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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobo Plata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plata comes to the ring accompanied by Master of Puppets. Jawo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bebot by Black Eyed Peas. Bobo Plata had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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142 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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140 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobo Plata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sonny Jawo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plata slips under a jab from Jawo.
Jawo feints and then cracks Plata's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Plata down.
Plata throws a lazy right hand but Jawo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jawo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jawo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jawo throws a sloppy head kick and Plata moves out of range easily.
Plata takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Plata lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Plata.
Plata gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jawo throws a body punch but Plata moves out of range.
Plata connects with a body shot.
Jawo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Jawo misses.
Jawo throws a series of punches but Plata avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plata lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jawo backs up against the ropes.
Jawo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plata moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Plata lands a right hook to the body.
Jawo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Plata fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Plata.
Plata throws a combination that misses
and Jawo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Plata slips a jab from Jawo.
Plata throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jawo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jawo blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Plata's calf.
Plata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jawo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Plata sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jawo pushes Plata away with a front kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Plata misses with a series of wild punches.
Plata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jawo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jawo throws a head kick that misses.
Jawo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Plata makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo scores with a jab.
A jab from Jawo finds it's way through Plata's defenses.
Plata takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Plata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Jawo.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jawo.
Plata throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jawo counters with a thumping low kick.
Plata is breathing heavily.
Jawo tries a head kick but it misses.
Jawo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jawo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jawo blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Plata.
Jawo thuds a left hand into Plata's body.
A jab from Plata does it's job there.
Plata takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Plata throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jawo counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plata misses with a double jab
and Jawo counters with an outside leg kick.
Jawo throws a nice inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut there from Jawo.
Plata steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jawo.
Plata takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Jawo dominated that round.
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.
Jawo lands a jab to Plata's midsection.
Jawo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Plata.
Jawo lands a jab to Plata's midsection.
Jawo fails to land with a series of punches.
Plata fails to land with a series of punches.
Jawo lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Jawo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot lands for Plata.
Jawo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Plata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jawo moves away.
The fighters circling - Jawo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jawo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sonny Jawo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo misses with a series of wild punches.
Jawo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Plata's calf.
Plata is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Plata misses the target.
Plata avoids the head kick by Jawo.
Jawo lands a head kick. Plata smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jawo throws a leg kick which misses Plata's front leg but catches the back leg as Plata tries to avoid it.
Bobo Plata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plata steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jawo. That one must have hurt.
Plata misses with a double jab
and Jawo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Plata is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jawo misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jawo.
Plata falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jawo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Plata thinking.
Nice body punch from Plata.
Jawo scores with a leg kick.
Jawo fakes the leg kick and cracks Plata in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jawo throws the left hand but Plata avoids the punch easily.
Jawo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Jawo.
Jawo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick from Jawo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plata takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jawo swinging wilding here.
Plata really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Plata throws a combination that misses
and Jawo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Plata takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jawo lands the left hand.
Jawo connects with a solid leg kick.
Jawo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jawo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Plata misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Jawo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plata scores with a three punch combo!
Jawo lands a high kick!
Nice uppercut there from Jawo.
Plata takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jawo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Plata rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jawo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jawo connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Jawo.
Jawo throws a front kick that sends Plata stumbling back into the ropes.
Jawo throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Jawo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice body kick there by Jawo.
Jawo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Plata's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jawo.
Plata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jawo.
Jawo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jawo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Plata on the side of the head.
Jawo connects with a solid leg kick.
Jawo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Jawo.
Plata misses with a double jab.
Jawo works Plata's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo looks to score with a jab to the body but Plata is just out of range.
Plata throws a combination that misses
and Jawo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Plata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jawo.
Jawo lands a nice shot to the body.
Jawo throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Plata counter with a right hand.
Plata swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jawo throws a head kick that Plata semi-blocks.
Jawo lands a high kick!
Plata throws a right hand that Jawo ducks under and follows up with a left that Jawo also avoids with ease.
Plata avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo missing with a left hand there. Plata was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Plata falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jawo counters with a head kick. That will keep Plata thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A telegraphed right hand from Jawo misses the target.
Jawo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Plata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plata is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jawo.
Jawo looks to score with a jab to the body but Plata is just out of range.
Plata throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jawo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Plata's knee momentarily.
Jawo scores with a shot to the body.
Plata throws a combination that misses
and Jawo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Plata's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plata looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Plata looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Plata misses with a combination
letting Jawo counter with a right hand.
Jawo lands a nice hook to Plata's body. Plata takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jawo jabs at Plata's body.
Plata will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jawo digs a good body shot into Plata's ribs.
Jawo throws a head kick that Plata semi-blocks.
A head kick from Jawo lands but Plata takes it in his stride.
Jawo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jawo scores with a nice strike.
Jawo scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bobo Plata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plata throws a hook to the side of Jawo's head but Jawo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Plata tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jawo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jawo lands the left hand.
Plata scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jawo. That's going to slow Plata down.
Plata shoots in for a double leg but Jawo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jawo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sonny Jawo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jawo. Plata shrugs it off though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Jawo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jawo 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 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Jawo!
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hype
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pop
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