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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brent Dale (ranked 3599 p4p, 284 weight class) and Masa Muto (ranked 4377 p4p, 330 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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174 cm
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155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm
26
145 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brent Dale! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masa Muto! The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Muto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Muto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Muto. Muto lands a right hook to the body.
Muto lands an overhand right. Dale tries to close the distance and clinch but Muto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Muto scores with a jab to the jaw. Dale tries to close the distance and clinch but Muto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Muto lands a jab. Masa Muto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Muto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Muto's corner calls for a 1-2. Muto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Dale throws a right and a left that both miss. Muto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dale. This has been an exciting period of action! Muto lands with a hook. Dale tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Dale moves out of range of the strikes. Dale throws a low kick but Muto moves out of range easily. Dale avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Muto cracks Dale with an open hand slap. Muto throws a jab but it's blocked by Dale. Muto might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Muto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dale stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dale tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Muto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Dale lands a lovely overhand right. Muto cracks Dale with an open hand slap. Muto misses with a hook. Dale ducked under it nicely. Muto lands a nice shot that snaps Dale's head back.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Muto paws at him with a jab and circles away. Dale takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Muto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dale sees it coming and avoids it easily. Dale looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Muto fails to land with a series of punches.
Dale slips under a jab from Muto. Dale is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Muto. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dale lands with an overhand left. Muto is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dale had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Dale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dale tries to clinch but Muto is having none of it. Muto lands a really nice looking cross but Dale seems unphased.
Dale throws out a leg kick but Muto moves out of range and Dale only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Muto misses with a series of wild punches.
Muto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dale stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Dale moves away from the strike by Muto. Dale seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Dale tries to clinch up and Muto counters with a series of strikes. Dale will be more careful next time no doubt. Muto lands with a hook. Dale tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Muto throws the left hand but Dale avoids the punch easily. Muto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Muto lands a head shot. Dale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muto. Dale is looking to clinch but Muto is avoiding it.
Dale misses with a wild combination.
A jab lands there for Muto.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dale with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Muto to score with a decent uppercut. Dale throws a right hand that Muto ducks under and follows up with a left that Muto also avoids with ease. Dale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muto moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Dale takes a shot right to the bread basket. Dale throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Muto avoids the body shot from Dale.
Muto misses with a straight left. Dale tries to close the distance and clinch but Muto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Muto sizes up Dale with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Muto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Muto misses with a straight left. Dale takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Muto throws a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Muto dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Dale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Muto paws at him with a jab and circles away. Muto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Muto jabs Dale to the body, keeping him at a distance. Dale looks to land a combination but Muto avoids it well. Dale drops his hands momentarily and Muto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Dale walks into a jab. Dale throws a head kick but Muto moves out of range.
Muto moves into range and connects with a jab. Dale swinging wildly here.
Muto lands with a right hand. Muto cracks a nice hook into Dale's ribs. Muto connects with a jab. Dale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muto manages to avoid it. Muto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Muto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Muto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Muto throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Dale appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Nice uppercut there from Muto. Dale digs a good body shot into Muto's ribs. Dale finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dale on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Dale misses with a body shot.
Muto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dale.
A left lands for Muto. Dale avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Dale misses with the combination.
Muto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dale. Dale circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Dale looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Dale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Muto cracks Dale with an open hand slap. Dale is looking to wear down Muto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Muto lands with a straight right. Dale didn't see that one coming. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dale thuds a left hand into Muto's body. Muto looks to throw the jab but Dale is out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Dale blocks a jab. Dale thows a left - swing and a miss! A slow jab from Muto misses its intended target. It looked like Dale was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Muto. Muto scores with a nice strike. Dale takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Muto avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Muto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Muto cracks Dale with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. Muto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dale has time to react. Muto blocks a leg kick. Muto loads up on a big right hand but Dale slips the punch. Dale walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Dale walks into a jab. Dale needs to keep his hands up - Muto had a free shot at his head there. Muto scores with a nice strike.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Dale on the wrong end of a nice hook. Muto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Muto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dale. Dale takes a swing at Muto's ribcage but misses. Muto now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Muto lands with a shot to the body. Muto throws a good cross that connects.
Dale looks to score with a jab to the body but Muto is just out of range. Muto catches Dale with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! The fighters circle momentarily. Muto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Dale drops his hands momentarily and Muto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Dale slips a straight right by Muto. Muto scores with a punch to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Muto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Muto throws a shot to the body.
Dale throws a nice looking combination but Muto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Dale moves away from the strike by Muto.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Dale takes a shot right to the bread basket. Dale takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Muto throws the left hand but Dale avoids the punch easily. Dale went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Muto catches Dale with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Dale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muto! But no joy. Dale tries a head kick but it misses.
Dale throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. A shot to the liver by Muto. Beautiful body shot. Dale avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A quick step to the side and Dale tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Dale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muto moves away. Muto scores with a jab to the head.
Dale on the wrong end of a nice jab. The fighters circling - Muto throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A punch combination from Dale misses. Dale tries to clinch up. Dale connects with a leg kick. Muto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Dale on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Dale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muto. Muto lands with a right hand. Muto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Dale takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Muto stuns Dale with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Muto thows a left - swing and a miss! It looked like Dale was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Dale takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Muto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dale looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Dale walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Muto looks to land a right hand but Dale moved out of range. Muto getting the better of the striking in that exchange. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Muto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dale slips under a jab from Muto. Muto misses with an uppercut. Dale went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Muto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Muto dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dale slips a jab from Muto. Dale is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Dale thuds a left hand into Muto's body. Muto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dale on the side of the head. Muto throws out a loose jab but Dale uses good head movement to avoid it. Muto throws out a loose jab but Dale uses good head movement to avoid it. Dale ducks under a wild hook from Muto. Muto misses with a straight right. Dale avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Muto slips a jab from Dale. Dale looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Dale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muto circles away quickly and effectively. Muto has been the more effective fighter overall so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dale walks into a left hand. Dale walks into a stiff left hand from Muto. A shot to the liver by Dale. Beautiful body shot. Muto works the jab nicely. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A looping hook to the body misses from Dale. Muto does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dale has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dale there as he acknowledges the shot. Muto misses with a straight left. Dale doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Muto connects with the punch. Dale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muto throws out the jab. Dale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muto. Muto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Nice body punch from Muto. Nice uppercut there from Muto. Dale throws a sloppy head kick and Muto moves out of range easily. Dale takes a swing at Muto's ribcage but misses. Masa Muto seems to be getting the better of the standup. Muto misses with a looping right. Muto scores with a decent looking hook. Dale moves forwards but Muto connects with a nice, crisp jab. This has been an exciting period of action! Muto circles away from the clinch attempt and Muto counters with a straight punch to the midsection. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dale might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Muto misses with a series of wild punches.
As Muto looks to move away, Dale throws a big counter combo but Muto just gets out of the way. Dale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muto. Dale went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Dale takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Muto jabbing away but nothing is landing. Dale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muto. Sloppy strikes from Dale. Those never looked like landing. Muto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dale doesn't seem bothered though. Muto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Muto lands a head shot. Muto lands with a cross. Muto misses with a straight right. As Muto looks to move away, Dale throws a big counter combo but Muto just gets out of the way. Dale misses with a body kick. Jab from Muto. Muto scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Muto. Dale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muto connects with a body shot. Muto connects with a body shot. A jab from Muto misses. Muto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dale's hands. A lazy left from Muto finds it's target. Muto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Muto lands a nice looking body shot.
Muto lands with a shot to the body. Nice jab there from Muto. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Muto, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action! Muto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dale. That one must have hurt. Muto dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Muto lands with a straight right. Dale didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Muto dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Dale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muto moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Dale takes one on the button. Muto jabs Dale right on the nose. Dale blinks but takes it well. Dale takes a body punch but keeps moving. Nice uppercut there from Muto. The fighters circle momentarily. Muto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Dale takes a body punch but keeps moving. Muto pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Muto with a hook. Brent Dale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A telegraphed right hand from Muto misses the target. Muto dodges the punch combination from Dale.
Dale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muto. Dale throws a body punch but Muto moves out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Muto slips a jab and a cross from Dale.
Dale takes one on the button. Muto jabs Dale to the body, keeping him at a distance. Dale walks into a stiff left hand from Muto. Muto lands an overhand right. Muto moves into range and connects with a jab. A big right from Muto misses. Muto throws a shot from downtown. Dale moves away and avoids it. Muto throws a jab but it's blocked by Dale. Muto clobbers Dale with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Muto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Muto misses with a straight left. Muto connects with a jab. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Muto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dale at a distance.
Muto throws a jab when Dale was well out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round. A jab from Muto misses. Dale is looking to clinch but Muto is avoiding it.
Muto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Muto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dale lands a head kick. Muto smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Dale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dale blocks a jab. Dale takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muto connects with a body shot. Muto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dale counters with a one-two to the body. Dale gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Dale is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Dale does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Muto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Dale takes one to the chin there. Muto throws a combination. Dale tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Muto thuds a left hand into Dale's body. Dale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muto swats him away and circles back towards the center. Muto looks like he wants to counter punch here. Muto throws a good cross that connects.
Muto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dale has time to react. Good standup being displayed there by Muto as he connects with a hook.
Dale is rocked! Dale fails in his attempt to clinch. Muto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dale. Dale obviously looking to wear him down.
Dale takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dale takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dale is looking to clinch but Muto is avoiding it.
Muto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dale on the side of the head. Dale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muto moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Muto scores with the left hand. Dale knows he should have avoided that one. Oh Dale is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's eight minutes gone in the round. A jab from Muto misses. Dale fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Dale seems to have got his legs back now. Muto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Muto lands a lovely overhand right. Muto throws a shot from downtown. Dale moves away and avoids it. Muto lands a nice hook to Dale's body. Dale takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Dale defending well as Muto loads up on a big left hand. Muto thows a left - swing and a miss! Muto slips a jab and a cross from Dale.
Decent striking displayed by Muto there. Dale throws out a leg kick but Muto moves out of range and Dale only half commits. Muto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dale. Muto scores with the left hand. Dale knows he should have avoided that one. Muto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Dale punishes Muto's body with a nice straight punch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Muto misses the target. Muto works Dale's body with a nice hook. Muto misses with a straight right. Muto misses the jab. Dale wants to clinch. Muto jabs at Dale's body. Muto scores with a hook to the body. Dale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Muto dips to his left and cracks Dale with an uppercut! Dale is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brent Dale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Muto scores with a one two! Dale had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight! Masa Muto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Muto 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Masa Muto! Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Masa Muto! Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Masa Muto!
Masa Muto wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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