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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Masakazu Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sandstorm by Darude. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 cm
43
147 lbs
41 - 24 - 1 |
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176 cm
35
155 lbs
31 - 23 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
41 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masakazu Aoki! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
31 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donnie Mizrahi! The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mizrahi scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Aoki throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Aoki moves out of range as Mizrahi strikes. Mizrahi with a jab. Aoki throws a shot from downtown. Mizrahi moves away and avoids it. Mizrahi tries to clinch but Aoki is having none of it. Aoki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight. Mizrahi getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Aoki just misses with a punch to the body.
Mizrahi scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Aoki moves out of range of the body kick from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi misses with a wild combination.
Aoki throws a looping overhand right but Mizrahi ducks down to avoid it. Sloppy strikes from Mizrahi. Those never looked like landing. Mizrahi staying out of range there. This has been an exciting period of action! Aoki throws a sloppy head kick and Mizrahi moves out of range easily. Mizrahi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Aoki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Mizrahi thumps Aoki with a low kick. Mizrahi tests Aoki's chin there with a solid looking shot. Mizrahi takes a swing at Aoki's ribcage but misses. Nice uppercut there from Mizrahi. Donnie Mizrahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aoki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mizrahi is out of range and Aoki settles back down. Donnie Mizrahi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Mizrahi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Mizrahi misses. Aoki jabbing away but nothing is landing. Mizrahi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Mizrahi clobbers Aoki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Aoki misses the jab. Aoki throws a hook but Mizrahi avoids it easily. Mizrahi misses with a jab to the body
and Aoki counters with a lovely straight right hand! Mizrahi scores with a shot to the body.
Aoki keeps the fight on the outside. Aoki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mizrahi. The fighters circling - Aoki throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Aoki tries to keep at a distance but Mizrahi has taken the fight into the clinch. Aoki tries a body shot but Mizrahi blocks it.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Aoki blocks it.
Mizrahi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aoki blocks it with crossed arms. Aoki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mizrahi.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Aoki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Mizrahi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aoki is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mizrahi's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Mizrahi misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Aoki throws a series of punches but Mizrahi moves out of range. Mizrahi scores with a body shot.
Aoki throws a shot from downtown. Mizrahi moves away and avoids it. Mizrahi blocks a head kick by Aoki.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mizrahi. Aoki fails to land the takedown. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aoki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mizrahi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mizrahi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Mizrahi looks to throw the jab but Aoki is out of range. Aoki tries to move into range but Mizrahi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Mizrahi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aoki.
Mizrahi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Aoki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mizrahi clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Aoki misses with a knee strike.
Mizrahi can't find room to land a body shot as Aoki controls the action.
Aoki avoiding damage as Mizrahi throws knees to the body.
Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mizrahi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Aoki is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Aoki.
Mizrahi misses with a punch to the body.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Aoki blocks it.
Mizrahi stops a takedown attempt from Aoki.
Mizrahi misses with a short punch on the inside. Mizrahi stalling against the cage.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Aoki is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mizrahi is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mizrahi. Mizrahi is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Donnie Mizrahi. Aoki avoids a kick to the body.
Mizrahi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aoki swings for the body but Mizrahi moves out of range.
Aoki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mizrahi misses with the combination.
Mizrahi thows a left - swing and a miss! Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch but Aoki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Mizrahi dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aoki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Mizrahi fails in his attempt to clinch. Mizrahi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Aoki jabbing away but nothing is landing. Aoki just misses with a punch to the body.
Aoki missing with a left hand there. Mizrahi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Aoki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mizrahi is fending him off so far but Aoki persists. Nope, Mizrahi circles away and we're back to standing. Aoki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mizrahi connects with a jab. Aoki connects with a nice looking jab.
Mizrahi closes the distance and clinches. Mizrahi wants to stall.
Mizrahi controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Aoki breaks the clinch.
Mizrahi takes one to the chin there. Aoki misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mizrahi looks to land a left hand but Aoki moved out of range nicely. Mizrahi moves in looking to clinch but Aoki pushes him off. Aoki throws a big shot that misses. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mizrahi, as that shot connected.
Mizrahi ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Aoki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aoki walks into a straight right hand from Mizrahi. A slapping leg kick lands for Aoki.
Mizrahi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but Aoki moves out of range. Aoki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mizrahi. Mizrahi tests Aoki's chin there with a solid looking shot. Mizrahi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Aoki misses with an uppercut. Mizrahi saw that one coming. Aoki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aoki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aoki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Aoki moves away from the strike by Mizrahi.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice sprawl there from Mizrahi as Aoki shoots in. Aoki throws out a leg kick but Mizrahi moves out of range and Aoki only half commits. Mizrahi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Mizrahi wants to clinch up but Aoki keeps it at a distance. Aoki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mizrahi's head. Mizrahi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aoki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Aoki misses with a low kick. Aoki takes the fight into the clinch. Mizrahi misses with some punches.
Mizrahi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aoki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mizrahi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Mizrahi stalling the fight.
Aoki is trying to maintain a safe position but Mizrahi gets an underhook and turns Aoki into the cage. Mizrahi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. The referee calls for Aoki to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Still in the clinch, Mizrahi scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Masakazu Aoki has been cut. Donnie Mizrahi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A quick uppercut on the inside from Aoki. Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mizrahi lands a knee to the head.
Mizrahi misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Aoki has Mizrahi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mizrahi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masakazu Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mizrahi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Aoki blocks with his arms.
Mizrahi has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Mizrahi is trying to maintain a safe position but Aoki gets an underhook and turns Mizrahi into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Aoki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mizrahi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Mizrahi stalks Aoki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aoki's face. Aoki staggers backwards, shaken. Aoki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Aoki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Aoki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Mizrahi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mizrahi lands with a slapping head kick. The fight stays on the outside here - Aoki looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Mizrahi slips a jab from Aoki. Aoki thumps Mizrahi with a low kick. Aoki swats away the attempt to clinch by Mizrahi. Mizrahi has Aoki up against the cage in a clinch.
Aoki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mizrahi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Donnie Mizrahi will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Masakazu Aoki's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Aoki throws a body punch but Mizrahi moves out of range. Aoki throws a quick inside leg kick. Aoki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Donnie Mizrahi seems to be getting the better of the standup. Mizrahi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aoki.
Aoki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aoki. Mizrahi looks to throw the jab but Aoki is out of range. Decent striking displayed by Mizrahi there. Mizrahi throws an overhand right that lands on Aoki's shoulder, as Aoki tries to avoid the shot. Aoki keeps the fight on the outside. Aoki looks to land a right hand but Mizrahi moved out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mizrahi is looking to clinch. The crowd cheers as Mizrahi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aoki doesn't seem phased though. Aoki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aoki takes a kick to the side of the head. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Aoki lands a nice shot that snaps Mizrahi's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aoki moves into range and connects with a jab. Mizrahi looks to land a right hand but Aoki moved out of range. Mizrahi scores with a kick to the body.
Mizrahi throws out a powerful jab. Mizrahi tries to clinch there but Aoki circles away.
Aoki manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mizrahi on his heels. He'll look to pass Mizrahi's guard now, I'm sure. Aoki throwing strikes from guard but Mizrahi blocks nicely. Aoki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Mizrahi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Mizrahi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Aoki stays in close to Mizrahi's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Aoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Masakazu Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mizrahi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aoki controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Mizrahi closes the distance and clinches. Aoki is stalling here.
Aoki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mizrahi after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Aoki blocks with his arms.
Mizrahi misses with a knee to the head. Aoki manages to break the clinch.
Mizrahi looks to land a combination. Aoki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Mizrahi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aoki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Mizrahi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aoki. Mizrahi takes a swing at Aoki's ribcage but misses. Aoki misses with a body shot.
Mizrahi throws a body shot but no joy. Aoki lands a glancing blow to the side of Mizrahi's head. Aoki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Aoki thows a left - swing and a miss! Aoki scores with a leg kick.
Aoki throws out a loose jab but Mizrahi uses good head movement to avoid it. Aoki looks to land a combination but Mizrahi avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Aoki scores with a punch to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Aoki throws a leg kick but Mizrahi moved away. Aoki loads up on a big right hand but Mizrahi slips the punch. Aoki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mizrahi looks to score with a jab to the body but Aoki is just out of range. Mizrahi cracks a nice hook into Aoki's ribs. Mizrahi takes a swing at Aoki's ribcage but misses. Aoki blocks a jab. Mizrahi gets in close and instigates a clinch. Mizrahi can't find room to land a body shot as Aoki controls the action.
Aoki wants to take the fight to the mat but Mizrahi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masakazu Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mizrahi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Aoki blocks it.
Mizrahi managing to block the knees to the body from Aoki.
Aoki scores with a shot to the side of Mizrahi's head.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Masakazu Aoki. I think Mizrahi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:30 Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:30 Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Mizrahi! During a confident post fight interview, Donnie Mizrahi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
61% |
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