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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Asahi Inoue (ranked 1926 p4p, 23481 weight class) and Minatay Mibangon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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| 205 cm 28 155 5 - 4 - 0 |
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182 cm 32 160 57 - 83 - 20 |
BJJ White Belt World class MT Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt Counter fighter Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asahi Inoue! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 57 - 83 - 20, fighting out of Las Vegas, Minatay Mibangon! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoue rushes Mibangon and presses him up against the cage. Mibangon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Inoue fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mibangon shoots in and bounces Inoue off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Mibangon trying to control but Inoue is working from the bottom.
Inoue has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mibangon is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Inoue. Inoue is trying to escape and get back to his feet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Inoue trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. Mibangon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Inoue keeps working. Inoue really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Inoue sneaks out the side door and pushes Mibangon away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Inoue drives through and clinches with Mibangon against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Inoue. Mibangon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Inoue gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Mibangon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Inoue after a bit of a struggle. Asahi Inoue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Minatay Mibangon. Inoue lands a right hand. Mibangon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Inoue works on Mibangon's body with a couple of short punches. Inoue lands with a right to the head. Inoue misses with a short punch on the inside. Mibangon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Inoue is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Mibangon looks winded! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Inoue misses with a hook from the clinch. Mibangon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Inoue lands a right hand. Inoue scores with a nice hook to the head. Inoue working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Inoue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Still in the clinch, Inoue scores with a nice short uppercut. Inoue softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Mibangon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Inoue lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Inoue lands an uppercut. Good body shot from Inoue.
Inoue lands a body punch. Mibangon takes a shot to the head. Inoue lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Inoue softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Inoue pushes Mibangon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Inoue lands a hook that snaps the head of Mibangon backwards. A short right from Inoue. Inoue lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mibangon backwards. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Inoue lands a hook to the side of the head. Inoue lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mibangon backwards. A quick uppercut on the inside from Inoue.
 Mibangon is rocked!
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Still in the clinch, Inoue scores with a nice short uppercut. Mibangon is still on wobbly legs! Can Inoue finish him? Inoue throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Inoue lands a body shot. Inoue lands with a right to the head. Inoue lands a hook that snaps the head of Mibangon backwards. Inoue lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mibangon backwards. Inoue lands a right hand. Inoue lands with a light punch inside. Inoue lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Inoue scores with a nice hook to the head. Inoue lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Inoue scores with a shoulder strike. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Inoue lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Asahi Inoue dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Inoue moves into the clinch. Mibangon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mibangon seems to have recovered his senses. Mibangon blocks an uppercut.
Inoue lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mibangon backwards. Inoue lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mibangon backwards. Inoue pushes Mibangon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Inoue is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mibangon can do to turn this around? Mibangon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Inoue lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mibangon backwards. Mibangon wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Inoue lands a body punch in the clinch. Inoue lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Inoue throws a head punch that misses. Inoue scores with a shoulder strike. Inoue pushes Mibangon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Mibangon is breathing heavily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from Inoue. Inoue lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Inoue working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Inoue lands a hook to the side of the head. A short uppercut from Inoue. Inoue stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A short right from Inoue on the inside. Inoue lands a right hand. Inoue lands with a short shot to the head. Inoue lands with a left to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mibangon takes a shot to the head. Mibangon takes a shot to the head. Mibangon is trying to break the clinch but Inoue is controlling him.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Inoue stops a takedown attempt from Mibangon.
Inoue lands a nice uppercut. Inoue lands a shoulder strike. Inoue lands with a left to the head. A short left from Inoue. A short uppercut from Inoue. Inoue throws a big uppercut that drops Mibangon! More strikes from Inoue and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mibangon lies dazed against the cage as Inoue celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Asahi Inoue!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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