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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Kurose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khen Aranico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aranico has chosen Psycho as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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143 lbs
10 - 10 - 1 |
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173 cm
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145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Kurose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khen Aranico!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aranico with a nice cross.
Aranico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurose was well out of range. Poor timing from Aranico.
Kurose fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aranico connects with a body shot.
Kurose shoots for a double leg takedown but Aranico sprawls well. He's pushed Kurose's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aranico gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aranico is on top in guard.
Kurose is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aranico content to stall in guard here.
Kurose has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aranico can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kurose keeping full guard, as Aranico tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurose wants to sweep but no luck.
Aranico looking to pass the guard.
Kurose looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kurose looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aranico drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aranico jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kurose is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kurose is breathing heavily.
Kurose has his foot on Aranico's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aranico works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aranico trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aranico must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aranico is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Aranico working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kurose is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kurose keeping moving, preventing Aranico from controlling successfully.
Aranico won't allow Kurose to sweep him here.
Aranico gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kurose fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Kurose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aranico misses with a two punch combination.
Kurose fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurose closes the distance and clinches up with Aranico, looking for a takedown. Kurose pushes Aranico against the cage but Aranico circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aranico scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Aranico.
Aranico leaves Kurose with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aranico misses with a wild combination.
Aranico lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aranico throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aranico scores with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Aranico as Kurose shoots in.
Kurose takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Aranico scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kurose shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Aranico controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aranico keeping full guard, as Kurose tries to pass.
Aranico working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kurose.
Aranico keeping moving, preventing Kurose from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khen Aranico dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kurose fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Aranico sprawls well initially but Kurose persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kurose looks to land a strike but Aranico avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kurose trying to control but Aranico is working from the bottom.
Aranico keeping full guard, as Kurose tries to pass.
Aranico is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kurose is aware though and is defending well.
Kurose trying to control the position from guard on top but Aranico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kurose is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kurose slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurose performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kurose trying to mount his opponent but Aranico defends it.
Kurose is just content to waste time from the top position. Aranico takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kurose is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kurose drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Aranico dives on top into guard.
Kurose 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.
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.
Kurose controls Aranico momentarily but Aranico frees himself.
Kurose keeping moving, preventing Aranico from controlling successfully.
Aranico wanted to stand there but Kurose had control of the position.
Aranico is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kurose keeping moving, preventing Aranico from controlling successfully.
Kurose throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kurose slips under a jab from Aranico.
Kurose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aranico paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kurose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aranico circles away.
Kurose fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kurose shoots in and drives through. Aranico sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Kurose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Aranico scores with a four punch combination!
Kurose is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Aranico.
Kurose changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Aranico looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Aranico is not content to let Kurose control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurose working away.
Aranico tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aranico regains half guard.
Kurose is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aranico defends it well.
Aranico is looking to control Kurose's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aranico avoid being mounted?
Kurose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kurose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aranico keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Khen Aranico will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kurose looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kurose in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kurose trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kurose pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aranico is keeping the position for now.
Kurose is working hard here to advance position.
Kurose stopping the sweep attempt from Aranico.
Aranico keeping moving, preventing Kurose from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kurose postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Aranico is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kurose, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurose looking for a sweep. Not yet Kurose, not yet.
Aranico stands and throws Kurose's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kurose gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kurose trying to control here.
Aranico wants to pass to mount but Kurose is defending the position.
Aranico trying to control from half guard but Kurose is working away.
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.
Kurose gets full guard.
Kurose pulls Aranico in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kurose is on top in guard.
Matthew Kurose overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kurose is looking to work some ground and pound but Aranico has wrist control.
Aranico is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kurose pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aranico is keeping the position for now.
Kurose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aranico keeping moving, preventing Kurose from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kurose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aranico misses with a two punch combination.
Aranico tries a low kick but Kurose avoids it.
Kurose tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aranico swivels and escapes.
Aranico throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Aranico misses with a double jab.
Aranico misses with a few strikes there.
Kurose has a takedown stuffed.
Aranico throws a lazy right hand but Kurose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matthew Kurose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kurose dodges the punch combination from Aranico.
Aranico misses with a double jab.
Khen Aranico is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aranico misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matthew Kurose.
I think Aranico has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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