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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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140 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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 Tokyo, Sonny Jawo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jawo lands the left hand.
Jawo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jawo throws a leg kick but Andrews sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jawo misses with a head kick.
Jawo misses the shot to the body.
Andrews on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jawo. Jawo obviously looking to wear him down.
Andrews takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jawo takes a swing at Andrews's ribcage but misses.
Jawo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jawo lands with a slapping head kick.
Jawo misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jawo punishes Andrews's body with a nice straight punch.
Jawo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andrews.
Jawo tries to bum rush Andrews with a series of wild strikes but Andrews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jawo throws a push kick but Andrews slaps the foot to one side.
Jawo lands a head kick. Andrews smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jawo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jawo misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Jawo.
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.
Jawo tries to bum rush Andrews with a series of wild strikes but Andrews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Jawo both land. Nice combination.
Decent striking displayed by Jawo there.
Jawo throws a series of punches but Andrews moves out of range.
Jawo swinging wilding here.
Jawo gets caught flat footed, as Andrews shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Andrews trying to control but Jawo is working from the bottom.
Andrews wants to pass the guard but Jawo is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is working Jawo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Andrews postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jawo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Andrews on the ground.
Jawo controls Andrews momentarily but Andrews frees himself.
Andrews scoring with some ground and pound.
Andrews slips nicely into half guard.
Andrews lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Andrews missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawo has hold of Andrews's hands but Andrews slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jawo is looking to improve his position.
Andrews sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jawo defending well though.
Andrews sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jawo defending well though.
Andrews sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jawo defending well though.
Jawo wants to control but Andrews is keeping busy.
Jawo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andrews.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Jawo 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.
Andrews shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jawo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sonny Jawo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jawo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andrews.
Jawo misses with a head kick.
Jawo lands a body shot.
Jawo scores with a head kick.
Sonny Jawo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jawo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jawo throws a head kick but Andrews moves out of range.
Jawo misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jawo misses.
Jawo throws a looping overhand right but Andrews ducks down to avoid it.
Jawo throws a head kick but Andrews moves out of range.
Andrews avoids the body shot from Jawo.
Some wild striking there from Jawo.
Jawo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jawo misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jawo misses with a head kick.
Jawo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jawo stalks Andrews and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Andrews's face. Andrews staggers backwards, shaken.
Jawo lands a nice hook to Andrews's body. Andrews takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andrews blocks a head kick by Jawo.
Andrews dodges the punch combination from Jawo.
An inside leg kick lands from Jawo.
Andrews throws a looping overhand right but Jawo ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Jawo.
Andrews takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Andrews moves out of range of the body kick from Jawo.
Jawo misses with a low kick.
Jawo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Andrews's head.
Jawo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jawo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andrews.
Jawo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jawo is looking to wear down Andrews with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four 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.
Jawo misses with the combination.
Andrews shoots in but no luck this time.
Jawo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andrews uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jawo.
Jawo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andrews.
Andrews throws a shot from downtown. Jawo moves away and avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jawo looks to land a body kick but Andrews moved away.
Jawo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Andrews has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Jawo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jawo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Andrews bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jawo scores with a one two! Andrews had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jawo scores with the left hand. Andrews knows he should have avoided that one.
Jawo throws a lazy right hand but Andrews sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jawo tries a low kick but Andrews avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jawo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Andrews takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Andrews blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Jawo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andrews avoids a kick to the body.
Jawo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jawo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jawo duly obliges.
Andrews uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jawo.
Jawo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jawo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Andrews takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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.
Jawo tries to bum rush Andrews with a series of wild strikes but Andrews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andrews looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Andrews landing some decent shots from guard.
Andrews content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jawo keeping moving, preventing Andrews from controlling successfully.
Andrews pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jawo is keeping the position for now.
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.
Andrews is working Jawo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Andrews pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jawo is keeping the position for now.
Andrews postures up and lands a big shot to Jawo's brow.
Andrews chips away with some ground and pound.
Andrews with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jawo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Andrews is controlling him.
Andrews 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.
That's four 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Andrews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andrew Andrews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrews loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Andrews working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jawo's head.
Andrews stops Jawo from standing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andrews with a nice head shot there.
Andrews throws a big right hand that misses.
Jawo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Andrews comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jawo 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Jawo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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