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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jomuton Xuwatanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Karate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xuwatanabe's entrance music is Slo Burn, "Prizefighter". A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Karate's choice of entrance music: Shot Em'. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 lbs
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179 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good elbows
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jomuton Xuwatanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Karate!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xuwatanabe misses the shot to the body.
Karate throws an overhand right that lands on Xuwatanabe's shoulder, as Xuwatanabe tries to avoid the shot.
Karate moves into the clinch successfully.
Karate prevents Xuwatanabe from breaking the clinch.
Xuwatanabe manages to break the clinch.
Xuwatanabe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karate throws out a loose jab but Xuwatanabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Xuwatanabe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Xuwatanabe throws out a loose jab but Karate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xuwatanabe was well out of range. Poor timing from Karate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Joey Karate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karate scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Karate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xuwatanabe.
Karate throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xuwatanabe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xuwatanabe slips under a jab from Karate.
Karate tries to close the distance and clinch but Xuwatanabe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xuwatanabe misses with a looping left.
Xuwatanabe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Xuwatanabe tries to throw a body punch but Karate avoids it by throwing Xuwatanabe back against the cage.
Xuwatanabe is trying to break free.
Xuwatanabe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karate as Xuwatanabe tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Karate.
Xuwatanabe avoids a wild elbow strike from Karate.
Karate misses with an elbow over the top.
Karate lands a left hand.
Xuwatanabe lands an uppercut.
Karate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Xuwatanabe or not.
Xuwatanabe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xuwatanabe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Karate back to the cage. Xuwatanabe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xuwatanabe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karate's head backwards.
Xuwatanabe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karate ducks under a wild hook from Xuwatanabe.
Karate closes the distance and pushes Xuwatanabe back into the cage.
Karate digs a right hand into Xuwatanabe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Xuwatanabe's gas tank.
Karate tries a body shot but Xuwatanabe blocks it.
Karate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Jomuton Xuwatanabe has been cut.
Good body shot from Karate.
Karate tries to work over Xuwatanabe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xuwatanabe jumps guard but Karate stands there with Xuwatanabe around his waist. Xuwatanabe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Xuwatanabe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Xuwatanabe is trying to break the clinch but Karate has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xuwatanabe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Xuwatanabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karate lands a body punch in the clinch.
Xuwatanabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karate's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karate.
Xuwatanabe looking to stall.
Karate lands an elbow just above Xuwatanabe 's eye.
Karate lands an elbow inside.
Karate misses with an elbow strike.
Xuwatanabe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xuwatanabe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xuwatanabe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karate is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Xuwatanabe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jomuton Xuwatanabe's cut is getting worse.
Xuwatanabe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Karate to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jomuton Xuwatanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karate.
Xuwatanabe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xuwatanabe is trying to break free.
A short left from Karate.
Nice elbow from Karate.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karate is leaning against Xuwatanabe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Xuwatanabe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karate walks away with a smile on his face. Xuwatanabe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joey Karate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xuwatanabe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karate.
Karate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xuwatanabe circles away from the clinch attempt.
A cross from Karate lands.
A big right from Xuwatanabe misses.
Xuwatanabe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xuwatanabe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karate has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Karate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jomuton Xuwatanabe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Karate moves into range and connects with a jab.
Xuwatanabe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Karate misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Karate.
Karate cracks Xuwatanabe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Xuwatanabe connects with a leg kick. Karate looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Karate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xuwatanabe.
Xuwatanabe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Xuwatanabe misses with an uppercut. Karate saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate misses the shot to the body.
Karate misses with a wild body shot.
Xuwatanabe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Karate closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karate tries a body shot but Xuwatanabe blocks it.
Karate blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Karate.
Karate blocking some punches.
Karate lands a damaging elbow.
Xuwatanabe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Karate.
Karate misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Karate.
Karate tries to throw a body punch but Xuwatanabe avoids it by throwing Karate back against the cage.
Karate lands a nice elbow.
Karate lands an elbow just above Xuwatanabe 's eye.
Jomuton Xuwatanabe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Karate lands an elbow just above Xuwatanabe 's eye.
Xuwatanabe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Xuwatanabe tries to break free but Karate pushes him back against the cage.
Xuwatanabe misses with a punch on the inside.
Karate lands a nice elbow.
Jeez, Jomuton Xuwatanabe's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jomuton Xuwatanabe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joey Karate!
Joey Karate made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'This was my first fight at welterweight, which is where I should have been all along. I look forward to cleaning out this embarrassment of a division. Enjoy the rest of your night, folks.'.
In defeat, Jomuton Xuwatanabe stepped up to the mic, saying 'I have hard camp. Injury a lot. I'll be back...'.
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hype
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