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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Fortman (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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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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, Terrance Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Fortman !
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fortman throws a low kick, looking for Doyle's leg but Doyle calmly moves out of range.
Fortman misses with a takedown attempt - Doyle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Doyle thinks about countering with a head kick.
Doyle tries to sprawl but Fortman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Doyle is just riding it out for now. Fortman eventually gives up the hold.
Fortman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortman looks to land a strike but Doyle avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Doyle is trying to keep Fortman in close.
Fortman wants to pass the guard but Doyle is keeping the position.
Fortman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two 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.
Fortman advances position into side control!
Fortman tries to stand but Doyle is controlling his head.
Doyle takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fortman working the ground and pound but Doyle is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortman tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Fortman is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Doyle's shoulder. That is not cool.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fortman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Doyle backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fortman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Doyle did well to prevent Fortman getting side control.
Doyle could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fortman content to control rather than advance.
It looks like Fortman is going to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doyle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fortman scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Fortman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fortman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fortman showed some decent athleticism there.
Fortman wants to pass the guard but Doyle is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortman is trying to control the action in half guard but Doyle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like Fortman is going to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle is controlling Fortman 's trapped leg to prevent Fortman from advancing to side control.
Fortman trying to control the action but Doyle is working from the bottom.
Fortman seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fortman moves into the clinch.
Doyle lands a nice elbow.
Doyle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fortman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortman forces Doyle back against the cage and clinches.
Fortman tries to land a knee to the head but Doyle blocks with his arms.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Fortman .
Fortman tries to land a knee to the head but Doyle blocks with his arms.
Doyle manages to pull guard.
Fortman trying to control but Doyle is working from the bottom.
Fortman wanted to stand there but Doyle had control of the position.
Fortman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fortman postures up in Doyle's guard and throws a big left but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fortman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fortman postures up in Doyle's guard and throws a big left but Doyle blocks it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Doyle gets caught flat footed, as Fortman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fortman wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ben Fortman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Doyle keeping full guard, as Fortman tries to pass.
Fortman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fortman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fortman is looking to work some ground and pound but Doyle has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Fortman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fortman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fortman wants to pass the guard but Doyle is defending well.
Ground and pound from Fortman .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortman throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Doyle to regain full guard.
Fortman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doyle is keeping the position for now.
Doyle trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle is really struggling to control Fortman but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Fortman tries to stand but Doyle is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fortman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Fortman looks to move away, Doyle throws a big counter combo bu Fortman just gets out of the way.
Doyle gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fortman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fortman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Doyle's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortman wants to pass the guard but Doyle is keeping the position.
Fortman keeps trying to improve his position.
Fortman trying to move into half guard but instead Doyle has managed to sweep!
Fortman wants to stand up but Doyle is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortman has control of Doyle's left arm, preventing Doyle from doing any damage.
Fortman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Doyle is aware though and is defending well.
Ben Fortman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Doyle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fortman wants to stand and escape but Doyle is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fortman looking to score a takedown here. Doyle is defending well but Fortman drives through and ends up in Doyle's guard.
Fortman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fortman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four 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.
Fortman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doyle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fortman is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fortman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fortman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Fortman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fortman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Fortman !
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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