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Event:
BFF 43: Kasza vs. Obermueller
Date: Oct 20, 2018 |
#R1#
Makunouchi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pigeon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pigeon, as that shot connected.
A combination from Makunouchi does no damage.
Pigeon lands with a good body shot.
Makunouchi is breathing heavily.
Pigeon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pigeon dips to his left and cracks Makunouchi with an uppercut!
Makunouchi walks into a left hand.
Pigeon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makunouchis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pigeon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makunouchis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makunouchi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pigeon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Makunouchi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Makunouchi misses with a combination
and Pigeon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Makunouchi drops his hands momentarily and Pigeon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Makunouchi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pigeon throws a shot to the body.
Makunouchi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Makunouchi blocks a head kick by Pigeon.
Makunouchi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've been informed that Pigeon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#T1#
Pigeon with a hook.
Nice body punch from Pigeon.
Tim Pigeon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pigeon tries a head kick but it misses.
Pigeon lands a glancing blow to the side of Makunouchi's head.
Pigeon scores with a jab. Makunouchi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pigeon scores with a punch to the head.
Makunouchi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pigeon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #ROC2#
Makunouchi is rocked!
Pigeon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Makunouchi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pigeon drops Makunouchi with a big left hand! Makunouchi is injured, injured bad! Pigeon jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Pigeon!
In defeat, Ippo Makunouchi stepped up to the mic, saying 'ごめんなさい！すぎのファイトもと強いになる！'.
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Event:
BFF 38: Boone vs. Silva
Date: Sep 15, 2018 |
#R1#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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.
#T3#
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.#T4#
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.#T5#
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.#ROC#
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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Makunouchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makunouchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDevlin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDevlin misses with a wild combination.
McDevlin dives in and grabs Makunouchi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Makunouchi pushes down on McDevlin's head and hops out.
Makunouchi throws a right and a left that both miss.
McDevlin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makunouchi.
McDevlin looks for a takedown but Makunouchi sprawls well.
Makunouchi throwing a counter right hand but McDevlin manages to avoid it.
Makunouchi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Makunouchi wants it to stay on the feet.
Ippo Makunouchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cayson McDevlin.
Makunouchi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McDevlin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makunouchi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makunouchi throws a hook but McDevlin avoids it easily.
Makunouchi tries to bum rush McDevlin with a series of wild strikes but McDevlin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makunouchi slips a jab and a cross from McDevlin.
McDevlin fails with a takedown attempt.#T1#
McDevlin tries for a takedown but Makunouchi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cayson McDevlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makunouchi looks for a takedown but McDevlin sprawls well.
Makunouchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDevlin.
McDevlin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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 McDevlin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McDevlin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#CL#
Makunouchi has closed the distance and engaged McDevlin in a clinch.
#BC#
Makunouchi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDevlin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Makunouchi swivels and escapes.
Makunouchi throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL#
Makunouchi pushes McDevlin up against the cage in a clinch.
McDevlin working hard to break the clinch.
McDevlin wants to get back to striking at distance but Makunouchi won't allow it.
Makunouchi stops a takedown attempt from McDevlin.
I was talking to Makunouchi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McDevlin is trying to break the clinch but Makunouchi is controlling him.#T2#
Makunouchi has McDevlin pressed against the cage, preventing McDevlin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McDevlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Makunouchi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Makunouchi is pressed up against the cage. McDevlin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Makunouchi down to the mat. Makunouchi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Makunouchi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDevlin.
As McDevlin looks to move away, Makunouchi throws a big counter combo but McDevlin just gets out of the way.
McDevlin looks to land a combination but Makunouchi avoids it well.
McDevlin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Makunouchi defends it nicely.
A punch combination from McDevlin misses. #CL#
Makunouchi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Makunouchi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Makunouchi jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T3#
Makunouchi throws a low kick but it's checked well by McDevlin.
Makunouchi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Makunouchi wants it to stay on the feet.
Makunouchi fails to land with a series of punches.
McDevlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makunouchi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McDevlin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Makunouchi defends it nicely.
Makunouchi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab lands there for McDevlin.#CL#
Makunouchi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McDevlin, pushing him back against the cage.
McDevlin tries to circle away but Makunouchi has him pinned against the cage.
McDevlin goes for a takedown attempt but Makunouchi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A punch combination from McDevlin misses. #T4#
McDevlin fails with a takedown attempt.
McDevlin looks winded!#CL#
Makunouchi moves into range and clinches up with McDevlin.#BC#
Makunouchi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDevlin slips a jab and a cross from Makunouchi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDevlin misses with the combination.
Makunouchi is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Makunouchi shuts the power down on McDevlin. Lights out, game over! Makunouchi is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ippo Makunouchi!
After winning the bout, Ippo Makunouchi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 02, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Makunouchi moves into the clinch.#BC#
Fitzgerald breaks from the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Makunouchi there.
Fitzgerald fails with a takedown attempt.#CL2#
Makunouchi has Fitzgerald up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald tries for a takedown. No joy.
Makunouchi gets underhooks to prevent Fitzgerald's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Fitzgerald. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Makunouchi pulls guard.
Fitzgerald postures up and lands a big shot to Makunouchi's brow.
Makunouchi looking to control.
#T1#
Fitzgerald throws a big elbow that misses.
Fitzgerald throwing strikes from guard but Makunouchi blocks nicely.
Fitzgerald controlling from the top position. #SU#
Fitzgerald decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Makunouchi, up you get!
Ippo Makunouchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makunouchi connects with a nice looking jab.
#ROC2#
Fitzgerald is rocked!
Makunouchi throws a solid leg kick but Fitzgerald takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Makunouchi.
Oh Fitzgerald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fitzgerald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makunouchi.
#TD2#
Makunouchi is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Fitzgerald is in big trouble! Makunouchi is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Fitzgerald. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Ippo Makunouchi!
A relieved looking Ippo Makunouchi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 31, 2018 |
#R1#
Makunouchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennit gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Makunouchi counters with a nice body shot. #CL#
Makunouchi closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Makunouchi breaks from the clinch.
Bennit stuffs the takedown attempt from Makunouchi. Makunouchi gets slowly back to his feet.
Bennit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Makunouchi defends it nicely.
Makunouchi lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Makunouchi.#CL#
Makunouchi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T1#
Bennit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bennit working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Makunouchi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bennit fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Makunouchi avoids it really well and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi darts in trying to clinch#TD2#
so Bennit counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Makunouchi wants to get back to his feet but Bennit passes into half guard.
#T2##SUB2#
Bennit is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Makunouchi is trying to stand back up but Bennit is controlling him
Makunouchi wants to improve his position but Bennit is controlling well.
#SUB2#
Makunouchi is trying to control Bennit 's posture. Bennit takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Makunouchi! Bennit is rotating here... this could be the end... Makunouchi is out! Bennit has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gunther Bennit !
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