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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 8991 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Ninja (ranked 6535 p4p, 0 weight class). Makunouchi comes to the cage accompanied by はじめのいぽのうた. This should be a great matchup!
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ippo Makunouchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Karl Ninja!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninja fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Makunouchi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ninja paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ninja misses with a two punch combination.
Makunouchi defending well as Ninja loads up on a big left hand.
Makunouchi loads up on a big right hand but Ninja slips the punch.
Ninja tries for a takedown but Makunouchi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Makunouchi misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makunouchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Ninja is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ninja! But no joy.
Makunouchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Ninja tries a quick counter leg kick but Makunouchi is wise to it.
Makunouchi is looking to clinch but Ninja is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja lands with a shot to the body.
Makunouchi moves in looking to clinch but Ninja pushes him off.
Makunouchi tries to close the distance and clinch but Ninja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Makunouchi is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Ninja on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Makunouchi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ninja throws a body shot but no joy.
Ninja looks to throw the jab but Makunouchi is out of range.
Makunouchi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Makunouchi throws a nice looking combination but Ninja bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ippo Makunouchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makunouchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja scores with a hook.
No joy there for Makunouchi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ninja throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Makunouchi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ninja tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Makunouchi swivels and escapes.
Ippo Makunouchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Ninja.
Makunouchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Makunouchi. Those never looked like landing.
Makunouchi doesn't manage to clinch there - Ninja circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Makunouchi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi tries to clinch but Ninja is having none of it.
Makunouchi is looking to clinch but Ninja is avoiding it.
Ninja motions for Makunouchi to come forward. Ninja throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makunouchi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Karl Ninja has been cut.
Ninja misses with a two punch combination.
Ninja sizes up Makunouchi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ninja slips a jab from Makunouchi.
Ninja throws out a counter right but Makunouchi avoids it with no problem.
Ninja throws a front kick aimed at Makunouchi's knee but Makunouchi avoids it well.
Makunouchi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ninja misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A left and a right from Makunouchi both land. Nice combination.
Ninja throws a series of punches but Makunouchi avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makunouchi moves in looking to clinch but Ninja pushes him off.
Ninja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ninja connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Makunouchi's hands.
Makunouchi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ninja.
Makunouchi throws a big counter combination but Ninja scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Ninja dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Ninja's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ninja misses with a few strikes there.
Ninja lands a jab to Makunouchi's midsection.
Ninja has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ninja there as he acknowledges the shot.
Makunouchi swinging wildly here.
Ninja fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makunouchi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ninja.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ninja.
Ninja shoots for a double leg takedown but Makunouchi sprawls well. He's pushed Ninja's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Makunouchi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ippo Makunouchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Ninja.
Ninja fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Makunouchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ninja.
Ninja slips a straight right by Makunouchi.
Ninja connects with the punch.
Ninja has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Makunouchi moves out of range of the leg kick from Ninja.
It looked like Makunouchi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ninja with a poor takedown
and Makunouchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi moves in looking to clinch but Ninja pushes him off.
Makunouchi instigates a clinch.
Ninja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ninja misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ninja.
Ninja has Makunouchi pressed against the cage, preventing Makunouchi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Makunouchi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Makunouchi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ninja has him pressed against the cage.
Ninja manages to break the clinch.
Makunouchi is looking to clinch.
Ninja let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja throws a front kick aimed at Makunouchi's knee but Makunouchi avoids it well.
Ninja scores with a punch to the head.
No joy there for Ninja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ninja keeps the fight on the outside.
Makunouchi misses with a two punch combination.
Makunouchi looks to land a combination but Ninja avoids it well.
Ninja throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Ninja. Those never looked like landing.
Ninja lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja throws a right and a left that Makunouchi avoids nicely.
Makunouchi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ninja connects with a body shot.
Makunouchi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makunouchi moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Ninja misses.
Ninja shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Makunouchi defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karl Ninja will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Karl Ninja's cut.
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!
Makunouchi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Makunouchi is looking to clinch.
Ninja shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Makunouchi but Makunouchi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Makunouchi throws a body punch but Ninja moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ninja! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ninja will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ninja tries to move into range but Makunouchi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ninja throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makunouchi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Makunouchi.
Ninja is trying hard to land a takedown here. Makunouchi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ippo Makunouchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Ninja.
Ninja lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ninja clobbers Makunouchi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ninja's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Makunouchi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ninja scrambles back to his feet.
Ninja scores with a hook.
Ninja is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi misses with a straight right.
Makunouchi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ninja throws a right hand that misses
and Makunouchi counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Karl Ninja's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makunouchi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Makunouchi has closed the distance and engaged Ninja in a clinch.
Ninja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ninja.
Ninja slips a jab and a cross from Makunouchi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ninja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Makunouchi is looking to clinch but Ninja is avoiding it.
It seemed like Ninja was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ippo Makunouchi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makunouchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ninja sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karl Ninja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ninja swings for the body but Makunouchi moves out of range.
Ninja is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Makunouchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ninja.
Ninja throws out a powerful jab.
Ninja connects with a good right hand that stumbles Makunouchi. Makunouchi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ninja lunges at Makunouchi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Makunouchi's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Makunouchi's head backwards.
Makunouchi slips a jab and a cross from Ninja.
Makunouchi is looking for a counter combo.
Ninja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Makunouchi looks to clinch
and Ninja counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Makunouchi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Makunouchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ninja sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makunouchi tries to clinch but Ninja is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ninja! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Ninja misses
and Makunouchi counters with a two punch combo.
Ippo Makunouchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ninja scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Karl Ninja is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ninja changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Makunouchi tries to avoid it but Ninja manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Makunouchi to the ground. Makunouchi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karl Ninja.
I've got Ninja 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Ninja!
The defeated Ippo Makunouchi had this to say: 'ごめんなさい ! '.
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