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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jiri Sayonara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barack Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayonara comes into the arena with Edge Of The Blade blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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170 cm
27
143 lbs
13 - 12 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Sayonara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barack Obama!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayonara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sayonara throws a wild body kick that Obama sees coming a mile off.
Sayonara throws a big shot that misses.
Obama tries to close the distance and clinch but Sayonara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barack Obama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sayonara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Obama is looking to clinch.
Obama shoots in for a takedown but Sayonara shows good takedown defense.
Obama walks into a left hand.
Sayonara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obama.
Obama wants to clinch up but Sayonara keeps it at a distance.
Obama walks into a straight right hand from Sayonara.
Sayonara tries to sprawl but Obama drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Obama keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sayonara is trying to control but can't.
Obama is trying to work for a kimura but Sayonara is defending well.
Obama prevents Sayonara from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayonara is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Obama's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Obama's back!
Obama is really stuck here.
Obama tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sayonara trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obama working to try and regain half guard.
Sayonara trying to control but Obama is having none of it.
Sayonara fails to move to back control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara tries to control but Obama wriggling away.
Obama tries to reverse the position but Sayonara maintains control.
Sayonara looking to secure an arm triangle but Obama defends it well.
Obama looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Obama fending off the submission attempt from Sayonara.
Sayonara is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Obama is defending well though. Sayonara let's go of the attempt for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama is in bad spot here.
Sayonara is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Obama defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Sayonara is hanging on to Obama's back as he tries to escape.
Sayonara has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Sayonara keeps control of the position as Obama tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sayonara is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Obama is defending well though. Sayonara let's go of the attempt for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama fending off the submission attempt from Sayonara.
Obama tries to roll but Sayonara sticks to his back.
Sayonara looking for the choke but no joy.
Sayonara is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiri Sayonara dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sayonara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obama moves away.
Obama fails with a takedown attempt.
Obama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obama moves into range and clinches up with Sayonara.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sayonara.
Sayonara content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sayonara misses with a punch to the body.
Sayonara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obama working aggressively here.
Sayonara misses with a punch to the body.
Sayonara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sayonara has a couple of punches blocked by Obama.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obama drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sayonara gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Obama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obama blocks a body shot from Sayonara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayonara has a couple of punches blocked by Obama.
Sayonara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obama tries a body shot but Sayonara blocks it.
Obama throws a head punch that misses.
Sayonara tries to throw a body punch but Obama avoids it by throwing Sayonara back against the cage.
Obama blocks a body shot from Sayonara.
Sayonara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sayonara manages to break the clinch.
Sayonara connects with a jab.
Sayonara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obama can do to turn this around?
Sayonara misses with a body kick.
Obama tries to close the distance and clinch but Sayonara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Obama shoots for a double leg takedown but Sayonara sprawls well. He's pushed Obama's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sayonara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jiri Sayonara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barack Obama.
Sayonara misses with a body shot.
Obama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sayonara fails to land with a series of punches.
Sayonara misses with a left hand
and Obama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sayonara tries to land a front kick but Obama steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A good leg kick by Sayonara.
Obama scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama is looking to clinch but Sayonara is avoiding it.
Obama moves into range and clinches up with Sayonara.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obama managing to block the knees to the body from Sayonara.
Sayonara working hard to break the clinch.
Sayonara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sayonara throws a body shot but no joy.
Sayonara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Obama rushes Sayonara and presses him up against the cage.
Sayonara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sayonara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Obama drags the fight down to the ground.
Sayonara controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sayonara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Obama is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama working a defensive guard here.
Obama keeping moving, preventing Sayonara from controlling successfully.
Jiri Sayonara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Obama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sayonara is one step ahead there.
Obama is pulling down on Sayonara's head. It's preventing any offense from Sayonara, at least for the moment.
Sayonara passes Obama's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sayonara slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four 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.
Obama manages to get to full guard.
Obama can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sayonara controls the pace.
Obama trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sayonara trying to control but Obama is working from the bottom.
Sayonara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Obama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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 Jiri Sayonara will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sayonara.
Obama misses with a straight left.
Jiri Sayonara is winning the standup battle so far.
Obama avoids the head kick by Sayonara.
Sayonara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sayonara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sayonara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obama shoots in for a takedown but Sayonara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Obama scores with a nice head shot.
Obama shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sayonara as he avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sayonara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara works the jab nicely.
Sayonara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Obama blocks a leg kick.
Sayonara throws a shot from downtown. Obama moves away and avoids it.
Obama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sayonara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Obama slips a jab from Sayonara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama closes the distance and clinches.
Sayonara struggles to land a body shot inside as Obama controls his hands.
Sayonara struggles to land a body shot inside as Obama controls his hands.
Sayonara misses with some punches.
Sayonara throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Obama fails to land.
Obama tries a body shot but Sayonara blocks it.
Obama is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sayonara is defending well.
Jiri Sayonara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barack Obama.
Sayonara tries to throw a body punch but Obama avoids it by throwing Sayonara back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Obama.
Obama is working for takedown but Sayonara is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sayonara tries to work over Obama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sayonara working aggressively here.
Sayonara manages to break the clinch.
Obama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sayonara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Obama scrambles back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sayonara.
Obama tries to clinch but Sayonara moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sayonara throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sayonara gets caught flat footed, as Obama shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayonara looking for a sweep. Not yet Sayonara, not yet.
Sayonara seems keen to control Obama's posture.
Sayonara keeping moving, preventing Obama from controlling successfully.
Obama sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sayonara's guard.
Sayonara is looking to improve his position.
Sayonara gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama has gone for a leg lock! Sayonara slips out almost immediately though and dives into Obama's guard.
Sayonara sitting in guard here, content to control.
Obama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Obama looking for a guillotine here but Sayonara defends easily.
Sayonara passes into half guard.
Barack Obama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Obama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sayonara wants to pass the guard but Obama is defending well.
Jiri Sayonara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sayonara works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jiri Sayonara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sayonara, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiri Sayonara!
Jiri Sayonara decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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