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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 8223 p4p, 270 weight class) and Tim Pigeon (ranked 5398 p4p, 226 weight class). Makunouchi comes to the ring accompanied by Under Star. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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164 cm
20
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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166 cm
27
139 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ippo Makunouchi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Pigeon! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Makunouchi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pigeon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pigeon, as that shot connected.
A combination from Makunouchi does no damage. Pigeon lands with a good body shot. Makunouchi is breathing heavily. Pigeon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Pigeon dips to his left and cracks Makunouchi with an uppercut! Makunouchi walks into a left hand. Pigeon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makunouchis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Pigeon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makunouchis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Makunouchi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pigeon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Makunouchi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Makunouchi misses with a combination
and Pigeon counters with a lovely straight right hand! Makunouchi drops his hands momentarily and Pigeon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Makunouchi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Pigeon throws a shot to the body.
Makunouchi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Makunouchi blocks a head kick by Pigeon.
Makunouchi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. We've been informed that Pigeon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pigeon with a hook. Nice body punch from Pigeon. Tim Pigeon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Pigeon tries a head kick but it misses.
Pigeon lands a glancing blow to the side of Makunouchi's head. Pigeon scores with a jab. Makunouchi acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Pigeon scores with a punch to the head. Makunouchi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Pigeon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Makunouchi is rocked! Pigeon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Oh Makunouchi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pigeon drops Makunouchi with a big left hand! Makunouchi is injured, injured bad! Pigeon jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Pigeon! In defeat, Ippo Makunouchi stepped up to the mic, saying 'ごめんなさい!すぎのファイトもと強いになる!'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
88% |
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