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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uchima Gonshiro (ranked 4880 p4p, 2074 weight class) and Bruno Dias (ranked 276 p4p, 143 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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170 cm 26 135 13 - 16 - 0 |
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180 cm 27 140 5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt Counter fighter Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt Good 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 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uchima Gonshiro! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Dias! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice jab there from Dias. Dias rushes Gonshiro and presses him up against the cage. Dias stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Dias pressing his opponent against the cage. Dias slows down the pace here.
Dias lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonshiro backwards. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dias taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gonshiro tries to pull guard but Dias holds him up against the cage and eventually Gonshiro drops back down to his feet.
Dias lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dias's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Dias pushes Gonshiro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Dias will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gonshiro up against the cage. Dias lands a nice shot to the body. Dias lands a left hand.
Dias avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dias taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bruno Dias. Dias looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've been hearing reports that Gonshiro has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Dias pushes Gonshiro up against the cage in a clinch. Nice body punch from Dias - that landed with a thud.
Dias's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Gonshiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dias stalls. Dias lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dias lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gonshiro. Dias's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Dias is leaning against Gonshiro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Dias is stalling here.
Gonshiro tries to break free but Dias pushes him back against the cage. Gonshiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Gonshiro is trying to pull guard but Dias has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dias stalling.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. The crowd are getting on Dias's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch. Dias effectively controlling the action here. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bruno Dias. Dias moves into the clinch successfully.
Gonshiro letting Dias take a breather here. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Dias has Gonshiro pressed against the cage.
Dias receives a warning from the referee for stalling. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Dias dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! Dias scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Dias chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dias scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Gonshiro with a poor takedown and Dias makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Dias thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gonshiro if he has to take too many more of those.
Dias misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gonshiro doesn't succeed with the takedown and Dias connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Gonshiro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uchima Gonshiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gonshiro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Gonshiro on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gonshiro takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Gonshiro shoots in for a takedown but Dias shows good takedown defense. Dias gets in close and instigates a clinch. Dias lands a body punch. Dias lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Dias manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Dias - that landed with a thud.
Gonshiro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dias to keep the fight standing. Bruno Dias seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Gonshiro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dias smiles and moves away.
Dias moves into the clinch. A hook to the body from Dias.
A right hand to the body from Dias.
Dias scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gonshiro tries to pull guard but Dias won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Dias.
Dias displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gonshiro up against the cage. Dias lands with a light punch inside. Dias lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dias lands a right hand. Dias lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Dias controlling the action here for a moment.
Dias stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dias scores with a shot to the side of Gonshiro's head. Dias lands with a short head shot on the inside. Dias scores with a shot to the side of Gonshiro's head. Dias lands a body punch in the clinch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A quick uppercut on the inside from Dias. Dias digs a right hand into Gonshiro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gonshiro's gas tank. A body shot lands from Dias.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Dias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. Gonshiro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. We've been informed that Dias has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. A solid body kick from Dias. Dias darts in and clinches Gonshiro up against the cage. Dias lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. The referee is keeping an eye on Dias - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dias taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A short body shot lands from Dias as the two fighters clinch.
Dias is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gonshiro tries to pull guard but Dias holds him up against the cage and eventually Gonshiro drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gonshiro is trying to pull guard but Dias has him pressed against the cage. A bit of stalling here from Dias.
Dias lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonshiro backwards. Nice body punch from Dias. A bit of stalling here from Dias.
A bit of stalling here from Dias.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bruno Dias. A punch lands to the side of Gonshiro 's head but he takes it in his stride. Dias slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonshiro, before circling back to the center of the mat. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uchima Gonshiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gonshiro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonshiro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Dias throws a nice inside leg kick. Gonshiro takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Dias lands a body shot.
Dias lands a head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Dias bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Bruno Dias is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonshiro.
Gonshiro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Gonshiro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dias. Gonshiro will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Nice body kick from Dias. Dias throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Dias defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gonshiro. Gonshiro ducks right into an uppercut from Dias. Dias lands a nice looking body shot.
Gonshiro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dias but Dias pushes him off and we're back to square one. Uchima Gonshiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dias throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gonshiro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Dias throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Dias fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gonshiro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dias has managed to clinch.
Dias lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Dias digs a right hand into Gonshiro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gonshiro's gas tank. Gonshiro tries to pull guard but Dias forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight! Bruno Dias comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Dias has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 24:30 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 24:30 Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Dias! Our winner, Bruno Dias, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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40% |
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