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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stacey Travis (ranked 8287 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biji Kanan (ranked 6128 p4p, 0 weight class). Stacey Travis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stacey Travis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Biji Kanan!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kanan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kanan misses with the ground and pound.
Travis throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Travis is trying to control Kanan's posture but Kanan avoids it.
Kanan just content to control the position.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Travis seems a little lost for a moment, as Kanan dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Travis is looking for a sweep.
Travis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Travis parries the strikes from Kanan easily there. Kanan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Travis to escape.
Kanan working away.
Kanan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Travis, who protects the arm well.
Kanan advances to mount.
Travis is squirming around, avoiding Kanan's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kanan throws some wild stikes that Travis manages to avoid easily.
Kanan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kanan punching from mount but Travis doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kanan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Travis prevents any damage by holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis wants to hold on but Kanan pushes him away.
Travis is squirming around, avoiding Kanan's attempts to control the action.
Kanan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kanan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kanan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kanan controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis reaches up to try and control the position but Kanan seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Travis rolls and tries to escape and now Kanan has his back!
Kanan controlling from the back.
Travis tries to escape but Kanan has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kanan missing with strikes from the back.
Travis staying busy and making it hard for Kanan to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Travis trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Kanan trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biji Kanan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Travis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kanan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Biji Kanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanan has closed the distance and engaged Travis in a clinch.
Kanan manages to break the clinch.
Kanan shoots in and bounces Travis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kanan stands up from Travis's guard - Kanan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kanan clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanan dodges an elbow strike from Travis.
Kanan breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanan throws a right and a left that Travis avoids nicely.
Travis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kanan manages to circle out of the way.
Kanan has Travis up against the cage in a clinch.
Kanan breaks from the clinch.
Kanan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kanan in side control, throwing shots but Travis defends.
Biji Kanan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kanan controlling the position from side mount.
Kanan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Travis gets caught napping as Kanan dives in and scores a takedown. Travis manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanan wants to pass the guard but Travis is keeping the position.
Kanan trying to control the position from guard on top but Travis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kanan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Travis has a closed guard, preventing Kanan from standing up.
Travis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanan trying to control but Travis is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kanan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Travis sprawls well initially but Kanan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kanan has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Travis works to full guard.
Kanan throwing strikes but missing.
Travis keeping moving, preventing Kanan from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kanan wants to stand but Travis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Travis has Kanan pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kanan trying to control but Travis is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biji Kanan 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!
A head kick misses from Kanan.
Travis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kanan tries to clinch but Travis is having none of it.
Kanan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Travis isn't going anywhere.
Kanan slows the pace down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanan throws an elbow but Travis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kanan controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanan throws a strike aimed at the side of Travis's head but Travis avoids it well.
Kanan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Travis bucks up and tries to throw Kanan off but instead Kanan has got his back!
Kanan is looking for the choke from the back position but Travis is controlling his hands well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kanan avoiding Travis 's attempts to control his hands.
Travis wants to get back to his feet.
Kanan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Travis tries to escape the position.
Travis trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Kanan misses with an elbow to the head.
Kanan biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis covering up well and avoiding damage.
Travis could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kanan trying to control momentarily.
Even with his hooks in, Kanan manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Good control from Kanan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Travis defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kanan's arms.
Travis avoids the strikes from Kanan.
Kanan is not going to allow Travis to sit and survive in this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kanan keeps control of the position as Travis tries to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Biji Kanan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kanan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biji Kanan!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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