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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harry Panchal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Shimaburi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shimaburi's choice of entrance music: Dont Thread On Me. Harry Panchal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Panchal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Shimaburi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimaburi shoots and misses
and Panchal counters with a shoot takedown. Shimaburi fights it but they end up in guard.
Panchal preventing the sweep.
Shimaburi trying to keep a closed guard but Panchal is proving a slippery customer.
Panchal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shimaburi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shimaburi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shimaburi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panchal is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Panchal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shimaburi keeping moving, preventing Panchal from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panchal tries to free his leg and advance position but Shimaburi is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Panchal seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Shimaburi tries for a takedown but Panchal circles away easily
and Panchal counters with a takedown into side control.
Shimaburi looks to move to half guard but instead Panchal has passed into mount! Damn!
Shimaburi is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Panchal has taken his back.
Panchal trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Shimaburi doesn't escape.
Shimaburi preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Panchal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimaburi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panchal controlling the position well here. Shimaburi rolled but Panchal kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Panchal punches the canvas rather than the man.
Panchal has the hooks in. Shimaburi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Shimaburi defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Shimaburi rolls, trying to escape but Panchal keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panchal is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Panchal working for a choke but Shimaburi reverses nicely into Panchal 's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shimaburi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Panchal controlling Shimaburi's posture.
Shimaburi works over Panchal with some ground and pound from guard.
Panchal tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panchal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shimaburi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Panchal's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Panchal's back!
Panchal has hold of Shimaburi's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Shimaburi is striking from the back but Panchal escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Shimaburi thows a huge punch but Panchal dodges it nicely.
Panchal actively working from the bottom here.
Shimaburi working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are battling for position here. Panchal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shimaburi throws a strike but Panchal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Panchal won't allow Shimaburi to sweep him here.
Shimaburi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Panchal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shimaburi misses with a takedown
and Panchal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shimaburi keeping full guard, as Panchal tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shimaburi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shimaburi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panchal looking to pass the guard.
Panchal stands and throws Shimaburi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shimaburi is not content to let Panchal control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panchal controlling the position from side mount.
Shimaburi is not content to let Panchal control the position.
The ground and pound from Panchal seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
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.
Shimaburi tries to buck Panchal off but Panchal is having none of it.
Panchal trying to control the position but Shimaburi is working away.
Panchal goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Shimaburi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Panchal's guard! Nice work there by Shimaburi!
Panchal is adopting a defensive guard.
Shimaburi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Panchal wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Panchal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panchal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shimaburi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Panchal looking for a sweep. Not yet Panchal, not yet.
Shimaburi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shimaburi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shimaburi throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shimaburi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shimaburi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shimaburi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panchal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Panchal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shimaburi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Panchal somewhat.
Harry Panchal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimaburi has his takedown stuffed
and Panchal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Panchal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shimaburi keeping full guard, as Panchal tries to pass.
Panchal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shimaburi is not content to let Panchal control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shimaburi is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Panchal dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Panchal closes the distance and clinches up with Shimaburi, looking for a takedown. Panchal pushes Shimaburi against the cage but Shimaburi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shimaburi misses with a takedown
and Panchal counters with a single leg into guard. Shimaburi didn't expect that.
Panchal trying to control the position from guard on top but Shimaburi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Panchal passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panchal wants to control but Shimaburi is keeping him busy.
Panchal passes the guard and advances to mount!
Panchal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shimaburi can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimaburi blocking the ground and pound.
Panchal looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Shimaburi stops Panchal from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Shimaburi is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Harry Panchal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Panchal has hold of Shimaburi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Shimaburi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Panchal fails to advance to Shimaburi's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panchal throws some wild stikes that Shimaburi manages to avoid easily.
Panchal jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Shimaburi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Panchal misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Panchal is looking to take a break and control but Shimaburi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Panchal is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Shimaburi's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panchal tries to move into full mount but can't pass Shimaburi's legs.
Shimaburi regains half guard there - taking advantage of Panchal's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Shimaburi tries to get to full guard but Panchal has control of the leg.
Panchal prevents Shimaburi from standing back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
We've been informed that Shimaburi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
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.
Shimaburi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shimaburi throws a strike but Panchal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Panchal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shimaburi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Panchal wants to control from the top but Shimaburi keeps moving.
Panchal tries to free his leg and advance position but Shimaburi is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Panchal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Panchal trying to control but Shimaburi is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Panchal clearly takes that round.
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.
Shimaburi fails with the takedown
so Panchal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Panchal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Panchal looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panchal advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panchal tries to advance to mount but Shimaburi instead regains half guard.
Panchal seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shimaburi is staying active underneath Panchal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Panchal prevents Shimaburi from improving his position.
Shimaburi is staying active underneath Panchal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two 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.
Shimaburi trying to hold on to Panchal's head to control him but Panchal postures up.
Shimaburi is trying to get back to full guard.
Shimaburi moves into full guard.
Panchal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Panchal advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimaburi is trying to control but can't.
Panchal tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shimaburi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Panchal trying to control from half guard but Shimaburi is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shimaburi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Panchal counters with a takedown into side control.
Shimaburi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Panchal wants to control but Shimaburi is keeping him busy.
Panchal takes a little break here. Shimaburi wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Panchal working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panchal tries to advance to mount but can't.
Panchal trying to control the action but Shimaburi is working from the bottom.
Shimaburi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Panchal 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.
Harry Panchal had his way with Kenji Shimaburi in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Shimaburi misses with a takedown
and Panchal counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Shimaburi's face as Panchal controls the position.
Shimaburi is not content to let Panchal control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shimaburi tries to buck Panchal off but Panchal is having none of it.
Shimaburi is not content to let Panchal control the position.
Shimaburi tries to bench press Panchal off him but Panchal keeps the position.
Shimaburi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimaburi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Panchal passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Shimaburi!
Shimaburi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Panchal goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Shimaburi is on top in guard.
Shimaburi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shimaburi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Panchal managing to control the position.
Panchal wants to sweep here but Shimaburi controlling him for the moment.
Panchal pulls Shimaburi in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimaburi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panchal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Panchal closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Panchal lands in his opponent's guard.
Panchal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shimaburi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shimaburi controls Panchal momentarily but Panchal frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panchal trying to control but Shimaburi is working from the bottom.
Panchal passes Shimaburi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Panchal is trying to control the action in half guard but Shimaburi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shimaburi is trying to control but can't.
Panchal passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shimaburi!
Kenji Shimaburi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harry Panchal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Panchal tries to control but Shimaburi wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Panchal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Panchal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Panchal!
Harry Panchal is the new bantamweight champion!
In defeat, Kenji Shimaburi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Rematch!'.
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hype
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