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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Out comes into the arena with Kickstart blaring out of the sound system. Kawajiri is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Water Pow . Pablo Out has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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141 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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146 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Out ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kawajiri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Out pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Out.
Kawajiri looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice uppercut there from Kawajiri.
Out tries to sprawl but Kawajiri drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kawajiri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Out is trying to get back to full guard.
Kawajiri not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawajiri takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri throwing shots but Out is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Kawajiri.
Out keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kawajiri not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kawajiri thows a huge punch but Out dodges it nicely.
Kawajiri working over Out with some ground and pound. Out looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kawajiri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kawajiri throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kawajiri lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kawajiri stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kawajiri landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Out on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Out is trying to get back to full guard.
Out is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kawajiri pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Kawajiri there.
Kawajiri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Out's head.
Kawajiri trying to control the action but Out is working from the bottom.
Out is in trouble now - Kawajiri has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Out looks a forlorn figure.
Kawajiri postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Out looks a forlorn figure.
Kawajiri is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Out has managed to escape the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Kawajiri dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kawajiri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Out tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Out tries to clinch up but Kawajiri circles away and keeps his distance.
Out throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pablo Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Out throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kawajiri closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Out's guard.
Kawajiri content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kawajiri lands a couple of elbows.
Kawajiri scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kawajiri postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Out utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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!
Kawajiri works over Out with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri controlling from the top position.
Kawajiri lands a couple of elbows.
Kawajiri throws an elbow that misses. Out uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kawajiri's guard. Nice move by Out!
Out has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kawajiri to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Out is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kawajiri pulls down on the head and he's put Out to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tatsuya Kawajiri!
Tatsuya Kawajiri 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
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hype
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pop
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