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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Aoki (ranked 3204 p4p, 360 weight class) and Samuel Douglas (ranked 1289 p4p, 147 weight class). Douglas has chosen Bob Marley - Three Little Birds as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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199 cm
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262 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazushi Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas throws the kick towards the body but Aoki avoids it.
Douglas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aoki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Douglas is looking to chop away at Aoki's legs.
Aoki lands a head shot.
Douglas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aoki throws out the jab.
Aoki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Douglas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aoki.
Douglas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Douglas lands a big head kick that sends Aoki tumbling to the mat! Douglas takes a step backwards and waves Aoki back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Kazushi Aoki has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aoki.
Nice uppercut there from Aoki.
We've been informed that Douglas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Douglas drops his hands momentarily and Aoki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Aoki.
Aoki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Douglas.
Douglas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas is looking to score with low kicks.
Douglas throws a big shot that misses.
Douglas slips under a jab from Aoki.
Douglas moves forwards but Aoki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Douglas connects with a looping right hand.
Douglas throws a hook to the side of Aoki's head but Aoki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aoki tries to counter with a takedown but Douglas is quick to defend against it.
Douglas ducks right into an uppercut from Aoki.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looks like Aoki has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Aoki misses with an uppercut.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
Aoki with a hook.
Douglas cracks Aoki with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Aoki falls to his knees and Douglas doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Douglas!
During a confident post fight interview, Samuel Douglas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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