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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Workman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sk Mafia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Workman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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151 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Workman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, sk Mafia!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mafia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mafia pushes Workman up against the cage in a clinch.
Workman wants to take the fight to the mat but Mafia manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Workman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Workman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mafia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Workman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mafia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mafia is trying to break free.
Workman successfully pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mafia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mafia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mafia wants to get up but he can't break Workman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mafia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Workman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mafia throwing strikes from guard but Workman blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mafia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mafia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mafia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mafia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Workman, pushing him back against the cage.
Workman manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Workman as Mafia shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mafia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Workman as Mafia shoots in.
Joe Workman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of sk Mafia.
Mafia throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Workman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mafia shoots in looking for a takedown. Workman tries to sprawl out of it but Mafia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Workman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mafia fails with a takedown attempt.
Mafia looks to land a body kick but Workman moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mafia shoots in for a takedown but Workman shows good takedown defense.
Sloppy strikes from Mafia. Those never looked like landing.
Workman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mafia.
Mafia wants to clinch up but Workman keeps it at a distance.
Mafia throws a series of punches but Workman moves out of range.
Mafia misses with a head kick.
Mafia has his takedown stuffed
letting Workman counter with a right hand.
Mafia looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mafia shoots and misses
enabling Workman to counter with a crisp jab.
sk Mafia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Workman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mafia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mafia doesn't manage to clinch there - Workman circles away.
Mafia goes for a double leg but Workman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Workman continues to drive forward.
Workman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Workman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fight stays on the outside here - Workman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mafia takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sk Mafia dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mafia throws a series of punches but Workman avoids them all with ease.
Mafia has a takedown stuffed.
Mafia moves into the clinch successfully.
Mafia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Workman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mafia pulls Workman into guard.
Mafia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mafia pulls Workman in close to prevent any damage.
Mafia throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Workman is fighting to break Mafia's control of his arms but Mafia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joe Workman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mafia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Workman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mafia somewhat.
Joe Workman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of sk Mafia.
Mafia shoots in looking for a takedown but Workman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mafia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mafia shoots in but Workman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mafia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mafia is breathing heavily.
Mafia shoots in but Workman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mafia throws a lazy head kick
and Workman counters with a left and a right that stings Mafia.
Workman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mafia.
Mafia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Workman pinned against the cage. Workman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Workman blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Mafia misses
and Workman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mafia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Workman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mafia is looking to clinch but Workman is avoiding it.
Mafia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Workman is fending him off so far but Mafia persists. Nope, Workman circles away and we're back to standing.
Mafia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Workman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mafia somewhat.
Workman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Workman tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mafia.
sk Mafia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mafia misses with a double jab
and Workman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mafia won't be happy with that.
Mafia wants to control but Workman postures up.
Workman landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mafia is trying to improve his position.
Mafia tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Workman presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but sk Mafia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A head kick by Mafia misses
and Workman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mafia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mafia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mafia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Workman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Workman throws a big right hand that misses.
Workman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mafia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mafia is thwarting Workman's attempts to control the position.
Workman keeping control of the position.
Mafia wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mafia in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mafia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Workman defends it nicely.
Mafia fails to land the takedown.
Mafia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mafia wants to clinch up but Workman keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mafia throws a nice looking combination but Workman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Workman is looking to clinch.
Mafia throws a leg kick but Workman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mafia fails with a takedown attempt.
Joe Workman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of sk Mafia.
Mafia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Workman, pushing him back against the cage.
Workman breaks from the clinch.
Mafia scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Workman looks to clinch
and Mafia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Workman shoots in for a double leg but Mafia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Joe Workman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mafia fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck for Mafia with that takedown attempt.
Workman stuffs the takedown.
Mafia darts in looking for a takedown but Workman gets double underhooks and turns Mafia into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Workman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joe Workman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
sk Mafia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Workman misses with a punch to the body.
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 Joe Workman.
I think Mafia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... sk Mafia!
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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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