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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rap Mustala (ranked 1508 p4p, 1137 weight class) and Kiba Yamasaki (ranked 118 p4p, 93 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rap Mustala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kiba Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamasaki lands a nice looking body shot.
Yamasaki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mustala tries to escape but Yamasaki is in control.
Yamasaki wants to control but Mustala is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mustala explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Nice sprawl there from Mustala as Yamasaki shoots in.
Mustala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamasaki.
Yamasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamasaki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamasaki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mustala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mustala stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mustala wants it to stay on the feet.
Mustala walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mustala throws a looping overhand right but Yamasaki ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mustala in his tracks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yamasaki.
Rap Mustala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiba Yamasaki.
Mustala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamasaki.
Mustala sets himself, and Yamasaki steps forward looking for the clinch! Mustala avoids it this time.
Yamasaki throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mustala tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Yamasaki is in Mustala's guard.
Mustala keeping moving, preventing Yamasaki from controlling successfully.
Mustala wants to get back to his feet but Yamasaki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yamasaki wants to control from the top but Mustala keeps moving.
Mustala is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yamasaki is controlling him.
Mustala avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yamasaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mustala works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mustala is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Yamasaki lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mustala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mustala throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamasaki.
Yamasaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yamasaki goes for a takedown attempt but Mustala pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mustala ducks under a wild hook from Yamasaki.
Mustala seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mustala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mustala moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yamasaki lands a body shot.
Yamasaki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mustala. Mustala circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mustala changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mustala takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mustala stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mustala wants it to stay on the feet.
Yamasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mustala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yamasaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamasaki. Mustala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamasaki throws a looping overhand right but Mustala ducks down to avoid it.
Mustala appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yamasaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Mustala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamasaki works the jab nicely.
Yamasaki blocks a jab.
Yamasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Mustala on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yamasaki throws a big shot that misses.
Mustala throws a jab when Yamasaki was well out of range.
Rap Mustala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mustala gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yamasaki prevents Mustala from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki trying to control but Mustala is working from the bottom.
Yamasaki chips away with some ground and pound.
Yamasaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mustala is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yamasaki is controlling him.
Mustala trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Yamasaki scoring with some ground and pound.
Yamasaki content to stall in guard here.
Yamasaki won't allow Mustala to get back to his feet.
Yamasaki trying to control but Mustala is working from the bottom.
Yamasaki stands and throws Mustala's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mustala takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kiba Yamasaki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yamasaki throws a looping overhand right but Mustala ducks down to avoid it.
Yamasaki throws an overhand right that lands on Mustala's shoulder, as Mustala tries to avoid the shot.
Yamasaki wants to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mustala. That's going to slow Yamasaki down.
Yamasaki darts in looking for a takedown but Mustala gets double underhooks and turns Yamasaki into the cage.
Yamasaki misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mustala to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki missing with a left hand there. Mustala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mustala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mustala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamasaki.
Mustala is looking to counter punch.
Mustala missing with a left hand there. Yamasaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Yamasaki.
Yamasaki throws a right hand that misses
and Mustala counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mustala slips under a jab.
Yamasaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Mustala counters with an outside leg kick.
Kiba Yamasaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yamasaki tries for a takedown but Mustala circles away easily
and Mustala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mustala staying out of range there.
Mustala looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamasaki is just out of range.
Mustala scores with a one two! Yamasaki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yamasaki is rocked!
Mustala steps in with a hook that catches Yamasaki right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Mustala follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Yamasaki looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rap Mustala!
A relieved looking Rap Mustala thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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