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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Toshiro Kishimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauro Mateus dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kishimoto comes to the cage accompanied by Fighting dreamers. This should be a great matchup!
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145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toshiro Kishimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauro Mateus dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Kishimoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Kishimoto could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
dos Santos tries to clinch there but Kishimoto circles away.
Kishimoto shoots for a takedown but dos Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kishimoto throws a low kick, looking for dos Santos's leg but dos Santos calmly moves out of range.
Kishimoto shoots for a double leg takedown but dos Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Kishimoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kishimoto keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kishimoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
dos Santos blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Kishimoto or perhaps it was just good defense by dos Santos which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toshiro Kishimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Santos tries to clinch but Kishimoto is having none of it.
Toshiro Kishimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dos Santos tries to clinch there but Kishimoto circles away.
dos Santos wants to clinch.
dos Santos wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kishimoto fails to land the takedown.
dos Santos blocks the body kick.
Kishimoto misses with a head kick.
dos Santos tries to clinch there but Kishimoto circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos avoids the head kick by Kishimoto.
Kishimoto wants to clinch
and dos Santos counters by clinching up.
dos Santos tries a knee to the head but Kishimoto blocks it.
dos Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Kishimoto scores with a hook to the body.
A knee to the head by dos Santos.
dos Santos prevents Kishimoto from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kishimoto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
dos Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kishimoto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but dos Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
dos Santos lands a knee to the head.
dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
dos Santos misses with a knee to the head.
dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kishimoto's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauro Mateus dos Santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
dos Santos clinches up against the cage.
dos Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kishimoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
dos Santos blocks an elbow strike from Kishimoto.
dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
dos Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kishimoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kishimoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kishimoto is looking to break free of the clinch but dos Santos has double underhooks.
Kishimoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kishimoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from dos Santos.
Kishimoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from dos Santos.
dos Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kishimoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kishimoto blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
dos Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kishimoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
dos Santos misses with a knee strike.
dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kishimoto misses with a body punch.
Kishimoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Kishimoto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. dos Santos smiles and moves away.
dos Santos closes the distance but Kishimoto moves to the side
and Kishimoto moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kishimoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Kishimoto is stalling here.
Kishimoto has had enough of the clinch but dos Santos keeps him there for the moment.
dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hook to the body lands for Kishimoto.
dos Santos misses with a knee strike.
dos Santos keeps control of Kishimoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kishimoto fails to pull guard.
Kishimoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kishimoto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. dos Santos smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toshiro Kishimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some bone on bone action there as dos Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mauro Mateus dos Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
dos Santos closes the distance but Kishimoto moves to the side
and Kishimoto counters with a head kick. That will keep dos Santos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
dos Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kishimoto counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. dos Santos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dos Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kishimoto counters with an outside leg kick.
Kishimoto tries to clinch but dos Santos is having none of it.
Kishimoto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos wants to clinch
so Kishimoto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kishimoto looking to pass the guard.
Kishimoto throwing strikes from guard but dos Santos blocks nicely.
Kishimoto postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! dos Santos is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kishimoto, into his guard.
dos Santos won't allow Kishimoto to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos stands up and waves to Kishimoto to follow him.
dos Santos wants to clinch but Kishimoto slips to the side
and Kishimoto counters with a slapping leg kick.
dos Santos clinches up with Kishimoto and pushes him back against the cage.
dos Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
dos Santos misses with a knee strike.
dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Kishimoto blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kishimoto manages to break the clinch.
dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mauro Mateus dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
dos Santos looks to clinch
and Kishimoto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
dos Santos looks to clinch
and Kishimoto counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kishimoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
dos Santos tries a knee to the head but Kishimoto blocks it.
Kishimoto fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kishimoto tries to pull guard but dos Santos won't allow it.
dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by dos Santos.
dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kishimoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Kishimoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kishimoto tries to score a body lock takedown but dos Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toshiro Kishimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
dos Santos tries a knee to the head but Kishimoto blocks it.
Toshiro Kishimoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
dos Santos prevents a body shot from Kishimoto.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toshiro Kishimoto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think dos Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauro Mateus dos Santos!
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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
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