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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Buhawi Baracael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. John Lee has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buhawi Baracael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Lee!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baracael changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Baracael manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Baracael counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Baracael wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Baracael avoids the strikes from the bottom by Lee.
Baracael tries for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Baracael wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee gets back to half guard.
Lee actively working from the bottom here.
Baracael passes to side control.
Baracael tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Baracael has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baracael tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Baracael wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well.
Baracael is breathing heavily.
Lee is not content to let Baracael control the position.
Baracael is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Baracael trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
Lee is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Baracael off and has taken his back!
Baracael is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Lee has the hooks in. Baracael is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Lee is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Baracael is defending well though. Lee let's go of the attempt for now.
Baracael is in bad spot here.
Baracael breaks Lee's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Baracael is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping full guard, as Baracael tries to pass.
Baracael avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baracael is stalling in the full guard.
Lee keeping full guard, as Baracael tries to pass.
Lee working for a triangle but Baracael defends it easily.
Baracael sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lee's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baracael frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Baracael moves to the back position.
Lee is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Baracael is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Lee won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Baracael off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Buhawi Baracael!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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