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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and La Tigre Munanaposa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes into the arena with White Rabbit blaring out of the sound system. Munanaposa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm an Adult Now kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! La Tigre Munanaposa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 cm
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144 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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171 cm
26
135 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Scott! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, La Tigre Munanaposa! The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Scott defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Munanaposa. Scott is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Munanaposa. Scott shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Munanaposa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Munanaposa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Scott gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Munanaposa thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Scott really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Scott's corner. There ya go! There ya go! A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Scott wants to control from the top but Munanaposa keeps moving. Scott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Scott preventing the sweep. Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Munanaposa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Munanaposa is trying to keep Scott in close.
That's one minute gone in the round. Scott stands up over Munanaposa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Munanaposa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Munanaposa trying to control from half guard but Scott is working away. Scott looking for submissions off his back. Scott is staying active underneath Munanaposa, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Munanaposa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Scott haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Munanaposa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Munanaposa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Scott is looking to improve his position.
Munanaposa seems to be working for a kimura but Scott defends the submission attempt. Scott wants to sweep but Munanaposa has passed to side control! Scott is trying to get back to half guard. Scott struggling a bit here. Munanaposa tries for a kimura but Scott is defending well. Who's going to make the next move?
That's three minutes gone in the round. Scott sneaks back into half guard. Munanaposa is working for a submission of some sort.
Scott tries to get to full guard but Munanaposa has control of the leg. Munanaposa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Scott is just riding it out for now. Munanaposa eventually gives up the hold. Munanaposa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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. Scott is trying to get back to full guard. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Munanaposa working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though. Scott looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Munanaposa is stalling here. Scott is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Munanaposa seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Scott has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Munanaposa regains half guard. Scott throwing shots but Munanaposa is blocking nicely. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Munanaposa actively working from the bottom here. Scott seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Munanaposa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Munanaposa wants to get back to full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Scott dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Munanaposa throws out a leg kick but Scott moves out of range and Munanaposa only half commits. Munanaposa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Scott defends well and Munanaposa ends up having to push Scott into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Munanaposa shoots in but no luck this time. Scott is looking to counter the offense by Munanaposa and move into the clinch. Scott shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Munanaposa's guard. Munanaposa is trying to control the position but Scott postures up. Scott landing with the ground and pound. Munanaposa keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully. Scott controls from within his opponent's guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Munanaposa looking for a sweep. Not yet Munanaposa, not yet. Scott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Scott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Munanaposa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Scott stopping the sweep attempt from Munanaposa. Scott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Scott is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Scott postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Scott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Munanaposa is keeping the position for now. Scott stops Munanaposa from standing up. Scott wants to control from the top but Munanaposa keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Munanaposa shoots in for a double leg but Scott sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Scott tries to counter with a takedown but Munanaposa is quick to defend against it. Jason Scott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of La Tigre Munanaposa. Munanaposa with a poor takedown and Scott counters with a shoot takedown. Munanaposa fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Scott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Scott controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Scott is in close to Munanaposa's body, working some short punches and elbows. Scott has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Munanaposa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Scott trying to control but Munanaposa is working from the bottom. Scott chips away with some ground and pound. Munanaposa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Scott is looking to work some ground and pound but Munanaposa has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Scott is working Munanaposa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Munanaposa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Scott. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Munanaposa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Scott manages to get himself to full guard.
Scott escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Munanaposa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Scott trying to strike off his back.
Scott is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Munanaposa lands a couple of decent looking shots. Munanaposa passes easily into side control. Nice work. Scott wants to control but Munanaposa postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Scott is trying to get back to half guard. Munanaposa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scott keeps working. Scott tries to buck Munanaposa off but Munanaposa is having none of it. Munanaposa works to advance to full mount. Scott defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Scott tries to lock up and control but Munanaposa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Scott is desperately trying to improve his position but Munanaposa has a good base and remains in mount. Munanaposa tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment. Scott tries to reverse the position but Munanaposa maintains control. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Munanaposa trying to control but Scott is having none of it. Munanaposa cracks Scott with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Scott dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Munanaposa. Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Munanaposa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Scott sprawls well. Scott wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Munanaposa gets slowly back to his feet. Scott seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. La Tigre Munanaposa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Munanaposa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Jason Scott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of La Tigre Munanaposa. Munanaposa drives through with a takedown into Scott's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Jason Scott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Scott has his feet on Munanaposa's thighs here. He's pushed Munanaposa off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Munanaposa screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Scott! After winning the bout, Jason Scott thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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