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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Constantin Bejenaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ippo Makunouchi looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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178 lbs
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176 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ippo Makunouchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Constantin Bejenaru!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bejenaru throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Makunouchi's waist but Makunouchi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bejenaru off to one side.
Makunouchi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bejenaru manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bejenaru goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Makunouchi is on top in guard.
Makunouchi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Makunouchi trying to control but Bejenaru is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bejenaru controlling Makunouchi's posture.
Makunouchi content to stall in guard here.
Bejenaru keeping full guard, as Makunouchi tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Makunouchi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bejenaru did well to prevent Makunouchi getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bejenaru gets full guard.
Bejenaru wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bejenaru holds on and takes a little breather.
Makunouchi trying to control but Bejenaru is working from the bottom.
Bejenaru wants to sweep here but Makunouchi controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bejenaru holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi stopping the sweep attempt from Bejenaru.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bejenaru has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Makunouchi after a bit of a struggle.
Makunouchi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bejenaru can't fight it off and eventually Makunouchi manages to take the fight to the floor. Bejenaru looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Makunouchi stopping the sweep attempt from Bejenaru.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bejenaru controlling Makunouchi's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ippo Makunouchi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bejenaru fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bejenaru with a lazy takedown attempt
and Makunouchi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bejenaru's guard now.
Bejenaru is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bejenaru keeping full guard, as Makunouchi tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bejenaru looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bejenaru is trying to control the position but Makunouchi postures up.
Bejenaru manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Makunouchi manages to get himself to full guard.
Makunouchi wants to stand up but Bejenaru is controlling him.
Bejenaru trying to control but Makunouchi is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bejenaru is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Constantin Bejenaru hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bejenaru.
Ippo Makunouchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Constantin Bejenaru.
Makunouchi shoots in and gets a takedown into Bejenaru's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bejenaru seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ippo Makunouchi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Let's hope that Bejenaru has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantin Bejenaru has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Makunouchi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bejenaru.
No luck for Bejenaru with that takedown attempt.
Makunouchi feints and as Bejenaru raises his hands in defense, Makunouchi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ippo Makunouchi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Makunouchi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bejenaru!
Bejenaru doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Bejenaru wants to control but Makunouchi is having none of it.
Bejenaru is trying to escape the mount.
Bejenaru wants to hold on but Makunouchi pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi tries to control but Bejenaru wriggling away.
Bejenaru tries to lock up and control but Makunouchi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bejenaru sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bejenaru is trying to get back to full guard.
Makunouchi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bejenaru knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bejenaru tries to roll over but Makunouchi keeps him under control.
Makunouchi stalling.
Makunouchi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bejenaru defending well though.
Bejenaru trying to hold on to Makunouchi's head to control him but Makunouchi postures up.
Well, if Makunouchi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bejenaru regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bejenaru controlling Makunouchi's posture.
Makunouchi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bejenaru is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Makunouchi, into his guard.
Bejenaru tries to free his leg and advance position but Makunouchi is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bejenaru is controlling him.
Bejenaru 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.
Makunouchi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bejenaru on the ground.
Bejenaru trying to control the position from guard on top but Makunouchi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bejenaru pushing down on Makunouchi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Constantin Bejenaru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Makunouchi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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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RATING
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