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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between maget face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jo oj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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145 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, maget face! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, jo oj! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! face throws a sloppy head kick and oj moves out of range easily.
face gets caught flat footed, as oj shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. oj trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. face keeping moving, preventing oj from controlling successfully.
oj gets to his feet - face follows without any prompting. oj fails with an attempt to clinch.
face is looking to clinch. oj looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. oj misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
oj avoids a punch combination nicely.
face misses with a double jab
and oj counters by clinching up. oj jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as face walks away with a smile on his face. oj gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. oj tries to clinch up. oj lands with a slapping head kick. face misses with a body shot.
face avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
 That's one minute gone in the round. oj slips a jab and a cross from face.
oj fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. face swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and oj counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. oj shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with face but face pushes him off and we're back to square one. maget face has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jo oj. face throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. oj bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. oj is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. face misses with a series of wild punches.
face looks for a takedown but oj sprawls well. face is breathing heavily. face swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
face tries to clinch there but oj circles away.
oj looks to land a combination but face avoids it well. oj shoots in but doesn't get the takedown letting face counter with a right hand.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. face tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but oj was well out of range. Poor timing from face. oj takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by oj. oj lands a body shot.
oj shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as face sprawls well. face wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. oj gets slowly back to his feet. face throws a head kick that misses. face throws a head kick that misses. oj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
face drives through with a takedown into guard. face prevents oj from getting back to his feet. oj trying to control the position.
face trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. oj is trying to control the position but face postures up. face knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for oj on the ground. face postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. face has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. face slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. oj tries to buck face off but face is having none of it. face trying to control the position but oj is working away.
 The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. face misses with a combination
and oj counters with a solid body kick. face throws a good cross that connects.
maget face seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. oj tries a head kick but it misses.
face misses with a jab, cross combination.
face looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. oj fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but face avoids it really well and circles away.
 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. face cracks oj with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. face tries a head kick but it misses.
oj looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. face circles away from the clinch attempt.
face throws a lazy head kick and oj counters with a head kick. face throws a wild combination but nothing lands. face misses with a wild body shot. face tries to clinch but oj is having none of it. A combination from face does no damage. face misses with a few strikes there.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but jo oj will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
oj closes this distance looking for a takedown but face circles away. face tries a head kick but it misses.
face tries to clinch up but oj circles away and keeps his distance. face moves in looking to clinch but oj pushes him off. oj shoots in for a double leg but face sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. face throws a series of punches but oj avoids them all with ease. face lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but oj circles away quickly and effectively. face circles away from the clinch attempt.
oj shoots in for a double leg but face sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. maget face has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jo oj. oj dodges the punch combination from face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. oj doesn't manage to clinch there - face circles away.
face throws a head kick that misses. oj wants to clinch. face throws a lazy right hand but oj sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
 That's one minute gone in the round. face swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
face has oj up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
face breaks the clinch.
oj keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from face. face misses with a two punch combination.
oj fails with a takedown attempt from distance. maget face is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. face throws a nice looking combination but oj bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. face tries to clinch but fails miserably and oj counters with a low kick, right behind face 's knee. oj fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but face avoids it really well and circles away. oj defending well as face loads up on a big left hand.
 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. oj looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? face is fending him off so far but oj persists. Nope, face circles away and we're back to standing.
face closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. face lands an elbow. oj tries to improve position but can't. oj struggling a bit here. face in side control, throwing shots but oj defends. face cracks oj with a big right hand but oj just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
face with the ground and pound but oj regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. face throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
 It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. face misses with a looping left. face throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and oj counters with a head kick. That will keep face thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! oj tries to land a front kick but face steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. oj shoots in for a double leg but face sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. oj swats away the attempt to clinch by face. face pushing out the jab but it's not landing. face throws a sloppy head kick and oj moves out of range easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by face. oj struggling a bit here.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. oj tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
oj explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! face misses with a double jab.
face tries to clinch up but oj circles away and keeps his distance. oj throws a head kick but face moves out of range.
face misses with a jab, cross combination.
face defends well against a solid takedown attempt from oj. oj tries to clinch but face moves out of range. oj with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling face to score with a decent uppercut. oj has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
face closes the distance and clinches. oj wants to break the clinch but can't.
oj fails to pull the fight into his guard.
face drags the fight down to the ground.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
maget face dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
face works over oj's head and body with a nice combination. face misses with a leg kick. face defends well against a solid takedown attempt from oj. oj is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
oj gets the takedown into side control.
oj tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no oj has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
face explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! Both fighters are breathing heavily. face tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but oj paws at him with a jab and circles away. oj stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and oj wants it to stay on the feet.
 That's one minute gone in the round. face keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. oj gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and face counters with a nice double leg into half guard. maget face has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jo oj. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. face lands a nice short elbow. oj is trying to maintain the position but face is very close to passing his half guard. oj might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control face kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. oj is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. oj keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. face thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed oj's head. face thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed oj's head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. face looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks oj with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
 Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. face misses with an uppercut. face misses with a looping left. A big left from face misses. face connects with a body shot. oj shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as face sprawls well. face wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. oj gets slowly back to his feet. oj ducks under a wild hook from face. face throws a shot from downtown. oj moves away and avoids it. face swinging wildly here.
oj shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in face's guard. face wants to stand and escape but oj is having none of it.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. oj pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. face is keeping the position for now. face is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst oj is controlling him. maget face overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
 That's four 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.
oj stands up from guard. Let's bang! No luck for oj with that takedown attempt.
face closes the distance and clinches.
face escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
face tries to clinch up but oj circles away and keeps his distance. oj throws a combination but it was largely blocked by face. face lands a head kick. oj smiles back at him and beckons him forward. oj checks a leg kick. face wants to clinch. oj tries to close the distance and clinch but face swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight! maget face showed his dominance in that final round. Well face 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... maget face!
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energy
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hype
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