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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Gannicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lasi Leuka will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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230 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Philip Gannicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuka looks to clinch
and Gannicus counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Leuka down! Gannicus is looking to finish but Leuka is intelligently defending himself.
Leuka is rocked!
Gannicus won't allow Leuka to sweep him here.
Gannicus landing with the ground and pound.
Leuka is still in real trouble! Can Gannicus finish him?
Leuka wants to stand and escape but Gannicus is having none of it.
Leuka seems to have recovered his senses.
Leuka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leuka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gannicus.
Gannicus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gannicus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gannicus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gannicus with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gannicus postures up and lands a big shot to Leuka's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gannicus throwing strikes but missing.
Gannicus is looking to work some ground and pound but Leuka has wrist control.
Gannicus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gannicus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gannicus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gannicus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gannicus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gannicus landing some decent shots from guard.
Leuka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leuka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leuka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gannicus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gannicus lands a couple of elbows.
Gannicus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leuka wants to stand but Gannicus is controlling the position.
Gannicus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gannicus throws a big elbow that misses.
Gannicus stands up over Leuka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gannicus throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gannicus landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gannicus works over Leuka with some ground and pound from guard.
Gannicus throwing strikes but missing.
Leuka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leuka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gannicus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gannicus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gannicus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gannicus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leuka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gannicus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leuka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gannicus is in close to Leuka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gannicus throwing strikes from guard but Leuka blocks nicely.
Leuka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gannicus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gannicus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Leuka wants to get back to his feet but Gannicus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gannicus cracks Leuka with a solid left hand.
Gannicus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gannicus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gannicus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leuka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gannicus prevents Leuka from getting back to his feet.
Gannicus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leuka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leuka wants to get back to his feet but Gannicus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gannicus postures up in Leuka's guard and throws a big left but Leuka blocks it.
Gannicus looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gannicus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka is trying to keep Gannicus in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Leuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gannicus went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Leuka throws a leg kick but Gannicus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leuka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Gannicus circles away.
Leuka tries to clinch but Gannicus moves away
and Gannicus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gannicus keeps the fight on the outside.
Leuka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gannicus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leuka wants to clinch.
As Leuka looks to move away, Gannicus throws a big counter combo bu Leuka just gets out of the way.
Leuka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gannicus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gannicus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Gannicus dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leuka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gannicus appears to be looking for a big counter.
Leuka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gannicus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gannicus appears to be looking for a big counter.
Leuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leuka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gannicus counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Leuka down! Gannicus is looking to finish but Leuka is intelligently defending himself.
Gannicus lands a couple of elbows.
Leuka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gannicus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leuka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gannicus stands up over Leuka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gannicus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gannicus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gannicus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gannicus stops Leuka from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gannicus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gannicus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gannicus is in close to Leuka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gannicus stops Leuka from standing up.
Gannicus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gannicus 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.
Leuka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gannicus postures up in Leuka's guard and throws a big left but Leuka blocks it.
Gannicus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Leuka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leuka throws the left hand but Gannicus avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka tries to clinch up.
Gannicus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leuka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leuka throws a lazy right hand but Gannicus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gannicus appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leuka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leuka wants to clinch.
As Leuka looks to move away, Gannicus throws a big counter combo bu Leuka just gets out of the way.
Leuka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gannicus appears to be looking for a big counter.
Leuka loads up on a big right hand but Gannicus slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Gannicus circles away.
Gannicus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gannicus keeps the fight on the outside.
Leuka tries to clinch up
and Gannicus counters with a series of strikes. Leuka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Leuka looks to land a left hand but Gannicus moved out of range nicely.
Leuka moves in looking to clinch but Gannicus pushes him off.
Lasi Leuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leuka throws a hook but Gannicus avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Leuka misses the target.
Leuka closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Leuka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gannicus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Leuka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leuka lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Philip Gannicus has been cut.
Leuka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gannicus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leuka lands an elbow just above Gannicus 's eye.
Leuka pushes off an throws an elbow but Gannicus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gannicus avoids a wild elbow strike from Leuka.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leuka.
Philip Gannicus's cut is getting worse.
With the fighters up against the cage, Leuka throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lasi Leuka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Philip Gannicus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Leuka tries to clinch but Gannicus moves out of range.
It looked like Gannicus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Leuka throws a big shot that misses.
Leuka tries to clinch
and Gannicus counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Leuka down! Gannicus is looking to finish but Leuka is intelligently defending himself.
Gannicus is working Leuka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gannicus distracts Leuka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gannicus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gannicus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leuka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leuka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leuka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gannicus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gannicus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gannicus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gannicus throwing strikes but missing.
Gannicus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka is trying to keep Gannicus in close.
Gannicus connects with a couple of short punches.
Gannicus lands a couple of digs.
Philip Gannicus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gannicus prevents Leuka from getting back to his feet.
Gannicus works over Leuka with some ground and pound from guard.
Gannicus chips away with some ground and pound.
Gannicus is looking to work some ground and pound but Leuka has wrist control.
Gannicus throwing strikes but missing.
Gannicus distracts Leuka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gannicus postures up in Leuka's guard and throws a big left but Leuka blocks it.
Leuka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gannicus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Leuka 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.
Gannicus scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gannicus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gannicus preventing the sweep.
Gannicus is in close to Leuka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gannicus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gannicus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gannicus is working Leuka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gannicus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gannicus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leuka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leuka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gannicus is in close to Leuka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Leuka wants to stand up but Gannicus is controlling him.
Gannicus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gannicus postures up in Leuka's guard and throws a big left but Leuka blocks it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gannicus prevents Leuka from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leuka wants to clinch but Gannicus slips to the side
and Gannicus counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Leuka down! Gannicus is looking to finish but Leuka is intelligently defending himself.
Leuka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gannicus.
Leuka wants to stand up but Gannicus is controlling him.
Gannicus postures up in Leuka's guard and throws a big left but Leuka blocks it.
Gannicus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Leuka's guard.
Gannicus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leuka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gannicus.
Gannicus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leuka defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gannicus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leuka's head.
Leuka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leuka has hold of Gannicus's hands but Gannicus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Leuka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gannicus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gannicus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gannicus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Leuka is trying to stand up here but Gannicus is controlling him well.
Gannicus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leuka's head.
Gannicus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gannicus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gannicus working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gannicus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gannicus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leuka defending well though.
Gannicus prevents Leuka from improving his position.
Gannicus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leuka is trying to stand back up but Gannicus is controlling him
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Gannicus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gannicus 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip Gannicus!
During a confident post fight interview, Philip Gannicus 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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RATING
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