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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Kurose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makunouchi comes to the cage accompanied by Pretender. Matthew Kurose will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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138 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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143 lbs
5 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ippo Makunouchi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Kurose!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurose fails with a takedown attempt.
Makunouchi throws a right hand that Kurose ducks under and follows up with a left that Kurose also avoids with ease.
Makunouchi drops Kurose with a beautiful combination! Kurose stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Makunouchi is looking for the KO!
Makunouchi lands a with a good body shot.
Kurose moves out of range of the body kick.
Kurose closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Makunouchi prevents Kurose from improving position.
Kurose advances to mount.
Kurose working for a submission but Makunouchi is keeping him at bay.
Kurose is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Makunouchi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kurose looks gassed!
Makunouchi tries to reverse the position but Kurose maintains control.
Makunouchi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurose looking for a guillotine from mount but Makunouchi is having none of it.
Kurose jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Makunouchi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kurose prevents Makunouchi from escaping the position.
Kurose is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Makunouchi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kurose swings around for an armbar but Makunouchi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kurose's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two 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.
Makunouchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurose tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Makunouchi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kurose is keeping the position for now.
Kurose working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Makunouchi has passed into half guard!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Makunouchi stands up out of the half guard.
Makunouchi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kurose shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Makunouchi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kurose looking to sit in guard and control but Makunouchi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Makunouchi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kurose's guard.
Kurose working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Makunouchi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Makunouchi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Makunouchi wants to stand but Kurose has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kurose is trying to control the position but Makunouchi postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Makunouchi wanted to stand there but Kurose had control of the position.
Kurose looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Makunouchi lands a left and a right that sends Kurose crashing to the canvas! Makunouchi dives into mount looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurose tries to lock up and control but Makunouchi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kurose regains half guard.
Makunouchi tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurose avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Makunouchi .
Kurose has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Makunouchi is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ippo Makunouchi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kurose checks a low kick from Makunouchi .
Kurose shoots in but no luck this time.
Kurose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makunouchi connects with a stiff jab that staggers Kurose - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ippo Makunouchi !
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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
RATING
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