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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Kanegi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong comes into the arena with Iron Man by Black Sabbath blaring out of the sound system. Koji Kanegi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Koji Kanegi!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Armstrong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kanegi.
Kanegi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Armstrong is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Armstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kanegi.
Armstrong lands a lovely overhand right.
Armstrong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kanegi ducks under a wild hook from Armstrong.
Kanegi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanegi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Armstrong misses with a straight right.
Kanegi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kanegi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Armstrong throws a jab but it's blocked by Kanegi.
Armstrong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kanegi misses with a straight right.
Kanegi throws a shot from downtown. Armstrong moves away and avoids it.
Kanegi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kanegi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Armstrong moves away.
Armstrong misses with a hook to the body
letting Kanegi counter with a right hand.
Kanegi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Armstrong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanegi shoots in for a takedown but Armstrong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kanegi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Armstrong rather than just go for the knockout.
Armstrong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kanegi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armstrong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kanegi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Armstrong.
Armstrong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kanegi needs to keep his hands up - Armstrong had a free shot at his head there.
Kanegi walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong slips a jab from Kanegi.
Armstrong misses with a looping left.
Kanegi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Armstrong moves away.
Hank Armstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut.
Armstrong lands a right hook to the body.
Armstrong digs a good hook to Kanegi's body.
Kanegi misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanegi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kanegi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Armstrong.
Armstrong avoids the body shot from Kanegi.
Kanegi blocks a jab.
Kanegi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Armstrong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kanegi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kanegi slips a jab and a cross from Armstrong.
Hank Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanegi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Armstrong.
Kanegi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Armstrong.
Kanegi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Armstrong swings widly with a right hand
and Kanegi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kanegi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Armstrong.
A cross from Armstrong lands.
Kanegi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a nice hook to Kanegi's body. Kanegi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanegi misses with an uppercut. Armstrong saw that one coming.
A jab from Armstrong misses.
Armstrong moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kanegi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Armstrong to the mat! Armstrong manages to get full guard.
Kanegi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kanegi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kanegi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanegi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kanegi stands up over Armstrong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kanegi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kanegi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kanegi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Armstrong's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kanegi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kanegi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Armstrong is rocked!
Kanegi stands and throws Armstrong's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Oh Armstrong is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Armstrong takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kanegi crunches a massive hammerfist down on Armstrong - he's out! Kanegi Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Koji Kanegi!
An out of breath and clearly excited Koji Kanegi thanked Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Hank Armstrong stepped up to the mic, saying 'I hope I gave the fans a good performance even though I lost. It just wasn't my night but I'm still alive and if my opponent let's me have another go at him I promise to kill him in the rematch.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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