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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wata nabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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151 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wata nabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
nabe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
nabe loads up on a big right hand but Ibrahimovic slips the punch.
Nice sprawl there from Ibrahimovic as nabe shoots in.
nabe tries to clinch but Ibrahimovic is having none of it.
nabe throws a series of punches but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
nabe shoots in and drives through. Ibrahimovic sprawls well.
Ibrahimovic misses with a takedown
and nabe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
nabe misses with a takedown
and Ibrahimovic counters with a single leg into guard. nabe didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wata nabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ibrahimovic drops back, looking for a kneebar! nabe looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. nabe looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from nabe!
Ibrahimovic tries to buck nabe off but nabe is having none of it.
Ibrahimovic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ibrahimovic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Ibrahimovic gets back to full guard.
nabe is looking to stand up but Ibrahimovic won't let him.
Ibrahimovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
nabe thows a big elbow that misses.
nabe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ibrahimovic looks gassed!
Ibrahimovic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
nabe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ibrahimovic is proving hard to escape from.
nabe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ibrahimovic has an active guard here but nabe has managed to pass into half guard.
Well, if nabe is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ibrahimovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
nabe is looking for a kimura here.
Ibrahimovic is trying to get back to full guard.
nabe tries to stand and escape but Ibrahimovic is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ibrahimovic gets back to full guard.
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.
Ibrahimovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but nabe is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
nabe has his takedown stuffed
and Ibrahimovic counters with a single leg into guard. nabe didn't expect that.
Ibrahimovic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ibrahimovic prevents nabe from escaping the position.
Ibrahimovic goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, nabe has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ibrahimovic but great work by nabe.
nabe cracks Ibrahimovic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
nabe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
nabe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ibrahimovic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
nabe scores a takedown into full mount!
nabe landing shots from mount.
Ibrahimovic is trying to escape the mount.
nabe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ibrahimovic is in all sorts of trouble here.
nabe looking to control but Ibrahimovic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ibrahimovic is working to get back to half guard.
Ibrahimovic is breathing heavily.
nabe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic can't escape the position.
nabe scoring with strikes but Ibrahimovic is staying in there.
Ibrahimovic is trying desperately to improve position.
nabe dominating with strikes here.
Ibrahimovic is rocked!
nabe working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Ibrahimovic looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by nabe! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Wata nabe!
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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
77% |
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