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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sake Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Bounce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm
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185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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186 cm
23
189 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sake Long! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Bounce! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bounce closes the distance and clinches. Long letting Bounce take a breather here. Bounce breaks from the clinch.
Bounce has managed to clinch.
Bounce gets underhooks to prevent Long's takedown attempt.
Bounce controlling the action here for a moment.
Bounce comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Sake Long has been cut. Bounce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Bounce moves into the clinch. Bounce manages to break the clinch.
Long takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Bounce pushes Long up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bounce breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Long. Bounce leaves Long with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sake Long. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bounce rushes Long and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Bounce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it. Bounce has Long pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Bounce's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch. Bounce is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Bounce lands a good knee to the midsection. Long won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Long has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bounce avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Bounce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Brian Bounce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bounce closes the distance and pushes Long back into the cage. Bounce with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Bounce slows down the pace here.
Bounce is defending well against a takedown attempt. Long is breathing heavily. Long takes an elbow to the forehead. 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! Bounce breaks from the clinch.
Bounce gets a clinch. Bounce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Long gets tackled into the cage by Bounce. Bounce maintains the clinch. Bounce has Long pushed against the cage. Bounce comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Bounce landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Long avoiding damage as Bounce throws knees to the body.
Bounce prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bounce lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Stalling in the clinch from Bounce.
Bounce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Long shoots in and drives through. Bounce sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Long takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Bounce blocks the body kick.
Bounce fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Long, pushing him back against the cage. Long looking to slow down the pace here. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bounce obliges. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bounce tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Long is looking to take this one to the mat. Bounce breaks the clinch.
Brian Bounce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Long moves into the clinch. Bounce lands a hook to the side of the head. Bounce lands a shot to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Bounce dominated that round. The cut man is working on Sake Long's cut. That's time! Long's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bounce connects with a jab. Bounce takes the fight into the clinch. Bounce taking a breather. Knees in the clinch landing for Bounce.
Bounce lands a damaging elbow. Bounce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Long shoots in for a takedown but Bounce shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Bounce moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bounce. Bounce lands with a short shot to the head. Brian Bounce seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Knees to the body from Bounce.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Long goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bounce prevents it.
Bounce is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bounce breaks from the clinch.
Long throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bounce's waist but Bounce gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Long off to one side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sake Long. That's going to take a lot out of him. The fight moves into the clinch position. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Long takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Bounce digs a right hand into Long's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Long's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bounce breaks the clinch.
Bounce fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Long looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Bounce lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bounce takes the fight into the clinch. Bounce has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Long has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bounce is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Bounce throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Bounce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bounce closes the distance and clinches. Bounce landing knees to the head.
Bounce manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bounce has managed to clinch.
Bounce slows down the pace here.
Bounce lands an elbow that stopped Long in his tracks for a moment. A bit of stalling here from Bounce.
Bounce tries to land knees in the clinch but Long avoids the damage to the body. Bounce is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Bounce breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bounce takes the fight into the clinch. Bounce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bounce closes the distance and clinches. Long is trying to maintain a safe position but Bounce gets an underhook and turns Long into the cage. Bounce stops a takedown attempt from Long.
Bounce utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Bounce manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A combination from Bounce does no damage. Bounce has Long up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Long takes a shot to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Bounce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Sake Long's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bounce clinches up against the cage. Bounce manages to break the clinch.
Bounce connects with a high kick. Bounce has managed to clinch.
Long is looking to break free of the clinch but Bounce has double underhooks. Bounce manages to break the clinch.
Bounce darts in and clinches Long up against the cage. Bounce utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Bounce slowing the pace effectively. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Long takes an elbow to the temple. This has been an exciting period of action! Bounce stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bounce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bounce has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bounce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bounce gets in close and instigates a clinch. Bounce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bounce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Bounce breaks from the clinch.
Brian Bounce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Long gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Long drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bounce pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bounce tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bounce darts in and clinches Long up against the cage. The referee is keeping an eye on Bounce - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bounce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bounce throws a head kick but Long moves out of range.
Long misses with a takedown attempt and Bounce moves into the clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Long misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bounce.
Long takes an elbow to the temple. Bounce is pushing Long up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bounce lands with a left to the head. Long managing to block the knees to the body from Bounce.
Bounce prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sake Long. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bounce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Long will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Bounce slaps away a takedown attempt from Long, before circling back to the center of the mat. The fight moves into the clinch position. Bounce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Long pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. An inside leg kick lands from Bounce. Bounce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Brian Bounce is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Bounce darts in and clinches Long up against the cage. Bounce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Long clinches up with Bounce and pushes him back against the cage. Bounce scores a nice knee to the body.
Sake Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A right hand to the body from Bounce.
Bounce stalling.
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! Bounce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Brian Bounce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Bounce 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30 Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30 Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Bounce!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
72% |
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