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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Atep Putra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael History (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putra comes to the cage accompanied by Indonesia Raya. History comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Be kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atep Putra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael History!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
History throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Putra counters with a leg kick.
History misses with a double jab
and Putra moves into the clinch.
Putra fails to pull guard.
Putra prevents a body shot from History.
Putra pulls guard effortlessly.
Putra being controlled here, momentarily.
History throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Putra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
History trying to control but Putra is working from the bottom.
History looking to pass the guard.
Putra working for a triangle but History defends it easily.
Putra escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. History gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putra has a closed guard, preventing History from standing up.
Putra is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and History defends well.
Putra really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
History forces his way into half guard.
Putra is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but History pulls his head out easily.
History not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Putra trying to hold on to History's head to control him but History postures up.
Putra is looking for a sweep. History is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
History sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Putra defending well though.
History is working for a kimura but Putra is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
History looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Putra has one foot on History's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Putra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from History.
History misses with a body shot.
Putra misses with a two punch combination.
History swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Putra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
History looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
History lands a slapping body shot.
History misses with a wild combination.
History swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Putra.
History throws a series of punches but Putra moves out of range.
History displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Putra.
History misses with a wild body shot.
Putra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from History.
History throws a series of punches but Putra moves out of range.
Michael History seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from History does no damage.
History swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Putra counters with a left and a right that stings History.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
History throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Putra tries to clinch there but History circles away.
History misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Putra.
Putra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
History avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
History swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
History misses with a double jab.
History looks gassed!
Putra wants to clinch.
Putra misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
History with a body punch. A glancing blow.
History throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Putra.
Putra fails in his attempt to clinch.
History connects with a body shot that sends Putra's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael History will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Putra closes the distance and clinches.
History has Putra pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. History pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Putra tumbling to the mat - History dives into Putra's guard.
Putra looking for a guillotine here but History defends easily.
History missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
History avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Putra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
History trying to control the position from guard on top but Putra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
History avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
History throwing strikes from guard but Putra blocks nicely.
Putra controls History momentarily but History frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
History would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
History postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Putra is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because History is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Atep Putra wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Putra is looking to clinch.
Atep Putra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
History misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
History looks to land a combination but Putra avoids it well.
History throws a right and a left that Putra avoids nicely.
Putra tries to clinch but History moves out of range.
Putra takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Putra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but History paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Putra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
History swings for the body but Putra moves out of range.
History misses with a jab, cross combination.
History lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Putra tries to clinch but History is having none of it.
History tries to keep at a distance but Putra has taken the fight into the clinch.
Putra is trying to pull guard but History has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putra manages to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
History trying to control the position from guard on top but Putra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Putra controls History momentarily but History frees himself.
History drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Putra dives on top into guard.
History is trying to keep Putra in close.
Putra trying to control but History is working from the bottom.
Putra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
History controls Putra momentarily but Putra frees himself.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Putra cracks History with a solid left hand.
History seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Putra trying to control but History is working from the bottom.
Putra won't allow History to sweep him here.
History can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Putra controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Atep Putra just wasn't active enough.
History swats away the attempt to clinch by Putra.
History lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by History.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atep Putra dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
History throws a right hand that Putra ducks under and follows up with a left that Putra also avoids with ease.
Putra rushes History and presses him up against the cage.
History lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Putra tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Putra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Putra doesn't manage to clinch there - History circles away.
Some wild striking there from History.
History throws a right and a left that both miss.
Putra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Putra jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Putra is on top in guard.
Putra is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Putra passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
History is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Putra is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but History is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Putra trying to control the action but History is working from the bottom.
Putra working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putra trying to control the position but History is working away.
Putra is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. History knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on History's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Putra wants to lay and pray for a moment but History keeps working.
Putra misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Putra is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but History is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
History tries to buck Putra off but Putra is having none of it.
History is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Putra cracks History with a big elbow.
Putra scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at History to see if he's OK.
History can't do much from the bottom here.
Putra in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Putra working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
History manages to work his way to half guard, despite Putra's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
History is staying active underneath Putra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
History is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
History wants to control but Putra is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
History won't allow Putra to pass to mount.
History is not content to let Putra control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atep Putra showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Putra has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atep Putra!
Our winner, Atep Putra, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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