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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saburo Batou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norg Loire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batou comes to the cage accompanied by 96 Quite Bitter Beings-CKY. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saburo Batou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Norg Loire!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batou connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Batou pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Batou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Batou misses with a low kick as Loire jumps back.
Loire lands with a cross.
Batou misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Batou.
Loire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Loire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Batou.
Batou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Batou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Batou throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loire.
Loire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batou.
Loire connects with a body shot.
Batou misses with a straight left.
Batou misses with a body kick.
Batou tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batou moves in looking to clinch but Loire pushes him off.
Loire scores with a kick to the midsection.
Batou is breathing heavily.
Loire goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Saburo Batou has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batou slips a jab and a cross from Loire.
A thudding body kick lands there by Loire!
A left and a right from Loire both land. Nice combination.
Batou misses with a low kick.
Loire lands with a shot to the body.
Loire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Batou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Loire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Loire lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Loire gets a double leg takedown into Batou's guard.
Loire must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Loire controlling from the top position.
Loire pushing down on Batou's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Batou's coaches at Tōshi have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loire passes to full mount!
Loire takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Loire throws a wild left hand from mount and Batou manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Batou is trying to stand back up but Loire is controlling him
Loire trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Loire might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Norg Loire.
Loire fails to land with a series of punches.
Loire cracks Batou with a good jab.
Loire takes a swing at Batou's ribcage but misses.
Loire uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Batou has time to react.
Batou misses with an attempted mid kick.
Batou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Loire thows a body shot but no joy.
Batou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loire throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Batou misses with the body kick
and Loire counters with a series of strikes. Batou will be more careful next time no doubt.
Loire throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Batou crashing down! Batou tries to stagger back to his feet but Loire just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Batou asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norg Loire!
An out of breath Norg Loire thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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