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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshida Kotaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Bing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotaro comes to the cage accompanied by Dance Yourself Clean. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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139 lbs
23 - 18 - 0 |
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170 cm
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134 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshida Kotaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Bing!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bing misses with a low kick.
Bing misses with a head kick.
Bing throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kotaro.
Bing tries to clinch there but Kotaro circles away.
Eric Bing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bing misses with a body kick.
Bing wants to land a leg kick but Kotaro is out of range.
Bing avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kotaro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kotaro slips a jab and a cross from Bing.
An inside leg kick from Bing misses.
Bing fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kotaro is out of range.
A low kick from Bing is predictable there
and Kotaro counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotaro checks a leg kick nicely.
Bing tries to clinch there but Kotaro circles away.
Bing throws a leg kick
and Kotaro counters with a left to the body.
Kotaro misses with a hook. Bing ducked under it nicely.
Bing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kotaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bing throws a head kick that misses.
Bing looks for the body kick but Kotaro saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Kotaro. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bing throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bing.
Bing throws a lazy head kick
and Kotaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Kotaro throws a head kick that misses.
Bing tries to land a front kick but Kotaro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bing tries to clinch up.
Bing misses with a looping right.
Good work by Kotaro as he checks the leg kick.
Kotaro checks a low kick from Bing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kotaro's calf.
Bing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kotaro.
Bing turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Kotaro blocks the low kick.
Bing throws a leg kick
and Kotaro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kotaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bing misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bing fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kotaro is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotaro misses with a few strikes there.
Kotaro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bing cracks the inside of Kotaro's front leg.
A head kick from Bing lands but Kotaro takes it in his stride.
Bing looks to land a body kick but Kotaro moved away.
Kotaro clinches up with Bing and pushes him back against the cage.
Kotaro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bing throws a head punch that misses.
Bing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kotaro.
Bing creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kotaro's defenses.
It looks like Yoshida Kotaro has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bing tries to throw a body punch but Kotaro avoids it by throwing Bing back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Bing dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshida Kotaro's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bing dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kotaro. That did some damage!
Kotaro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bing bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kotaro has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bing tries to score with a low kick but Kotaro moves his leg out of the way.
Kotaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bing.
Bing throws a head kick that misses
and Kotaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Bing attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bing misses with a head kick.
Bing throws out a loose jab but Kotaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kotaro is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotaro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bing circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick lands from Bing.
Bing changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bing throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kotaro moves out of range of the body kick from Bing.
Bing throws a lazy uppercut
and Kotaro counters with a stiff right hand.
Bing thows a leg kick but Kotaro checks it
and Kotaro counters by moving into the clinch.
Bing is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kotaro is keeping busy.
Kotaro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotaro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bing tries to land knees in the clinch but Kotaro avoids the damage to the body.
Bing lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bing utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kotaro misses with a knee to the head.
Kotaro blocks an elbow strike from Bing.
Kotaro blocks the elbow strike.
Kotaro can't find room to land a body shot as Bing controls the action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bing obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kotaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bing connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kotaro's face.
Kotaro lands a damaging elbow.
Bing is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bing fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing wants to stall.
Kotaro misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kotaro.
A short right from Kotaro on the inside.
Kotaro lands a knee to the head.
Kotaro looking to throw knees to the head but Bing is blocking nicely.
Bing stalling in the clinch.
Bing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kotaro.
Bing utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bing avoiding damage as Kotaro throws knees to the body.
Kotaro tries to throw a body punch but Bing avoids it by throwing Kotaro back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bing misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bing avoiding damage as Kotaro throws knees to the body.
Kotaro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kotaro tries to land a knee to the head but Bing blocks with his arms.
Bing misses with an elbow over the top.
Bing misses with a punch on the inside.
Bing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kotaro's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kotaro.
Bing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bing lands a damaging elbow.
Kotaro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kotaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bing lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kotaro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bing blocks it with crossed arms.
Kotaro tries to land a knee to the head but Bing blocks with his arms.
Bing has a couple of punches blocked by Kotaro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Bing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yoshida Kotaro's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Bing circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Kotaro drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Bing follows Kotaro to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Bing!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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