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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yu Pu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maruchin Kido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Yu Pu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yu Pu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maruchin Kido!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kido shoots in but Pu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kido thows a body shot but no joy.
Pu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yu Pu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pu tries to clinch up but Kido circles away and keeps his distance.
Pu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kido swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kido avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pu has Kido up against the cage in a clinch.
Kido trying to stall but Pu improves his position.
Pu trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kido.
Pu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kido.
Kido is trying to maintain a safe position but Pu gets an underhook and turns Kido into the cage.
Pu misses with a knee to the head.
Kido taking a breather.
Pu crunches a lovely knee into Kido's ribcage.
Kido is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pu is keeping busy.
Pu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Pu.
Kido drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yu Pu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maruchin Kido.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kido.
Kido has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pu moves into range and clinches up with Kido.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kido takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Maruchin Kido has been cut.
Pu scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kido takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kido's defenses.
Pu lands an elbow just above Kido 's eye.
Pu lands an elbow just above Kido 's eye.
Kido fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pu lands an elbow inside that Kido shrugs off.
Kido takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Pu fails to land.
Nice body punch from Pu.
Pu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pu lands an elbow inside.
Pu lands a nice elbow.
Kido is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pu lands an elbow inside that Kido shrugs off.
Pu misses with a knee to the head.
Pu misses with a punch to the body.
Kido managing to block the knees to the body from Pu.
Pu struggles to land a body shot inside as Kido controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kido.
Kido drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kido backwards.
Pu lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yu Pu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maruchin Kido's cut.
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.
Kido looks for a takedown but Pu sprawls well.
Pu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kido throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pu.
Kido tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pu counters with a left and a right that stings Kido.
Pu wants to clinch up but Kido keeps it at a distance.
Pu throws a combination that misses
and Pu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pu is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kido circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pu takes a swing at Kido's ribcage but misses.
Pu moves away from the strike by Kido.
Yu Pu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kido tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pu swivels and escapes.
Pu doesn't manage to clinch there - Kido circles away.
Kido throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pu's waist but Pu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kido off to one side.
Yu Pu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maruchin Kido.
Pu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pu swinging wilding here.
Pu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kido shoots for a takedown but Pu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kido shoots in but no luck this time.
Kido looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pu is fending him off so far but Kido persists. Nope, Pu circles away and we're back to standing.
Pu looks to land a combination but Kido avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kido throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pu's waist but Pu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kido off to one side.
Kido circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kido is looking to clinch.
Kido looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kido looks to throw the jab but Pu is out of range.
Kido misses with an uppercut.
Kido throws a hook but Pu blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pu slips a jab from Kido.
Kido misses with an uppercut. Pu saw that one coming.
Pu misses with a series of wild punches.
Kido tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pu rushes Kido and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kido is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kido lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yu Pu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maruchin Kido's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kido misses with an uppercut. Pu saw that one coming.
Kido keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pu.
Pu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kido.
Pu slips under a jab from Kido.
Kido misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kido cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pu tries to clinch there but Kido circles away.
Pu throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pu moves into the clinch.
A short right from Pu.
Pu crunches a lovely knee into Kido's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Pu.
Kido goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pu prevents it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kido.
Pu lands an elbow that stopped Kido in his tracks for a moment.
Pu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pu scores a nice knee to the body.
Pu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kido.
Pu lands a nice knee to the body.
Pu lands with a left to the head.
Kido takes an elbow to the temple.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kido dodges an elbow strike from Pu.
Pu lands with a left to the head.
Pu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kido lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kido takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kido is trying to maintain a safe position but Pu gets an underhook and turns Kido into the cage.
Pu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Pu.
Pu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kido trying to control the position but instead, Pu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kido into the cage.
Pu lands a nice elbow.
Pu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pu lands a nice elbow.
Pu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kido lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kido is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pu.
Maruchin Kido has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pu lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pu scores a nice knee to the body.
Pu with a knee to the head.
Kido is trying to maintain a safe position but Pu gets an underhook and turns Kido into the cage.
Pu connects with a knee to the head.
Pu scores a nice knee to the body.
Pu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Pu.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yu Pu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice elbow from Pu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yu Pu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pu 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 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yu Pu!
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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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