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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Case (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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172 cm
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145 lbs
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176 cm
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut |
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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, Kenji Watanabe! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Case! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Watanabe connects with a solid leg kick. Watanabe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Case lands with an overhand left. Watanabe scoring well with a low kick there.
Case will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Case blocks a leg kick. Watanabe lands a front kick. Watanabe throws a sloppy head kick and Case moves out of range easily. Watanabe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. An inside leg kick from Watanabe misses. Watanabe lands a front kick. Watanabe cracks the inside of Case's front leg. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Case chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Watanabe can pounce on him.
Case looks gassed! Case blocks the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Watanabe. That's going to slow Case down. Watanabe throws a leg kick but Case sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Watanabe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Justin Case has been cut. Case tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Case stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watanabe. Watanabe is looking to slow Case down with leg kicks. Watanabe pushes Case away with a front kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Watanabe connects with a high kick.
Case is rocked! Watanabe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Case if he has to take too many more of those.
Case is still on wobbly legs! Can Watanabe finish him? A head kick by Watanabe - that's a beauty! Case is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Watanabe can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kenji Watanabe!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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