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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ichiro Yahabuza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Durant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ichiro Yahabuza is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichiro Yahabuza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Durant!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yahabuza leaves Durant with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yahabuza moves out of range of the body kick from Durant.
A head kick misses from Durant.
Yahabuza moves out of range of the strikes.
Durant changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yahabuza tries to avoid it but Durant manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yahabuza to the ground. Yahabuza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Durant takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Durant fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ichiro Yahabuza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Durant.
Durant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yahabuza avoids a kick to the body.
Yahabuza misses with a lunging right hand
and Durant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durant doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Yahabuza to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Durant.
Yahabuza misses with a straight right.
Yahabuza's jab looks to have found its range, popping Durant under the eye.
Yahabuza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Yahabuza misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yahabuza defends it nicely.
Yahabuza misses with a looping right.
Yahabuza takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Durant has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yahabuza finds it's way round the side to connect with Durant's head.
Durant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yahabuza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yahabuza connects with a crisp jab.
Yahabuza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yahabuza throws a combination. Durant tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ichiro Yahabuza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yahabuza throws a hook but Durant avoids it easily.
Ichiro Yahabuza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Durant throws a head kick that misses.
Durant drops his hands momentarily and Yahabuza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yahabuza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yahabuza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yahabuza is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yahabuza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yahabuza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yahabuza connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Durant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Durant looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Durant looks gassed!
Durant doesn't manage to clinch there - Yahabuza circles away.
Yahabuza lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yahabuza connects with a crisp jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Yahabuza scores with a four punch combination!
Durant takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yahabuza looks to throw the jab but Durant is out of range.
Durant with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yahabuza to score with a decent uppercut.
Yahabuza cracks Durant with an open hand slap.
Yahabuza misses with a right hand
and Durant counters with a series of strikes. Yahabuza will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yahabuza throws a hook to the side of Durant's head but Durant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yahabuza scores with a jab.
Durant fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant wants to land a leg kick but Yahabuza is out of range.
Yahabuza is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yahabuza's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Yahabuza duly obliges.
Yahabuza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yahabuza lands a really nice looking cross but Durant seems unphased.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yahabuza!
Yahabuza throws a series of punches but Durant moves out of range.
Durant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yahabuza lands an overhand right.
Yahabuza closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A jab from Yahabuza misses.
Yahabuza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Durant moves into the clinch.
Yahabuza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Durant is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yahabuza pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yahabuza tries to break free but Durant pushes him back against the cage.
Durant prevents Yahabuza from breaking the clinch.
Durant keeps control of Yahabuza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yahabuza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yahabuza is trying to break the clinch but Durant has him pressed against the cage.
Yahabuza tries to break the clinch but Durant is controlling the position.
Durant has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Durant successfully pulls guard.
Yahabuza tries to stand but Durant is controlling from the bottom.
Durant is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Durant wants to stand up but Yahabuza is controlling him.
Yahabuza has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Durant is proving hard to escape from.
Durant is trying to control the position but Yahabuza postures up.
Yahabuza wants to stand but Durant is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichiro Yahabuza dominated that round.
That's time! Yahabuza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Durant wants to clinch.
Yahabuza misses with a hook
and Durant counters by clinching up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yahabuza is looking to break free of the clinch but Durant has double underhooks.
Durant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yahabuza's efforts to push away.
Yahabuza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yahabuza is trying to break the clinch but Durant has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Yahabuza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Durant keeps control of Yahabuza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yahabuza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Durant wants a takedown but no success here.
Durant jumps guard and drags Yahabuza to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Yahabuza has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Durant is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yahabuza trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant controls Yahabuza momentarily but Yahabuza frees himself.
Durant is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Durant wants to take a breather but Yahabuza is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durant might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Yahabuza kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Durant is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
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.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jack Durant wasn't active enough on the ground.
Yahabuza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yahabuza lands with an overhand left.
Yahabuza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Durant counters with a one-two to the body.
Durant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yahabuza is fending him off so far but Durant persists. Nope, Yahabuza circles away and we're back to standing.
A big right from Yahabuza misses.
Durant throws a sloppy head kick and Yahabuza moves out of range easily.
Yahabuza misses with a lunging right hand
and Durant counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yahabuza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Durant momentarily.
Durant shoots for a takedown but Yahabuza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ichiro Yahabuza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Durant.
Yahabuza throws a poor cross that misses
and Durant counters with a left to the body.
Durant shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yahabuza pinned against the cage. Yahabuza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Durant slips a jab from Yahabuza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yahabuza looks to land a right hand but Durant moved out of range.
Yahabuza swings widly with a right hand
and Durant counters with a takedown into side control.
Durant is looking to take a break and control but Yahabuza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yahabuza is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Durant is controlling him well.
Yahabuza prevents Durant from moving into mount.
Durant tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yahabuza is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Durant is controlling him well.
Yahabuza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Durant on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yahabuza is looking to get back to his feet here but Durant is keeping cool and he's managed to take Yahabuza's back.
Yahabuza won't enjoy being in this position. Durant looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Yahabuza is tapping - it's over boys! Durant picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jack Durant!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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