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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Muto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ping Pong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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215 lbs
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191 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keijo Muto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ping Pong!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pong keeps the fight on the outside.
Muto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pong misses with a wild combination.
Muto tries to clinch up but Pong circles away and keeps his distance.
Muto moves in looking to clinch but Pong pushes him off.
Pong keeps the fight on the outside.
Muto is looking to clinch but Pong is avoiding it.
Muto has closed the distance and engaged Pong in a clinch.
Muto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pong wants a takedown.
Muto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pong.
Pong tries to land knees in the clinch but Muto avoids the damage to the body.
Muto wants the takedown. Pong is fighting it off but Muto persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pong's guard against the cage.
Pong has a closed guard, preventing Muto from standing up.
Muto controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muto prevents Pong from getting back to his feet.
Pong looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Muto is looking to stand up but Pong won't let him.
Muto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muto is looking to stand up but Pong won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pong keeping full guard, as Muto tries to pass.
Muto wants to stand but Pong has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Muto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Muto tries to close the distance and clinch but Pong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pong swats away the attempt to clinch by Muto.
Pong with a jab.
Keijo Muto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pong tries a head kick but it misses.
Pong keeps the fight on the outside.
Muto wants to clinch.
Muto wants to clinch.
Muto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pong throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muto tries to clinch but Pong is having none of it.
Muto wants to clinch.
Pong is breathing heavily.
Muto instigates a clinch.
Muto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Muto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Muto lands a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muto tries to stand but Pong is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Muto controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Muto's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Muto stands up and waves to Pong to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Muto dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Muto clinches up with Pong and pushes him back against the cage.
Muto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Muto scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muto.
Muto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pong blocks it with crossed arms.
Pong letting Muto take a breather here.
Muto misses with a knee strike.
Muto has hold of one of Pong's legs. Pong is fighting the takedown attempt but Muto gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Muto trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pong's guard.
Muto stays in close to Pong's body and controls the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muto wants to stand but Pong has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ping Pong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Muto showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muto wants to stand but Pong is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keijo Muto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Muto, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Muto!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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