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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hwuan Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ogie Menor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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173 cm
18
137 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
25
133 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hwuan Jin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ogie Menor! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Menor closes the distance and clinches. Jin dodges an elbow strike from Menor.
Jin is trying to break the clinch but Menor is controlling him. Menor lands an elbow that stopped Jin in his tracks for a moment. Menor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Menor tries a head kick but it misses.
Jin tries to clinch up but Menor circles away and keeps his distance. Menor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jin paws at him with a jab and circles away. Ogie Menor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jin throws a head kick that misses. Menor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Menor breaks from the clinch.
Jin tries a head kick but it misses.
Menor clinches. Menor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Menor has closed the distance and engaged Jin in a clinch.
Menor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A frustrated look appears on Jin's face as he tries to break the clinch. Jin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jin is looking to break free of the clinch but Menor has double underhooks. Menor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Menor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jin throws a head kick that misses. Menor moves into range and clinches up with Jin. Menor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Jin throws a head kick but Menor moves out of range.
Jin is breathing heavily. Jin dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Menor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Menor breaks from the clinch.
Jin tries to keep at a distance but Menor has taken the fight into the clinch. Menor lands on the inside with an uppercut. Jin can't break the clinch.
Menor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Menor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Menor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. This has been an exciting period of action! Menor cracks Jin with a nice body shot. Menor breaks the clinch.
Menor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Menor misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jin gets tackled into the cage by Menor. Menor maintains the clinch. Menor breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Menor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jin blocks an elbow strike from Menor.
Menor breaks from the clinch.
Menor clinches up against the cage. Menor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Jin is looking to land body kicks. Jin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. The fight moves into the clinch position. Menor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Jin throws a sloppy head kick and Menor moves out of range easily. Menor is pawing at Jin, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Jin's nose. Jin is badly hurt! Menor pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Jin tries desperately to hold on but Menor is relentless in his assault! As Jin receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Menor away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ogie Menor!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
71% |
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