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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaito Saruwatari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rantis Gaumpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saruwatari comes to the cage accompanied by Andrea Bocelli - Time To Say Goodbye. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gaumpe's choice of entrance music: TRIBAL SEEDS- AWAY. Rantis Gaumpe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kaito Saruwatari's chin.
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186 cm
27
214 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
29
217 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaito Saruwatari! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rantis Gaumpe! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Saruwatari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Crunch! Gaumpe slams his shin into Saruwatari's torso. Gaumpe digs a good body shot into Saruwatari's ribs. The fight stays on the outside here - Saruwatari looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Saruwatari misses with a kick to the body and Gaumpe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Kaito Saruwatari has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gaumpe throws a body kick that misses. Saruwatari takes a body punch but keeps moving. Gaumpe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saruwatari was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaumpe. A decent looking body kick lands there for Gaumpe. Saruwatari is breathing heavily. Gaumpe misses with a head kick.
Saruwatari avoids the head kick by Gaumpe.
Gaumpe looks to score with a jab to the body but Saruwatari is just out of range. Some bone on bone action there as Gaumpe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Gaumpe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Gaumpe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saruwatari rather than just go for the knockout. Gaumpe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gaumpe lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Saruwatari crumples to the floor! Gaumpe milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rantis Gaumpe! Rantis Gaumpe managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ganja's Warehouse (95% Laundering), into his post fight interview.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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