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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Jostead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jin Kazama could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harry Jostead's chin.
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142 lbs
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168 cm
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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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 London, Jin Kazama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Jostead!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jostead swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jostead throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kazama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jostead is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kazama's half guard.
Jostead is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kazama is staying active underneath Jostead, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jostead thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kazama's head.
Jostead not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jostead throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kazama on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kazama tries to get out of the position.
Jostead wants to control but Kazama is keeping him busy.
Jostead throwing shots but Kazama is blocking nicely.
Jostead winds up and cracks Kazama with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jostead missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kazama avoids the body shot from Jostead.
Kazama gets caught flat footed, as Jostead shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jostead is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jostead throwing strikes but missing.
Jostead thows a big elbow that misses.
Kazama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jostead is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jostead wants to pass the guard but Kazama is keeping the position.
Jostead throwing strikes from guard but Kazama blocks nicely.
Jostead sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jostead looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jostead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kazama moves away.
Jostead shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kazama defends it nicely.
Kazama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jostead swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kazama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jostead paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jostead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kazama tries to clinch up.
Jostead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kazama moves away.
Jostead tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jostead throws an overhand right that lands on Kazama's shoulder, as Kazama tries to avoid the shot.
Kazama misses with a few strikes there.
Kazama tries to close the distance and clinch but Jostead swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jostead closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jostead throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jostead missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jostead wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kazama keeps working.
Kazama knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jostead on the ground.
Kazama manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kazama wants to clinch up but Jostead keeps it at a distance.
Kazama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jostead swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kazama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kazama doesn't manage to clinch there - Jostead circles away.
Kazama looks to land a combination. Jostead sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jostead keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Jostead dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kazama misses with the combination.
Jostead shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kazama manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jostead thows a big elbow that misses.
Jostead is in close to Kazama's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jostead scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jostead postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jostead drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jostead jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jostead working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jostead looking to pass the guard.
Jostead postures up in Kazama's guard and throws a big left but Kazama blocks it.
Jostead controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kazama wants to get back to his feet but Jostead is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jostead throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jostead circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jin Kazama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Kazama misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jostead works Kazama's body with a nice hook.
Kazama misses with a series of wild punches.
Jostead shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kazama sprawls well. Kazama wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jostead gets slowly back to his feet.
Kazama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jostead gets the takedown into side control.
Jostead lands an elbow.
Kazama taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jostead in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jostead lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jostead working the strikes but Kazama uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kazama wants to get back to his feet.
Jostead throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jostead lands a nice short elbow.
Jostead has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jostead with the ground and pound but Kazama uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jostead postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kazama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jostead stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kazama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jostead is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jostead wants to control from the top but Kazama keeps moving.
Jostead postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harry Jostead has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jostead trying to control the position from guard on top but Kazama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jostead with a nice head shot there.
Kazama is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jostead is controlling him.
Jostead works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Jostead showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kazama misses with the combination.
Jostead throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kazama misses with a series of wild punches.
Kazama tries to clinch up but Jostead circles away and keeps his distance.
Jostead thows a body shot but no joy.
Kazama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jostead.
Kazama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jostead's sensitive parts.
Jostead looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazama is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kazama.
Kazama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jostead decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jostead wants to take a breather but Kazama is having none of it.
Jostead not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jostead stops Kazama from getting back to his feet.
Jostead not doing much here.
Jostead looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jostead is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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.
Kazama won't allow Jostead to pass to mount.
Jostead missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kazama is trying to stand up here but Jostead is controlling him well.
Jostead sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kazama defending well though.
Jostead is keen to just control but Kazama is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jostead swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kazama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jostead swats away the attempt to clinch by Kazama.
Jostead is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kazama rather than just go for the knockout.
Jostead is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kazama's half guard.
Jostead takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jostead throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kazama keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jostead not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jostead looks to land a strike but Kazama avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazama wants to get back to his feet but Jostead is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jostead is working Kazama over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jostead postures up in Kazama's guard and throws a big left but Kazama blocks it.
Jostead scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kazama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jostead is looking to work some ground and pound but Kazama has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jostead throws a strike but Kazama rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jin Kazama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jostead doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Jostead comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jostead 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Harry Jostead!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Harry Jostead!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Harry Jostead!
Harry Jostead wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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