temple Of The Red - Eyed Pigs as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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176 lbs
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178 lbs
19 - 4 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masaru Hideki!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kirk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hideki's calf.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kirk.
Kirk gets a clinch.
Kirk is trying to push Hideki away but Hideki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kirk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kirk is pressed up against the cage. Hideki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kirk down to the mat. Kirk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kirk throws a leg kick but Hideki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kirk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hideki.
Hideki throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kirk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hideki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hideki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kirk.
Hideki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kirk checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kirk checks a low kick from Hideki.
Hideki checks a leg kick.
Kirk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hideki's calf.
A clash of legs there as Kirk blocks the low kick.
Hideki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirk was well out of range. Poor timing from Hideki.
Hideki throws a push kick but Kirk slaps the foot to one side.
Hideki tries to clinch there but Kirk circles away.
Kirk swats away the attempt to clinch by Hideki.
Kirk throws a low kick but Hideki avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk is looking to slow Hideki down with leg kicks.
Kirk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hideki.
A low kick from Kirk is predictable there
and Hideki counters with an inside leg kick.
Hideki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kirk misses with a body kick.
Kirk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kirk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hideki pinned against the cage. Hideki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Kirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kirk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirk delivers a nice body kick.
Hideki tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki keeps Kirk at a distance using the push kick.
Hideki throws a push kick but Kirk slaps the foot to one side.
Hideki misses with a low kick.
Kirk misses with a left hand
and Kirk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kirk misses with a leg kick.
Kirk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hideki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kirk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hideki throws a body punch but Kirk moves out of range.
Hideki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kirk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hideki.
An inside leg kick from Kirk misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki throws a jab when Kirk was well out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hideki.
Hideki throws a hook to the side of Kirk's head but Kirk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hideki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirk was well out of range. Poor timing from Hideki.
Kirk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kirk.
Hideki misses with a body shot.
Hideki fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirk tries a low kick but Hideki avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Masaru Hideki will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kirk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kirk connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kirk is defended easily by Hideki.
Kirk takes a swing at Hideki's ribcage but misses.
Kirk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hideki throws out a powerful jab.
Hideki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hideki missing with a left hand there. Kirk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kirk.
Hideki throws a chopping leg kick but Kirk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kirk throws a low kick but Hideki moves out of range easily.
Kirk has closed the distance and engaged Hideki in a clinch.
Kirk blocking some punches.
Kirk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hideki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kirk is trying to break free.
Hideki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hideki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kirk prevents it.
Kirk tries to pull guard but Hideki won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Kirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kirk working aggressively here.
Hideki effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk misses with some punches.
Hideki is stalling here.
A short left from Kirk.
Hideki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hideki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hideki can't find room to land a body shot as Kirk controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Hideki.
Kirk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hideki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kirk swings wildly with an uppercut but Hideki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirk throws a head punch that misses.
Kirk misses with the head strike.
Hideki blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki misses with a punch to the body.
Hideki lands with a light punch inside.
Kirk stalling the fight.
Hideki keeps control of Kirk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kirk misses with a punch to the body.
Hideki struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirk controls his hands.
Kirk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hideki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kirk misses with a punch on the inside.
Hideki wants a takedown but no success here.
Kirk tries to work over Hideki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirk can't find room to land a body shot as Hideki controls the action.
Kirk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hideki is keeping busy.
Kirk is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hideki has Kirk pressed against the cage, preventing Kirk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki misses with a punch to the body.
Hideki tries to throw a body punch but Kirk avoids it by throwing Hideki back against the cage.
Hideki tries a body shot but Kirk blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hideki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hideki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kirk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirk misses with a punch to the body.
Kirk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hideki backwards.
Kirk swings wildly with an uppercut but Hideki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hideki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hideki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hideki gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kirk regains guard.
Kirk looking for a sweep. Not yet Kirk, not yet.
Hideki scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaru Hideki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kirk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kirk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hideki moves out of range of the body kick.
Crunch! Hideki slams his shin into Kirk's torso.
Hideki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kirk swats away the attempt to clinch by Hideki.
Hideki tries a low kick but Kirk avoids it.
Hideki throws a sloppy head kick and Kirk moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hideki 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 Kirk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kirk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kirk scores with a leg kick.
Kirk misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk blocks a leg kick.
Hideki throws a leg kick but Kirk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hideki tries to close the distance and clinch but Kirk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kirk throws a head kick but Hideki moves out of range.
Kirk misses with a leg kick.
Kirk throws a leg kick but Hideki checks it.
Hideki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kirk throws a front kick aimed at Hideki's knee but Hideki avoids it well.
Masaru Hideki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kirk misses with a kick to the body.
Kirk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirk motions for Hideki to come forward. Kirk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hideki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kirk scores with a spinning back kick!
Kirk scores with a nice body kick.
Kirk moves out of range of the body kick.
Kirk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kirk gets caught napping as Hideki dives in and scores a takedown. Kirk manages to retain guard.
Kirk is looking for a triangle but Hideki pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hideki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kirk wants to hit a switch here but Hideki passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kirk there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hideki with the ground and pound from mount.
Kirk bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kirk is fighting to break Hideki's control of his arms but Hideki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hideki is on top in guard.
Hideki cracks Kirk with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hideki trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James Kirk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hideki with a nice head shot there.
Hideki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hideki connects with a couple of short punches.
Kirk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hideki wants to control from the top but Kirk keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hideki.
Hideki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masaru Hideki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hideki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masaru Hideki!
Masaru Hideki made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I...destroy....all'.
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energy
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RATING
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