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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Chonen (ranked 3657 p4p, 4114 weight class) and Jorge Gamebred (ranked 205 p4p, 229 weight class). Jorge Gamebred will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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165 cm 20 140 3 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm 20 130 1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Solid Muay Thai Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent MT 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryo Chonen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Gamebred! The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gamebred keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chonen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Gamebred throws a hook but Chonen blocks it. Decent striking displayed by Gamebred there. Gamebred moves away from the strike by Chonen. Gamebred throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chonen sees it coming and avoids it easily. Chonen jabbing away but nothing is landing. Chonen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finch Gym in the buildup to the fight. Gamebred displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chonen throws out the jab. Gamebred clinches up against the cage. Chonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Gamebred keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chonen. A big left from Gamebred misses. Gamebred is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Chonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gamebred looks to land a left hand but Chonen moved out of range nicely. Gamebred bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chonen's head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Chonen misses with a looping left. Jab by Gamebred.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gamebred.
Gamebred dips to his left and cracks Chonen with an uppercut! Gamebred has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chonen is landing a low percentage of strikes. Chonen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Gamebred slips under a jab. Gamebred feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Chonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gamebred. Chonen with a hook. Chonen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Gamebred might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Gamebred is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chonen is rocked! Chonen throws an off balance right hand
and Gamebred counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Oh Chonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Chonen looks to land a right hand but Gamebred moved out of range. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Chonen throws the left hand but Gamebred avoids the punch easily. Gamebred defending well as Chonen loads up on a big left hand. Chonen lands a jab. Chonen seems to have got his legs back now. Chonen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gamebred's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Chonen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gamebred misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gamebred thuds his right hand into Chonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Jab, jab by Gamebred - just one landing. Gamebred throws a lazy right hand but Chonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Chonen throws an off balance right hand
and Gamebred counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Chonen throws a looping overhand right but Gamebred ducks down to avoid it. Gamebred scores with a jab. Chonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Gamebred misses with a looping left. A looping hook to the body misses from Chonen. Gamebred does a little dance to reset his feet. Chonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Gamebred counters with a left to the body. Chonen misses with a straight left. Chonen scores with a sloppy right hand. Gamebred should have avoided that one. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Chonen misses with a looping left. A telegraphed right hand from Chonen misses the target. Nice shot lands for Gamebred. Gamebred connects with the punch. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Gamebred dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Gamebred scores with a jab to the body. Gamebred throws a good cross that connects.
Gamebred has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. A big right from Chonen misses. Gamebred lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Jorge Gamebred seems to be getting the better of the standup. Chonen lands a left and a right that send Gamebred crashing to the mat, dazed. Chonen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gamebred is rocked!
It looks like Jorge Gamebred has been cut. Gamebred wants to clinch up but Chonen keeps it at a distance. Gamebred is still on wobbly legs! Can Chonen finish him? Gamebred lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gamebred ducks under a wild hook from Chonen. Gamebred switches off momentarily and Chonen cracks him with a monster right hand! Gamebred topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Chonen dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Chonen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryo Chonen!
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