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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asharad Hett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Boyfriend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Boyfriend has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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242 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asharad Hett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Boyfriend!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyfriend with a nice cross.
Hett definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boyfriend is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hett with a body shot.
Boyfriend lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hett circles away quickly and effectively.
Hett tries to counter with a takedown but Boyfriend is quick to defend against it.
Boyfriend is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hett.
Hett attempts a counter takedown but Boyfriend avoids it well and moves away.
Hett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boyfriend throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hett misses with a hook.
Boyfriend thuds his right hand into Hett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boyfriend thuds his right hand into Hett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boyfriend misses with an uppercut. Hett saw that one coming.
Hett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Hett misses.
Hett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boyfriend misses with a few strikes there.
Boyfriend misses with a combination
and Hett counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hett.
Hett is working Boyfriend over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hett 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.
Boyfriend wants to sweep but no luck.
Hett looking to sit in guard and control but Boyfriend gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boyfriend slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hett is trying to control the position but Boyfriend postures up.
My spies in Bonsai Club MMA inform me that Boyfriend has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyfriend showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boyfriend trying to control the position from guard on top but Hett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boyfriend preventing the sweep.
Boyfriend trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hett's guard.
Boyfriend trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boyfriend tries to stand but Hett is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyfriend won't allow Hett to sweep him here.
Hett controls Boyfriend momentarily but Boyfriend frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Daniel Boyfriend seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyfriend throws a series of punches but Hett moves out of range.
Boyfriend circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boyfriend counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab by Boyfriend.
Boyfriend uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hett.
As Hett backs off Boyfriend throws a huge counter combo but Hett manages to avoid it all.
Hett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hett closes the distance and clinches up with Boyfriend, looking for a takedown. Hett pushes Boyfriend against the cage but Boyfriend circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Daniel Boyfriend is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyfriend throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hett takes a swing at Boyfriend's ribcage but misses.
Hett walks into a straight right hand from Boyfriend.
Boyfriend lands a nice looking body shot.
Boyfriend connects with a looping right hand.
Boyfriend connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hett. Hett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boyfriend cracks Hett with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hett looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Boyfriend finish him?
Hett is rocked!
Hett fails to land the takedown.
Boyfriend is looking for the big counter here.
Oh Hett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch combination from Boyfriend misses.
Hett seems to have got his legs back now.
Hett gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Boyfriend gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hett is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Boyfriend!
Daniel Boyfriend gave a mention to Mizuko in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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