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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Steptoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamakura Bakufu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamakura Bakufu acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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278 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Steptoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamakura Bakufu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakufu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steptoe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bakufu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Steptoe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bakufu misses with a two punch combination.
Bakufu misses with a wild combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bakufu!
Kamakura Bakufu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steptoe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Steptoe showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steptoe seems to be working for a kimura but Bakufu defends the submission attempt.
Bakufu is trying to get back to full guard.
Steptoe looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Steptoe seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steptoe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bakufu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Steptoe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bakufu wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bakufu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Steptoe looking to pass the guard.
Steptoe drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bakufu looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bakufu looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bakufu!
Steptoe sneaks out the side door and pushes Bakufu away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakufu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bakufu misses with a head kick.
Steptoe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Steptoe looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Steptoe working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Steptoe with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bakufu tries to reverse the position but Steptoe maintains control.
Steptoe is working for a guillotine from mount but Bakufu frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakufu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Steptoe looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Steptoe wants to finish this one by submission but Bakufu is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Steptoe.
Bakufu tries to lock up and control but Steptoe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Steptoe looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Steptoe working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Steptoe is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bakufu has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bakufu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steptoe keeping moving, preventing Bakufu from controlling successfully.
Bakufu thows a big elbow that misses.
Bakufu wants to control from the top but Steptoe keeps moving.
Steptoe has Bakufu pulled in close to control his posture.
Bakufu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Steptoe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bakufu's guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Steptoe pushing down on Bakufu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Steptoe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bakufu defends it well.
Steptoe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bakufu wants to improve his position but Steptoe is controlling well.
Steptoe is trying for a kimura here. Bakufu looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Steptoe wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Steptoe!
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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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