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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kiba Yamasaki (ranked 2486 p4p, 3154 weight class) and Gage Jordan (ranked 173 p4p, 209 weight class). Jordan has chosen Redveil - Weight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kiba Yamasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gage Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamasaki connects with the punch.
We've been hearing reports that Yamasaki has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jordan avoids the body shot from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki connects with a body shot.
Yamasaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Jordan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yamasaki doesn't seem phased though.
Yamasaki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Jordan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kiba Yamasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamasaki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jordan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamasaki. Jordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jordan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yamasaki scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamasaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamasaki cracks Jordan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yamasaki lands a jab to Jordan's midsection.
Yamasaki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jordan is trying to defend but Yamasaki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Yamasaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki working the head and body with strikes.
Yamasaki lands strikes from half guard.
Jordan is rocked!
Yamasaki lands a big elbow - Jordan is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Yamasaki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiba Yamasaki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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