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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haruto Jin (ranked 5329 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crash Well (ranked 7543 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haruto Jin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crash Well!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Well. Those never looked like landing.
Jin throws the left hand but Well avoids the punch easily.
Well tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jin defends well and Well ends up having to push Jin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Jin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Well slips a jab from Jin.
Well wants to counter with a clinch but Jin pushes him away.
Well steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jin.
Well shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jin sprawls well. Jin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Well gets slowly back to his feet.
Well has closed the distance and engaged Jin in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jin has a couple of punches blocked by Well.
Jin swings wildly with an uppercut but Well uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jin throws a punch but it's blocked by Well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin breaks the clinch.
Jin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Well.
Haruto Jin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crash Well.
Well misses with a low kick.
Well shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jin but Jin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Well shoots in but no luck this time.
Well tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Well looks for a takedown but Jin sprawls well.
An attempted straight right counter from Jin misses the target.
Well rushes Jin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Well fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jin digs a right hand into Well's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Well's gas tank.
Well takes a shot to the head.
Jin misses with a punch on the inside.
Jin lands a nice shot to the body.
Well looks winded!
A right hook to the body lands for Jin.
Well blocks a body shot from Jin.
Jin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jin misses with the head strike.
Jin lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jin.
Jin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well takes a shot to the head.
Jin misses with a punch on the inside.
Jin misses with the head strike.
Jin misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wells head.
Jin working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jin.
Jin scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jin.
Jin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jin struggles to land a body shot inside as Well controls his hands.
Jin is leaning against Well and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Well wants to break free but Jin has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Well.
Well takes a shot to the head.
Jin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Well.
Well prevents a body shot from Jin.
Jin swings wildly with an uppercut but Well uses good head movement to avoid it.
Well is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well is trying to stall.
Jin tries to throw a body punch but Well avoids it by throwing Jin back against the cage.
Jin lands a hook that snaps the head of Well backwards.
Jin breaks the clinch.
Well misses with a takedown
and Jin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Well's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Well scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Jin. No joy for Well on that attempt.
Well takes a jab right on the kisser.
Well bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Well misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Jin misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haruto Jin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well shoots in but no luck this time.
Jin just misses with a punch to the body.
Jin throws a big shot that misses.
Well closes the distance and pushes Jin back into the cage.
Jin keeps control of Well as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Well is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jin lands with a right to the head.
Jin breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jin. Well does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jin throws a shot from downtown. Well moves away and avoids it.
Well drives through and clinches with Jin against the cage.
Jin digs a right hand into Well's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Well's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Jin. No joy for Well on that attempt.
It looked like Jin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haruto Jin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crash Well.
Well is breathing heavily.
Jin just misses with a punch to the body.
Well throws a counter combo.
Well moves out of range as Jin strikes.
Jin throws a jab when Well was well out of range.
Haruto Jin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jin misses with a lunging right hand
and Well counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Well is looking to clinch but Jin is avoiding it.
Jin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Well has time to react.
Well tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jin lunges at Well with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Well's hand.
Well will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crash Well is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jin.
Jin misses the shot to the body.
Well feints the counter takedown.
Well slips a jab from Jin.
Well tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jin defends well and Well ends up having to push Jin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jin misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jin throws a shot from downtown. Well moves away and avoids it.
Jin loads up on a big right hand but Well slips the punch.
Well looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jin wants to improve his position but Well is controlling well.
Well wants to pass the guard but Jin is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin trying to control here.
Well performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Well.
Well is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Well missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well not doing much here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Well tries to clinch but Jin is having none of it.
Haruto Jin is winning the standup battle so far.
Jin misses with a hook to the body
and Well counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Well closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jin to the mat! Jin manages to get full guard.
Well controlling from the top position.
Jin working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Haruto Jin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Well misses with a takedown attempt
and Jin counters with a right hand to the body.
Well dives in and grabs Jin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jin pushes down on Well's head and hops out.
Well tries to clinch but Jin moves out of range.
Jin tries to counter by clinching up but Well breaks away and moves out of range.
Well tries to clinch up.
Well lands a nice hook to Jin's body. Jin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jin looks to land a left hand but Well moved out of range nicely.
Well throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jin's waist but Jin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Well off to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from Jin misses the target.
Haruto Jin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crash Well.
Well throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jin's waist but Jin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Well off to one side.
Well takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Jin. Beautiful body shot.
Jin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Well can do to turn this around?
Jin connects with a right hand. Well shakes it off.
Jin throws the left hand but Well avoids the punch easily.
Well falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jin counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Well sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well needs to keep his hands up - Jin had a free shot at his head there.
Jin throws a looping overhand right but Well ducks down to avoid it.
Jin throws a big shot that misses.
Well throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jin's waist but Jin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Well off to one side.
Jin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Jin misses.
Jin with a jab.
Jin looks to throw the jab but Well is out of range.
Jin throws out a loose jab but Well uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jin looks to score with a jab to the body but Well is just out of range.
Jin misses with a wild body shot.
Well walks into a jab.
Well tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well feints the counter takedown.
Crash Well seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well throws a sloppy head kick
and Jin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Well manages to circle out of the way.
Jin misses with an uppercut. Well saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well takes a jab right on the kisser.
Well changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jin tries to avoid it but Well manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jin to the ground. Jin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jin throws a body shot but no joy.
Jin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Well.
Jin just misses with a punch to the body.
Well tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Well moves away.
Jin misses the jab.
Jin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jin looks to land a left hand but Well moved out of range nicely.
Jin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well shoots in and bounces Jin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jin controlling the position.
Jin is trying to keep Well in close.
Well with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haruto Jin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haruto Jin!
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