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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masa Mune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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160 cm
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158 lbs
18 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Masa Mune!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mune counters with a nice double leg into side control. Crowe won't be happy with that.
Mune looks up at the clock and then as Crowe takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mune smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mune is looking to take a break and control but Crowe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crowe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mune trying to control the action but Crowe is working from the bottom.
Mune in side control, throwing shots but Crowe defends.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mune misses with the ground and pound.
Mune wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crowe keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mune lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mune misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mune trying to control the position but Crowe is working away.
Mune misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Crowe can't do much from the bottom here.
Mune is looking to take a break and control but Crowe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mune is trying to ground and pound but Crowe uses the momentary lack of control by Mune to regain half guard.
Crowe trying to control here.
That's two 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.
Crowe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crowe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mune.
Mune passes to side control.
Crowe is trying to control Mune's posture but Mune avoids it.
The referee asks Mune politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mune prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mune scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mune wants to control but Crowe is keeping him busy.
Mune working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe dodges the ground and pound from Mune.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crowe wants to control but Mune postures up.
The ground and pound from Mune seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Crowe controls the position for a moment.
Mune controls the position from side control.
Crowe can't do much from the bottom here.
Mune throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Crowe pushes Mune away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mune gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crowe avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mune.
Mune working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Crowe avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mune.
Mune working the ground and pound.
An elbow from Mune crashes against the mat.
Mune has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crowe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Crowe is staying active underneath Mune, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mune is pressing down on Crowe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Crowe is holding on for now.
Mune thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crowe's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Mune dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crowe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mune throws a lazy right hand but Crowe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crowe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A good leg kick by Crowe.
Crowe connects with a solid leg kick.
Mune is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Crowe's half guard.
Mune is pressing down on Crowe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Crowe is holding on for now.
Mune thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mune missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mune is looking to pass Crowe's guard but actually Crowe recovers to full guard.
Mune wants to pass the guard but Crowe is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mune wants to control from the top but Crowe keeps moving.
Crowe can't keep his opponent in guard - Mune advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mune is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crowe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mune.
Mune throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Crowe to regain full guard.
Mune landing some decent shots from guard.
Mune throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mune lands a couple of digs.
Mune postures up in Crowe's guard and throws a big left but Crowe blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mune's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Crowe keeping full guard, as Mune tries to pass.
Crowe keeping moving, preventing Mune from controlling successfully.
Mune tries to free his leg and advance position but Crowe is retaining full guard.
Mune throwing strikes from guard but Crowe blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mune missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crowe working a defensive guard here.
Crowe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mune.
Mune wants to control from the top but Crowe keeps moving.
Mune pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crowe is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Crowe misses with a hook
and Mune makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crowe throws a looping overhand right but Mune ducks down to avoid it.
Crowe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crowe looks to land a right hand but Mune moved out of range.
Crowe throws a leg kick but Mune moved away.
Crowe ducks under a wild hook from Mune.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Mune takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Mune throws a counter combo.
Mune just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crowe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mune scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good shot there by Mune.
Crowe misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mune throws a head kick that misses.
Mune misses with a takedown attempt - Crowe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crowe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mune.
Mune throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crowe throws a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Mune as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Mune showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Good work by Mune as he checks the leg kick.
Mune throws a jab when Crowe was well out of range.
Crowe misses with a hook to the body
so Mune counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mune forces his way into half guard.
Mune seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mune not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mune is thwarting Crowe's attempts to control the position.
Mune thows a huge punch but Crowe dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mune looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mune not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe tries to roll over but Mune keeps him under control.
Mune is looking for a kimura but Crowe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mune to get the leverage.
Mune wants to free his trapped foot but Crowe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mune not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mune tries to pass to full mount but Crowe defends it.
Mune takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mune tries to pass the half guard into mount. Crowe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mune throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mune thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crowe's head.
Mune is thwarting Crowe's attempts to control the position.
Mune moves nicely into side control.
Mune working the head and body with strikes.
Mune wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crowe keeps working.
Mune tries to score with some ground and pound. Crowe controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Crowe is not content to let Mune control the position.
Crowe has one of Mune's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Mune seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Crowe is trying to improve his position.
Crowe regains half guard.
Masa Mune is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mune content to control rather than advance.
Crowe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Masa Mune has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mune not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Crowe is trying to maintain the position but Mune is very close to passing his half guard.
Mune looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Crowe trying to hold on to Mune's head to control him but Mune postures up.
Mune is looking to advance position but Crowe won't allow it.
Mune has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crowe trying to control from the bottom.
Mune is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Crowe!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mune wants to control the pace but Crowe is squirming around nicely.
Mune putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Masa Mune comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mune winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masa Mune!
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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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