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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kino no Tabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Sands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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130 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kino no Tabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Huey Sands!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
no Tabi lands a nice shot to the body.
no Tabi throws a right and a left that Sands avoids nicely.
no Tabi just misses with a punch to the body.
Sands avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
no Tabi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
no Tabi blocks the strikes from Sands.
Sands is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sands is looking to improve his position.
no Tabi prevents Sands from standing back up.
no Tabi not doing much here.
no Tabi is trying to control the action in half guard but Sands is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sands is trying to get back to full guard.
no Tabi is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
no Tabi jabs at Sands's body.
Sands looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? no Tabi is fending him off so far but Sands persists. Nope, no Tabi circles away and we're back to standing.
no Tabi instigates a clinch.
Sands is trying to work for a single leg takedown but no Tabi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sands decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
no Tabi trying to control but Sands is working from the bottom.
no Tabi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
no Tabi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
no Tabi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sands has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but no Tabi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
no Tabi trying to control but Sands is working from the bottom.
Sands being controlled here, momentarily.
Sands not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sands tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
no Tabi clobbers Sands with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sands gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and no Tabi counters with a right hand to the body.
Kino no Tabi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huey Sands.
Sands looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
no Tabi throws a sloppy head kick and Sands moves out of range easily.
no Tabi misses with a two punch combination.
no Tabi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
no Tabi gets the takedown into side control.
no Tabi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sands to his feet.
Sands takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sands shoots for a takedown but no Tabi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
no Tabi takes the fight into the clinch.
no Tabi is trying to break the clinch but Sands has him pressed against the cage.
no Tabi lands a nice knee to the body.
no Tabi breaks from the clinch.
Jab by no Tabi.
Huey Sands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
no Tabi takes a swing at Sands's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sands takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
no Tabi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
no Tabi wants to control but Sands is keeping him busy.
no Tabi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sands is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
no Tabi stands up and we're back to a striking position.
no Tabi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
no Tabi misses with a wild body shot.
no Tabi has managed to clinch.
Sands tries to pull guard but no Tabi holds him up against the cage and eventually Sands drops back down to his feet.
Sands fails to pull guard.
no Tabi stalling the fight.
Sands lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
no Tabi tries to break the clinch but Sands is controlling the position.
no Tabi lands a body punch in the clinch.
no Tabi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sands is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sands tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. no Tabi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sands prevents no Tabi from breaking the clinch.
no Tabi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
no Tabi gets underhooks to prevent Sands's takedown attempt.
no Tabi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sands misses with a takedown
and no Tabi counters with an outside leg kick.
no Tabi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sands working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. no Tabi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. no Tabi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sands is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sands looking to hit a scissor sweep but no Tabi is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sands looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sands working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. no Tabi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. no Tabi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
no Tabi trying to control the position from guard on top but Sands is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
no Tabi stands and steps away. Sands gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kino no Tabi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
no Tabi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sands moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
no Tabi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
no Tabi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
no Tabi misses with a hook.
Sands shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
no Tabi can't escape the position.
no Tabi bucks Sands off and manages to get back to his feet!
no Tabi lands a glancing blow to the side of Sands's head.
no Tabi scores a takedown into full mount!
no Tabi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sands can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
no Tabi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sands?
no Tabi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sands sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sands is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sands is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but no Tabi pulls his head out easily.
no Tabi wants to stand up but Sands has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Sands is looking for a sweep. no Tabi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
no Tabi tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Sands is refusing to be controlled, as no Tabi sits in half guard.
Sands pushes no Tabi off looking to stand but no Tabi dives back in and keeps control.
Sands is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but no Tabi pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
no Tabi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
no Tabi wants to clinch up but Sands keeps it at a distance.
no Tabi is looking to wear down Sands with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good standup being displayed there by no Tabi as he connects with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
no Tabi tries to break the clinch but Sands is controlling the position.
no Tabi lands with a left to the head.
no Tabi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sands.
no Tabi wants a takedown.
Sands has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. no Tabi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kino no Tabi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huey Sands.
Sands prevents no Tabi from breaking the clinch.
no Tabi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sands lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sands pulls guard effortlessly.
Sands has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but no Tabi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sands is working an open guard so no Tabi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
no Tabi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
no Tabi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sands on the side of the head.
Sands takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sands misses with a takedown attempt - no Tabi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
no Tabi has managed to clinch.
Sands tightens his grip and picks no Tabi up, before dumping him to the ground. no Tabi manages to land in guard.
Sands stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. no Tabi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sands has gone for a leg lock! no Tabi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sands's guard.
no Tabi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
no Tabi preventing the sweep.
Sands throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
no Tabi tries to stand but Sands is controlling from the bottom.
no Tabi stopping the sweep attempt from Sands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sands is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
no Tabi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
no Tabi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sands is fending him off so far but no Tabi persists. Nope, Sands circles away and we're back to standing.
Sands blocks a head kick by no Tabi.
Sands gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and no Tabi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
no Tabi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sands's guard.
no Tabi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sands working a defensive guard here.
no Tabi wants to control from the top but Sands keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kino no Tabi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
no Tabi misses the shot to the body.
no Tabi pushes Sands up against the cage in a clinch.
no Tabi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sands scores a nice knee to the body.
no Tabi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
no Tabi digs a right hand into Sands's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sands's gas tank.
Sands crunches a lovely knee into no Tabi's ribcage.
Sands pulls guard.
Sands escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. no Tabi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
no Tabi stays in close to Sands's body and controls the position.
no Tabi lands a couple of digs.
no Tabi works over Sands with some ground and pound from guard.
Sands is working an open guard so no Tabi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sands chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before no Tabi can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from no Tabi.
no Tabi jabs at Sands's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
no Tabi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
no Tabi clinches with his opponent.
Sands goes for a takedown attempt but no Tabi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
no Tabi moves in looking to clinch but Sands pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sands prevents no Tabi from breaking the clinch.
no Tabi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sands.
no Tabi misses with a body punch.
no Tabi drags the fight down to the ground.
no Tabi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sands trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
no Tabi has control of Sands's left arm, preventing Sands from doing any damage.
no Tabi has a closed guard, preventing Sands from standing up.
Kino no Tabi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
no Tabi is pulling down on Sands's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sands thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sands drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sands jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
no Tabi pushes Sands off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sands fails with the takedown.
Sands fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kino no Tabi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huey Sands.
no Tabi forces Sands back against the cage and clinches.
no Tabi tries to break the clinch but Sands is controlling the position.
Sands blocks a body shot from no Tabi.
A short uppercut from no Tabi.
no Tabi tries to work over Sands's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
no Tabi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sands tries to clinch there but no Tabi circles away.
Sands closes the distance and clinches up with no Tabi, looking for a takedown. Sands pushes no Tabi against the cage but no Tabi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
no Tabi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sands's guard.
Sands is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
no Tabi pushes Sands off and gets back to his feet.
Sands shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sands 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.
Sands trying to pass the guard but no Tabi defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
no Tabi is positioning himself well to prevent Sands advancing to mount.
no Tabi is trying to stand up here but Sands is controlling him well.
Sands is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Sands won't allow no Tabi to get back to his feet.
Sands has gone for a leg lock! no Tabi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sands's guard.
Sands looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
no Tabi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sands's guard.
no Tabi is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kino no Tabi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well no Tabi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kino no Tabi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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