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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Masa Muto (ranked 4964 p4p, 220 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 6903 p4p, 266 weight class). Makunouchi has chosen Under Star as his entrance music. Ippo Makunouchi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Masa Muto's chin.
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145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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164 cm
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140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masa Muto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ippo Makunouchi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makunouchi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Muto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makunouchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muto throws out a powerful jab.
Muto throws a big shot that misses.
Muto swats away the attempt to clinch by Makunouchi.
Makunouchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muto was well out of range. Poor timing from Makunouchi.
Muto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makunouchis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Muto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makunouchi.
Despite the aggression on Makunouchi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Makunouchi.
Muto looks to score with a jab to the body but Makunouchi is just out of range.
Muto lands a jab.
Masa Muto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muto misses with a hook. Makunouchi ducked under it nicely.
Muto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muto throws out a loose jab but Makunouchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muto lands a jab.
Makunouchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makunouchi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big right from Makunouchi misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muto throws an off balance right hand
enabling Makunouchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Muto throws a poor cross that misses
and Makunouchi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Makunouchi swinging wildly here.
Makunouchi avoids the body shot from Muto.
Makunouchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Makunouchi moves away from the strike by Muto.
Makunouchi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Makunouchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Makunouchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Makunouchi.
Masa Muto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ippo Makunouchi.
Makunouchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muto throws out the jab.
Makunouchi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Muto's waist but Muto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Makunouchi off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makunouchi.
Muto misses with a body shot
and Makunouchi counters with a three punch combo that has Muto backing up. Muto nods at Makunouchi to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makunouchi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A combination from Makunouchi does no damage.
Makunouchi looks winded!
Muto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Makunouchi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Muto lands a glancing blow to the side of Makunouchi's head.
Makunouchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muto cracks Makunouchi with a good jab.
Muto catches Makunouchi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Muto takes a swing at Makunouchi's ribcage but misses.
Muto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Muto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makunouchi manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Muto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Makunouchi slips a jab from Muto.
Makunouchi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A punch lands to the side of Makunouchi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Makunouchi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muto is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Makunouchi slips under a jab.
Muto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muto misses with a straight right.
Muto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Makunouchi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Muto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makunouchi throws a series of punches but Muto moves out of range.
It looked like Muto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Muto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Makunouchi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Muto rather than just go for the knockout.
Makunouchi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Muto to score with a decent uppercut.
Muto connects with a crisp jab.
Muto misses with an uppercut.
We've been informed that Makunouchi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Muto throws a right hand that misses
and Makunouchi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muto throws a hook but Makunouchi blocks it.
Makunouchi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Makunouchi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Muto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Muto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Muto. Beautiful body shot.
Muto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Makunouchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muto throws out the jab.
Makunouchi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Muto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Makunouchi has time to react.
Muto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Makunouchi has time to react.
Makunouchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muto.
Masa Muto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Makunouchi on the side of the head.
Makunouchi throws a right hand that Muto ducks under and follows up with a left that Muto also avoids with ease.
Muto cracks Makunouchi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Makunouchi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Makunouchi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Makunouchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muto.
Muto lands with a straight right. Makunouchi didn't see that one coming.
Muto throws a jab when Makunouchi was well out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Muto misses.
Muto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Muto lands a jab to the head.
Muto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Makunouchi moves out of range as Muto strikes.
Muto slips a jab and a cross from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Muto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Makunouchi's hands.
A shot to the liver by Muto. Beautiful body shot.
Muto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Makunouchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muto.
Muto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Makunouchi's head.
Makunouchi is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muto with a jab.
Makunouchi is still on wobbly legs! Can Muto finish him?
Makunouchi gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Muto gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Makunouchi is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masa Muto!
The defeated Ippo Makunouchi had this to say: 'ごめんなさい！すぎのファイトもと強いになる！'.
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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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