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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graemmer Natsee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natsee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by obscure neo-folk. John Paul has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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170 cm
20
157 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Graemmer Natsee!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Natsee does no damage.
Natsee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paul circles away.
Natsee ducks under a wild hook from Paul.
Paul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Natsee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paul keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paul throws a combination that misses
and Natsee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Paul's guard.
Paul avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Natsee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Natsee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Paul is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Natsee is controlling him.
Paul has control of Natsee's left arm, preventing Natsee from doing any damage.
Paul on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Paul tries to get out of the position.
Paul is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Natsee is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Natsee won't allow Paul to get back to his feet.
Natsee trying to control but Paul is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Natsee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Paul struggling a bit here.
Paul knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Natsee on the ground.
Paul is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Natsee is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Paul blocking the ground and pound.
Paul really wants to buck Natsee off and get back to his feet.
Natsee punching from mount but Paul doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Paul wants to control but Natsee is having none of it.
Natsee throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Paul tries to hold on but Natsee pushes him away.
Paul blocking the ground and pound.
Paul is squirming around, avoiding Natsee's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsee throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Paul because Natsee loaded up on that one.
Natsee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Natsee thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Paul tries to hold on but Natsee postures up.
Natsee tries to control but Paul wriggling away.
Paul wants to control but Natsee is having none of it.
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.
Natsee misses with a head shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Natsee thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Paul is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Natsee throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Natsee tries to control but Paul wriggling away.
Natsee prevents Paul from getting the reversal.
Natsee in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Natsee trying to control but Paul is having none of it.
Natsee misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graemmer Natsee dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A big left from Paul misses.
A combination from Paul does no damage.
Paul just misses with a punch to the body.
Paul takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Natsee wants to land a leg kick but Paul is out of range.
Paul bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Natsee's head.
Natsee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paul throws out the jab.
Paul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
John Paul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Natsee.
Paul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Natsee manages to avoid it.
Jab by Paul.
Paul throws a hook but Natsee blocks it.
Natsee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Natsee trying to control the position from guard on top but Paul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paul has Natsee pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsee is looking to work some ground and pound but Paul has wrist control.
Natsee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Natsee trying to control but Paul is working from the bottom.
Paul has control of Natsee's left arm, preventing Natsee from doing any damage.
Paul wants to get back to his feet but Natsee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Paul 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul trying to keep a closed guard but Natsee is proving a slippery customer.
Natsee trying to control but Paul is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Natsee fails with the takedown.
Paul displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Natsee.
John Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graemmer Natsee.
Paul uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Natsee has time to react.
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.
A nice combination there by Paul.
Natsee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Natsee.
Natsee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paul.
Natsee tries for a takedown but Paul sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
John Paul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Natsee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paul but Paul pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Natsee is breathing heavily.
Natsee shoots in but Paul avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Paul dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Natsee throws a head kick but Paul moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Natsee.
Paul misses with a looping right.
Natsee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paul sprawls well. Paul wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Natsee gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul swings for the body but Natsee moves out of range.
Natsee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul lands a nice shot to the body.
Natsee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paul to score with a decent uppercut.
Paul misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Natsee.
John Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graemmer Natsee.
Natsee fails with the takedown.
Natsee needs to keep his hands up - Paul had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul lands a nice shot to the body.
Paul connects with a good right hand that stumbles Natsee. Natsee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Natsee is rocked!
John Paul is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Paul misses.
Paul drops Natsee with a straight right hand, right on the button! Paul follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Paul!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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