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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mario Jose Binay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eka Tahuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Jose Binay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eka Tahuna!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tahuna lands with a hook. Binay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Mario Jose Binay has been cut.
Tahuna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Binay manages to avoid it.
Tahuna lands a front kick.
Binay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tahuna appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Binay tries to clinch but Tahuna moves out of range.
Binay tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tahuna counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Tahuna. No joy for Binay on that attempt.
A nice side step and Tahuna releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Binay walks into a straight right hand from Tahuna.
Tahuna connects with a solid leg kick.
Binay is looking to clinch but Tahuna is avoiding it.
Binay misses with an uppercut.
Binay closes the distance and clinches.
Tahuna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Binay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Binay lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tahuna backwards.
Binay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tahuna working aggressively here.
Binay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Binay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tahuna avoids it.
Binay jumps guard but Tahuna turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Binay definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay tries to pull guard but Tahuna forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Jose Binay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tahuna working aggressively here.
Binay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tahuna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tahuna scores with a knee to the head.
Tahuna lands a hook that snaps the head of Binay backwards.
Tahuna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tahuna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tahuna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Binay has managed to clinch.
Binay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tahuna avoids it.
Tahuna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tahuna avoids the elbow strike from Binay, against the cage.
Binay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Binay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tahuna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Binay backwards.
Binay connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Binay tries to land knees in the clinch but Tahuna avoids the damage to the body.
Binay throws an elbow but it misses.
Tahuna tries a body shot but Binay blocks it.
Tahuna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eka Tahuna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binay takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Good leg kick by Tahuna there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tahuna slips under a jab.
Tahuna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Binay tries to clinch but Tahuna moves out of range.
Tahuna lets loose with a powerful body kick. Binay will feel that in the morning.
Binay throws a combination that misses
and Tahuna counters with a nice low kick that buckles Binay's knee momentarily.
Tahuna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Binay's calf.
Binay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tahuna counters with a nice uppercut.
Binay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Binay dives in and grabs Tahuna's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tahuna pushes down on Binay's head and hops out.
The crowd cheers as Tahuna lands an impressive looking overhand right. Binay doesn't seem phased though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tahuna.
Binay clinches with his opponent.
Binay has Tahuna pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tahuna manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tahuna is working Binay over against the cage.
Tahuna lands a body shot in the clinch.
Binay is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahuna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Binay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tahuna moves away from the strike by Binay.
Binay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tahuna pinned against the cage. Tahuna gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Binay walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tahuna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Binay.
Tahuna tries to keep at a distance but Binay has taken the fight into the clinch.
Binay tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tahuna lands a shoulder strike.
Binay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tahuna.
Binay missing with knees to the body.
Binay misses with a punch to the body.
Tahuna is trying to break free.
Binay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Binay throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Tahuna.
Tahuna has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Binay looking to throw knees to the head but Tahuna is blocking nicely.
Binay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tahuna lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Binay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Binay landing knees to the head.
Binay misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tahuna.
Binay is rocked!
Binay is working for takedown but Tahuna is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short left from Tahuna.
Oh Binay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tahuna avoiding damage as Binay throws knees to the body.
Binay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tahuna.
Binay seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tahuna.
Mario Jose Binay's cut is getting worse.
Tahuna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tahuna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Binay wants to clinch.
Tahuna keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eka Tahuna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Jose Binay's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tahuna keeps the fight on the outside.
Binay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tahuna can't find room to land a body shot as Binay controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Binay.
Binay has Tahuna pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tahuna manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Binay.
Binay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tahuna.
Tahuna managing to block the knees to the body from Binay.
A left hand lands to the body for Tahuna.
Binay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Binay manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tahuna has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Binay is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tahuna avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Binay working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tahuna has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahuna tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Binay.
Tahuna is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Binay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Binay makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Binay.
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.
Binay working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tahuna has passed into half guard!
Binay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tahuna prevents Binay from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binay wants to control but Tahuna is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Binay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Binay looking for submissions off his back.
Binay slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Binay looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Binay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tahuna is one step ahead there.
Tahuna really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Binay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Binay is looking for a triangle but Tahuna pushes his legs off easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tahuna avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Jose Binay dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mario Jose Binay's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tahuna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Binay's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tahuna.
Tahuna scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tahuna has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Tahuna ducks right into an uppercut from Binay.
Binay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Binay is looking to clinch.
Eka Tahuna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Binay on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Binay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Binay with a poor takedown
and Tahuna counters with a nice low kick that buckles Binay's knee momentarily.
Tahuna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tahuna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tahuna scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Binay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tahuna manages to avoid it.
Tahuna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Binay's sensitive parts.
Tahuna scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tahuna lands a jab to the head.
Binay takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Binay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Binay dives in for a single leg takedown but Tahuna sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tahuna cracks Binay with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Binay looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tahuna finish him?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Binay misses with a takedown attempt
and Tahuna counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Binay to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Tahuna!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eka Tahuna!
Eka Tahuna was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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