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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shakyamuni Buddha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shakyamuni Buddha!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buddha tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kane swivels and escapes.
Buddha tries to sprawl but Kane drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kane throwing shots but Buddha is blocking nicely.
Kane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Buddha on the ground.
Buddha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kane throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Buddha manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Andrew Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buddha feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Buddha tries to free his leg and advance position but Kane is retaining full guard.
Buddha thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Buddha is fighting to break Kane's control of his arms but Kane is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Buddha wants to pass the guard but Kane is keeping the position.
Kane trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buddha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddha trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Buddha tries to free his leg and advance position but Kane is retaining full guard.
Kane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Buddha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kane is keeping the position for now.
Buddha passes Kane's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kane tries to roll over but Buddha keeps him under control.
Buddha is keen to just control but Kane is a slippery customer.
Buddha trying to mount his opponent but Kane defends it.
Kane slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Buddha is fighting to break Kane's control of his arms but Kane is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddha drops back looking for a leg! Kane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kane manages to kick Buddha off! Buddha jumps back into Kane's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kane trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Buddha drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Buddha jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kane wants to sweep but no luck.
Kane is trying to keep Buddha in close.
Buddha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kane is keeping the position for now.
Buddha preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buddha trying to control the position from guard on top but Kane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kane is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andrew Kane.
Kane tries for a takedown but Buddha circles away easily
and Buddha counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Buddha thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Buddha wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Buddha stands and throws Kane's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kane is not content to let Buddha control the position.
Kane tries to improve position but can't.
Kane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kane tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buddha tries to move to mount but Kane blocks the move with his legs.
Kane wants to control but Buddha postures up.
Kane is not content to let Buddha control the position.
You can see the frustration on Kane's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Buddha has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Buddha looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kane tries to hold on but Buddha postures up.
Buddha controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shakyamuni Buddha dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Buddha scores with a takedown into Kane's guard.
Kane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Buddha looking to pass the guard.
Buddha works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kane trying to control but Buddha postures up.
Buddha tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kane knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kane moves into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kane holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kane is keeping the position for now.
Buddha trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
Kane wants to sweep but no luck.
Shakyamuni Buddha has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kane is working hard here to advance position.
Buddha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Buddha shoots and misses
and Kane counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buddha is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kane is looking to control Buddha's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kane avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kane keeps working.
Buddha wants to free his trapped foot but Kane is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Buddha trying to control the action but Kane is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Buddha tries to close the distance and clinch but Kane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kane misses with a takedown
so Buddha counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buddha looking to pass the guard.
Kane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buddha wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Buddha looking to pass the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Buddha wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Shakyamuni Buddha hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kane tries for a takedown but Buddha circles away easily
and Buddha counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kane working a defensive guard here.
Kane wants to stand up but Buddha is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buddha trying to control the position from guard on top but Kane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Buddha closes the distance and clinches up with Kane, looking for a takedown. Buddha pushes Kane against the cage but Kane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kane throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Buddha tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kane is in Buddha's guard.
Kane throws a strike but Buddha rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Buddha is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buddha drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Buddha jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kane wants to stand up but Buddha is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shakyamuni Buddha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Buddha.
Kane fails with the takedown
and Buddha counters with a shoot takedown. Kane fights it but they end up in guard.
Kane keeping full guard, as Buddha tries to pass.
Buddha trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
Buddha slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kane keeping moving, preventing Buddha from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buddha tries to free his leg and advance position but Kane is retaining full guard.
Kane wants to stand but Buddha is controlling the position.
Shakyamuni Buddha has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kane tries for a takedown but Buddha circles away easily
and Buddha counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddha controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Buddha slips nicely into half guard.
Buddha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kane keeps working.
Buddha is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Buddha looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kane trying to control but Buddha postures up.
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.
Buddha tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kane knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Buddha is thwarting Kane's attempts to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andrew Kane.
Buddha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kane as he jumps to the side.
Kane has his takedown stuffed
and Buddha counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buddha frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buddha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kane is looking to escape.
Kane tries to lock up and control but Buddha gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Buddha content just to control the position here.
Buddha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kane is looking to escape.
Buddha looking for a guillotine from mount but Kane is having none of it.
Buddha tries to control but Kane wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Buddha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kane is looking to escape.
Kane gets back to half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kane is not content to let Buddha control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Shakyamuni Buddha wasn't active enough on the ground.
Buddha tries to sprawl but Kane drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Andrew Kane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shakyamuni Buddha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buddha is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kane's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kane's back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Shakyamuni Buddha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Buddha winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shakyamuni Buddha!
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