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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kanji Inoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Blanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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232 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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199 cm
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256 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kanji Inoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charlie Blanca!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blanca counters with a left to the body.
Inoki fails with a takedown attempt.
Blanca misses with a double jab.
Blanca throws a nice looking combination but Inoki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blanca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Inoki tries for a takedown but Blanca sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Inoki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Inoki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blanca swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanji Inoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Inoki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanca defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Inoki.
Inoki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Inoki stops Blanca from getting back to his feet.
Inoki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Inoki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Inoki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Inoki is working for a kimura but Blanca is defending it quite comfortably.
Inoki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blanca sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanca keeping control of the position.
Blanca is looking to improve his position.
Blanca is looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inoki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Inoki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Blanca moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blanca pulls Inoki in close to his closed guard and prevents Inoki from doing any damage or advancing position.
Inoki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoki prevents Blanca from getting back to his feet.
Inoki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Blanca is looking to stand up but Inoki isn't so interested in that idea.
Inoki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Inoki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blanca can do anything to dispel that myth.
Inoki stops Blanca from standing up.
Blanca is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Inoki drops back looking for a leg! Blanca is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blanca manages to kick Inoki off! Inoki jumps back into Blanca's guard.
Inoki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoki passes into half guard.
Inoki seems to be looking for submissions.
Blanca really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Inoki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blanca wants to get back to his feet.
Inoki seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Blanca is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kanji Inoki!
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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
RATING
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