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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brady Walker (ranked 3463 p4p, 1278 weight class) and Kiba Yamasaki (ranked 221 p4p, 98 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 cm 29 136 7 - 7 - 0 |
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165 cm 23 145 8 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Very quick |
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Good wrestler Excellent boxer Good gas tank |
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brady Walker! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kiba Yamasaki! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yamasaki closes the distance and clinches. Yamasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamasaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yamasaki 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. Yamasaki taking a breather. Walker throws a head punch that misses. Walker lands with a left to the head. Yamasaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamasaki misses with a punch to the body.
Yamasaki tightens his grip and picks Walker up, before dumping him to the ground. Walker manages to land in guard. Yamasaki landing some decent shots from guard. Yamasaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Yamasaki prevents Walker from getting back to his feet. Walker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Yamasaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yamasaki cracks Walker with a solid left hand. Yamasaki lands a couple of decent looking shots. Walker is looking to stand up but Yamasaki isn't so interested in that idea. Walker keeping moving, preventing Yamasaki from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yamasaki lands a couple of digs. Walker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Yamasaki cracks Walker with a solid left hand. Yamasaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Yamasaki lands a couple of elbows. Yamasaki stands up over Walker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Walker wants to get back to his feet but Yamasaki is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Yamasaki throws a big right hand that misses. Walker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Walker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yamasaki on the ground. Yamasaki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yamasaki wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yamasaki's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Yamasaki stopping the sweep attempt from Walker. Walker looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Walker misses with a hook. Yamasaki ducked under it nicely. Walker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Yamasaki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Walker. Walker circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Yamasaki slips under a jab from Walker. Yamasaki feints and as Walker raises his hands in defense, Yamasaki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Walker is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Yamasaki trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom. Yamasaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Walker is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yamasaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Oh Walker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Yamasaki gets to his feet and stands over Walker, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Walker felt that one! Yamasaki unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Walker from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 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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