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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maki Homma (ranked 580 p4p, 1100 weight class) and Daquavious Bingle (ranked 80 p4p, 146 weight class). Bingle has chosen Bomb jews as his entrance music. Daquavious Bingle will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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| 168 cm 24 172 9 - 4 - 0 |
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184 cm 24 178 4 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ Solid boxing Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler Lethal high kicks Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Maki Homma! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daquavious Bingle! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bingle misses with a right hand
and Homma counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Homma. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Homma accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Homma postures up in Bingle's guard and throws a big left but Bingle blocks it. Homma loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Homma accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Bingle working a defensive guard here.
Homma is in close to Bingle's body, working some short punches and elbows. Homma lands a couple of elbows. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bingle controls Homma momentarily but Homma frees himself. Homma lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Bingle working a defensive guard here.
Homma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Bingle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Homma. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Homma accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Homma with a flurry of punches that miss. Homma working some strikes from top position. Homma loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Homma throwing strikes but missing. Bingle pulls Homma in close to prevent any damage. Bingle wants to sweep here but Homma controlling him for the moment. Homma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bingle works some decent striking defense from the bottom. We've been hearing that Homma has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Bingle looking to control.
Homma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bingle works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Homma scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Homma has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Bingle is trying to keep Homma in close.
Homma landing with the ground and pound. Homma is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Bingle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Homma connects with a couple of short punches. Homma keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bingle's head. Homma in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Homma with a nice head shot there. Homma connects with a couple of short punches.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Bingle looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Homma cracks Bingle with a solid left hand. Bingle has momentary wrist control but Homma slips an elbow through the middle. Homma chips away with some ground and pound. Bingle has momentary wrist control but Homma slips an elbow through the middle. Bingle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Homma is one step ahead there. Homma throws a big elbow that misses. Homma chips away with some ground and pound. Homma is in close to Bingle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Bingle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Homma stopping the sweep attempt from Bingle. Bingle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Homma throwing strikes from guard but Bingle blocks nicely. Bingle wants to sweep but no luck. Homma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bingle works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Homma is fighting to break Bingle's control of his arms but Bingle is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Homma postures up in Bingle's guard and throws a big left but Bingle blocks it. Homma lands a couple of elbows. Bingle looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Homma throwing strikes but missing. Daquavious Bingle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's five minutes gone in the round. Bingle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Homma with a flurry of punches that miss. Homma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bingle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Homma can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Homma drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bingle manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Homma has Bingle in his guard.
Homma lands a good elbow from the bottom. Homma is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
 That's six minutes gone in the round. Bingle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Homma swivels though and keeps the full guard. Homma thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Homma is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Homma is trying to control the position but Bingle postures up. Homma keeping moving, preventing Bingle from controlling successfully. Homma trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
 That's seven minutes gone in the round. Homma throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Homma wants to sweep but no luck. Homma throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
 The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. Bingle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Homma will feel that in the morning. Homma takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Bingle missing with a left hand there. Homma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Bingle throws a hook but Homma avoids it easily. Bingle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. A low kick from Bingle is predictable there
and Homma counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
 That's eight minutes gone in the round. Bingle misses with a short punch on the inside. A right handed body shot lands from Bingle.
Bingle struggles to land a body shot inside as Homma controls his hands.
Bingle misses with some punches.
Bingle struggles to land a body shot inside as Homma controls his hands.
Bingle tries a body shot but Homma blocks it.
Bingle lands with a short shot to the head. A head punch on the inside from Bingle fails to land. Homma tries to pull guard but Bingle holds him up against the ropes and eventually Homma drops back down to his feet.
Bingle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Homma prevents a body shot from Bingle. Maki Homma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Homma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
 That's nine minutes gone in the round. Bingle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Homma is keeping busy. Bingle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Homma drags the fight down to the ground.
Bingle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Homma keeping moving, preventing Bingle from controlling successfully. Homma looking to control.
Homma looking to sweep here. No luck so far. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Bingle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Homma swivels though and keeps the full guard. Homma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight! Maki Homma showed his dominance in that final round. I think Homma 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Maki Homma! Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Maki Homma! Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Maki Homma!
Maki Homma wins by unanimous decision! Maki Homma 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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RATING
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