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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Makedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fat Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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153 cm
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130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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167 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khabib Makedov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fat Tony! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tony scores with a jab to the head.
Makedov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tony's guard. Makedov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Tony looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Makedov with a nice head shot there. Tony really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Makedov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Makedov sitting in guard here, content to control. Makedov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Makedov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tony's head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Makedov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Makedov postures up in Tony's guard and throws a big left but Tony blocks it. Tony is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Makedov is controlling him. Makedov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Makedov is looking to work some ground and pound but Tony has wrist control. Makedov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tony's head. Makedov controlling from the top position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Makedov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Makedov controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Makedov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Makedov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tony's guard. Tony on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Ground and pound from Makedov.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Makedov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Makedov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Makedov passes to side control. Makedov controls the position from side control. Makedov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tony for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Makedov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tony is working to avoid the ground and pound but Makedov connects with a decent elbow. Makedov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tony some visible discomfort.
Makedov grinds an elbow into Tony's temple. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Tony trying to remain calm as Makedov controls from the top position. Tony tries to get back to half guard but can't. Makedov controls the position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Makedov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tony to see if he's OK. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Makedov dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Makedov shoots in looking for a takedown but Tony manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Makedov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Tony was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. A head kick misses from Tony. Tony throws a sloppy head kick and Makedov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Makedov. Tony tries to land knees in the clinch but Makedov avoids the damage to the body. Tony is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makedov is defending well for now. Tony tries to land a knee to the head but Makedov blocks with his arms.
Tony landing knees to the body.
Tony tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Makedov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tony regains guard.
Tony is looking to stand back up but Makedov counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tony. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Makedov lands a nice short elbow. Makedov looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Makedov moves into full mount! Tony won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round. Makedov controlling the position easily from mount. Tony takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tony is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Makedov unloading with bombs! Tony is still in real trouble! Can Makedov finish him? Makedov with good strikes from the mount here! Makedov drops a big elbow. That's hurt Tony! More shots from Makedov and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Makedov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
36% |
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