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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rila Kuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beugina Unki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beugina Unki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm
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144 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rila Kuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Beugina Unki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Unki's sensitive parts.
Unki fails with the takedown.
Unki shoots for a double leg takedown but Kuma sprawls well. He's pushed Unki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kuma lands with a straight right. Unki didn't see that one coming.
Kuma uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kuma decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Unki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kuma trying to control from half guard but Unki is working away.
Unki manages to get to full guard.
Kuma wants to control from the top but Unki keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kuma!
Unki throwing strikes here but Kuma is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kuma is looking to get to half guard.
Unki misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unki misses with some ground and pound and Kuma recovers position to half guard.
Unki thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kuma to regain full guard.
Unki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Unki throwing strikes but missing.
Kuma keeping full guard, as Unki tries to pass.
Unki throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuma keeping moving, preventing Unki from controlling successfully.
Unki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuma works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Unki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Unki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Unki preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Unki trying to control but Kuma is working from the bottom.
Unki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Unki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuma looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beugina Unki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kuma shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kuma trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unki sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Unki trying to control but Kuma postures up.
Kuma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Unki keeps working.
Unki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Unki.
Unki has control of Kuma's left arm, preventing Kuma from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kuma wants to pass the guard but Unki is keeping the position.
Unki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kuma!
Unki thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Unki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unki looking to control but Kuma is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Beugina Unki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kuma gets back to half guard.
Unki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Unki in particular looking to stall.
Beugina Unki has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Unki shoots for a double leg takedown but Kuma sprawls well. He's pushed Unki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kuma looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Unki!
Kuma is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Kuma changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Unki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kuma stands up and beckons Unki to his feet.
Kuma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unki manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kuma on his heels. He'll look to pass Kuma's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unki looking to pass the guard.
Kuma manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Unki looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unki trying to control the hands but Kuma won't let him.
Unki defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rila Kuma dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Unki or perhaps it was just good defense by Kuma which made him look bad.
Kuma leaves Unki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Unki gets caught flat footed, as Kuma shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kuma is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Unki keeping moving, preventing Kuma from controlling successfully.
Kuma looking to pass the guard.
Kuma trying to control but Unki is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Rila Kuma wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Unki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kuma closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kuma is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Unki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kuma is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Unki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Unki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kuma trying to control the action but Unki is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unki is trying to get back to half guard.
Kuma stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Unki shoots in for a takedown but Kuma shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rila Kuma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beugina Unki.
Kuma shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Unki napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuma decides to stand back up.
Unki shoots in for a takedown but Kuma shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Kuma counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kuma trying to stand up but can't free himself from Unki's guard.
Unki is controlling Kuma's posture.
Kuma stands up and waves to Unki to follow him.
Kuma shoots in and bounces Unki off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kuma trying to control but Unki is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuma preventing the sweep.
Unki is working an open guard so Kuma takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kuma closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Unki did well to prevent Kuma getting side control.
Kuma is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Unki is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rila Kuma!
Rila Kuma really struggled to get his t-shirt was on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Adam's NORTHERN WILD $10 Sale logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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