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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joel Singapore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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130 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joel Singapore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Kane!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Singapore scores with a four punch combination!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Singapore.
Kane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Singapore tries to clinch up.
Singapore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Singapore shoots for a takedown but Kane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Singapore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Singapore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Andrew Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singapore scores with a body shot.
Singapore misses with a takedown
and Kane counters with a takedown into side control.
Singapore on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane with the ground and pound but Singapore regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Kane with the ground and pound but Singapore uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kane scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kane working some strikes from top position.
Kane lands a couple of elbows.
Kane looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Singapore wants to sweep but no luck.
Kane throwing strikes but missing.
Kane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kane got a little sloppy there for a moment and Singapore has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kane has managed to get both his arms back between Singapore's legs - danger averted.
Kane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kane throws a big right hand that misses.
Kane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Singapore is breathing heavily.
Singapore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Singapore is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kane is looking to work some ground and pound but Singapore has wrist control.
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.
Kane chips away with some ground and pound.
Singapore is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kane is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Singapore will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kane working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Singapore's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kane makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kane stands up over Singapore, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kane connects with a couple of short punches.
Kane is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kane postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kane scoring with some ground and pound.
Kane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kane won't allow Singapore to get back to his feet.
Kane with a nice head shot there.
Kane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kane lands a couple of digs.
Kane tries to free his leg and advance position but Singapore is retaining full guard.
Kane postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kane with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kane scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kane working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kane content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane landing some decent shots from guard.
Kane scoring with some ground and pound.
Kane scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kane connects with a couple of short punches.
Kane lands a couple of elbows.
Kane with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Singapore takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane scores with punches from side control.
Kane working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Kane dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kane shoots in and gets a takedown into Singapore's guard.
Kane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kane with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Singapore is keeping the position for now.
Kane throwing strikes but missing.
Kane is looking to work some ground and pound but Singapore has wrist control.
Kane landing with the ground and pound.
Kane pushing down on Singapore's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kane lands with a punch from half guard.
Kane working Singapore over with strikes.
Andrew Kane has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kane connects with a nice short shot to Singapore's temple.
Singapore wants to control but Kane is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kane scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kane looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Singapore with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kane scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kane lands a nice short elbow.
Singapore is rocked!
Singapore on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kane looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Singapore with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oh Singapore is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kane wants to free his trapped foot but Singapore is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Singapore seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Kane there.
Singapore on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kane lands with a punch from half guard.
Kane throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kane has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane lands a nice shot to the head.
Singapore wants to hold on but Kane pushes him away.
Kane landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Singapore is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Kane breaks from Singapore's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kane scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Singapore?
Kane cracks Singapore with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kane raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kane with good strikes from the mount here!
Kane with shots to the head and body - Singapore looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kane cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kane with good strikes from the mount here!
Singapore takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kane lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kane with shots to the head and body - Singapore looks very uncomfortable down there.
Singapore tries to lock up and control but Kane gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kane working the ground and pound effectively.
Kane breaks from Singapore's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kane fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kane pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kane lands a heavy elbow.
Kane raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Kane 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!
Kane closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kane scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Singapore regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kane.
Kane connects with a couple of short punches.
Kane with a nice head shot there.
Kane postures up in Singapore's guard and throws a big left but Singapore blocks it.
Kane chips away with some ground and pound.
Kane slips nicely into half guard.
Kane scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kane thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Singapore's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kane throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singapore is trying to get back to full guard.
Kane seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kane lands a nice short elbow.
Kane landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kane is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kane looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Singapore with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Kane there.
Kane is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kane lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kane lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane winds up and cracks Singapore with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Kane.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kane connects with a nice short shot to Singapore's temple.
Kane is nestled in close to Singapore, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kane seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kane connects with a nice short shot to Singapore's temple.
Kane is thwarting Singapore's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kane lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singapore is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kane scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kane looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kane scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kane is nestled in close to Singapore, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kane is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kane landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kane passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Singapore!
Kane is landing with some decent strikes but Singapore is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kane landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kane cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane with the ground and pound from mount.
Kane landing strikes from the mount.
Singapore is bucking up trying to escape but Kane cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kane lands a big shot there that rocks Singapore but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Joel Singapore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kane scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kane with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Singapore that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kane landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kane lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Kane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kane 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 25:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Kane!
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hype
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