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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshida Kotaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Etherton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotaro comes into the arena with Dance Yourself Clean blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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139 lbs
24 - 21 - 1 |
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21
135 lbs
1 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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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
24 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshida Kotaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Etherton!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Etherton throws a lazy head kick
and Etherton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kotaro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Etherton throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kotaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kotaro blocks a head kick by Etherton.
Etherton shoots in and drives through. Kotaro sprawls well.
A lazy body kick from Etherton
and Kotaro counters by clinching up.
Still in the clinch, Kotaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Etherton is trying to push Kotaro away but Kotaro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kotaro lands a knee to the head.
Kotaro is pushing Etherton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kotaro lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Kotaro - that landed with a thud.
Etherton looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Etherton wants to get back to striking at distance but Kotaro won't allow it.
Kotaro connects with a knee to the head.
Etherton misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kotaro scores with a shoulder strike.
Etherton looking to throw knees to the head but Kotaro is blocking nicely.
Etherton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Etherton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Etherton has had enough of the clinch but Kotaro keeps him there for the moment.
Etherton has had enough of the clinch but Kotaro keeps him there for the moment.
Kotaro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Etherton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kotaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Etherton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Etherton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kotaro is stalling here.
A short left from Kotaro.
A knee to the head by Kotaro.
Kotaro lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotaro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Etherton backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Etherton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kotaro lands an elbow just above Etherton 's eye.
Etherton wants to break free but Kotaro has control.
Etherton is trying to maintain a safe position but Kotaro gets an underhook and turns Etherton into the cage.
Kotaro lands an elbow that stopped Etherton in his tracks for a moment.
Kotaro lands a body punch.
Kotaro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kotaro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Etherton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Etherton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kotaro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kotaro pushes Etherton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kotaro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kotaro.
Kotaro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Etherton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kotaro scores with a knee to the head.
Etherton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Etherton is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Kotaro.
Etherton is still on wobbly legs! Can Kotaro finish him?
Kotaro connects with a knee to the head.
Kotaro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kotaro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kotaro lands a big knee to the head and Etherton goes down! Kotaro pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshida Kotaro!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Yoshida Kotaro made sure he mentioned Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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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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