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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kengo Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junko Hatoru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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198 lbs
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192 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kengo Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junko Hatoru!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatoru looks to land a combination but Watanabe avoids it well.
Watanabe throws a jab when Hatoru was well out of range.
Hatoru misses with a wild combination.
A jab lands there for Watanabe.
It looks like Junko Hatoru has been cut.
Watanabe misses with a left hand
and Hatoru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hatoru stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hatoru wants it to stay on the feet.
Watanabe swings for the body but Hatoru moves out of range.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hatoru as he jumps to the side.
Hatoru slaps away a takedown attempt from Watanabe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kengo Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatoru connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatoru keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hatoru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watanabe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kengo Watanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatoru will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Watanabe fails with the takedown
and Hatoru counters with a good, hard body kick but Watanabe shrugs it off.
Watanabe doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Hatoru counter with a right hand.
Hatoru gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hatoru misses with a punch to the body.
Hatoru is working Watanabe over against the cage.
Watanabe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hatoru.
Watanabe is breathing heavily.
Hatoru lands a nice uppercut.
Hatoru scores with a shot to the side of Watanabe's head.
Hatoru lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatoru landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hatoru lands an elbow inside that Watanabe shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatoru unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hatoru crunches a lovely knee into Watanabe's ribcage.
A short left from Hatoru.
Hatoru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watanabe's elbow.
Watanabe can't get the takedown.
Watanabe is trying to drag Hatoru to the mat but Hatoru just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hatoru lands a damaging elbow.
Hatoru working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hatoru lands a nice knee to the body.
Hatoru lands a body shot.
Hatoru lands a good knee to the midsection. Watanabe won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hatoru obliges.
Hatoru lands a nice uppercut.
Hatoru is leaning against Watanabe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hatoru lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Hatoru.
Hatoru gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hatoru controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatoru trying to control but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Junko Hatoru was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hatoru connects with a nice looking jab.
Hatoru scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hatoru slaps away a takedown attempt from Watanabe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Watanabe tries for a takedown but Hatoru circles away easily
and Watanabe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hatoru counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hatoru fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watanabe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatoru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watanabe.
Hatoru tries to clinch up but Watanabe circles away and keeps his distance.
Watanabe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hatoru throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Watanabe has his takedown stuffed
and Hatoru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hatoru looking to score a takedown here. Watanabe is defending well but Hatoru drives through and ends up in Watanabe's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatoru wants to control from the top but Watanabe keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junko Hatoru dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junko Hatoru's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt
and Hatoru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watanabe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hatoru counters with a nice body kick.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hatoru but Hatoru pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kengo Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watanabe shoots and misses
and Hatoru decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Watanabe's guard.
Hatoru trying to control the position from guard on top but Watanabe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hatoru controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Junko Hatoru was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hatoru throws a right hand that Watanabe ducks under and follows up with a left that Watanabe also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hatoru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hatoru rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watanabe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watanabe throws a jab but it's blocked by Hatoru.
Hatoru stuffs the takedown attempt from Watanabe. Watanabe gets slowly back to his feet.
Watanabe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hatoru.
Hatoru misses with a few strikes there.
Watanabe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hatoru counters with a series of strikes. Watanabe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Watanabe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hatoru goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hatoru catches Watanabe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Watanabe misses with a takedown
and Hatoru counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatoru lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice combination there by Hatoru.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hatoru turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hatoru manages to end up in side control.
Watanabe tries to buck Hatoru off but Hatoru is having none of it.
Hatoru in side control, throwing shots but Watanabe defends.
Watanabe is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hatoru remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hatoru is controlling him well.
Hatoru is looking to take a break and control but Watanabe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hatoru thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hatoru in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hatoru lands some shots froms side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hatoru just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junko Hatoru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Junko Hatoru's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Watanabe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hatoru counters with a left and a right that stings Watanabe.
Watanabe swings widly with a right hand
and Hatoru counters with a three punch combo that has Watanabe backing up. Watanabe nods at Hatoru to acknowledge the strikes.
Hatoru with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Watanabe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt
and Hatoru counters with a three punch combo that has Watanabe backing up. Watanabe nods at Hatoru to acknowledge the strikes.
Watanabe misses the shot to the body.
Junko Hatoru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watanabe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hatoru counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Watanabe's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kengo Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatoru stops Watanabe from standing up.
Junko Hatoru has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hatoru works over Watanabe's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatoru looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Watanabe keeping moving, preventing Hatoru from controlling successfully.
Hatoru throws a big elbow that misses.
Hatoru sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kengo Watanabe.
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hatoru tests Watanabe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watanabe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hatoru counters with a low kick, right behind Watanabe 's knee.
Hatoru throws out a powerful jab.
Watanabe has his takedown stuffed
and Hatoru makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hatoru gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hatoru landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Hatoru.
A left hand lands to the body for Hatoru.
Hatoru scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hatoru lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatoru scores a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Hatoru.
Hatoru with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hatoru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hatoru is leaning against Watanabe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hatoru scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hatoru obliges.
Still in the clinch, Hatoru scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kengo Watanabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hatoru landing knees to the body.
Hatoru lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Watanabe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatoru lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hatoru landing knees to the body.
Hatoru cracks Watanabe with a nice body shot.
Hatoru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hatoru throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watanabes head.
A right hand to the body from Hatoru.
Watanabe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hatoru throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe is working for takedown but Hatoru is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hatoru landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hatoru gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Junko Hatoru seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hatoru stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hatoru.
Knees to the body from Hatoru.
Hatoru lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hatoru looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Watanabe is refusing to be controlled, as Hatoru sits in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Junko Hatoru has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A punch combination from Hatoru misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junko Hatoru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hatoru has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junko Hatoru!
After winning the bout, Junko Hatoru thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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