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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neho Kipei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kengo Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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219 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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212 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neho Kipei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kengo Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe shoots for a double leg takedown but Kipei sprawls well. He's pushed Watanabe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kipei fails with the takedown
and Watanabe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Watanabe looking to sit in guard and control but Kipei gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kipei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watanabe is keeping the position for now.
Kipei trying to control but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
Kipei missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kipei accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kipei trying to control the position from guard on top but Watanabe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kipei accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kipei throws a strike but Watanabe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe throws a big elbow that misses.
Watanabe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watanabe throwing strikes but missing.
Watanabe throws a big elbow that misses.
Kipei wants to get back to his feet but Watanabe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Watanabe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kipei works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe throws a big right hand that misses.
Watanabe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kipei working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watanabe.
Kipei avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watanabe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Watanabe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kipei keeping moving, preventing Watanabe from controlling successfully.
Kipei wants to stand up but Watanabe is controlling him.
Watanabe is looking to work some ground and pound but Kipei has wrist control.
Watanabe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kipei is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watanabe throwing strikes from guard but Kipei blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe pushes down on Kipei's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kipei keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Watanabe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kipei's head.
Kipei is staying active underneath Watanabe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Watanabe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Watanabe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kipei blocking the ground and pound attempt from Watanabe.
Watanabe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kipei defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kipei is breathing heavily.
Watanabe thows a huge punch but Kipei dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Watanabe connects with a nice short shot to Kipei's temple.
Watanabe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Watanabe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kipei's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watanabe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kipei is trying to stand.
Watanabe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kipei does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Watanabe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Watanabe in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kengo Watanabe 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.
Nice takedown defense from Watanabe. No joy for Kipei on that attempt.
Kipei drives through with a takedown into Watanabe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Watanabe has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kipei off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kipei misses with a takedown attempt
and Watanabe counters with a shoot takedown. Kipei fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watanabe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watanabe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watanabe cracks Kipei with a solid left hand.
Watanabe throws a big elbow that misses.
Watanabe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watanabe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Watanabe connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Watanabe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Watanabe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kipei keeping moving, preventing Watanabe from controlling successfully.
Watanabe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kipei keeping moving, preventing Watanabe from controlling successfully.
Watanabe is stalling in the full guard.
Watanabe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe postures up in Kipei's guard and throws a big left but Kipei blocks it.
Watanabe wants to control from the top but Kipei keeps moving.
Watanabe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Watanabe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kengo Watanabe.
Kipei wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kipei fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neho Kipei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Watanabe. No joy for Kipei on that attempt.
Watanabe 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.
Kipei utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Watanabe 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.
Watanabe postures up in Kipei's guard and throws a big left but Kipei blocks it.
Watanabe wants to control from the top but Kipei keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kengo Watanabe.
Watanabe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kipei's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watanabe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Watanabe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Watanabe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watanabe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kipei's head.
Watanabe trying to control from half guard but Kipei is working away.
Watanabe controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kengo Watanabe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Watanabe. Those never looked like landing.
Kipei throws an overhand right that lands on Watanabe's shoulder, as Watanabe tries to avoid the shot.
Watanabe gets the takedown into side control.
Watanabe throws an elbow but Kipei slips to the side and avoids it well.
Watanabe has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kipei!
Watanabe landing shots from mount.
Watanabe thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Watanabe with the ground and pound from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watanabe lands a big elbow - Kipei is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Kipei is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kengo Watanabe!
A victorious Kengo Watanabe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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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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