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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bertil Bengtsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Luna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm
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180 lbs
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195 cm
25
170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bertil Bengtsson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Luna! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bengtsson on the wrong end of a nice hook. Luna misses with a hook. Bengtsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luna. Bengtsson missing with a left hand there. Luna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Juan Luna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Luna throws a lazy uppercut
and Bengtsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Bengtsson looks to throw the jab but Luna is out of range. Luna cracks Bengtsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Bengtsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Luna lands with a cross. Bengtsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Bengtsson throwing a counter right hand but Luna manages to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Luna jabbing away but nothing is landing. Bengtsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bengtsson throws a nice looking combination but Luna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Luna throws out a counter right but Bengtsson avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round. Luna scores with a decent looking hook. Luna listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Bengtsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Luna connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bengtsson scrambles back to his feet. Bertil Bengtsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Bengtsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luna to score with a decent uppercut. Bengtsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Luna looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bengtsson is fending him off so far but Luna persists. Nope, Bengtsson circles away and we're back to standing. Bengtsson is looking to counter punch. Bengtsson throws a jab when Luna was well out of range. A swing and a miss from Luna. Bengtsson appears to be looking for a big counter. Bengtsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luna might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Bengtsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Luna. Luna has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bengtsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. 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! Bengtsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Luna listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Luna has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Bengtsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Bengtsson throws a jab when Luna was well out of range. Luna lands with a right hand. Luna throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Luna connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Luna misses with a straight right. Luna lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. A telegraphed right hand from Luna misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Bengtsson. Bengtsson misses with a straight right. Luna misses with a hook. Bengtsson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Luna's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Bengtsson ducks under a wild hook from Luna. Bengtsson throwing a counter right hand but Luna manages to avoid it. Luna is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bengtsson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Bengtsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Juan Luna has been cut. Luna loads up on a big right hand but Bengtsson slips the punch. Bengtsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Luna throws a hook but Bengtsson blocks it. Bengtsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Luna throws a hook but Bengtsson blocks it. Luna throws a right and a left that Bengtsson avoids nicely. Bengtsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Luna is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Luna cracks Bengtsson with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Luna throws a jab when Bengtsson was well out of range. Bengtsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Luna fails to land with a series of punches.
Luna misses the jab. An attempted straight right counter from Bengtsson misses the target. Bengtsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luna. Bengtsson on the wrong end of a nice jab. Luna lands with an overhand left. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bengtsson slips under a jab. An attempted straight right counter from Bengtsson misses the target. Luna swings widly with a right hand
and Bengtsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Bengtsson misses with a right hand and Luna counters with a stiff right hand. A big left from Bengtsson misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Luna dominated that round. The cut man is working on Juan Luna's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Luna connects with a single shot there. Luna has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Luna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bengtsson. Luna connects with a looping right hand.
Luna looks to land a left hand but Bengtsson moved out of range nicely. Luna moves into range and connects with a jab. Bengtsson moves out of range as Luna strikes. Luna throws a hook but Bengtsson avoids it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Luna lands a jab-cross combination. Luna fails with the takedown. A little feinted left hand from Bengtsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. A jab from Luna misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. A punch combination from Bengtsson misses. Bengtsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luna. Luna lands with an overhand left. Bengtsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Luna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Juan Luna seems to be getting the better of the standup. Luna lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Luna misses the jab. Bengtsson blocks a jab. Bengtsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Luna shoots in looking for a takedown. Bengtsson tries to sprawl out of it but Luna keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bengtsson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Bengtsson throwing a counter right hand but Luna manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Luna goes for a double leg but Bengtsson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Bengtsson continues to drive forward. Bertil Bengtsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Luna. Luna stuns Bengtsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Luna looks to land a left hand but Bengtsson moved out of range nicely. Bengtsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action! Luna throws a shot from downtown. Bengtsson moves away and avoids it. Luna scores with a jab to the head.
Luna is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Luna misses with an uppercut. Bengtsson saw that one coming. Luna with a nice cross. Bengtsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luna.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Luna misses with a looping right. Bengtsson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Luna to counter with a crisp jab. Luna connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bengtsson momentarily.
Bengtsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luna. Bengtsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bengtsson throwing a counter right hand but Luna manages to avoid it. Luna slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Luna staying out of range there. Luna throws the left hand but Bengtsson avoids the punch easily. Bengtsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Luna with a nice cross. Luna cracks Bengtsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bengtsson slips a jab from Luna. Luna throws a hook but Bengtsson blocks it. An attempted straight right counter from Bengtsson misses the target. Luna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Luna throws a lazy uppercut
and Bengtsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Decent striking displayed by Luna there. Bengtsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Bengtsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Luna connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bengtsson. Bengtsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Bengtsson swinging wildly here.
Bengtsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luna. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Luna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Juan Luna's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice cross by Luna. Luna lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Bengtsson throws a right hand that misses
and Luna counters with a lovely straight right hand! Bengtsson avoids the body shot from Luna.
Luna swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bengtsson.
Bengtsson is rocked! Luna drops Bengtsson with a huge uppercut! Bengtsson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Luna is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Luna!
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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
62% |
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