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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ichiro Maki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Patrovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 cm
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145 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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186 cm
21
150 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichiro Maki! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Patrovski! The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Maki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Patrovski paws at him with a jab and circles away. Maki misses with a body kick. Maki tries to clinch but Patrovski moves out of range. Maki wants to clinch up but Patrovski keeps it at a distance. Patrovski swats away the attempt to clinch by Maki. Patrovski throws a wild body kick that Maki sees coming a mile off. Maki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Patrovski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maki somewhat. Maki throws a head kick but Patrovski moves out of range.
Maki has closed the distance and engaged Patrovski in a clinch.
Patrovski has had enough of the clinch but Maki keeps him there for the moment. Patrovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ichiro Maki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Maki tries a head kick but it misses.
Patrovski scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Patrovski stands up out of the half guard. Maki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Patrovski passes Maki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Patrovski drops an elbow to the side of Maki's head. Patrovski trying to control from half guard but Maki is working away. Maki wants to improve his position but Patrovski is controlling well.
Patrovski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Maki is refusing to be controlled, as Patrovski sits in half guard. Maki wants to improve his position but Patrovski is controlling well.
Maki is refusing to be controlled, as Patrovski sits in half guard. Patrovski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Maki tries to kick Patrovski off but Patrovski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Patrovski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Maki has Patrovski up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two 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. Maki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Patrovski jumps guard but Maki stands there with Patrovski around his waist. Patrovski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Patrovski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Knees in the clinch landing for Maki.
Patrovski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maki obliges. Patrovski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Patrovski looking to slow down the pace here. Maki misses with an elbow over the top. Patrovski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Ichiro Maki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Patrovski. Patrovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Patrovski throws out a leg kick but Maki moves out of range and Patrovski only half commits. Maki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Maki tries to close the distance and clinch but Patrovski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Maki tries a head kick but it misses.
Maki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Maki wants to stall.
Maki with a knee to the head.
Maki is breathing heavily. Maki stalling in the clinch but Patrovski improves position. Patrovski drags the fight down to the ground.
Maki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Maki lands a couple of decent looking shots. Patrovski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Maki is working Patrovski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Patrovski throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Maki postures up.
Patrovski is looking for a triangle but Maki pushes his legs off easily.
Maki wants to control from the top but Patrovski keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Maki wants to stand but Patrovski has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Maki throws a big right hand that misses. Maki won't allow Patrovski to get back to his feet. Maki wants to stand but Patrovski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Patrovski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maki circles away. Maki throws a head kick that misses. Patrovski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maki closes the distance and clinches. Maki looking to throw knees to the head but Patrovski is blocking nicely.
Patrovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maki looks to land a combination but Patrovski avoids it well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Patrovski dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maki clinches. Maki is trying to stall.
Maki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Patrovski's face.
Maki tries to stall but Patrovski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Patrovski tries to pull guard but Maki holds him up against the ropes and eventually Patrovski drops back down to his feet.
Patrovski jumps into guard, dragging Maki to the mat.
Patrovski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Maki is trying to get back to full guard. Maki is looking to escape. Patrovski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Maki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Patrovski. Patrovski is keen to just control but Maki is a slippery customer. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maki has hold of Patrovski's hands but Patrovski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Patrovski works his way into full mount! Patrovski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Maki really wants to buck Patrovski off and get back to his feet. Patrovski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Maki is in all sorts of trouble here.
Maki is trying to stand but he's just given Patrovski his back. Patrovski controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Patrovski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Maki looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. Maki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Patrovski on the ground. Maki is trying to get back to his feet but Patrovski has full control of the position and if anything, Maki has just worked his way into a worse spot. Patrovski lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Maki.
Patrovski biding his time, controlling Maki. Maki is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. Patrovski has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Maki's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Maki tries to roll but Patrovski sticks to his back.
Patrovski keeps control of the position easily here as Maki tries to buck him off.
Maki covers up after that shot from Patrovski.
Maki staying busy and making it hard for Patrovski to control. Patrovski controlling the position well here. Maki rolled but Patrovski kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Patrovski lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Maki.
Patrovski not allowing Maki to control his hands.
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. Oooh a big shot gets through from Patrovski. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Patrovski is looking to finish with some ground and pound! What can Maki do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Patrovski working for the choke. Maki manages to reverse the position and now he's in Patrovski's guard. Nice work there by Maki.
Maki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Patrovski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Maki misses with a takedown and Patrovski counters with a takedown into side control. Patrovski wants to control but Maki is keeping him busy. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. You can see the frustration on Maki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Patrovski controlling the position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Yuri Patrovski just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Patrovski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Maki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Patrovski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maki throws a head kick that misses and Patrovski counters with a straight right hand. Maki tries for a takedown but Patrovski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Maki stuffs the takedown attempt from Patrovski. Patrovski gets slowly back to his feet. Patrovski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Maki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Patrovski. Ichiro Maki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Patrovski. Maki throws a head kick that Patrovski semi-blocks.
Patrovski misses with a takedown attempt and Maki counters with a big head kick but Patrovski shrugs it off. Maki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Maki lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Maki tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Patrovski manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Maki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Patrovski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maki's back! Patrovski is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Maki defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. Patrovski has Maki flattened out and is raining down punches. The referee is taking a good look at Maki as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Patrovski!
Maki is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Patrovski gets his way!
Patrovski is looking to control Maki but Maki is wriggling around and keeping busy. Maki rolls, trying to escape but Patrovski keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Maki holding both Patrovski 's hands and preventing any damage. I would not like to be Maki right now.
Maki tries to roll but Patrovski sticks to his back.
Maki has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke. Maki preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Patrovski. Patrovski is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Maki trying to control the position but Patrovski manages to sink in the hooks. Patrovski is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Maki looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands. Patrovski is landing with strikes from the back. Patrovski has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Maki has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Maki is trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight! Yuri Patrovski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Patrovski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Patrovski!
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energy
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RATING
47% |
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