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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ashikan Judan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TAKA Michinoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michinoku comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Yamato Suite Pt. 4 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! TAKA Michinoku will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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165 cm
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155 lbs
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178 cm
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ashikan Judan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TAKA Michinoku! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Michinoku scores with a jab. Judan acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Michinoku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Judan sees it coming and avoids it easily. Michinoku scores with a three punch combo!
Michinoku jabs Judan right on the nose. Judan blinks but takes it well. Michinoku throws a hook to the side of Judan's head but Judan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Judan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Michinoku bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Judan's head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Judan ducks under a wild hook from Michinoku.
That's one minute gone in the round. Judan wants to clinch up but Michinoku keeps it at a distance. Nice takedown defense from Michinoku. No joy for Judan on that attempt. Judan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Michinoku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judan was well out of range. Poor timing from Michinoku. Michinoku leaves Judan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Judan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Michinoku finds it's way round the side to connect with Judan's head. Michinoku scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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. Judan shoots in for a takedown but Michinoku shows good takedown defense. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ashikan Judan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Judan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Judan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Judan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Michinoku stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Michinoku wants it to stay on the feet. TAKA Michinoku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nice shot lands for Michinoku. Michinoku lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Judan at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Judan shoots for a double leg takedown but Michinoku sprawls well. He's pushed Judan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Michinoku lands a nice shot to the body.
Judan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Michinoku punishes Judan's body with a nice straight punch. Michinoku cracks Judan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Michinoku throws a shot from downtown. Judan moves away and avoids it. Michinoku looks to land a left hand but Judan moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Michinoku stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Michinoku wants it to stay on the feet. Nice straight punches there by Michinoku. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Michinoku. Michinoku stuffs the takedown. Michinoku scores with a sloppy right hand. Judan should have avoided that one. Michinoku digs a good body shot into Judan's ribs. Judan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Michinoku's waist but Michinoku gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Judan off to one side. Judan defending well as Michinoku loads up on a big left hand. Michinoku is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Judan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Judan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michinoku.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TAKA Michinoku dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Michinoku takes a swing at Judan's ribcage but misses. Michinoku slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Michinoku takes a swing at Judan's ribcage but misses. Michinoku changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Michinoku misses with a body shot.
Michinoku throws a body punch but Judan moves out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Michinoku misses with a two punch combination.
Michinoku lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Judan at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Michinoku bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Judan's head backwards. Michinoku works Judan's body with a nice hook. Judan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michinoku.
Judan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Judan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Judan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Judan tries to clinch but Michinoku is having none of it.
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. Nice cross by Michinoku. Judan ducks under a wild hook from Michinoku. Judan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Judan there as he acknowledges the shot. Michinoku scores with a jab to the jaw. Judan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Michinoku as he avoids it easily. Nice cross by Michinoku. Michinoku uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Judan has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Judan slips a jab from Michinoku. Michinoku punishes Judan's body with a nice straight punch. Michinoku connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. A big left from Michinoku misses. Judan slips a jab from Michinoku. Nice body punch from Michinoku. Michinoku misses with a straight left.
That's four 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. Judan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Judan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michinoku. Judan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Michinoku missing with a left hand there. Judan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Michinoku jabs at Judan's body. Michinoku has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Judan ducks under a wild hook from Michinoku. The crowd cheers as Michinoku lands an impressive looking overhand right. Judan doesn't seem phased though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TAKA Michinoku 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! And we move into the final round!
Judan shoots in but Michinoku avoids the takedown attempt easily. Michinoku takes a swing at Judan's ribcage but misses. Judan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Judan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Judan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michinoku lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Michinoku scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. TAKA Michinoku seems to be getting the better of the standup. Michinoku throws an overhand right that lands on Judan's shoulder, as Judan tries to avoid the shot. Michinoku punishes Judan's body with a nice straight punch. Judan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Judan there as he acknowledges the shot. Judan shoots for a double leg takedown but Michinoku sprawls well. He's pushed Judan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Nice uppercut lands for Michinoku. That snapped Judan's head back.
Judan moves forwards but Michinoku connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Michinoku throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Michinoku is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Judan shoots in looking for a takedown. Michinoku tries to sprawl out of it but Judan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Michinoku manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ashikan Judan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Nice defenses there by Judan. Judan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Judan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Michinoku bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Michinoku throws a body punch but Judan moves out of range. Michinoku lands with a cross. Judan tries for a takedown but Michinoku sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. TAKA Michinoku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Judan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Judan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Michinoku is fending him off so far but Judan persists. Nope, Michinoku circles away and we're back to standing. Judan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. A punch lands to the side of Judan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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. Michinoku moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Michinoku cracks Judan with an open hand slap. Michinoku connects with the punch. Judan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Michinoku lands with a nice combination. Judan backs away looking to recover. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Michinoku slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Ashikan Judan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Judan looks for a takedown but Michinoku sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight! TAKA Michinoku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Michinoku has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30 Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TAKA Michinoku!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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