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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Young Gu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Akali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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153 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Young Gu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leo Akali!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akali looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gu is fending him off so far but Akali persists. Nope, Gu circles away and we're back to standing.
Akali fails with a takedown attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gu.
Akali throws a wild body kick that Gu sees coming a mile off.
Akali tries to clinch up
and Gu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gu.
Gu lands a nice uppercut.
Akali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gu.
Akali is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gu is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Gu.
Akali landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Still in the clinch, Gu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gu lands with a short shot to the head.
Gu lands an uppercut.
Gu gets underhooks to prevent Akali's takedown attempt.
Young Gu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Akali.
Gu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akali is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Gu has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Gu digs a right hand underneath Akali's ribcage. Akali let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akali tries to land knees in the clinch but Gu avoids the damage to the body.
Akali trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gu lands a left hand.
It looks like Leo Akali has been cut.
Gu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akali pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Akali is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gu is defending well for now.
Gu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akali backwards.
Akali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Gu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gu lands an uppercut.
Akali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gu.
Akali looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gu lands a right hand.
Gu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akali is rocked!
Gu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Akali is still on wobbly legs! Can Gu finish him?
A short right from Gu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akali.
Akali trying to land knees to the body.
Gu misses with some punches.
Gu working the clinch nicely. Akali is working for position but Gu cracks him with a big knee to the head! Akali crumples up against the cage and Gu lands two more shots before the ref can save Akali! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Young Gu!
Young Gu retains his lightweight title!
Young Gu spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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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
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