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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuula Kallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsuya Watanabe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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165 cm
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151 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kuula Kallo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kallo.
Kallo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watanabe closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kallo did well to prevent Watanabe getting side control.
Watanabe performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Watanabe wants to pass the guard but Kallo is defending well.
Watanabe trying to control the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tatsuya Watanabe wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Watanabe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kallo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe thowing shots but they're missing.
Watanabe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Poor strikes thrown by Watanabe there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Watanabe controlling his opponent.
Watanabe seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kallo for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Tatsuya Watanabe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Watanabe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kallo defends it nicely.
Watanabe tries for a takedown but Kallo circles away easily
and Kallo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kallo.
Kallo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kallo pulls Watanabe into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kallo wants to sweep here but Watanabe controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Watanabe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kallo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tatsuya Watanabe wasn't doing enough on the ground.
An inside leg kick from Kallo misses.
Watanabe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kallo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Watanabe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuya Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watanabe drives through with a takedown into guard.
Watanabe controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallo wants to sweep but no luck.
Watanabe tries to free his leg and advance position but Kallo is retaining full guard.
Watanabe sitting in guard here, content to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Tatsuya Watanabe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Watanabe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kallo on the side of the head.
Watanabe closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kallo did well to prevent Watanabe getting side control.
Watanabe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Watanabe sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Watanabe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Watanabe avoids a kick to the body.
Kallo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watanabe feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Watanabe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kallo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Watanabe tries to free his leg and advance position but Kallo is retaining full guard.
Watanabe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kallo keeping full guard, as Watanabe tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tatsuya Watanabe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kallo looks to clinch
and Watanabe counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kallo's guard now.
Watanabe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Watanabe looking to pass the guard.
Kallo being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tatsuya Watanabe.
Watanabe blocks a head kick by Kallo.
Watanabe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Watanabe in particular looking to stall.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tatsuya Watanabe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice shot lands for Watanabe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallo slaps away a takedown attempt from Watanabe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Watanabe passes Kallo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Watanabe content to control rather than advance.
Kallo is trying to maintain the position but Watanabe is very close to passing his half guard.
Watanabe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Tatsuya Watanabe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Watanabe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Kallo as Watanabe shoots in.
Watanabe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Watanabe fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuya Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kallo leaves Watanabe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kallo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Watanabe dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Watanabe slaps away a takedown attempt from Kallo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Watanabe or perhaps it was just good defense by Kallo which made him look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Kallo as Watanabe shoots in.
Watanabe fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuya Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kallo cracks the inside of Watanabe's front leg.
Tatsuya Watanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watanabe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kallo wants to get back to his feet but Watanabe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kallo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Watanabe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Watanabe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kallo is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallo trying to control the position from guard on top but Watanabe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kallo is fighting to break Watanabe's control of his arms but Watanabe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kallo looking to pass the guard.
Watanabe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Watanabe tries to get out of the position.
Watanabe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kallo manages to get himself to full guard.
Kallo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Watanabe controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Watanabe's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Watanabe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kallo is fending him off so far but Watanabe persists. Nope, Kallo circles away and we're back to standing.
Watanabe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kallo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Watanabe is in Kallo's guard.
Kallo being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallo working a defensive guard here.
Kuula Kallo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tatsuya Watanabe.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tatsuya Watanabe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watanabe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Tatsuya Watanabe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kallo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kallo wants to clinch up but Watanabe keeps it at a distance.
Watanabe gets a takedown into half guard.
Tatsuya Watanabe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watanabe looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatsuya Watanabe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Watanabe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatsuya Watanabe!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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