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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fyodor Pending (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario de Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario de Jesus will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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130 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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140 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fyodor Pending!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario de Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Jesus tries to clinch but Pending is having none of it.
Mario de Jesus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pending looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
de Jesus tries to clinch up but Pending circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - de Jesus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pending swats away the attempt to clinch by de Jesus.
de Jesus doesn't manage to clinch there - Pending circles away.
Pending swats away the attempt to clinch by de Jesus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
de Jesus moves in looking to clinch but Pending pushes him off.
Pending avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pending takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Jesus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
de Jesus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pending.
de Jesus forces Pending back against the cage and clinches.
de Jesus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pending tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. de Jesus smiles and moves away.
Pending could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from de Jesus.
de Jesus wants to clinch.
That's two 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.
de Jesus tries to clinch up.
de Jesus throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Fyodor Pending has been cut.
de Jesus tries to clinch up.
de Jesus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pending sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fyodor Pending has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario de Jesus.
de Jesus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pending as he jumps to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - de Jesus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Jesus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pending pinned against the cage. Pending gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
de Jesus misses with a wild body shot.
de Jesus swings for the body but Pending moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Pending as de Jesus shoots in.
de Jesus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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.
Pending stuffs the takedown attempt from de Jesus. de Jesus gets slowly back to his feet.
de Jesus throws a head kick that misses.
Pending avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pending swats away the attempt to clinch by de Jesus.
de Jesus fails with a takedown attempt.
de Jesus fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario de Jesus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fyodor Pending's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
de Jesus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice takedown defense from de Jesus. No joy for Pending on that attempt.
de Jesus tries to clinch up but Pending circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
de Jesus tries for a takedown but Pending circles away easily
and Pending counters with a nice double leg into side control. de Jesus won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
de Jesus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on de Jesus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
de Jesus is looking to reverse the position.
Pending tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
de Jesus is not content to let Pending control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
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The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
de Jesus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pending was well out of range. Poor timing from de Jesus.
de Jesus with a poor takedown
and Pending counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for de Jesus!
de Jesus is in all sorts of trouble here.
de Jesus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pending looking for a guillotine from mount but de Jesus is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pending wants to finish this one by submission but de Jesus is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pending.
Pending wants to take de Jesus's back but he can't do it this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pending avoids the attempt from de Jesus to control.
de Jesus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pending looking to control but de Jesus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
de Jesus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pending. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
de Jesus is looking to improve his position but Pending isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fyodor Pending dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fyodor Pending's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
de Jesus is looking to clinch.
de Jesus tries to clinch up.
de Jesus moves in looking to clinch but Pending pushes him off.
Pending misses with a takedown attempt
and de Jesus counters with a low kick, right behind Pending 's knee.
de Jesus misses with a takedown attempt
and Pending counters with a nice double leg into guard.
de Jesus wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
de Jesus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
de Jesus keeping moving, preventing Pending from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pending might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pending wants to pass the guard but de Jesus is keeping the position.
de Jesus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pending is controlling him.
Pending pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. de Jesus is keeping the position for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pending takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
de Jesus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pending as he jumps to the side.
de Jesus doesn't manage to clinch there - Pending circles away.
Pending avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
de Jesus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pending counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in de Jesus's guard now.
Fyodor Pending has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario de Jesus.
Pending wants to control from the top but de Jesus keeps moving.
de Jesus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Jesus throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
de Jesus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pending is controlling him.
Pending trying to control but de Jesus is working from the bottom.
de Jesus is trying to keep Pending in close.
Pending looking to pass the guard.
de Jesus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
de Jesus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pending counters with a shoot takedown. de Jesus fights it but they end up in guard.
Pending stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. de Jesus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
de Jesus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pending stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. de Jesus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pending drops back looking for a leg! de Jesus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and de Jesus manages to kick Pending off! Pending jumps back into de Jesus's guard.
Pending wants to control from the top but de Jesus keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fyodor Pending showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pending has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fyodor Pending!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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