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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punchinello Harlequin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punchinello Harlequin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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27
142 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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165 cm
23
143 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitsuyo Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Punchinello Harlequin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda misses with a straight left.
Maeda moves out of range of the strikes.
Maeda avoids a kick to the body.
Harlequin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maeda, as that shot connected.
Maeda fails with a takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harlequin, right into the meat.
Harlequin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maeda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harlequin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harlequin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harlequin drives through and clinches with Maeda against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Harlequin fails to land.
Maeda stalling against the cage.
Maeda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harlequin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harlequin as Maeda tries to tie him up.
Harlequin lands a hook that snaps the head of Maeda backwards.
Harlequin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harlequin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maeda.
Harlequin tries to throw a body punch but Maeda avoids it by throwing Harlequin back against the cage.
Maeda stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlequin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maeda manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Maeda blocks an uppercut.
Maeda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harlequin works on Maeda's body with a couple of short punches.
Harlequin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harlequin misses with some punches.
Maeda taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harlequin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harlequin digs a right hand into Maeda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maeda's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlequin lands an uppercut.
Harlequin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harlequin throws a head punch that misses.
Come on Harlequin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harlequin digs a right hand into Maeda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maeda's gas tank.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Harlequin lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Harlequin.
Harlequin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Harlequin.
A shot in the inside from Harlequin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlequin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harlequin tries to throw a body punch but Maeda avoids it by throwing Harlequin back against the cage.
Harlequin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Maeda stalling in the clinch.
Harlequin lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maeda prevents a body shot from Harlequin.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harlequin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maeda backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maeda wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Punchinello Harlequin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maeda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harlequin tests Maeda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Mitsuyo Maeda has been cut.
Harlequin misses the shot to the body.
Harlequin defending well as Maeda loads up on a big left hand.
Maeda moves out of range of the leg kick from Harlequin.
Mitsuyo Maeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harlequin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maeda.
Harlequin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maeda under the eye.
Harlequin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harlequin throws a jab but it's blocked by Maeda.
Harlequin misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Harlequin finds it's way through Maeda's defenses.
Maeda misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlequin throws a series of punches but Maeda avoids them all with ease.
Harlequin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maeda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harlequin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maeda.
Harlequin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harlequin is looking to clinch but Maeda is avoiding it.
Harlequin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harlequin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harlequin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Maeda to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Maeda throws a strike but Harlequin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda keeping moving, preventing Harlequin from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maeda wants to sweep but no luck.
Harlequin trying to control the position from guard on top but Maeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maeda pulls Harlequin in close to prevent any damage.
Maeda keeping moving, preventing Harlequin from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Punchinello Harlequin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Harlequin scores with the left hand. Maeda knows he should have avoided that one.
Harlequin thuds his shin into the meat of Maeda's side.
Harlequin lands a nice hook to Maeda's body. Maeda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maeda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harlequin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harlequin wants to slow Maeda down by chopping away at his legs.
Maeda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maeda misses with a straight right.
Harlequin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maeda.
Harlequin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Maeda swats away the attempt to clinch by Harlequin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlequin slips a straight right by Maeda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Harlequin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harlequin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harlequin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maeda throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Maeda.
Punchinello Harlequin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maeda defending well as Harlequin loads up on a big left hand.
Harlequin misses with a head kick.
Harlequin is looking to clinch but Maeda is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maeda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harlequin can pounce on him.
Harlequin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Punchinello Harlequin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mitsuyo Maeda's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Harlequin connects with a right hand. Maeda shakes it off.
Harlequin throws a lazy right hand but Maeda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maeda misses with a looping left.
Maeda fails with a takedown attempt.
Harlequin forces Maeda back against the cage and clinches.
Harlequin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harlequin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harlequin tries to work over Maeda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harlequin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harlequin misses with the head strike.
Harlequin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maeda backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlequin scores with a hook to the body.
Maeda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harlequin working aggressively here.
Harlequin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harlequin lands an uppercut.
Maeda wants a takedown.
Harlequin swings wildly with an uppercut but Maeda uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maeda.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Harlequin controlling the action here for a moment.
Maeda drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Punchinello Harlequin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitsuyo Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harlequin lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda trying to control the position but instead, Harlequin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maeda into the cage.
Harlequin gets through Maeda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maeda looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maeda stalling.
Harlequin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mitsuyo Maeda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maeda looking to slow down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Punchinello Harlequin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harlequin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Punchinello Harlequin!
Punchinello Harlequin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
45% |
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