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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between AL Lickertwat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tokugawa Kazunari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kazunari's choice of entrance music: The Seeker. Tokugawa Kazunari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
15 - 8 - 1 |
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160 cm
30
143 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, AL Lickertwat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tokugawa Kazunari!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazunari closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lickertwat to the mat! Lickertwat manages to get full guard.
Lickertwat is looking for a triangle but Kazunari pushes his legs off easily.
Kazunari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lickertwat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kazunari defends it easily.
Kazunari throws a big right hand that misses.
Lickertwat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kazunari is one step ahead there.
Kazunari throwing strikes but missing.
Lickertwat controlling Kazunari's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazunari postures up in Lickertwat's guard and throws a big left but Lickertwat blocks it.
Lickertwat has control of Kazunari's left arm, preventing Kazunari from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. AL Lickertwat wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kazunari throws out a loose jab but Lickertwat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazunari motions for Lickertwat to come forward. Kazunari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lickertwat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kazunari lands a body shot.
Lickertwat lands a leg kick that knocks Kazunari off balance momentarily.
A jab from Kazunari misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lickertwat lands a jab.
Kazunari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kazunari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lickertwat scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kazunari gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lickertwat counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lickertwat throws a strike but Kazunari rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kazunari trying to control the position from guard on top but Lickertwat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lickertwat working a defensive guard here.
Kazunari throwing strikes but missing.
Kazunari controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat is trying to control the position but Kazunari postures up.
Kazunari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kazunari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lickertwat trying to keep a closed guard but Kazunari is proving a slippery customer.
Lickertwat is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Kazunari has his hands clasped together but Lickertwat extends and breaks Kazunari's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lickertwat.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). AL Lickertwat!
AL Lickertwat is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious AL Lickertwat 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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