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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Salbahis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jahan Drey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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275 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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287 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Salbahis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jahan Drey!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drey throws out a leg kick but Salbahis moves out of range and Drey only half commits.
Drey is looking to slow Salbahis down with leg kicks.
Salbahis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Salbahis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Drey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Drey is predictable there
and Salbahis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salbahis moves out of range of the body kick.
Salbahis checks a low kick from Drey.
A slapping body kick lands there for Drey.
A head kick misses from Salbahis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salbahis. Drey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salbahis moves out of range as Drey throws a body kick.
Salbahis lands with a kick to the temple. Drey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drey throws the kick towards the body but Salbahis avoids it.
A solid body kick from Salbahis.
Drey throws a head kick that misses.
Drey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drey moves out of range as Salbahis throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salbahis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Salbahis rushes Drey and presses him up against the cage.
Salbahis keeps control of Drey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Salbahis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drey.
Drey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Salbahis misses with a knee strike.
Salbahis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Salbahis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drey is defending well for now.
Drey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salbahis has closed the distance and engaged Drey in a clinch.
Salbahis misses with a knee strike.
Drey takes a knee right on the jaw!
A left hand lands to the body for Drey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drey is trying to break free.
Salbahis misses with a knee strike.
Salbahis misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salbahis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drey.
Drey can't find room to land a body shot as Salbahis controls the action.
Drey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salbahis is breathing heavily.
Salbahis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drey is looking to break free of the clinch but Salbahis has double underhooks.
Salbahis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salbahis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salbahis backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salbahis prevents Drey from breaking the clinch.
Drey tries to break the clinch but Salbahis is controlling the position.
Drey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salbahis is looking to chop away at Drey's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Victor Salbahis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Salbahis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Salbahis misses with a head kick.
Drey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drey connects with an inside leg kick.
Salbahis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drey throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Salbahis avoids the head kick by Drey.
Salbahis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salbahis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drey.
Drey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salbahis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drey misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Drey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drey throws a push kick but Salbahis slaps the foot to one side.
Jahan Drey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Salbahis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Drey.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drey lets loose with a powerful body kick. Salbahis will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drey throws a head kick that misses.
Drey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drey cracks a nice hook into Salbahis's ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drey. That's going to slow Salbahis down.
Drey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drey throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Salbahis's head.
Drey digs a good hook to Salbahis's body.
Drey throws a jab but it's blocked by Salbahis.
Salbahis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Drey throws the kick towards the body but Salbahis avoids it.
Salbahis checks a low kick from Drey.
Salbahis throws a leg kick but Drey moved away.
Drey misses with a kick to the body.
Drey lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salbahis blocks a head kick by Drey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drey 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 Salbahis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salbahis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Salbahis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salbahis misses with a leg kick
and Drey finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Drey scoring well with a low kick there.
Drey throws a sloppy head kick and Salbahis moves out of range easily.
Drey connects with a high kick.
Drey throws out a leg kick but Salbahis moves out of range and Drey only half commits.
Salbahis throws a low kick but Drey moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salbahis.
Drey thumps Salbahis with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drey lands a nice looking body kick.
Drey lands with a kick to the ribs.
That kick from Drey tenderised Salbahis's leg. Salbahis is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jahan Drey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Jahan Drey!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jahan Drey!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jahan Drey!
Jahan Drey wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Jahan Drey, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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