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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Skjelbred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Makuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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131 lbs
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177 cm
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155 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Skjelbred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Makuto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Makuto misses the target.
Makuto tries to bum rush Skjelbred with a series of wild strikes but Skjelbred uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makuto misses with a double jab.
Makuto misses with a hook. Skjelbred ducked under it nicely.
Makuto misses with a hook. Skjelbred ducked under it nicely.
Makuto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makuto looks to throw the jab but Skjelbred is out of range.
Skjelbred bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Skjelbred is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Makuto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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.
Skjelbred is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Makuto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Skjelbred working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makuto tries to buck Skjelbred off but Skjelbred is having none of it.
Skjelbred wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Makuto, who protects the arm well.
Skjelbred tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Skjelbred has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Skjelbred scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Makuto to see if he's OK.
Skjelbred looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sloppy strikes there by Skjelbred.
Skjelbred working the ground and pound but Makuto is defending the strikes.
Skjelbred throwing strikes but Makuto manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Skjelbred is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Makuto has managed to free his arm - good work.
Skjelbred throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Makuto trying to control here.
Skjelbred really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Skjelbred thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Makuto's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Makuto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Skjelbred sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Makuto defending well though.
Skjelbred is working for a submission of some sort.
Skjelbred is breathing heavily.
Makuto is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred wants to free his trapped foot but Makuto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Makuto throws a nice looking combination but Skjelbred bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makuto thows a body shot but no joy.
Makuto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like John Skjelbred has been cut.
Skjelbred walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makuto. Skjelbred does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makuto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skjelbred at a distance.
Makuto looks to score with a jab to the body but Skjelbred is just out of range.
Makuto looks to land a combination but Skjelbred avoids it well.
Skjelbred slips a jab and a cross from Makuto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Skjelbred chips away with some ground and pound.
Skjelbred with a nice head shot there.
Skjelbred passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Skjelbred tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skjelbred looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Skjelbred is trying to get an arm triangle but Makuto is defending well.
Makuto is working to avoid the ground and pound but Skjelbred connects with a decent elbow.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Makuto tries to buck Skjelbred off but Skjelbred is having none of it.
Skjelbred is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Makuto has escaped the position, nice work there.
Makuto is trying to get back to his feet.
Skjelbred tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Makuto avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Skjelbred.
Makuto can't do much from the bottom here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Skjelbred is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Makuto has escaped the position, nice work there.
Skjelbred working the head with strikes.
Makuto is trying to get back to his feet.
Skjelbred wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Makuto, who protects the arm well.
Makuto is looking for a sweep.
Skjelbred working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Makuto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Skjelbred. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Makuto is looking to regain half guard here but Skjelbred keeps moving and retains side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred scores with punches from side control.
Makuto can't do much from the bottom here.
Skjelbred tries to score with some ground and pound. Makuto controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Skjelbred is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Makuto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Makuto is trying to buck Skjelbred off.
Skjelbred looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Makuto is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Skjelbred tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Makuto is looking to regain half guard here but Skjelbred keeps moving and retains side control.
Skjelbred throws a strike aimed at the side of Makuto's head but Makuto avoids it well.
Skjelbred lands a few punches from side control.
Skjelbred working the strikes but Makuto uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Skjelbred throwing shots but Makuto is blocking nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Makuto wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Makuto misses with a wild body shot.
Makuto misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Makuto misses its intended target.
Makuto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makuto fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Skjelbred showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Skjelbred 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 10:9
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 10:9
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Skjelbred!
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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