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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lester Burnham (ranked 900 p4p, 417 weight class) and Juan Kemonito (ranked 56 p4p, 20 weight class). Burnham comes to the cage accompanied by All Star Chuck Taylors. Kemonito has chosen Kemonito Entrance Music as his entrance music. Juan Kemonito has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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12 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lester Burnham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Kemonito!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kemonito is fending him off so far but Burnham persists. Nope, Kemonito circles away and we're back to standing.
Kemonito scores with a body shot.
Burnham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kemonito throws out a counter right but Burnham avoids it with no problem.
Burnham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kemonito has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Burnham throws a combination. Kemonito tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Burnham clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Burnham.
A head punch on the inside from Burnham fails to land.
Kemonito takes a shot to the head.
Burnham blocks a body shot from Kemonito.
Burnham swings wildly with an uppercut but Kemonito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kemonito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kemonito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burnham's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burnham.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kemonito has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Burnham is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemonito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burnham decides to pull guard.
Burnham looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kemonito's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Burnham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kemonito.
Burnham working for a triangle but Kemonito defends it easily.
Burnham seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kemonito postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Burnham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kemonito makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kemonito with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemonito working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kemonito working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Burnham's head.
Kemonito throwing strikes from guard but Burnham blocks nicely.
Burnham working for submissions but it's allowed Kemonito to get to half guard.
Kemonito looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burnham with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burnham is staying active underneath Kemonito, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Burnham looking for submissions off his back.
Kemonito seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Burnham actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnham slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kemonito got a little sloppy there for a moment and Burnham has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kemonito has managed to get both his arms back between Burnham's legs - danger averted.
Kemonito keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burnham's head.
Kemonito must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Burnham looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burnham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burnham has his foot on Kemonito's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kemonito works his way back into a safe position though.
Burnham had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kemonito defends it easily.
Burnham had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kemonito defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnham had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kemonito defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kemonito accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burnham has momentary wrist control but Kemonito slips an elbow through the middle.
Kemonito working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Burnham throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Burnham is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kemonito is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Burnham has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Kemonito is looking to defend but Burnham has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Kemonito! Burnham pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Kemonito taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lester Burnham!
After winning the bout, Lester Burnham 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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hype
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