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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Bobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Dai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 cm
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300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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200 cm
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265 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricky Bobby! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akio Dai! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bobby shoots for a double leg takedown but Dai sprawls well. He's pushed Bobby's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Dai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bobby avoids the body shot from Dai.
No luck for Bobby with that takedown attempt. Dai throws a series of punches but Bobby moves out of range. Nice sprawl there from Dai as Bobby shoots in. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Bobby. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dai misses with a double jab.
Bobby shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dai pinned against the cage. Dai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Dai misses with a head kick.
Dai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Dai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dai swinging wilding here.
Dai rushes Bobby and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dai breaks from the clinch.
Bobby shoots in for a takedown but Dai shows good takedown defense. Dai gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Dai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bobby is one step ahead there. Bobby is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Bobby wants to control from the top but Dai keeps moving. Dai wants to stand but Bobby is controlling the position. Dai throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dai can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dai wants to stand but Bobby is controlling the position. Bobby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Bobby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. No joy there for Dai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bobby looks for a takedown but Dai sprawls well. Dai throws a hook to the side of Bobby's head but Bobby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Bobby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Bobby tries to close the distance and clinch but Dai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Dai keeps the fight on the outside. Bobby is breathing heavily. Dai lands with a straight right. Bobby didn't see that one coming. Bobby closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dai circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bobby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dai.
Bobby is looking to clinch but Dai is avoiding it.
Dai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bobby with a body punch. A glancing blow. Bobby misses with a double jab
and Dai counters with a series of strikes. Bobby will be more careful next time no doubt. Dai throws a head kick but Bobby moves out of range.
Bobby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dai swats him away and circles back towards the center. No joy there for Dai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bobby misses with a series of wild punches.
Bobby throws a nice outside leg kick. Akio Dai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Dai looks to land a combination but Bobby avoids it well. Nice takedown defense from Dai. No joy for Bobby on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dai punishes Bobby's body with a nice straight punch. A head kick by Dai misses and Bobby counters with a nice double leg into guard. Bobby showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Dai wants to get back to his feet but Bobby is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Dai pushes Bobby off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bobby fails with the takedown. Dai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Dai dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bobby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dai waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bobby. Bobby shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bobby was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Dai manages to regain half guard. Good work. Dai pushes Bobby off and gets back to his feet. Dai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Dai looks to score with a jab to the body but Bobby is just out of range. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Bobby lands with a kick to the temple. Dai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Dai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Bobby blocks a head kick by Dai.
Bobby misses with a double jab
and Dai counters with a left and a right that stings Bobby.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bobby gets a takedown into half guard. Dai is trying to escape back to his feet but Bobby uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Bobby will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Bobby tries to advance to mount but Dai denies him. Bobby is putting a hurting on Dai here, landing some big shots from side control. Dai is looking to regain half guard here but Bobby keeps moving and retains side control. Dai is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bobby connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bobby stands up. Bobby misses with a takedown attempt - Dai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Dai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bobby counters with a right hand to the body. Dai misses with a two punch combination.
Akio Dai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Bobby changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dai looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Bobby lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Bobby working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dai bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet! Bobby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dai.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bobby circles away from the clinch attempt and Bobby counters by clinching up. Dai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Dai swings for the body but Bobby moves out of range.
Bobby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bobby has a takedown stuffed. Dai has managed to clinch.
Bobby tries a body shot but Dai blocks it.
Bobby can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Bobby. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bobby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Dai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dai doesn't manage to clinch there - Bobby circles away.
Bobby avoids the head kick by Dai.
Bobby shoots in but Dai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bobby clinches but Dai breaks the clinch and Dai counters by moving into the clinch. Dai breaks the clinch.
Bobby throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dai's waist but Dai gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bobby off to one side. Bobby takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Dai misses with a straight left. Bobby decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Bobby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Dai is trying to get back to full guard. Bobby has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Bobby performing his best blanket impression for a moment. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dai is trying to stand up here but Bobby is controlling him well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Bobby dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bobby looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Bobby feints and as Dai raises his hands in defense, Bobby changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Bobby passes Dai's left leg - he's now in half guard. Bobby trying to control the action but Dai is working from the bottom. Dai throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dai wants to get back to full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dai wants to get back to his feet.
Bobby prevents Dai from improving his position. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Bobby is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dai is looking for a sweep. Bobby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Bobby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dai scores with a nice head shot. Bobby tries to clinch and Dai counters with a left and a right that stings Bobby. Bobby looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dai is fending him off so far but Bobby persists. Nope, Dai circles away and we're back to standing. Bobby gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Dai counters with a nice uppercut. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Bobby. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dai swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bobby counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Bobby is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dai! Ricky Bobby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Bobby is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dai can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bobby content just to control the position here. Dai is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dai throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bobby. What's that going to do exactly? Dai is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bobby sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. You get the feeling that Dai really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dai is working to get back to half guard.
Bobby looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Dai tries to reverse the position but Bobby maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Bobby takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Dai is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bobby controlling from the full mount. Poor strikes thrown by Bobby there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bobby looking to control but Dai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight! Ricky Bobby showed his dominance in that final round. I think Bobby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Bobby!
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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
58% |
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