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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Nakalinzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Budi Utomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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144 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Nakalinzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Budi Utomo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakalinzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Utomo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Utomo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Utomo.
Utomo working Nakalinzi over with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Utomo to work.
Nakalinzi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nakalinzi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nakalinzi.
Nakalinzi tries to land a knee to the head but Utomo blocks with his arms.
Utomo misses with an elbow over the top.
Utomo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nakalinzi has him pressed against the cage.
Utomo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Utomo lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Utomo manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Utomo.
Nakalinzi gets tackled into the cage by Utomo. Utomo maintains the clinch.
Nakalinzi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nakalinzi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nakalinzi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nakalinzi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Utomo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utomo doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakalinzi circles away.
Utomo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nakalinzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Utomo circles away.
Nakalinzi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Utomo gets a clinch.
Nakalinzi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Utomo's face.
Utomo trying to stall but Nakalinzi improves his position.
Nakalinzi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Utomo avoids a wild elbow strike from Nakalinzi.
Utomo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Utomo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nakalinzi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nakalinzi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakalinzi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stalling in the clinch from Utomo.
Nakalinzi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nakalinzi avoids the elbow strike from Utomo, against the cage.
Nakalinzi looking to throw knees to the head but Utomo is blocking nicely.
Utomo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Utomo has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Utomo has had enough of the clinch but Nakalinzi keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utomo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Utomo manages to break the clinch.
Utomo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nakalinzi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Utomo connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch combination from Utomo misses.
Nakalinzi misses with a body shot.
Utomo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Utomo connects with a right hand. Nakalinzi shakes it off.
Utomo throws a head kick but Nakalinzi moves out of range.
Utomo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nakalinzi tries to clinch up.
Nakalinzi looks to land a combination but Utomo avoids it well.
Nakalinzi throws a head kick that misses.
Utomo throws a series of punches but Nakalinzi moves out of range.
Utomo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Utomo instigates a clinch.
Nakalinzi throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nakalinzi as Utomo tries to tie him up.
Nakalinzi tries to land knees in the clinch but Utomo avoids the damage to the body.
Nakalinzi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nakalinzi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nakalinzi keeps control of Utomo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Utomo breaks from the clinch.
Nakalinzi connects with a right hand. Utomo shakes it off.
Utomo rushes Nakalinzi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Utomo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Utomo looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakalinzi is just out of range.
Utomo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Utomo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nakalinzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Utomo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Utomo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nakalinzi is looking to clinch but Utomo is avoiding it.
Nakalinzi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nakalinzi is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nakalinzi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Utomo throws a sloppy head kick and Nakalinzi moves out of range easily.
Nakalinzi takes one to the chin there.
Utomo looks gassed!
Utomo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakalinzi.
Utomo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Utomo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Utomo wants to clinch.
Nakalinzi tries to clinch there but Utomo circles away.
Nakalinzi swinging wildly here.
Utomo lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakalinzi moves in looking to clinch but Utomo pushes him off.
Utomo swats away the attempt to clinch by Nakalinzi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Utomo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budi Utomo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nakalinzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Utomo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Utomo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Budi Utomo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nakalinzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Utomo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Utomo throws a body punch but Nakalinzi moves out of range.
Nakalinzi throws a right and a left that Utomo avoids nicely.
Utomo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Utomo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nakalinzi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Utomo back to the cage. Nakalinzi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nakalinzi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nakalinzi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Budi Utomo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Utomo clinches up with Nakalinzi and pushes him back against the cage.
Nakalinzi looking to throw knees to the head but Utomo is blocking nicely.
Nakalinzi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nakalinzi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Utomo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Utomo is trying to break the clinch but Nakalinzi has him pressed against the cage.
Nakalinzi keeps control of Utomo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Utomo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utomo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Utomo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Utomo keeps the fight on the outside.
Utomo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nakalinzi misses with an elbow over the top.
Nakalinzi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Utomo managing to block the knees to the body from Nakalinzi.
Nakalinzi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nakalinzi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nakalinzi missing with knees to the body.
Utomo breaks from the clinch.
Nakalinzi tries to clinch but Utomo moves out of range.
Nakalinzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Utomo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nakalinzi lands with a slapping head kick.
No joy there for Utomo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Utomo takes the fight into the clinch.
Utomo lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Utomo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nakalinzi lands with a light punch inside.
Utomo lands a good knee to the midsection. Nakalinzi won't want to take too many of those.
Budi Utomo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nakalinzi tries a knee to the head but Utomo blocks it.
Utomo blocks an elbow strike from Nakalinzi.
Utomo is trying to break the clinch but Nakalinzi has him pressed against the cage.
Nakalinzi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nakalinzi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Utomo's brow.
Nakalinzi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Utomo manages to break the clinch.
Nakalinzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Utomo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Utomo moves into the clinch successfully.
Nakalinzi lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utomo blocks an elbow strike from Nakalinzi.
Utomo lands a nice elbow.
Utomo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nakalinzi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Utomo's brow.
Nakalinzi tries a knee to the head but Utomo blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Utomo.
Nakalinzi misses with some punches.
Nakalinzi landing knees to the head.
Utomo lands a damaging elbow.
Utomo blocks an elbow strike.
Nakalinzi managing to block the knees to the body from Utomo.
Utomo lands a nice elbow.
Nakalinzi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Utomo's face.
Utomo is rocked!
Utomo is breathing heavily.
Nakalinzi avoiding damage as Utomo throws knees to the body.
Utomo is still on wobbly legs! Can Nakalinzi finish him?
Utomo effectively controlling the action here.
Nakalinzi throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nakalinzi throws an elbow but misses.
Utomo seems to have recovered his senses.
Nakalinzi lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Utomo lands a damaging elbow.
Nakalinzi pushes off an throws an elbow but Utomo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Utomo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Utomo blocks an elbow strike from Nakalinzi.
Utomo breaks the clinch.
Utomo throws a series of punches but Nakalinzi moves out of range.
Nakalinzi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakalinzi tries to clinch but Utomo moves out of range.
Nakalinzi avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakalinzi moves in looking to clinch but Utomo pushes him off.
Nakalinzi tries to keep at a distance but Utomo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nakalinzi tries to land a knee to the head but Utomo blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Budi Utomo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Utomo thows a body shot but no joy.
Nakalinzi is looking to clinch.
Nakalinzi misses with a hook.
Nakalinzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Utomo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakalinzi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Utomo.
Nakalinzi cracks Utomo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Utomo closes the distance and clinches.
Nakalinzi avoids the elbow strike from Utomo, against the cage.
Utomo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nakalinzi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Utomo dodges an elbow strike from Nakalinzi.
Utomo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakalinzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Utomo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nakalinzi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Utomo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Utomo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nakalinzi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Utomo moves into the clinch.
Nakalinzi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Utomo.
Nakalinzi tries to land a knee to the head but Utomo blocks with his arms.
Nakalinzi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nakalinzi trying to land knees to the body.
Nakalinzi letting Utomo take a breather here.
Utomo breaks the clinch.
Utomo works Nakalinzi's body with a nice hook.
Utomo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nakalinzi rather than just go for the knockout.
Nakalinzi tries to clinch up but Utomo circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakalinzi tries to clinch up but Utomo circles away and keeps his distance.
Utomo closes the distance and pushes Nakalinzi back into the cage.
Nakalinzi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nakalinzi tries to land a knee to the head but Utomo blocks with his arms.
Nakalinzi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Utomo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Utomo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakalinzi gets tackled into the cage by Utomo. Utomo maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Utomo.
Nakalinzi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakalinzi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Utomo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nakalinzi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nakalinzi as Utomo tries to tie him up.
Utomo is trying to break free.
Utomo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nakalinzi up against the cage.
Utomo blocks an elbow strike from Nakalinzi.
Utomo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakalinzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Utomo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nakalinzi connects with a single shot there.
Nakalinzi tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakalinzi is looking to clinch.
Nakalinzi wants to clinch up but Utomo keeps it at a distance.
Nakalinzi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Utomo. Utomo obviously looking to wear him down.
Utomo blocks a head kick by Nakalinzi.
Utomo tries to bum rush Nakalinzi with a series of wild strikes but Nakalinzi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nakalinzi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Utomo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nakalinzi lands a lovely overhand right.
Nakalinzi moves to clinch but Utomo breaks away
and Utomo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nakalinzi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Utomo counters with a low kick, right behind Nakalinzi 's knee.
Utomo instigates a clinch.
Utomo has had enough of the clinch but Nakalinzi keeps him there for the moment.
Nakalinzi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Utomo.
Nakalinzi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Utomo blocks it with crossed arms.
Nakalinzi blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakalinzi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nakalinzi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Utomo avoids the elbow strike from Nakalinzi, against the cage.
Utomo stalling against the cage.
Utomo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Utomo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Utomo lands a damaging elbow.
Utomo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nakalinzi tries a knee to the head but Utomo blocks it.
Nakalinzi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nakalinzi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Utomo lands an elbow inside.
Utomo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joseph Nakalinzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Budi Utomo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nakalinzi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nakalinzi lands a really nice looking cross but Utomo seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Budi Utomo.
I've got Utomo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Budi Utomo!
Budi Utomo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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