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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sun Hui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaru Shimabukuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shimabukuro has chosen Warrior as his entrance music. Sun Hui has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 cm
24
185 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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172 cm
24
182 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sun Hui! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaru Shimabukuro! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hui is defended easily by Shimabukuro. Shimabukuro cracks the inside of Hui's front leg. A swing and a miss from Shimabukuro. Shimabukuro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hui under the eye. Hui darts in looking for a takedown but Shimabukuro gets double underhooks and turns Hui into the cage. A frustrated look appears on Shimabukuro's face as he tries to break the clinch. Hui has Shimabukuro pressed against the cage, preventing Shimabukuro from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Shimabukuro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shimabukuro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Shimabukuro misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Shimabukuro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shimabukuro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Hui throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Shimabukuro scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Hui chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shimabukuro can pounce on him.
Hui misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. A chopping leg kick lands by Shimabukuro. Hui takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Shimabukuro throws a leg kick but Hui moved away. A lazy left from Hui finds it's target. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shimabukuro, right into the meat.
Shimabukuro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Shimabukuro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Shimabukuro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hui was well out of range. Poor timing from Shimabukuro. Shimabukuro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Shimabukuro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hui steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shimabukuro. Hui fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sun Hui. That's going to take a lot out of him. Good leg kick by Shimabukuro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shimabukuro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Shimabukuro slips a jab from Hui. No joy there for Shimabukuro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shimabukuro cracks Hui with a right hand to the side of the head. Hui tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shimabukuro defends well and Hui ends up having to push Shimabukuro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Shimabukuro breaks the clinch.
Hui shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shimabukuro but Shimabukuro pushes him off and we're back to square one. Shimabukuro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hui. Hui is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight. Hui avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shimabukuro throws a right hand that Hui ducks under and follows up with a left that Hui also avoids with ease. Shimabukuro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Shimabukuro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hui counters with a left and a right that stings Shimabukuro.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Shimabukuro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shimabukuro moves away from the strike by Hui. Shimabukuro cracks the inside of Hui's front leg. Shimabukuro throws an off balance right hand
and Hui counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Shimabukuro down! Hui is looking to finish but Shimabukuro is intelligently defending himself.
Shimabukuro is rocked! Hui throws a big right hand that misses. Shimabukuro is still in real trouble! Can Hui finish him? Hui is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Shimabukuro is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Shimabukuro has escaped and now he's on top! Hui bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shimabukuro's guard.
Hui drops back looking for a leg! Shimabukuro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shimabukuro manages to kick Hui off! Hui jumps back into Shimabukuro's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hui drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hui jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Hui stops Shimabukuro from standing up. Shimabukuro seems to have recovered his senses. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shimabukuro can do anything to dispel that myth. Hui postures up in Shimabukuro's guard and throws a big left but Shimabukuro blocks it. Shimabukuro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hui. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Hui stops Shimabukuro from standing up. Hui loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hui drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shimabukuro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hui has Shimabukuro in his guard. Shimabukuro wanted to stand there but Hui had control of the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hui tries to land a sweep but no joy. Hui is trying to keep Shimabukuro in close.
Hui 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. Hui manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shimabukuro manages to get himself to full guard.
Shimabukuro can't keep his opponent in guard - Hui advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Hui is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shimabukuro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hui. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaru Shimabukuro dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hui moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Masaru Shimabukuro seems to be getting the better of the standup. Shimabukuro throws a right hand that Hui ducks under and follows up with a left that Hui also avoids with ease. Shimabukuro has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Shimabukuro throws a jab but it's blocked by Hui. Hui is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Hui misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shimabukuro. Shimabukuro's coach down at Xtreme Punishment was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shimabukuro's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Shimabukuro throws a right and a left that Hui avoids nicely. Shimabukuro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Shimabukuro misses with a two punch combination.
Hui staying out of range there. Shimabukuro pushes Hui away with a front kick. Hui misses with a head kick.
Shimabukuro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hui.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shimabukuro throws a push kick but Hui slaps the foot to one side. Shimabukuro stuns Hui with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Shimabukuro throws a nice looking combination but Hui bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hui throws a series of punches but Shimabukuro avoids them all with ease. Hui connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shimabukuro momentarily.
Shimabukuro misses with a body kick. Shimabukuro slips under a jab from Hui. Shimabukuro blocks a low kick nicely. Hui misses with a hook. Shimabukuro lands a nice looking body kick. Shimabukuro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Hui fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shimabukuro. Shimabukuro throws a push kick but Hui slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lazy left from Shimabukuro finds it's target. Shimabukuro lands a nice hook to Hui's body. Hui takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. This has been an exciting period of action! Shimabukuro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shimabukuro moves away from the strike by Hui. Masaru Shimabukuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hui fails with the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sun Hui. That's going to take a lot out of him. Shimabukuro lands with a good body shot. Hui keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masaru Shimabukuro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shimabukuro!
Hui throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shimabukuro counters with a left and a right that stings Hui. Shimabukuro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shimabukuro. Hui goes for a double leg but Shimabukuro avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shimabukuro continues to drive forward. Shimabukuro breaks the clinch.
Shimabukuro misses with the combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shimabukuro.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Shimabukuro misses with a wild combination.
Hui moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Hui shoots in and drives through. Shimabukuro sprawls well. Shimabukuro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shimabukuro misses with a series of wild punches.
Shimabukuro lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shimabukuro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Hui misses. Hui tried to score with a low kick but Shimabukuro checks it. Hui shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shimabukuro as he avoids it easily. Hui looks for a takedown but Shimabukuro sprawls well. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Shimabukuro lands a high kick!
Hui throws a wild combination but nothing lands. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Shimabukuro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Shimabukuro slips a straight right by Hui. Shimabukuro clobbers Hui with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Shimabukuro throws a series of punches but Hui avoids them all with ease. Sun Hui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Shimabukuro lands with a right hand. Shimabukuro thows a body kick. Hui tries to catch it but that hurt him. Nice body kick there by Shimabukuro. Hui misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Shimabukuro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hui moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Shimabukuro swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaru Shimabukuro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Shimabukuro.
Hui will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. A combination from Hui does no damage. Shimabukuro misses with a body kick. Shimabukuro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hui was well out of range. Poor timing from Shimabukuro. Hui shoots in for a double leg but Shimabukuro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Hui changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shimabukuro tries to avoid it but Hui manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shimabukuro to the ground. Shimabukuro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Shimabukuro throws a combination. Hui tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Shimabukuro tries a head kick but it misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hui. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Shimabukuro feints and then cracks Hui's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hui down. Shimabukuro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Hui slips under a jab from Shimabukuro. Shimabukuro lands with a nice body kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Shimabukuro moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shimabukuro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Shimabukuro looks to land a left hand but Hui moved out of range nicely. Shimabukuro cracks Hui with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Shimabukuro misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from Shimabukuro. Shimabukuro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Shimabukuro swinging wildly here.
Shimabukuro lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shimabukuro tests Hui's chin there with a solid looking shot. Hui takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Shimabukuro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Shimabukuro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shimabukuro works over Hui's head and body with a nice combination. Shimabukuro connects with a nice looking jab.
Shimabukuro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Shimabukuro looks to land a combination. Hui sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Hui throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Hui jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shimabukuro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A combination from Shimabukuro does no damage. Hui moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. A punch combination from Shimabukuro misses. Shimabukuro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Hui throws a shot from downtown. Shimabukuro moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Shimabukuro fails to land with a series of punches.
Shimabukuro throws the left hand but Hui avoids the punch easily. Shimabukuro scores with a kick to the body.
Hui shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shimabukuro eats them both and turns towards Hui to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Sloppy strikes from Hui. Those never looked like landing. A head kick misses from Shimabukuro. Hui fails to land the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sun Hui. That's going to take a lot out of him. Shimabukuro misses with a series of wild punches.
Masaru Shimabukuro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Shimabukuro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shimabukuro. Shimabukuro misses with the combination.
Shimabukuro throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hui throws a nice looking combination but Shimabukuro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hui avoids the head kick by Shimabukuro.
Shimabukuro throws a series of punches but Hui avoids them all with ease. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hui blocks a head kick by Shimabukuro.
A combination from Hui does no damage. Shimabukuro throws a nice looking combination but Hui bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Shimabukuro missing with a left hand there. Hui was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Shimabukuro misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick by Shimabukuro misses and Hui counters with a lovely straight right hand! A right-left combo lands from Hui. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Shimabukuro scores with a jab to the body. Sun Hui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Hui misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight! Masaru Shimabukuro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Shimabukuro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30 Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30 Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masaru Shimabukuro! A very excited looking Masaru Shimabukuro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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