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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between India Numberone (ranked 4194 p4p, 4341 weight class) and Ken Tsai (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 Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 The Island, India Numberone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ken Tsai!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Numberone.
Numberone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Numberone misses with a takedown attempt - Tsai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tsai tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Numberone defends well and Tsai ends up having to push Numberone into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Numberone closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Numberone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tsai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Numberone gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Numberone gets underhooks to prevent Tsai's takedown attempt.
India Numberone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Tsai.
Numberone is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tsai lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Numberone manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Tsai keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsai has Numberone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Numberone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tsai is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Numberone can't fight it off and eventually Tsai manages to take the fight to the floor. Numberone looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Numberone kicks Tsai off and gets to his feet.
Numberone feints a jab promting Tsai to slip. Numberone then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tsai slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsai looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Numberone!
Tsai throws an elbow but Numberone slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tsai looks up at the clock and then as Numberone takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tsai smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numberone pushes Tsai away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tsai gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Numberone holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Tsai taking a breather here.
Numberone can't do much from the bottom here.
Numberone taking a bit of punishment here - Tsai scoring with strikes.
Numberone is trying to escape the position but Tsai is controlling the position.
Tsai lands a few punches from side control.
Tsai trying to control the position but Numberone is working away.
Numberone being controlled for a moment.
Tsai wants to control but Numberone is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsai cracks Numberone with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Numberone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Numberone holds on to Tsai's head and controls the position momentarily.
Tsai taking a breather here.
Tsai working the head and body with strikes.
Tsai sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Numberone is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Numberone wants to get back to his feet.
Tsai working the head with strikes.
Tsai is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Numberone will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Let's hope that Tsai 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsai is putting a hurting on Numberone here, landing some big shots from side control.
Numberone being controlled for a moment.
Numberone tries to escape but Tsai is in control.
Numberone is breathing heavily.
Tsai creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tsai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Numberone keeps working.
Check out the look on Tsai's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tsai lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tsai lands a nice forearm strike.
Numberone is not content to let Tsai control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that India Numberone will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tsai stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tsai wants it to stay on the feet.
Numberone stuffs the takedown attempt from Tsai. Tsai gets slowly back to his feet.
Tsai scores with a takedown into Numberone's guard.
Tsai is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tsai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Numberone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Numberone could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsai works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tsai lands a nice short elbow.
Tsai working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsai is taking a breather. Numberone 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.
Tsai working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tsai lands a nice short elbow.
Ken Tsai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Numberone is looking for a sweep. Tsai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Numberone is trying to control but can't.
Tsai wants to take a breather but Numberone is having none of it.
Tsai content to control rather than advance.
Tsai scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tsai takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Numberone is trying to maintain the position but Tsai is very close to passing his half guard.
Tsai looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Numberone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsai trying to control the action but Numberone is working from the bottom.
Numberone taking some punishment here, with Tsai in his half guard.
Tsai perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tsai's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tsai seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tsai landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Numberone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tsai is working away from the top position though.
Tsai slips a nice elbow through Numberone's hands, connecting with Numberone's forehead.
Numberone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tsai slips a nice elbow through Numberone's hands, connecting with Numberone's forehead.
Tsai working Numberone over with strikes.
Numberone wants to get back to full guard.
Tsai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsai landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tsai takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Numberone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tsai scores with a couple of nice shots.
Numberone tries to get to full guard but Tsai has control of the leg.
Tsai stalling.
Tsai is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tsai takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Numberone taking some punishment here, with Tsai in his half guard.
Numberone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tsai working Numberone over with strikes.
Tsai drops an elbow to the side of Numberone's head.
Tsai content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tsai working over Numberone with some ground and pound. Numberone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Numberone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tsai scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tsai sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Tsai.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tsai slows the pace down in half guard.
Tsai wants to control but Numberone is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Tsai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tsai looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tsai slips a nice elbow through Numberone's hands, connecting with Numberone's forehead.
Tsai takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tsai is stalling here. Numberone is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tsai seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Numberone has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tsai manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Numberone is trying to get back to full guard.
Tsai takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsai scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Numberone trying to hold on to Tsai's head to control him but Tsai postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsai scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tsai lands with a punch from half guard.
Tsai stalling.
Numberone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tsai scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tsai landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tsai looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Numberone is trying to stand up here but Tsai is controlling him well.
Tsai drops an elbow to the side of Numberone's head.
Ground and pound from Tsai.
Tsai controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsai is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tsai performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tsai is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tsai working Numberone over with strikes.
Tsai slows the pace down in half guard.
Numberone controlling the position well.
Numberone has hold of Tsai's hands but Tsai slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tsai is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsai working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Numberone is refusing to be controlled, as Tsai sits in half guard.
Tsai working Numberone over with strikes.
Numberone is looking for a sweep. Tsai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tsai slows the pace down in half guard.
Tsai is continuing to stall.
Numberone is doing well to control the position and prevent Tsai from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, if Tsai is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tsai looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tsai stalling.
Tsai looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Numberone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Well, if Tsai is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ground and pound from Tsai.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tsai slips a nice elbow through Numberone's hands, connecting with Numberone's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Tsai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tsai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Tsai!
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energy
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hype
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