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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Atoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Atoshi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Samourai. Manuel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by
Seek and Destroy – Metallica Song Lyrics
target=blank>Seek and Destroy. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Atoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Manuel!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atoshi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Atoshi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Atoshi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Atoshi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Manuel has worked his arm free - good work by Manuel!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atoshi tries to advance to mount but Manuel denies him.
Manuel dodges the ground and pound from Atoshi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atoshi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Manuel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Atoshi misses with the ground and pound.
Atoshi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Atoshi is looking to take a break and control but Manuel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Atoshi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Manuel, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atoshi trying to control the action but Manuel is working from the bottom.
Atoshi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Manuel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Manuel explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atoshi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Manuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Atoshi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Manuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Atoshi misses with a takedown attempt
and Manuel counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atoshi tries for a takedown but Manuel circles away easily
and Manuel counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenichi Atoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atoshi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Manuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Atoshi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Atoshi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Manuel counters with a series of strikes. Atoshi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Atoshi throws a sloppy head kick and Manuel moves out of range easily.
Atoshi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Manuel avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Atoshi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Atoshi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Manuel counters with a three punch combo that has Atoshi backing up. Atoshi nods at Manuel to acknowledge the strikes.
Atoshi closes the distance but Manuel moves to the side
and Manuel counters with a left and a right that stings Atoshi.
Horrible takedown by Atoshi or perhaps it was just good defense by Manuel which made him look bad.
Atoshi thumps Manuel with a low kick.
Kenichi Atoshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Atoshi avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atoshi fails with the takedown
and Manuel counters with a three punch combo that has Atoshi backing up. Atoshi nods at Manuel to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenichi Atoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atoshi tries for a takedown but Manuel circles away easily
and Manuel counters with a left and a right that stings Atoshi.
Atoshi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Manuel counters with a three punch combo that has Atoshi backing up. Atoshi nods at Manuel to acknowledge the strikes.
Atoshi misses with a takedown
and Manuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel looks to land a combination but Atoshi avoids it well.
Atoshi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Atoshi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Atoshi looks to land a left hand but Manuel moved out of range nicely.
Manuel throws a series of punches but Atoshi moves out of range.
Atoshi wants to clinch.
Atoshi misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atoshi fails with a takedown attempt.
Atoshi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Manuel counters with a three punch combo that has Atoshi backing up. Atoshi nods at Manuel to acknowledge the strikes.
Atoshi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Manuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Atoshi wants to clinch
and Manuel counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Manuel as Atoshi shoots in.
Jon Manuel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel avoids the body shot from Atoshi.
Atoshi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Manuel quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Atoshi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manuel keeps working.
Manuel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Atoshi.
Atoshi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Manuel to regain full guard.
Atoshi wants to control from the top but Manuel keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Atoshi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Atoshi dodges the punch combination from Manuel.
Atoshi moves in looking to clinch but Manuel pushes him off.
Manuel is working the combinations to good effect here.
Atoshi tries a head kick but it misses.
Atoshi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Manuel counters with a series of strikes. Atoshi will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atoshi wants to clinch
and Manuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Manuel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atoshi lands an overhand right.
Atoshi is looking to land body kicks.
Atoshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manuel.
Atoshi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manuel but Manuel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Atoshi wants to clinch but Manuel slips to the side
and Manuel counters with a three punch combo that has Atoshi backing up. Atoshi nods at Manuel to acknowledge the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Manuel.
Atoshi misses with a takedown
and Manuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenichi Atoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atoshi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Manuel counters with a series of strikes. Atoshi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Atoshi tries to clinch up but Manuel circles away and keeps his distance.
Atoshi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Atoshi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Atoshi tries for a takedown but Manuel circles away easily
and Manuel counters with a left and a right that stings Atoshi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Atoshi counters with a head kick. That will keep Manuel thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Atoshi tries to clinch but Manuel moves away
and Manuel counters with a three punch combo that has Atoshi backing up. Atoshi nods at Manuel to acknowledge the strikes.
Atoshi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manuel.
Atoshi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manuel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Atoshi.
Jon Manuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atoshi moves to clinch but Manuel breaks away
and Manuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atoshi with a poor takedown
and Manuel counters with a two punch combo.
Atoshi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Atoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manuel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Manuel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atoshi fails with the takedown
and Manuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kenichi Atoshi.
Well Atoshi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenichi Atoshi!
A relieved looking Kenichi Atoshi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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
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