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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirin Ichiban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mukesh Paneer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Prefers standup |
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kirin Ichiban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mukesh Paneer!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ichiban walks into a straight right hand from Paneer.
Mukesh Paneer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paneer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paneer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paneer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ichiban lands with an overhand left.
Ichiban pushes Paneer up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichiban lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Paneer.
Ichiban landing knees to the body.
Ichiban has Paneer pushed against the cage.
Paneer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichiban landing knees to the body.
Paneer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ichiban holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside.
Ichiban lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ichiban throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Paneer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paneer throws the kick towards the body but Ichiban avoids it.
Paneer throws a right hand that Ichiban ducks under and follows up with a left that Ichiban also avoids with ease.
Paneer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ichiban manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichiban pushes Paneer off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paneer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ichiban as he avoids it easily.
Ichiban throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ichiban takes a swing at Paneer's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Paneer does no damage.
Paneer misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ichiban lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kirin Ichiban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Paneer.
Ichiban tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paneer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paneer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ichiban's waist but Ichiban gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Paneer off to one side.
Kirin Ichiban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mukesh Paneer.
Paneer needs to keep his hands up - Ichiban had a free shot at his head there.
Ichiban lands a nice looking body shot.
Paneer looks gassed!
Ichiban moves in looking to clinch but Paneer pushes him off.
Paneer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ichiban tries to clinch there but Paneer circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirin Ichiban dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ichiban looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ichiban fails to land with a series of punches.
Paneer throws a combination that misses
and Ichiban counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ichiban lands a nice knee to the body.
Paneer tries to break free but Ichiban pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ichiban.
Ichiban connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paneer's face.
Ichiban landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ichiban with a knee to the head.
Ichiban effectively controlling the action here.
Paneer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ichiban uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ichiban landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paneer is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ichiban.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ichiban.
A short body shot lands from Ichiban as the two fighters clinch.
Ichiban lands a knee to the head.
Ichiban pushes Paneer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Ichiban.
Ichiban lands a nice knee to the body.
Ichiban unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ichiban with a knee to the head.
Paneer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Paneer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ichiban is leaning against Paneer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ichiban obliges.
Ichiban lands with a left to the head.
Ichiban lands a good knee to the midsection. Paneer won't want to take too many of those.
Ichiban is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ichiban with a knee to the head.
Kirin Ichiban has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ichiban lands a hook that snaps the head of Paneer backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichiban with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ichiban connects with a knee to the head.
Paneer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ichiban prevents it.
Ichiban lands a shoulder strike.
Ichiban is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ichiban is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
Ichiban crunches a lovely knee into Paneer's ribcage.
Ichiban lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ichiban landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ichiban digs a right hand underneath Paneer's ribcage. Paneer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paneer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ichiban lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ichiban.
Ichiban working Paneer over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichiban effectively controlling the action here.
Ichiban lands an elbow just above Paneer 's eye.
Ichiban landing knees to the head.
Paneer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ichiban has him pressed against the cage.
Ichiban utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ichiban with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ichiban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paneer is defending well for now.
Ichiban missing with knees to the body.
Paneer can't break the clinch.
Paneer is trying to break the clinch but Ichiban is controlling him.
Ichiban connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paneer's face.
Paneer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ichiban.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paneer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ichiban with a knee to the head.
Ichiban using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paneer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paneer wants to get back to striking at distance but Ichiban won't allow it.
Ichiban lands a nice elbow.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside that Paneer shrugs off.
Paneer is trying to force a seperation but Ichiban has the dominant position.
Paneer wants to break free but Ichiban has control.
Paneer working hard to break the clinch.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside that Paneer shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ichiban working Paneer over with knees to the body.
Ichiban dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Paneer takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirin Ichiban dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes 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.
Paneer throws a chopping leg kick but Ichiban manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Paneer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ichiban counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paneer thinking.
Paneer misses with a double jab
and Ichiban counters with a stiff right hand.
Paneer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ichiban but Ichiban pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paneer misses with a double jab
and Ichiban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paneer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichiban connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paneer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ichiban holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ichiban stalls.
Ichiban with a knee to the head.
Ichiban taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ichiban digs a right hand underneath Paneer's ribcage. Paneer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paneer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ichiban unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paneer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paneer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ichiban connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paneer's face.
Ichiban stalling in the clinch.
Ichiban lands a nice knee to the body.
Ichiban lands a nice elbow.
Ichiban scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Ichiban.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ichiban obliges.
Ichiban has Paneer pushed against the cage.
Ichiban landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good body shot from Ichiban.
Ichiban landing knees to the head.
Ichiban creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paneer's defenses.
Nice elbow from Ichiban.
Ichiban landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Ichiban.
Ichiban landing knees to the head.
Ichiban lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paneer letting Ichiban take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichiban is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ichiban digs a right hand underneath Paneer's ribcage. Paneer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ichiban stalling the fight.
Kirin Ichiban is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kirin Ichiban.
Paneer tries for a takedown but Ichiban sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paneer closes the distance and clinches up with Ichiban, looking for a takedown. Paneer pushes Ichiban against the cage but Ichiban circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kirin Ichiban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mukesh Paneer.
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.
Ichiban tries to clinch but Paneer moves out of range.
Ichiban fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ichiban looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ichiban closes the distance and pushes Paneer back into the cage.
Ichiban is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paneer can do to turn this around?
Ichiban landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee calls for Ichiban to work.
Mukesh Paneer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paneer tries to break the clinch but Ichiban is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirin Ichiban showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ichiban, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirin Ichiban!
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hype
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