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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devin Buckner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Babar Barappas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babar Barappas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devin Buckner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Babar Barappas!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barappas keeps the fight on the outside.
Devin Buckner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barappas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Buckner misses with a looping right.
Barappas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barappas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buckner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barappas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barappas checks a leg kick.
Barappas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Buckner tries to clinch there but Barappas circles away.
Barappas moves out of range of the leg kick from Buckner.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Buckner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barappas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barappas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Buckner throws a right and a left that Barappas avoids nicely.
Buckner misses with an uppercut.
Buckner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barappas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barappas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buckner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barappas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buckner throws a right hand that Barappas ducks under and follows up with a left that Barappas also avoids with ease.
Barappas swats away the attempt to clinch by Buckner.
Buckner wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buckner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barappas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buckner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A bit of stalling here from Barappas.
Buckner is trying to break the clinch but Barappas has him pressed against the ropes.
Barappas prevents Buckner from breaking the clinch.
Buckner is looking to control Barappas's arms but Barappas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Buckner has his back to the ropes.
Buckner trying to land knees to the body.
Buckner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barappas has him pressed against the ropes.
Buckner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Buckner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barappas has him pressed against the ropes.
Buckner pushes off an throws an elbow but Barappas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stalling in the clinch from Buckner.
Buckner tries a knee to the head but Barappas blocks it.
Buckner tries to break the clinch but Barappas is controlling the position.
Barappas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Buckner on the inside.
Barappas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Buckner is keeping busy.
Buckner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Buckner is trying to break the clinch but Barappas has him pressed against the ropes.
Buckner misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Barappas.
Buckner breaks from the clinch.
Barappas lands a jab to the nose.
Devin Buckner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buckner is looking to clinch but Barappas is avoiding it.
Buckner ducks under a wild hook from Barappas.
Buckner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barappas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buckner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barappas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buckner tries to close the distance and clinch but Barappas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barappas drops Buckner with a nice combination! Barappas dives into Buckner's guard, looking to finish!
Buckner is rocked!
Buckner is breathing heavily.
Barappas drops back looking for a leg! Buckner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Buckner manages to kick Barappas off! Barappas jumps back into Buckner's guard.
Oh Buckner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barappas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Buckner is in trouble now - Barappas has advanced to mount!
Barappas goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Buckner turns into him and now he's in Barappas's guard.
Buckner seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barappas wants to sweep but no luck.
Barappas is looking for a triangle but Buckner pushes his legs off easily.
Buckner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Buckner content to stall in guard here.
Barappas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Buckner wants to control but Barappas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barappas trying to control from half guard but Buckner is working away.
Barappas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Buckner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Buckner is holding on to half guard well.
Buckner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barappas.
Barappas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barappas is looking for a kimura but Buckner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barappas to get the leverage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Barappas throws a sloppy head kick and Buckner moves out of range easily.
Buckner moves in looking to clinch but Barappas pushes him off.
Barappas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Buckner tries to avoid it but Barappas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Buckner to the ground. Buckner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Buckner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barappas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Buckner. Buckner obviously looking to wear him down.
Barappas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barappas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barappas scores with a takedown into Buckner's guard.
Barappas drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Buckner dives on top into guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Buckner looking to pass the guard.
Barappas wants to sweep here but Buckner controlling him for the moment.
Barappas is looking to sinch up a triangle. Buckner throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Barappas's body to avoid the submission. Barappas has instead reached around Buckner's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Barappas arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Babar Barappas!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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