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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kazumi Powok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norifumi Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powok comes to the cage accompanied by Now we are free - Lisa gerrard. Kazumi Powok has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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160 cm
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134 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazumi Powok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norifumi Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Powok with a poor takedown
letting Yamamoto counter with a right hand.
Yamamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamamoto looks to land a body kick but Powok moved away.
Powok with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yamamoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Powok fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazumi Powok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamamoto lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powok closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yamamoto quickly recovers to half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Powok seems to be working for a kimura but Yamamoto defends the submission attempt.
Yamamoto landing a few short strikes.
Powok is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powok is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yamamoto has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yamamoto tries to kick Powok off but Powok keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Powok is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Yamamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamamoto stuffs the takedown attempt from Powok. Powok gets slowly back to his feet.
Yamamoto stuffs the takedown.
Powok gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yamamoto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It looks like Kazumi Powok has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powok misses with a takedown attempt
and Yamamoto counters with a three punch combo that has Powok backing up. Powok nods at Yamamoto to acknowledge the strikes.
Powok slips a jab and a cross from Yamamoto.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Powok.
Yamamoto tries to bum rush Powok with a series of wild strikes but Powok uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yamamoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Powok misses with a takedown
and Yamamoto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powok with a poor takedown
and Yamamoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Powok is breathing heavily.
Powok with a poor takedown
and Yamamoto counters with a left and a right that stings Powok.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powok doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yamamoto counters with a left and a right... And another left! Powok is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norifumi Yamamoto!
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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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