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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sherif Fathy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kisuke Urahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fathy comes to the cage accompanied by Eat You Alive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 cm
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270 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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183 cm
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180 lbs
6 - 6 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sherif Fathy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Kisuke Urahara! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Urahara blocks a low kick nicely. Urahara stuns Fathy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Fathy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Urahara. Urahara obviously looking to wear him down.
Urahara has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Sherif Fathy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fathy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Urahara's corner calls for a 1-2. Urahara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. A nice leg kick lands there from Urahara. A jab from Fathy misses. Urahara avoids the head kick by Fathy.
Fathy avoids the head kick by Urahara.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Urahara lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fathy takes a step back to recover. Fathy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Urahara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Fathy is breathing heavily. Urahara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Urahara throws a head kick that misses. A punch lands to the side of Fathy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Sherif Fathy has been cut. Urahara blocks a low kick nicely. Fathy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urahara counters with a stiff right hand. Urahara scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Urahara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fathy doesn't seem bothered though. Urahara dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Urahara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Urahara tries a head kick but it misses.
Urahara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fathy momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Urahara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fathy doesn't seem bothered though. Urahara jabs Fathy right on the nose. Fathy blinks but takes it well. Urahara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Urahara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Urahara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fathy will feel that in the morning. Fathy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Urahara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fathy. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Urahara lands a head kick!
Fathy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Fathy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab, jab by Urahara - just one landing. Urahara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Urahara rushes Fathy and presses him up against the cage. Fathy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Fathy has Urahara pressed against the cage, preventing Urahara from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Fathy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Urahara is trying to pull guard but Fathy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Urahara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Urahara throws a nice inside leg kick. Fathy throws a big shot that misses. Urahara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Fathy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Fathy throws a head kick but Urahara moves out of range.
Urahara connects with a leg kick. Fathy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Urahara scores with a hook. Urahara stuns Fathy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Urahara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Urahara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Urahara bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Urahara throws a leg kick which misses Fathy's front leg but catches the back leg as Fathy tries to avoid it. Urahara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fathy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Urahara scores with a shot to the body.
Urahara thumps Fathy with a low kick. Urahara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Urahara throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Fathy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Urahara connects with a body shot. A solid leg kick lands there for Urahara.
Fathy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Urahara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. That kick from Urahara tenderised Fathy's leg. Fathy is trying to keep his angry face on. Urahara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Urahara lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Fathy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Urahara. A shot to the liver by Urahara. Beautiful body shot. Urahara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fathy rather than just go for the knockout. Urahara lands with an uppercut that bounces Fathy off the cage and back into range. Good shot there by Urahara. Urahara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fathy's hands. Urahara lands with a kick to the temple. Fathy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Urahara throws a leg kick which misses Fathy's front leg but catches the back leg as Fathy tries to avoid it. Urahara with a body punch. A glancing blow. Urahara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Urahara works Fathy's body with a nice hook. Fathy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Urahara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fathy scrambles back to his feet. Urahara throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Urahara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Urahara cracks Fathy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Urahara connects with the punch. Urahara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fathy's head.
Fathy is rocked! Urahara fails to land with a series of punches.
Urahara lands a big head kick that sends Fathy tumbling to the mat! Urahara takes a step backwards and waves Fathy back to his feet - he wants the finish! Oh Fathy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Fathy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Urahara. Urahara connects with an inside leg kick. A good leg kick by Urahara. A chopping leg kick lands by Urahara. Urahara scores with a kick to the midsection. Fathy seems to have got his legs back now. Fathy tries to keep at a distance but Urahara has taken the fight into the clinch. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Urahara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Fathy takes a shot to the head. Urahara misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Urahara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Fathy misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kisuke Urahara dominated that round. The cut man is working on Sherif Fathy's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Danga de danga de dang - Urahara scores with a four punch combination! Some wild striking there from Urahara.
Urahara thows a body kick. Fathy tries to catch it but that hurt him. Fathy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Urahara throws a nice outside leg kick. Urahara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fathy will feel that in the morning. Fathy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Urahara lands with a nice body kick. Urahara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Urahara lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fathy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Urahara has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Urahara clinches. Urahara gets through Fathy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Fathy misses with a hook from the clinch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Urahara is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Urahara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Urahara successfully pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Urahara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Urahara keeping moving, preventing Fathy from controlling successfully. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Urahara seems keen to control Fathy's posture. Urahara working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fathy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fathy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Urahara keeping moving, preventing Fathy from controlling successfully. Urahara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Urahara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fathy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Urahara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Urahara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Urahara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fathy postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fathy's corner is telling him to maintain position. Urahara working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fathy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Urahara is tightening it up a little... Fathy has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Fathy reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Fathy taps out! Nice BJJ there by Urahara!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kisuke Urahara! Kisuke Urahara gave a mention to TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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