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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
S-1 Asia GP 2024 - RD2
Date: Aug 18, 2024 |
#R1#
Ritchie tries to land a leg kick but Yamamoto saw it coming and moves away.
A little jabbing left from Yamamoto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Ritchie drives through and clinches with Yamamoto against the ropes.
Ritchie is trying to break free.
Ritchie wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC2#
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Yamamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Ritchie managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.#BC2#
Yamamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Ritchie misses. #CL2#
Yamamoto drives through and clinches with Ritchie against the ropes.
#BC2#
Yamamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#CUT2#It looks like Mabolza Ritchie has been cut.#T1#
Ritchie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ritchie tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Yamamoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ritchie could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ritchie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ritchie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ritchie tries to clinch up#KD2#
and Yamamoto counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Ritchie on his ass! Ritchie wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Ritchie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ritchie doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamamoto circles away.
Yamamoto blocks the body kick.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Ritchie misses #KD2#
and Yamamoto counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Ritchie on his ass! Ritchie wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Ritchie is breathing heavily.
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!
Ritchie darts in trying to clinch
and as Ritchie tries to get back out of range, Yamamoto steps forwards and cracks Ritchie with a beautiful high kick! Ritchie goes down! Oh, he's out! He's out cold! No need for a referee count here - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tomoya Yamamoto! |
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