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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Hamilton (ranked 7924 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sho Abe (ranked 5871 p4p, 260 weight class). Abe has chosen Hajime No Ippo - Opening 1 as his entrance music. Edwin Hamilton had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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209 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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155 cm
25
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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, Edwin Hamilton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sho Abe! The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Abe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abe looks to land a combination but Hamilton avoids it well. Hamilton throws a leg kick that is checked and Abe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Abe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Hamilton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Abe looks to land a combination but Hamilton avoids it well. A telegraphed right hand from Abe misses the target. A punch combination from Abe misses. Sho Abe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Abe misses with a series of wild punches.
Hamilton dodges the punch combination from Abe.
Abe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hamilton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hamilton. Hamilton breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Abe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hamilton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Abe misses with a double jab.
Abe throws a series of punches but Hamilton avoids them all with ease. Abe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hamilton moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Hamilton seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Abe lands with a nice combination. Hamilton backs away looking to recover. Hamilton doesn't manage to clinch there - Abe circles away.
Hamilton throws out a leg kick but Abe moves out of range and Hamilton only half commits. Some wild striking there from Abe.
Abe misses the shot to the body. Hamilton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hamilton is looking to clinch. Hamilton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abe swats him away and circles back towards the center. Abe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Abe moves into range and connects with a jab. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Abe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Abe. Those never looked like landing. Hamilton drops down looking for a counter takedown but Abe sprawls and moves away. Hamilton misses with a head kick.
Abe throws out a counter right but Hamilton avoids it with no problem. A combination from Abe does no damage. Hamilton fails in his attempt to clinch. Abe misses with a low kick.
Hamilton tries to clinch there but Abe circles away.
Abe throws a right and a left that Hamilton avoids nicely. Hamilton tried to counter with a leg kick but Abe avoided it. Abe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hamilton back to the cage. Abe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A decent looking cross lands there for Abe. Sloppy strikes from Abe. Those never looked like landing. A big right from Abe misses. Abe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. It appears Hamilton was looking to counter with a kick there. Abe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abe throws a nice looking combination but Hamilton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hamilton moves into the clinch. Hamilton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hamilton moves in looking to clinch but Abe pushes him off. Abe throws a counter combo. Abe throws a nice looking combination but Hamilton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hamilton half committed to a counter leg kick. Danga de danga de dang - Abe scores with a four punch combination!
Hamilton is rocked! Abe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hamilton throws a counter high kick but Abe was just alert enough to avoid it. Oh Hamilton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Abe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abe looks winded! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hamilton is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hamilton is looking to clinch but Abe is avoiding it.
Abe lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Hamilton goes down and covers up as Abe starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sho Abe! A very excited looking Sho Abe made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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