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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jona Kara (ranked 4351 p4p, 3726 weight class) and William Winkie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Winkie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jona Kara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Winkie!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkie tries to clinch there but Kara circles away.
Kara wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Winkie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kara shoots in and gets a takedown into Winkie's guard.
Winkie wants to sweep but no luck.
Kara content to stall in guard here.
Winkie controlling the position.
Kara trying to control but Winkie is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Winkie is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kara throws a strike but Winkie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Winkie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kara throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Winkie escapes and throws Kara's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kara is letting Winkie control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kara is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Winkie tries to clinch up.
Kara wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Winkie moves into the clinch successfully.
Kara tries to circle away but Winkie has him pinned against the cage.
Winkie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kara to keep the fight standing.
Kara fails to pull guard.
Kara tries to pull guard but Winkie holds him up against the cage and eventually Kara drops back down to his feet.
Winkie jumps guard but Kara stands there with Winkie around his waist. Winkie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kara drags the fight down to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kara is breathing heavily.
Kara can't keep his opponent in guard - Winkie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kara wants to control but Winkie is keeping busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Winkie moves nicely into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Winkie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kara is looking to clinch.
Winkie moves into the clinch successfully.
Winkie successfully pulls guard.
Winkie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Winkie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kara trying to get back to full guard but Winkie takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Kara is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkie controlling his opponent.
Kara tries to lock up and control but Winkie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kara is looking to get to half guard.
Winkie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kara is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winkie looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
William Winkie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Winkie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kara tries to hold on but Winkie pushes him away.
Kara is wriggling around trying to escape.
Winkie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kara really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Winkie controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Winkie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Winkie has Kara up against the cage in a clinch.
Winkie jumps guard and drags Kara to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Winkie pulls Kara in close to prevent any damage.
Winkie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Winkie works his way into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Winkie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kara working to try and regain half guard.
Kara flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Winkie controlling from the full mount.
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.
Kara wants to hold on but Winkie pushes him away.
Winkie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Winkie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
William Winkie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Winkie.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
William Winkie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Winkie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Winkie!
William Winkie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
19% |
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