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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Kemonito (ranked 714 p4p, 42 weight class) and Obi Wan Kenobi (ranked 345 p4p, 16 weight class). Kemonito comes to the cage accompanied by Kemonito Entrance Music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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140 lbs
10 - 3 - 3 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Kemonito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Obi Wan Kenobi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kemonito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kenobi.
Kenobi cracks the inside of Kemonito's front leg.
Kenobi scores with a kick to the body.
Kenobi slips a straight right by Kemonito.
Kenobi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kenobi connects with a body shot that sends Kemonito's belly button to the back.
Kenobi lunges at Kemonito with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kemonito's hand.
Kemonito works the jab nicely.
Kemonito throws an overhand right that lands on Kenobi's shoulder, as Kenobi tries to avoid the shot.
Kenobi slips under a jab from Kemonito.
Kemonito misses with a hook. Kenobi ducked under it nicely.
Kemonito tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kenobi defends well and Kemonito ends up having to push Kenobi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kenobi misses with a straight right.
Kemonito attempts a counter takedown but Kenobi avoids it well and moves away.
Kemonito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kenobi throws out the jab.
Kenobi misses with a lunging right hand
and Kemonito counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kenobi thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kenobi.
Kemonito tries for a takedown but Kenobi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kemonito checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Kemonito on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kenobi avoids the head kick by Kemonito.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemonito looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kenobi!
Kenobi can't do much from the bottom here.
Kenobi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kemonito is controlling him well.
Kemonito fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kenobi throws Kemonito to one side and escapes!
Kemonito closes the distance and clinches.
Kemonito has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kenobi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Kemonito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Kenobi fails to land.
Kenobi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kemonito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kemonito misses with a punch to the body.
Kenobi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kemonito backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenobi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kenobi works on Kemonito's body with a couple of short punches.
Kenobi scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kemonito backwards.
Kenobi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kenobi slips under a jab.
Kenobi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kemonito on the side of the head.
Kemonito lands a glancing blow to the side of Kenobi's head.
Kemonito misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Kenobi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kemonito lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kenobi at a distance.
Kenobi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kemonito thows a leg kick but Kenobi checks it
and Kenobi counters with a straight right hand.
Kenobi moves out of range of the body kick from Kemonito.
Kemonito throws a hook but Kenobi blocks it.
Kemonito looks to land a right hand but Kenobi moved out of range.
Kenobi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Obi Wan Kenobi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kenobi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kemonito is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kenobi's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kemonito moves away from the strike by Kenobi.
Kenobi drops his hands momentarily and Kemonito takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kenobi tries to land a leg kick but Kemonito saw it coming and moves away.
Kenobi looks to land a left hand but Kemonito moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi throws a hook to the side of Kemonito's head but Kemonito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kemonito shoots in and gets a takedown into Kenobi's guard.
Kenobi pushes Kemonito off and gets back to his feet.
Kenobi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kemonito's sensitive parts.
Kemonito swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kenobi.
Kenobi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kemonito quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kenobi throws a hook to the side of Kemonito's head but Kemonito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenobi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kemonito throws out the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Kenobi as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kemonito checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kenobi misses with a body shot.
Kemonito looks to land a right hand but Kenobi moved out of range.
Kemonito cracks Kenobi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kenobi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kenobi defending well as Kemonito loads up on a big left hand.
Kenobi tries to work over Kemonito's front leg with a kick but Kemonito checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemonito goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Kenobi. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenobi. Kemonito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Kenobi.
Kenobi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kemonito.
Kenobi works Kemonito's body with a nice hook.
Kemonito just misses with a punch to the body.
Kemonito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kemonito looks to throw the jab but Kenobi is out of range.
Kemonito moves away from the strike by Kenobi.
Kenobi blocks a jab.
Kemonito goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kemonito looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kenobi is fending him off so far but Kemonito persists. Nope, Kenobi circles away and we're back to standing.
Kenobi throws an overhand right that lands on Kemonito's shoulder, as Kemonito tries to avoid the shot.
Kenobi throws the left hand but Kemonito avoids the punch easily.
Kemonito swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kenobi takes one to the chin there.
Kenobi throws a looping overhand right but Kemonito ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Wan Kenobi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kemonito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kenobi.
Kemonito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kenobi misses with an uppercut.
Kenobi gets caught napping as Kemonito dives in and scores a takedown. Kenobi manages to retain guard.
Kemonito throws a big right hand that misses.
Kenobi trying to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kenobi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenobi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kenobi pulls Kemonito in to control the position.
Kemonito throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kemonito might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kemonito is in close to Kenobi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi is controlling Kemonito's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kenobi is on top in guard.
Kenobi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kemonito looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kemonito stops Kenobi from getting back to his feet.
Kenobi is trying to maintain the position but Kemonito is very close to passing his half guard.
Kenobi tries to roll over but Kemonito keeps him under control.
Kenobi wants to get back to his feet.
Kenobi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kenobi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kemonito accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kenobi pulls Kemonito in close to his closed guard and prevents Kemonito from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kemonito postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kenobi controlling Kemonito's posture.
Kemonito stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kenobi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kemonito chips away with some ground and pound.
Kenobi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kenobi is pulling down on Kemonito's head. It's preventing any offense from Kemonito, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi is continuing to stall.
Let's hope that Kenobi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kenobi trying to control the position.
Kenobi wants to sweep here but Kemonito controlling him for the moment.
Kenobi looking to control.
Kemonito throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kemonito stopping the sweep attempt from Kenobi.
Kemonito postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kenobi is on top in guard.
Kemonito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kenobi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kenobi stops Kemonito from standing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenobi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Kemonito dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kenobi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kemonito lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kenobi takes a step back to recover.
Kenobi lunges at Kemonito with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kemonito's hand.
Kenobi stuns Kemonito with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kemonito moves out of range of the strikes.
Kenobi misses with a hook
enabling Kemonito to counter with a crisp jab.
Kenobi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kemonito.
Kemonito pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kenobi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donk. Kemonito catches Kenobi right on the button with a cross.
Kemonito thumps Kenobi with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemonito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kenobi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kemonito rushes Kenobi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kenobi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Kemonito.
Kenobi stalls.
Kemonito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kenobi or not.
Kenobi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemonito scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kemonito.
Kemonito scores with a shoulder strike.
Kemonito has a couple of punches blocked by Kenobi.
A head punch on the inside from Kemonito fails to land.
Kemonito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenobi is trying to push Kemonito away but Kemonito has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kenobi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kemonito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kemonito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenobi manages to break the clinch.
Kemonito rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kenobi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kenobi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kemonito lands with a right hand.
Kenobi throws a hook but Kemonito blocks it.
Kenobi throws out a powerful jab.
Kemonito tries to clinch there but Kenobi circles away.
Kemonito scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenobi staying out of range there.
Kenobi scores with a shot to the body.
Kenobi lands a front kick.
Kemonito misses with a looping right.
Kemonito shoots and misses
and Kenobi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kenobi takes one to the chin there.
Good leg kick by Kenobi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kenobi connects with a jab.
Kemonito moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kemonito scores with a shot to the body.
Kenobi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenobi misses the jab.
Kemonito avoids the head kick by Kenobi.
Kemonito looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kemonito throws a hook but Kenobi avoids it easily.
Kemonito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenobi.
Kenobi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kemonito was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenobi.
Kemonito thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kenobi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kemonito.
Kemonito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kemonito throws a wild body kick that Kenobi sees coming a mile off.
Kenobi dips to his left and cracks Kemonito with an uppercut!
Kemonito moves out of range as Kenobi throws a body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kenobi.
Kemonito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kemonito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kemonito throws a looping overhand right but Kenobi ducks down to avoid it.
Kenobi blocks a jab.
Kemonito plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kemonito is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kenobi tries to move into range but Kemonito moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kemonito throws a sloppy head kick
and Kemonito takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kenobi avoids the head kick by Kemonito.
Kenobi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kemonito moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemonito throws a head kick but Kenobi moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenobi misses with an uppercut.
Kemonito manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kenobi on his heels. He'll look to pass Kenobi's guard now, I'm sure.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kenobi holds on and takes a little breather.
Kemonito scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kenobi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kenobi is pulling down on Kemonito's head. It's preventing any offense from Kemonito, at least for the moment.
Kemonito trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenobi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kemonito loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Juan Kemonito.
I think Kemonito 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Obi Wan Kenobi!
During a confident post fight interview, Obi Wan Kenobi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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