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QFC Tournament 1175 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zaabit Muhammad (ranked 4216 p4p, 4224 weight class) and Kieroutunut Kuvaus (ranked 0 p4p, 248 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zaabit Muhammad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kieroutunut Kuvaus!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Kuvaus with that takedown attempt.
Kieroutunut Kuvaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muhammad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Muhammad lands a nice shot that snaps Kuvaus's head back.
Muhammad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kuvaus.
Muhammad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kuvaus.
Kuvaus looks for a takedown but Muhammad sprawls well.
Zaabit Muhammad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kieroutunut Kuvaus.
Kuvaus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Muhammad counter with a right hand.
A jab from Muhammad does it's job there.
Muhammad sizes up Kuvaus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 Kuvaus is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Muhammad! Kuvaus is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zaabit Muhammad!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Another Try (ranked 4248 p4p, 4223 weight class) and Pikku Kaveri (ranked 250 p4p, 247 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Another Try!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pikku Kaveri!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Try instigates a clinch.
Try throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaveris head.
Kaveri has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Try is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short left from Try.
Try softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Try lands with a light punch inside.
Kaveri jumps guard but Try stands there with Kaveri around his waist. Kaveri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Try lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaveri backwards.
A short right from Try on the inside.
Kaveri gets control of Try's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kaveri will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kaveri working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Try.
Kaveri has his feet on Try's thighs here. He's pushed Try off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Try screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pikku Kaveri!
Pikku Kaveri tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sara Singleton (ranked 4330 p4p, 4377 weight class) and Ranley Teelmay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sara Singleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ranley Teelmay!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teelmay's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Singleton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Teelmay scrambles back to his feet.
Teelmay takes the fight into the clinch.
Teelmay manages to pull guard.
Teelmay pulls Singleton in close to prevent any damage.
Singleton is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Teelmay has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Singleton is looking to defend but Teelmay has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Singleton! Teelmay pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Singleton taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ranley Teelmay!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Salamamies (ranked 4247 p4p, 4277 weight class) and Slim Prince (ranked 251 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pikku Salamamies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slim Prince!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salamamies fails with the takedown
and Prince counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prince scores with a jab. Salamamies acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Salamamies shoots in for a double leg but Prince sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Prince scores with a jab to the body.
Salamamies walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Salamamies shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pikku Salamamies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prince connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Salamamies's hands.
Prince comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Salamamies fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Prince scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamamies drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
 Salamamies is rocked!
Salamamies fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Salamamies closes this distance looking for a takedown but Prince circles away.
Jab from Prince.
Oh Salamamies is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Prince cracks Salamamies with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Prince fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salamamies looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Prince, as that shot connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Prince as he connects with a hook.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Prince enables Salamamies to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Prince manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Salamamies drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Salamamies jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Salamamies pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Prince is keeping the position for now.
Salamamies is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Salamamies seems to have got his legs back now.
Salamamies drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Salamamies seems to have locked his on tight now - Prince screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Salamamies, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Pikku Salamamies!
After the fight, Pikku Salamamies was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seventoe Southpaw (ranked 4221 p4p, 4249 weight class) and Hiro Kurota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seventoe Southpaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Kurota!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurota closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Southpaw did well to prevent Kurota getting side control.
Southpaw won't allow Kurota to pass to mount.
Kurota works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kurota quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Kurota but it's paid off an Southpaw is forced to tap! Nice work by Kurota.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hiro Kurota!
Hiro Kurota seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Payton Hampton (ranked 4467 p4p, 4246 weight class) and Nilo Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Payton Hampton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nilo Marks!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Marks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marks passes Hampton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Marks is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hampton is just riding it out for now. Marks eventually gives up the hold.
Hampton trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks is looking for a kimura here.
Marks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hampton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hampton tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marks is taking a breather. Hampton says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hampton is looking for a sweep. Marks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marks is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Marks's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Marks is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Marks trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks trying to mount his opponent but Hampton defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hampton connects with a crisp jab.
Marks drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Marks is stalling in the full guard.
Hampton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Marks passes Hampton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks wants to get back to his feet.
Marks lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hampton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marks on the ground.
Hampton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marks is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marks tries to pass to full mount but Hampton defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nilo Marks dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marks closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hampton to the mat! Hampton manages to get full guard.
Hampton wants to get back to his feet but Marks passes into half guard.
Hampton is defending against the submission attempts here by Marks.
Marks is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hampton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marks is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Marks is looking to advance position but Hampton won't allow it.
Hampton taking some punishment here, with Marks in his half guard.
Marks is trying to control the action in half guard but Hampton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hampton is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Still in half guard, Marks seems content to control.
Hampton is defending against the submission attempts here by Marks.
Marks slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jab, jab by Hampton - just one landing.
Marks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hampton finds it's way round the side to connect with Marks's head.
Marks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marks walks into a left hand.
Hampton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marks under the eye.
Hampton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hampton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marks tries to clinch but Hampton moves out of range.
Marks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Hampton.
A jab from Hampton does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marks tries to move into range but Hampton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hampton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hampton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marks in his tracks.
Marks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hampton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Marks to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Marks forces his way into half guard.
Marks wants to pass the guard but Hampton is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Payton Hampton dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hampton scores with the left hand. Marks knows he should have avoided that one.
Marks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hampton.
Hampton throws a hook but Marks avoids it easily.
Hampton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hampton checks it well.
Marks needs to keep his hands up - Hampton had a free shot at his head there.
Hampton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hampton throws a shot from downtown. Marks moves away and avoids it.
Marks ducks under a wild hook from Hampton.
Marks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marks shoots in but Hampton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hampton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Marks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hampton.
Hampton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marks can do to turn this around?
Marks shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Marks showed some decent athleticism there.
Hampton is trying to escape back to his feet but Marks uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Marks is looking to take a break and control but Hampton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hampton has one of Marks's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampton tries to improve position but can't.
Marks working away.
Check out the look on Marks's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hampton is not content to let Marks control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hampton, who protects the arm well.
Hampton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hampton is letting Marks control him for a moment.
That's four 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.
More stalling from Marks.
Hampton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hampton takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nilo Marks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nilo Marks has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marks tries to stand but Hampton is controlling his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Payton Hampton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hampton 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Payton Hampton!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Payton Hampton!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Payton Hampton!
Payton Hampton wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Bolivar (ranked 2846 p4p, 4274 weight class) and Desmond Joseph (ranked 207 p4p, 0 weight class). Bolivar comes to the cage accompanied by COLMILLO. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Basic striking
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauricio Bolivar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Desmond Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolivar has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bolivar is defended easily by Joseph.
Joseph closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bolivar's guard.
Joseph lands a couple of digs.
Bolivar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Joseph's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolivar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Joseph puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bolivar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Joseph scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bolivar is not content to let Joseph control the position.
Bolivar taking some punishment here, with Joseph in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolivar is looking to improve his position.
Bolivar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bolivar trying to hold on to Joseph's head to control him but Joseph postures up.
Bolivar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Joseph scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bolivar actively working from the bottom here.
Joseph looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bolivar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Joseph lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Joseph lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Joseph lands a nice short elbow.
Bolivar actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Joseph passes to full mount!
Joseph lands a nice shot to the head.
Joseph controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Bolivar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Joseph is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Joseph pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bolivar is rocked!
Bolivar takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Joseph's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desmond Joseph!
Mauricio Bolivar was interviewed post fight and said 'Shit won't stick. We'll bounce back.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Louis JK (ranked 4256 p4p, 4203 weight class) and Yashua Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Louis JK!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yashua Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
JK swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
JK wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
JK connects with a crisp jab.
JK throws out a powerful jab.
JK catches Rothschild with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rothschild is rocked!
JK is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Rothschild flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Rothschild is out cold! JK holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Louis JK!
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