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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Musa Khamanaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ardian Kurniawan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khamanaev comes into the arena with A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera – Say Something remix blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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144 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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135 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Musa Khamanaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ardian Kurniawan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kurniawan.
Kurniawan shoots in but no luck this time.
Ardian Kurniawan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khamanaev has a takedown stuffed.
A jab from Khamanaev does it's job there.
Khamanaev throws a leg kick but Kurniawan moved away.
Kurniawan checks a leg kick.
Kurniawan with the counter takedown but Khamanaev avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kurniawan.
Musa Khamanaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ardian Kurniawan.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kurniawan.
Kurniawan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kurniawan trying to control the position but Khamanaev is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurniawan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kurniawan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khamanaev has escaped the position, nice work there.
Khamanaev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kurniawan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khamanaev has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kurniawan is looking to take a break and control but Khamanaev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khamanaev has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Khamanaev can't do much from the bottom here.
Kurniawan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Khamanaev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurniawan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kurniawan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kurniawan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kurniawan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Khamanaev knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kurniawan tries for a kimura but Khamanaev is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kurniawan tries to advance to mount but Khamanaev denies him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khamanaev is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kurniawan off and has taken his back!
Khamanaev looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Kurniawan is controlling Khamanaev 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ardian Kurniawan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Khamanaev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Khamanaev wants to clinch up but Kurniawan keeps it at a distance.
Khamanaev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kurniawan circles away.
Kurniawan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khamanaev tries to avoid it but Kurniawan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khamanaev to the ground. Khamanaev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kurniawan feints and as Khamanaev raises his hands in defense, Kurniawan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kurniawan wants to control from the top but Khamanaev keeps moving.
Kurniawan looking to sit in guard and control but Khamanaev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ardian Kurniawan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khamanaev wants to control from the top but Kurniawan keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurniawan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khamanaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurniawan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khamanaev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kurniawan can't keep his opponent in guard - Khamanaev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kurniawan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Khamanaev pulls his head out easily.
Khamanaev trying to mount his opponent but Kurniawan defends it.
Khamanaev is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Kurniawan still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Kurniawan has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurniawan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Khamanaev is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khamanaev is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kurniawan off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kurniawan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Khamanaev is looking for the choke from the back position but Kurniawan is controlling his hands well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurniawan tries to break free.
Khamanaev trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Kurniawan doesn't escape.
Khamanaev is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Kurniawan rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Khamanaev is working for a submission of some sort.
Khamanaev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurniawan wants to improve his position but Khamanaev is controlling well.
Kurniawan is looking to control Khamanaev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kurniawan avoid being mounted?
Kurniawan keeping control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khamanaev is looking to advance position but Kurniawan won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Musa Khamanaev will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kurniawan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Khamanaev attempts a counter takedown but Kurniawan avoids it well and moves away.
Khamanaev stuffs the takedown attempt from Kurniawan. Kurniawan gets slowly back to his feet.
Khamanaev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kurniawan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Khamanaev defends it nicely.
Musa Khamanaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ardian Kurniawan.
Kurniawan fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurniawan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Khamanaev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kurniawan on the side of the head.
Kurniawan misses with a takedown attempt - Khamanaev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kurniawan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khamanaev misses with an uppercut. Kurniawan saw that one coming.
Kurniawan has a takedown stuffed.
Kurniawan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Khamanaev tries to improve position but can't.
Kurniawan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kurniawan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Khamanaev, who protects the arm well.
Kurniawan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kurniawan working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurniawan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Khamanaev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kurniawan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Khamanaev knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Khamanaev is looking to regain half guard here but Kurniawan keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurniawan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Khamanaev rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kurniawan's guard! Nice work there by Khamanaev!
Kurniawan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Khamanaev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kurniawan trying to keep a closed guard but Khamanaev is proving a slippery customer.
Kurniawan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Khamanaev stands and throws Kurniawan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khamanaev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kurniawan, who protects the arm well.
Khamanaev swings around for an armbar but Kurniawan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Khamanaev's guard.
Khamanaev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kurniawan defends well.
Kurniawan trying to control but Khamanaev is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kurniawan has gone for a leg lock! Khamanaev slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kurniawan's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Musa Khamanaev showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khamanaev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musa Khamanaev!
Musa Khamanaev made sure to mention his sponsor, GREEN!160 in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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