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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryuga Hideki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Rowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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212 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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187 cm
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213 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuga Hideki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Rowler!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hideki doesn't manage to clinch there - Rowler circles away.
Hideki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rowler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rowler lands in his opponent's guard.
Rowler stops Hideki from standing up.
Hideki keeping full guard, as Rowler tries to pass.
Rowler drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hideki manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rowler has Hideki in his guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rowler is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rowler is looking for a triangle but Hideki pushes his legs off easily.
Rowler working for a triangle but Hideki defends it easily.
Hideki wants to stand but Rowler has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hideki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hideki is looking to clinch but Rowler is avoiding it.
Rowler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hideki is fending him off so far but Rowler persists. Nope, Hideki circles away and we're back to standing.
Hideki rushes Rowler and presses him up against the ropes.
Rowler avoids a wild elbow strike from Hideki.
Rowler tries to pull guard but Hideki holds him up against the ropes and eventually Rowler drops back down to his feet.
Hideki taking a breather.
Hideki lands an elbow inside that Rowler shrugs off.
It looks like Eric Rowler has been cut.
Hideki lands an elbow that stopped Rowler in his tracks for a moment.
Hideki missing with knees to the body.
Rowler avoids a wild elbow strike from Hideki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowler tries to score a body lock takedown but Hideki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ryuga Hideki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Rowler.
Rowler is trying to drag Hideki to the mat but Hideki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Rowler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hideki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hideki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rowler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hideki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hideki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rowler's brow.
Hideki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hideki avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hideki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rowler goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hideki prevents it.
Rowler tries to pull guard but Hideki holds him up against the ropes and eventually Rowler drops back down to his feet.
Hideki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hideki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rowler's brow.
Hideki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hideki leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Hideki crunches a lovely knee into Rowler's ribcage.
Rowler looks gassed!
Rowler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hideki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hideki.
Hideki lands an elbow inside that Rowler shrugs off.
Rowler looking for a takedown.
Hideki has Rowler pushed against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Hideki.
Hideki lands a nice elbow.
Hideki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rowler's defenses.
That has opened up Eric Rowler's cut even more.
Hideki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hideki gets underhooks to prevent Rowler's takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hideki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rowler tries to pull guard but Hideki holds him up against the ropes and eventually Rowler drops back down to his feet.
Hideki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuga Hideki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Rowler's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rowler swats away the attempt to clinch by Hideki.
Hideki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rowler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hideki manages to avoid it.
Hideki gets a clinch.
Hideki lands a damaging elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hideki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Hideki to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hideki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hideki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rowler's defenses.
The cut above Eric Rowler's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hideki lands an elbow inside that Rowler shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hideki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rowler's defenses.
Rowler is working for takedown but Hideki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hideki stalling against the ropes.
Hideki lands an elbow just above Rowler 's eye.
Eric Rowler's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rowler pulls guard.
Hideki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rowler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hideki tries to stand but Rowler is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rowler thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hideki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rowler is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rowler working for a triangle but Hideki defends it easily.
Rowler is breathing heavily.
Rowler striking off his back but it's not causing Hideki any problems.
Hideki tries to stand but Rowler is controlling from the bottom.
Rowler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hideki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rowler's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hideki wants to get up but he can't break Rowler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hideki trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Rowler scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Rowler lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hideki!
Hideki squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Rowler punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hideki taking shots to the head.
Hideki wants to get back to his feet.
Rowler wants to finish this one by submission but Hideki is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rowler.
Rowler throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hideki because Rowler loaded up on that one.
Hideki blocking the ground and pound.
Rowler won't let Hideki get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Rowler jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hideki is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hideki and Rowler has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hideki pushes Rowler away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rowler gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Rowler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Rowler's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hideki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rowler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hideki manages to avoid it.
Hideki stuffs the takedown attempt from Rowler. Rowler gets slowly back to his feet.
Rowler closes the distance and clinches up with Hideki, looking for a takedown. Rowler pushes Hideki against the ropes but Hideki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ryuga Hideki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Rowler.
Rowler shoots in for a takedown but Hideki shows good takedown defense.
Hideki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rowler closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hideki circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rowler fails to land with a series of punches.
Hideki tries to clinch but Rowler moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Rowler or perhaps it was just good defense by Hideki which made him look bad.
Rowler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hideki lands an elbow inside that Rowler shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki taking a breather.
Hideki lands an elbow just above Rowler 's eye.
Rowler goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hideki prevents it.
Hideki stalling the fight.
Hideki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rowler's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eric Rowler's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryuga Hideki!
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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
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