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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pippo Buennaventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Go Kenta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Go Kenta was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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162 cm
23
143 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pippo Buennaventura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Go Kenta!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenta doesn't manage to clinch there - Buennaventura circles away.
Go Kenta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenta moves into the clinch.
Kenta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kenta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kenta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buennaventura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buennaventura attempts a counter takedown but Kenta avoids it well and moves away.
Kenta darts in and clinches Buennaventura up against the cage.
Buennaventura tries for a takedown but Kenta manages to get underhooks.
Kenta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenta is looking to clinch.
Kenta tries to clinch but Buennaventura is having none of it.
Buennaventura drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kenta sprawls and moves away.
Kenta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Buennaventura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Buennaventura drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kenta sprawls and moves away.
Kenta clinches with his opponent.
Buennaventura has been working on his balance at Lights Out™ ($849 15 Elite Coaches!), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Kenta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenta tries a knee to the head but Buennaventura blocks it.
Buennaventura pulls guard successfully.
Buennaventura keeping moving, preventing Kenta from controlling successfully.
Buennaventura punching from the bottom - just letting Kenta know he's still in a fight.
Buennaventura trying to strike off his back.
Buennaventura trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kenta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Buennaventura trying to control the position.
Kenta wants to get up but he can't break Buennaventura's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kenta postures up.
Kenta would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kenta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buennaventura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buennaventura changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kenta is looking to clinch but Buennaventura is avoiding it.
Buennaventura attempts a counter takedown but Kenta avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenta doesn't manage to clinch there - Buennaventura circles away.
Buennaventura attempts a counter takedown but Kenta avoids it well and moves away.
Buennaventura gets tackled into the cage by Kenta. Kenta maintains the clinch.
Kenta tries to land a knee to the head but Buennaventura blocks with his arms.
Kenta lands an elbow that stopped Buennaventura in his tracks for a moment.
Kenta throws an elbow but it misses.
Buennaventura pulls guard effortlessly.
Buennaventura looking for a sweep. Not yet Buennaventura, not yet.
Buennaventura on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Buennaventura tries to get out of the position.
Buennaventura throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Buennaventura trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Buennaventura lands some strikes from the bottom.
Buennaventura trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Buennaventura trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Buennaventura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buennaventura throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kenta trying to control but Buennaventura is working from the bottom.
Buennaventura wants to sweep here but Kenta controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buennaventura is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Buennaventura throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kenta instigates a clinch.
Kenta is trying to stall.
Kenta jumps guard and drags Buennaventura to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Buennaventura stands up over Kenta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buennaventura is working Kenta over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Buennaventura wants to control from the top but Kenta keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buennaventura connects with a couple of short punches.
Buennaventura stops Kenta from standing up.
Buennaventura throws a strike but Kenta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Buennaventura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Buennaventura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buennaventura lands strikes from half guard.
Buennaventura looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kenta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kenta looks winded!
Buennaventura working Kenta over with strikes.
Kenta is rocked!
It looks like Go Kenta has been cut.
Buennaventura lands a big elbow - Kenta is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Buennaventura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pippo Buennaventura!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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