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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Unang Zemin (ranked 1101 p4p, 482 weight class) and Ishmael Egyptian (ranked 82 p4p, 37 weight class). Zemin comes to the cage accompanied by 부모님 은혜. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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135
20 - 17 - 1 |
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175 cm
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140
21 - 13 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
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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 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Unang Zemin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ishmael Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egyptian fails to land with a series of punches.
Unang Zemin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zemin moves into the clinch.
Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin being controlled against the cage.
Zemin is stalling here.
Zemin trying to land knees to the body.
Zemin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Egyptian wants to get back to striking at distance but Zemin won't allow it.
Egyptian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zemin just misses with a punch to the body.
Zemin wants to clinch up but Egyptian keeps it at a distance.
Egyptian cracks Zemin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Egyptian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Egyptian checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Egyptian feints the counter takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Egyptian 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zemin instigates a clinch.
Egyptian lands a nice uppercut.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zemin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Egyptian tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zemin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zemin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egyptian avoiding damage as Zemin throws knees to the body.
Egyptian is looking for a takedown.
Zemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Egyptian blocks an uppercut.
Zemin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Egyptian backwards.
Zemin lands with a left to the head.
Zemin scores with a shot to the side of Egyptian's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egyptian slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Egyptian.
Zemin prevents a body shot from Egyptian.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Egyptian.
Zemin lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Egyptian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zemin tries to clinch up but Egyptian circles away and keeps his distance.
Zemin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Egyptian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Zemin.
Egyptian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zemin forces Egyptian back against the cage and clinches.
Egyptian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Egyptian has picked Zemin up - he's going for a ride! Egyptian dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Zemin is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Egyptian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zemin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zemin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Egyptian on the ground.
Egyptian is working for a submission of some sort.
Egyptian is looking to take a break and control but Zemin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zemin tries to kick Egyptian off but Egyptian keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Egyptian is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Egyptian winds up and cracks Zemin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zemin has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Zemin is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Egyptian works his way into full mount!
Egyptian won't let Zemin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Zemin has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Zemin wants to get back to his feet.
Egyptian working for the choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zemin is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Unang Zemin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Egyptian drives through with a takedown into Zemin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Egyptian postures up and lands a big shot to Zemin's brow.
Egyptian distracts Zemin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Egyptian won't allow Zemin to get back to his feet.
My spies in The Infamous Duranto Gym inform me that Egyptian has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Egyptian controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zemin keeping moving, preventing Egyptian from controlling successfully.
Zemin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin can't keep his opponent in guard - Egyptian advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zemin is refusing to be controlled, as Egyptian sits in half guard.
Zemin is trying to stand.
Egyptian is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Egyptian not doing much here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Egyptian lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin is trying to stand.
Egyptian controlling the pace.
Zemin tries to kick Egyptian off but Egyptian keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zemin is looking to clinch but Egyptian is avoiding it.
Egyptian shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Zemin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Egyptian passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Egyptian has hold of Zemin's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Zemin seems comfortable defending it but Egyptian has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Zemin is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Zemin is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Egyptian couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ishmael Egyptian!
Ishmael Egyptian 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
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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