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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Travis Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shibukawa Gouki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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147 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shibukawa Gouki!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gouki.
Greene is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Greene fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gouki is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gouki fails with a takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Greene lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gouki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gouki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gouki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Greene tries to land a leg kick but Gouki saw it coming and moves away.
Greene wants to clinch.
Travis Greene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Greene.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gouki has a takedown stuffed.
Travis Greene has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shibukawa Gouki.
Greene tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Gouki.
Greene attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Greene. That's going to slow Gouki down.
Greene clinches with his opponent.
Greene landing knees to the head.
It looks like Shibukawa Gouki has been cut.
Gouki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Greene prevents it.
Greene lands a knee to the head.
Greene landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gouki looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Greene working Gouki over with knees to the body.
Greene lands a knee to the head.
Greene lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Greene.
Greene connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gouki's face.
Greene utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Greene missing with knees to the body.
Gouki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gouki wants a takedown.
Gouki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Greene missing with knees to the body.
Greene trying to land knees to the body.
Greene connects with a knee to the head.
Greene with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Greene with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gouki avoiding damage as Greene throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Greene dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shibukawa Gouki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Greene slaps away a takedown attempt from Gouki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gouki shoots in for a takedown but Greene shows good takedown defense.
Shibukawa Gouki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Greene there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gouki is breathing heavily.
Greene thows a body kick. Gouki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Greene can pounce on him.
Greene tries to clinch but Gouki moves out of range.
Gouki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Greene can pounce on him.
Greene tries to clinch there but Gouki circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene tries to clinch there but Gouki circles away.
Greene is looking to clinch but Gouki is avoiding it.
Greene misses with a low kick.
Greene misses with a head kick.
Greene tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws a sloppy head kick and Gouki moves out of range easily.
Greene throws a head kick that misses.
Gouki keeps the fight on the outside.
Gouki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Greene avoids it really well and circles away.
Travis Greene has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shibukawa Gouki.
Gouki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four 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.
Greene pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greene misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Greene dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shibukawa Gouki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Greene wants to clinch up but Gouki keeps it at a distance.
Gouki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Greene's waist but Greene gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gouki off to one side.
Greene tries a head kick but it misses.
Greene pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene moves in looking to clinch but Gouki pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gouki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Greene fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gouki, pushing him back against the cage.
Greene lands a knee to the body.
Greene lands a good knee to the midsection. Gouki won't want to take too many of those.
Gouki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Greene with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gouki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gouki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Greene.
Greene unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gouki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Greene utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gouki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene tries to land knees in the clinch but Gouki avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Greene.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greene connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gouki's face.
Greene with a knee to the head.
Greene with a knee to the head.
Greene tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Greene tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gouki avoids it.
Gouki wants a takedown.
Travis Greene has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shibukawa Gouki.
Greene misses with a knee to the head.
Greene tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gouki avoids it.
Greene throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gouki blocks it with crossed arms.
Greene misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gouki.
Greene tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gouki avoids it.
Greene gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gouki.
Travis Greene has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Greene misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws a knee to the head but misses.
Greene trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gouki avoiding damage as Greene throws knees to the body.
Greene throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gouki blocks it with crossed arms.
Gouki is working for takedown but Greene is calmly controlling the position for now.
Greene with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Greene is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Greene.
Greene breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Greene. No joy for Gouki on that attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Greene.
That's four 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.
Greene stuffs the takedown.
Greene feints and then cracks Gouki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gouki down.
Greene chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Greene scores with a push kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Greene showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Greene has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Greene!
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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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