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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Max Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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145 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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171 cm
40
147 lbs
28 - 15 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Dutch Delight!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura misses with a few strikes there.
Kimura fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kimura. Delight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kimura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Delight counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Delight.
Kimura 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delight trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kimura's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delight won't allow Kimura to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight tries to stand but Kimura is controlling from the bottom.
Kimura really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kimura throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Delight escapes and throws Kimura's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kimura manages to get back to half guard.
Kimura looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like Delight is going to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kimura wants to improve his position but Delight is controlling well.
Delight stands up from half guard.
Delight keeps the fight on the outside.
Delight with the counter takedown but Kimura avoids it easily.
Kimura throws a sloppy head kick and Delight moves out of range easily.
Delight circles away from the clinch attempt.
And Delight tries to counter it with a takedown but Kimura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kimura tries to clinch there but Delight circles away.
Kimura is looking to clinch.
Delight with the counter takedown but Kimura avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries to clinch up.
Delight avoids the head kick by Kimura.
Kimura tries to clinch up but Delight circles away and keeps his distance.
Kimura tries to clinch up.
Kimura is looking to chop away at Delight's legs.
Delight with the counter takedown but Kimura avoids it easily.
Max Kimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Delight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kimura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kimura is looking to clinch.
Kimura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Delight changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kimura is looking to clinch.
Delight tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kimura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Delight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Delight is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kimura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Delight with the counter takedown but Kimura avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura throws a series of punches but Delight moves out of range.
Delight is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kimura throws a head kick but Delight moves out of range.
Delight drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kimura defends it well.
Kimura misses with a low kick.
Delight changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kimura looks to land a body kick but Delight moved away.
Kimura looks for the body kick but Delight saw that one coming.
Kimura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kimura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kimura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Delight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kimura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Delight changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kimura swinging wildly here.
Delight avoids the head kick by Kimura.
And Delight tries to counter it with a takedown but Kimura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dutch Delight will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kimura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kimura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Delight changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kimura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Delight with the counter takedown but Kimura avoids it easily.
Kimura is looking to clinch but Delight is avoiding it.
Delight tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Max Kimura is winning the standup battle so far.
Kimura moves in looking to clinch but Delight pushes him off.
Kimura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Delight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Delight with the counter takedown but Kimura avoids it easily.
Kimura is looking to clinch but Delight is avoiding it.
Kimura moves in looking to clinch but Delight pushes him off.
Delight is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Delight tries to counter it with a takedown but Kimura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kimura doesn't manage to clinch there - Delight circles away.
Kimura fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Delight tries to counter it with a takedown but Kimura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kimura thows a leg kick but Delight checks it
and Delight counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura is looking for a sweep. Delight is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Delight tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kimura.
Kimura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kimura trying to control here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Delight wants to get back to his feet.
Delight really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kimura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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.
Delight stops Kimura from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kimura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Delight tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kimura just misses with a punch to the body.
Delight with the counter takedown but Kimura avoids it easily.
Kimura tries to close the distance and clinch but Delight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kimura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Delight feints the counter takedown.
A low kick from Kimura misses
and Delight counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Delight wants to stand up but Kimura has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Kimura is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Delight pulls his head out easily.
Delight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kimura.
Kimura trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Delight manages to pass to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delight avoids the attempt from Kimura to control.
Kimura is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
Delight is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Delight tries to stand up but Kimura grabs his leg and drags him down! Kimura is now on top, in side control.
Delight is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kimura is controlling him well.
Kimura tries to stand but Delight is controlling his head.
Delight is trying to get back to his feet.
Dutch Delight has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kimura tries to stand but Delight controls the position and pulls Kimura into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Delight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kimura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Max Kimura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kimura misses with a series of wild punches.
Delight changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Delight swats away the attempt to clinch by Kimura.
Delight tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kimura moves in looking to clinch but Delight pushes him off.
And Delight tries to counter it with a takedown but Kimura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A head kick misses from Kimura.
Kimura fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delight blocks a head kick by Kimura.
Delight feints the counter takedown.
Delight moves out of range of the leg kick from Kimura.
Good work by Delight as he checks the leg kick.
Delight keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura tries to clinch but Delight is having none of it.
Delight tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kimura wants to clinch.
Kimura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Delight counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Delight.
Kimura is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Delight wanted to stand there but Kimura had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Delight stands up from Kimura's guard - Delight perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kimura tries to clinch up.
Delight changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Delight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Delight.
And Delight tries to counter it with a takedown but Kimura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kimura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delight ducks under a wild hook from Kimura.
Delight drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kimura defends it well.
Kimura throws the kick towards the body but Delight avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is looking to chop away at Delight's legs.
Kimura misses with a looping right.
And Delight tries to counter it with a takedown but Kimura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kimura is looking to clinch.
Kimura doesn't manage to clinch there - Delight circles away.
Kimura throws an overhand right that lands on Delight's shoulder, as Delight tries to avoid the shot.
Delight is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kimura throws a jab when Delight was well out of range.
Delight with the counter takedown but Kimura avoids it easily.
Kimura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delight was well out of range. Poor timing from Kimura.
Delight changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Delight staying out of range there.
Kimura misses with a takedown attempt - Delight sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Delight tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kimura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Kimura.
Delight tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura misses with a body kick.
Delight drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kimura defends it well.
Kimura wants to clinch up but Delight keeps it at a distance.
Kimura misses with a body kick.
Delight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kimura is looking to land body kicks.
Delight is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kimura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kimura fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dutch Delight.
I've got Delight winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dutch Delight!
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energy
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RATING
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