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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Iwasaki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuhisa Watanabe (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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132 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Iwasaki Okamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuhisa Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe tries to bum rush Okamoto with a series of wild strikes but Okamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Okamoto connects with a looping right hand.
Watanabe throws a nice looking combination but Okamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice straight punches there by Okamoto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Okamoto.
Watanabe fails to land with a series of punches.
Okamoto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Watanabe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Okamoto somewhat.
Watanabe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Okamoto.
Some wild striking there from Watanabe.
Watanabe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watanabe misses with a two punch combination.
Okamoto shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iwasaki Okamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watanabe looks to land a combination but Okamoto avoids it well.
Watanabe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Okamoto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Watanabe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Watanabe stuffs the takedown attempt from Okamoto. Okamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Okamoto slips a jab from Watanabe.
Kazuhisa Watanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto slips a jab from Watanabe.
Watanabe looks gassed!
Okamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watanabe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Okamoto scores with a jab. Watanabe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Watanabe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No joy there for Watanabe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice combination there by Okamoto.
Okamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kazuhisa Watanabe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watanabe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Okamoto counters with a good low kick that Watanabe was not able to check.
Okamoto tries to clinch up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Okamoto.
Okamoto digs a good body shot into Watanabe's ribs.
Okamoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Watanabe avoids it really well and circles away.
Okamoto wants to clinch up but Watanabe keeps it at a distance.
Okamoto shoots in for a double leg but Watanabe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Watanabe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Okamoto counters with a body kick.
Okamoto wants to clinch.
Okamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Watanabe circles away.
Okamoto wants to clinch.
Watanabe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Okamoto counters with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Watanabe circles away.
Okamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watanabe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Okamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Watanabe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Okamoto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Okamoto scores with a one two! Watanabe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Okamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Watanabe circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe throws a combination that misses
and Okamoto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Okamoto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice jab there from Okamoto.
Okamoto looks for a takedown but Watanabe sprawls well.
Watanabe stuffs the takedown attempt from Okamoto. Okamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Okamoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Watanabe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Okamoto back to the cage. Watanabe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Watanabe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watanabe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Watanabe slaps away a takedown attempt from Okamoto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Okamoto misses with a head kick.
Watanabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Okamoto counters with a big head kick but Watanabe shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to bum rush Okamoto with a series of wild strikes but Okamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watanabe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Watanabe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Okamoto.
A combination from Watanabe does no damage.
Okamoto fails to land the takedown.
Okamoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okamoto is looking to clinch.
Watanabe lands with a nice combination. Okamoto backs away looking to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Okamoto.
Okamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okamoto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Watanabe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Okamoto somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iwasaki Okamoto dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Watanabe throws a right and a left that Okamoto avoids nicely.
Okamoto lands a two punch combo.
Okamoto misses with a head kick.
Okamoto looks for a takedown but Watanabe sprawls well.
Watanabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Okamoto counters with a nice kick to the body.
Watanabe throws a combination that misses
and Okamoto counters with a three punch combo that has Watanabe backing up. Watanabe nods at Okamoto to acknowledge the strikes.
Watanabe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Watanabe misses with a hook. Okamoto ducked under it nicely.
Okamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watanabe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Okamoto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okamoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Watanabe sprawls well. He's pushed Okamoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Watanabe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Okamoto counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Watanabe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Watanabe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Okamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe misses with a double jab
and Okamoto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Watanabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Okamoto shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iwasaki Okamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watanabe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Okamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Watanabe misses with a hook.
Watanabe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okamoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Watanabe is fending him off so far but Okamoto persists. Nope, Watanabe circles away and we're back to standing.
Okamoto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice sprawl there from Watanabe as Okamoto shoots in.
Watanabe misses with a double jab
and Okamoto counters with a nice body shot.
Okamoto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Watanabe thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Watanabe misses with a double jab
and Okamoto counters with a big head kick but Watanabe shrugs it off.
Watanabe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Okamoto finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Watanabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Okamoto counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Okamoto slips under a jab.
Watanabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Okamoto counters with an inside leg kick.
Okamoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Watanabe misses with a double jab
and Watanabe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Watanabe tries to bum rush Okamoto with a series of wild strikes but Okamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watanabe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Okamoto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watanabe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe slaps away a takedown attempt from Okamoto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Watanabe misses with a double jab
and Okamoto counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A combination from Watanabe does no damage.
Okamoto moves in looking to clinch but Watanabe pushes him off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Watanabe in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Okamoto swings for the body but Watanabe moves out of range.
Okamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watanabe.
Watanabe keeps the fight on the outside.
Watanabe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watanabe swinging wildly here.
Okamoto wants to clinch up but Watanabe keeps it at a distance.
Okamoto moves out of range as Watanabe strikes.
Okamoto fails with a takedown attempt.
Okamoto slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Okamoto shoots in but no luck this time.
Watanabe misses with a two punch combination.
Watanabe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Okamoto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Watanabe throws a combination that misses
and Okamoto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Watanabe thinking.
Okamoto shoots in for a takedown but Watanabe shows good takedown defense.
Okamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Watanabe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Okamoto counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Watanabe cracks Okamoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Watanabe scores with a jab. Okamoto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Okamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Okamoto lands a jab-cross combination.
Watanabe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Okamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Watanabe misses.
Watanabe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iwasaki Okamoto dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Watanabe slaps away a takedown attempt from Okamoto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A head kick misses from Okamoto.
Okamoto wants to clinch up but Watanabe keeps it at a distance.
Okamoto dodges the punch combination from Watanabe.
Watanabe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Okamoto counters with a leg kick.
Okamoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Watanabe avoids it really well and circles away.
Iwasaki Okamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Okamoto pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Watanabe back to the cage. Okamoto follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watanabe throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Watanabe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Okamoto.
Okamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Okamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watanabe.
Okamoto fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iwasaki Okamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto fails with the takedown.
Watanabe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Okamoto fails with a takedown attempt.
Okamoto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Watanabe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Okamoto counters with a one-two to the body.
Okamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Okamoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Watanabe avoids it really well and circles away.
Watanabe misses with a combination
and Okamoto makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Watanabe really felt that one!
Watanabe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okamoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Iwasaki Okamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Okamoto misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Okamoto lands a jab-cross combination.
Watanabe throws a combination that misses
and Okamoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Okamoto wants to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Okamoto.
Watanabe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Okamoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Okamoto is looking to clinch.
Watanabe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Okamoto counters with a good low kick that Watanabe was not able to check.
Watanabe throws a combination that misses
and Watanabe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okamoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Watanabe circles away.
Watanabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Okamoto finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Okamoto.
Watanabe misses with a combination
and Okamoto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Watanabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Okamoto counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Watanabe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Watanabe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okamoto.
Watanabe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Okamoto.
Watanabe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Okamoto.
Watanabe misses with a combination
and Okamoto counters with a nice body kick.
Okamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Okamoto misses with a head kick.
Watanabe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Okamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Okamoto lands with a right hand.
Watanabe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Okamoto walks into a left hand.
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.
Watanabe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okamoto throws a combination that misses
and Watanabe counters with a one-two to the body.
Watanabe misses with a combination
and Okamoto counters with a left to the body.
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Watanabe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Okamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Okamoto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watanabe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Okamoto slips a jab and a cross from Watanabe.
Okamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Okamoto is defended easily by Watanabe.
Watanabe misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Okamoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kazuhisa Watanabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iwasaki Okamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A punch combination from Watanabe misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kazuhisa Watanabe.
Well Okamoto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iwasaki Okamoto!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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