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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Lim Napoles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Forclit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forclit is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Trouble. Jacques Lim Napoles has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacques Lim Napoles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Forclit!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forclit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Napoles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Napoles slips a jab from Forclit.
Napoles swats away the attempt to clinch by Forclit.
Napoles throws the left hand but Forclit avoids the punch easily.
Napoles drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Napoles wants to control from the top but Forclit keeps moving.
Forclit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Forclit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Napoles postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Napoles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Forclit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Forclit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Napoles pushes down on Forclit's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoles lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Napoles has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Forclit controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Napoles is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Forclit defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Forclit regains full guard. Nicely done.
Napoles pushes down on Forclit's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Napoles is thwarting Forclit's attempts to control the position.
Napoles with the ground and pound but Forclit uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forclit controls Napoles momentarily but Napoles frees himself.
Napoles throws a strike but Forclit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Napoles 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.
Forclit advances to half guard.
Napoles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forclit is keen to just control but Napoles is a slippery customer.
Forclit wants to work for an arm triangle but Napoles is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoles is trying to control but can't.
Forclit is looking for a kimura but Napoles is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Forclit to get the leverage.
Napoles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Forclit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Forclit moves nicely into side control.
Napoles is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Forclit cracks Napoles with a big right hand but Napoles just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Napoles is trying to improve his position.
Napoles manages to work his way to half guard, despite Forclit's best efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Napoles is looking to improve his position.
Forclit controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forclit working over Napoles with some ground and pound. Napoles looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Napoles trying to control but Forclit postures up.
Napoles is looking for a sweep. Forclit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Forclit winds up and cracks Napoles with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Napoles tries to get to full guard but Forclit has control of the leg.
Forclit slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Forclit is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Napoles has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Forclit dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Napoles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Forclit throws a low kick but Napoles avoids it.
Napoles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Forclit looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Forclit ducks under a wild hook from Napoles.
Sloppy strikes from Forclit. Those never looked like landing.
Napoles ducks under a wild hook from Forclit.
Forclit slips a straight right by Napoles.
Napoles misses with a body shot.
Napoles shoots in for a double leg but Forclit sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoles takes a swing at Forclit's ribcage but misses.
Napoles changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Forclit tries to avoid it but Napoles manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Forclit to the ground. Forclit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Lim Napoles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Forclit shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Napoles but Napoles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Napoles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Forclit manages to avoid it.
Forclit lands an overhand right.
Napoles is rocked!
Forclit finds Napoles's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Napoles flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Forclit lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Napoles will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Happy Forclit!
After winning the bout, Happy Forclit thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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