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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Greenthumb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fyodor Pending (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fyodor Pending is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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150 cm
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130 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikhail Greenthumb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fyodor Pending!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pending circles away from the clinch attempt.
Greenthumb pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pending chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Greenthumb can pounce on him.
Pending swats away the attempt to clinch by Greenthumb.
Greenthumb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pending paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Greenthumb connects with a solid leg kick.
Pending looks for a takedown but Greenthumb sprawls well.
Greenthumb gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pending tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Greenthumb smiles and moves away.
Mikhail Greenthumb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenthumb throws a sloppy head kick and Pending moves out of range easily.
Greenthumb throws a head kick that misses.
Greenthumb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pending avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Greenthumb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pending paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Greenthumb throws a sloppy head kick and Pending moves out of range easily.
Greenthumb lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pending has closed the distance and engaged Greenthumb in a clinch.
Pending is trying to break free.
Greenthumb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pending tries to pull guard but Greenthumb holds him up against the cage and eventually Pending drops back down to his feet.
Mikhail Greenthumb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fyodor Pending.
Pending jumps guard and drags Greenthumb to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pending keeping moving, preventing Greenthumb from controlling successfully.
Pending looking to control.
Pending looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pending is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pending looking for a guillotine here but Greenthumb defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenthumb trying to control the position from guard on top but Pending is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greenthumb is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pending is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pending is trying to keep Greenthumb in close.
Pending has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Greenthumb can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pending looks gassed!
Greenthumb would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Greenthumb throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Greenthumb tries to clinch but Pending moves away
and Pending counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Greenthumb is trying to maintain the position but Pending is very close to passing his half guard.
Pending is looking to advance position but Greenthumb won't allow it.
Greenthumb tries to roll over but Pending keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mikhail Greenthumb will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Greenthumb tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pending counters with a single leg into guard. Greenthumb didn't expect that.
Greenthumb thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Greenthumb looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pending trying to control but Greenthumb is working from the bottom.
Greenthumb looking to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pending trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pending is breathing heavily.
Greenthumb throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pending postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pending darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pending is keen to just control but Greenthumb is a slippery customer.
Pending should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Greenthumb is looking to improve his position.
Greenthumb is looking to control Pending's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Greenthumb avoid being mounted?
Pending prevents Greenthumb from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenthumb is trying to control but can't.
Greenthumb is staying active underneath Pending, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pending is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Greenthumb trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Greenthumb throws a nice outside leg kick.
Greenthumb looks to clinch
and Pending counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Greenthumb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pending.
Greenthumb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pending blocks it with crossed arms.
Greenthumb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pending lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pending has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Greenthumb is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Greenthumb obliges.
Greenthumb tries a knee to the head but Pending blocks it.
Greenthumb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pending.
Greenthumb landing knees to the head.
Greenthumb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pending avoids the elbow strike from Greenthumb, against the cage.
Pending managing to block the knees to the body from Greenthumb.
Greenthumb crunches a lovely knee into Pending's ribcage.
Greenthumb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pending.
Greenthumb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pending is defending well for now.
Greenthumb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pending avoids it.
Pending on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Greenthumb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pending avoids it.
Greenthumb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Greenthumb lands an elbow just above Pending 's eye.
Greenthumb trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Greenthumb misses with a knee strike.
Pending jumps guard but Greenthumb stands there with Pending around his waist. Pending gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Greenthumb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pending is defending well for now.
Greenthumb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pending blocks it with crossed arms.
Greenthumb lands an elbow inside that Pending shrugs off.
Greenthumb missing with knees to the body.
Pending on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Greenthumb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pending's face.
Greenthumb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Greenthumb lands an elbow just above Pending 's eye.
Pending avoids the elbow strike from Greenthumb, against the cage.
Greenthumb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Greenthumb.
Pending is working for takedown but Greenthumb is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mikhail Greenthumb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fyodor Pending.
Greenthumb trying to land knees to the body.
Greenthumb lands an elbow that stopped Pending in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fyodor Pending showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Greenthumb fails with an attempt to clinch.
Greenthumb explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Greenthumb tries to clinch up.
Greenthumb moves in looking to clinch but Pending pushes him off.
Greenthumb lands a high kick!
Pending on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pending takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Greenthumb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pending swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pending swats away the attempt to clinch by Greenthumb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenthumb wants to clinch.
Greenthumb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Greenthumb tries to clinch but Pending is having none of it.
Pending steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Greenthumb. That one must have hurt.
Greenthumb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pending's sensitive parts.
Mikhail Greenthumb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pending avoids the head kick by Greenthumb.
Greenthumb wants to clinch up but Pending keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Greenthumb.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Greenthumb.
Pending keeps the fight on the outside.
Greenthumb lands a head kick!
Greenthumb darts in trying to clinch
and Pending counters with a shoot takedown. Greenthumb fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenthumb wants to get back to his feet but Pending is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Greenthumb lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pending!
Greenthumb is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Greenthumb can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pending is looking to escape.
Greenthumb knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pending on the ground.
Greenthumb prevents Pending from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pending is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Greenthumb can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pending is looking to escape.
Pending is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pending taking shots to the head.
Greenthumb can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pending is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Greenthumb showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Greenthumb 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 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Greenthumb!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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