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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Sumaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwan Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Sumaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwan Moon!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumaya misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sumaya throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moon's waist but Moon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sumaya off to one side.
Moon rushes Sumaya and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sumaya.
Sumaya dodges an elbow strike from Moon.
Sumaya manages to break the clinch.
Moon avoids the head kick by Sumaya.
Sumaya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moon.
Moon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sumaya shoots in and drives through. Moon sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Sumaya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moon rushes Sumaya and presses him up against the cage.
Moon misses with an elbow over the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sumaya will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moon up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumaya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kwan Moon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moon has managed to clinch.
Moon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sumaya avoids the head kick by Moon.
Kwan Moon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sumaya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sumaya changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moon tries to avoid it but Sumaya manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moon to the ground. Moon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Moon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sumaya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moon instigates a clinch.
Moon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sumaya smiles and moves away.
Sumaya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon feints a jab promting Sumaya to slip. Moon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sumaya slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sumaya doesn't manage to clinch there - Moon circles away.
Moon throws a leg kick which misses Sumaya's front leg but catches the back leg as Sumaya tries to avoid it.
Moon moves into range and clinches up with Sumaya.
Sumaya is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Moon to keep the fight standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sumaya decides to pull guard.
Sumaya trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Moon prevents Sumaya from getting back to his feet.
Moon sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sumaya seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sumaya escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sumaya looking for a guillotine here but Moon defends easily.
Sumaya is breathing heavily.
Sumaya escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sumaya is proving hard to escape from.
Moon content to stall in guard here.
Moon stands and steps away. Sumaya gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sumaya fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kwan Moon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Moon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sumaya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sumaya looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moon tries to clinch up but Sumaya circles away and keeps his distance.
Moon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sumaya counters with a takedown into side control.
Moon tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Moon biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Sumaya is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Moon with him. Moon is trying to defend but Sumaya has an arm under the chin now! Moon grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Sumaya!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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