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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Foo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce The Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foo comes into the arena with SOLO blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup |
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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 Tokyo, Jon Foo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce The Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foo gets a clinch.
Foo is looking to control The Dragon's arms but The Dragon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Foo has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Foo fails to land.
Foo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Foo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Dragon smiles and moves away.
The Dragon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Foo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming The Dragon to the mat! The Dragon manages to get full guard.
Foo forces his way into half guard.
Foo wants to take a breather but The Dragon is having none of it.
Foo tries to pass the half guard into mount. The Dragon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foo wants to control but The Dragon is keeping him busy.
Foo stops The Dragon from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Dragon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Dragon throws a head kick but Foo moves out of range.
The Dragon tried to score with a low kick but Foo checks it.
Foo feints and then cracks The Dragon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Dragon down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Foo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Foo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Dragon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Dragon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Dragon scores with a leg kick.
Foo throws the kick towards the body but The Dragon avoids it.
The Dragon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Foo is breathing heavily.
The Dragon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Foo is out of range.
The Dragon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Foo's sensitive parts.
The Dragon lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Jon Foo has been cut.
The Dragon lands a head kick!
Bruce The Dragon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Dragon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Foo throws a head kick but The Dragon moves out of range.
Foo looks for a takedown but The Dragon sprawls well.
The Dragon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Dragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Foo.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Dragon. That's going to slow Foo down.
The Dragon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Foo's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from The Dragon.
The Dragon slips a jab and a cross from Foo.
The Dragon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Foo closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Dragon circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Foo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Dragon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Foo blocks a head kick by The Dragon.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Foo.
Foo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Dragon can pounce on him.
The Dragon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Dragon thows a leg kick but Foo checks it
and Foo counters with a nice double leg into side control. The Dragon won't be happy with that.
The Dragon pushes Foo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Foo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but The Dragon is avoiding damage well.
Foo working the ground and pound but The Dragon is defending the strikes.
Foo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Dragon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Foo wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Dragon keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jon Foo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Foo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick from The Dragon lands but Foo takes it in his stride.
The Dragon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Dragon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Foo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Dragon.
Foo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The Dragon is not content to let Foo control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The Dragon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Foo is taking a breather. The Dragon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
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.
The Dragon is refusing to be controlled, as Foo sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Foo fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foo avoids the head kick by The Dragon.
A low kick from The Dragon is predictable there
and Foo counters with a one-two to the body.
The Dragon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Foo avoids the head kick by The Dragon.
The Dragon motions for Foo to come forward. The Dragon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Foo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Dragon has him pressed against the cage.
The Dragon is trying to break free.
Foo can't break the clinch.
The Dragon can't break the clinch.
Foo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Dragon lands with a kick to the temple. Foo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bruce The Dragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foo shoots in and drives through. The Dragon sprawls well.
The Dragon keeps the fight on the outside.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Foo checks a leg kick.
Jon Foo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon is looking to chop away at Foo's legs.
The Dragon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Foo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foo misses with a body kick.
The Dragon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Foo looks to land a body kick but The Dragon moved away.
The Dragon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Foo avoids the head kick by The Dragon.
The Dragon throws a head kick that misses.
The Dragon throws a sloppy head kick
and Foo counters with a big head kick but The Dragon shrugs it off.
The Dragon throws a head kick but Foo moves out of range.
The Dragon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Foo misses with a body kick.
The Dragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Foo tries a head kick but it misses.
Foo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Dragon.
The Dragon 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.
Jon Foo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Foo's cut.
That's time! Foo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The Dragon misses with a head kick.
The Dragon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Foo.
A head kick by The Dragon misses
and Foo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Foo tries to pull guard but The Dragon won't allow it.
Foo goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Dragon prevents it.
Foo tries to land a knee to the head but The Dragon blocks with his arms.
Foo tries to circle away but The Dragon has him pinned against the cage.
Foo decides to pull guard.
Foo looking for a sweep. Not yet Foo, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foo is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Foo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Dragon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Foo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Foo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foo dives in and grabs The Dragon's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Dragon pushes down on Foo's head and hops out.
A head kick by The Dragon misses
and Foo counters with a nice body kick.
Foo is looking to land body kicks.
The Dragon throws a nice head kick!
Foo misses with a few strikes there.
The Dragon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Dragon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Dragon motions for Foo to come forward. The Dragon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Foo blocks a head kick by The Dragon.
The Dragon throws a head kick that misses.
The Dragon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Foo's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foo has managed to clinch.
Foo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Foo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Foo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The Dragon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Foo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Dragon wants to stand but Foo is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
Foo wants to stand up but The Dragon is controlling him.
Foo trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruce The Dragon.
I think Foo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Foo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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