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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carmine Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayato Gokudera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rose might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Red Hot Chili Peppers- Can't Stop. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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177 cm
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154 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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167 cm
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145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carmine Rose! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hayato Gokudera! The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gokudera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Rose cracks Gokudera with an open hand slap. An inside leg kick lands from Rose. Rose tries to clinch up but Gokudera circles away and keeps his distance. Gokudera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rose decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Gokudera is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Rose pulls his head out easily. Rose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rose lands a nice short elbow. Gokudera looking for submissions off his back. Rose throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Gokudera is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Rose pulls his head out easily. Gokudera wants to control but Rose is keeping busy.
Gokudera is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Rose pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Rose is thwarting Gokudera's attempts to control the position. Gokudera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Rose blocks a jab. Gokudera pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Gokudera throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose. Gokudera tries to move into range but Rose moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Gokudera looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range. Gokudera misses with a two punch combination.
Gokudera looks gassed! Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gokudera. Gokudera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Rose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gokudera. Rose thuds his right hand into Gokudera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Gokudera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gokudera throws a series of punches but Rose avoids them all with ease. Rose moves into range and clinches up with Gokudera. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Rose jumps guard but Gokudera stands there with Rose around his waist. Rose gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gokudera blocks a body shot from Rose. Rose throws an elbow but it misses.
Gokudera is trying to break free. Rose tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gokudera is trying to drag Rose to the mat but Rose just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Gokudera pushes Rose back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rose looks to throw an elbow but misses. Rose content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose. Gokudera is pressed up against the cage. Rose has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gokudera down to the mat. Gokudera avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carmine Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him. Gokudera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily. Gokudera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose. A jab from Gokudera misses. No joy there for Rose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gokudera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gokudera. Gokudera is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Gokudera misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming. Gokudera throws a big shot that misses. Gokudera loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch. Hayato Gokudera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gokudera. Gokudera misses the jab. Rose closes the distance and lands a one-two. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Gokudera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Gokudera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Rose tries for a takedown but Gokudera sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Gokudera looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range. Gokudera misses with a double jab.
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gokudera. Gokudera waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Rose. Gokudera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Hayato Gokudera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Oooh a lovely combination from Gokudera sends Rose down but not out. Gokudera dives into side control looking to finish.
Rose is rocked! Rose is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gokudera asserts his dominance and retains side control. Gokudera in side control lands a decent elbow. Rose taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Gokudera grinds an elbow into Rose's temple. Gokudera working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hayato Gokudera will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gokudera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Rose takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gokudera might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Rose looks for a takedown but Gokudera sprawls well. A big right followed by a crushing left from Gokudera knocks Rose out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hayato Gokudera!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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