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MMA Gladiators 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boii Wonder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Ortiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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276 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boii Wonder!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonder is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ortiz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wonder shoots in for a takedown but Ortiz shows good takedown defense.
Wonder blocks a low kick nicely.
Wonder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wonder slips a jab from Ortiz.
Wonder shoots in looking for a takedown but Ortiz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wonder's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tim Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boii Wonder.
Ortiz drives through and clinches with Wonder against the cage.
Ortiz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wonder is defending well for now.
Ortiz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wonder looks winded!
Ortiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wonder tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ortiz just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Ortiz as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wonder is looking for a takedown.
Ortiz lands a big left hand right to the temple and Wonder goes down!
It looks like Boii Wonder has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wonder can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wonder defending well though.
Ortiz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ortiz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wonder tries to get to full guard but Ortiz has control of the leg.
Wonder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ortiz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ortiz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ortiz seems to be working for a kimura but Wonder defends the submission attempt.
Ortiz is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ortiz is working for a submission of some sort.
Ortiz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wonder blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ortiz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonder in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ortiz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ortiz working for a submission but Wonder is keeping him at bay.
Ortiz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ortiz looking to secure an arm triangle but Wonder defends it well.
Ortiz looking to ground and pound but Wonder is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonder wants to hold on but Ortiz pushes him away.
Wonder keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ortiz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ortiz raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ortiz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wonder wants to control but Ortiz is having none of it.
Ortiz raining down shots from the mount!
Wonder is in a horrible position here. Ortiz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Ortiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boii Wonder's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ortiz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ortiz tries a knee to the head but Wonder blocks it.
Wonder dodges an elbow strike from Ortiz.
Ortiz has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ortiz breaks from the clinch.
Tim Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Ortiz throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Wonder tumbling to the canvas!
Wonder is rocked!
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!
Ortiz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wonder is still in real trouble! Can Ortiz finish him?
Tim Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wonder seems to have recovered his senses.
Ortiz is pushing down on Wonder's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wonder is fighting to maintain full guard but Ortiz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ortiz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ortiz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wonder wants to control but Ortiz is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonder on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ortiz is controlling the pace.
Ortiz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ortiz tries to control but Wonder wriggling away.
Ortiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wonder can do to turn this around?
Ortiz controlling his opponent.
Ortiz wants to control the pace but Wonder is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonder is trying to escape the mount.
Ortiz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wonder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ortiz cracks Wonder with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ortiz working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Wonder looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Ortiz! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tim Ortiz!
A victorious Tim Ortiz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Loyd Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benji Cada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Loyd Anthony has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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142 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Loyd Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benji Cada!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony misses with a hook. Cada ducked under it nicely.
Cada changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anthony looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Anthony throws a looping overhand right but Cada ducks down to avoid it.
Cada ducks under a wild hook from Anthony.
Cada now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cada gets a double leg takedown into Anthony's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cada slips nicely into half guard.
Cada is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anthony defends it well.
Cada scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cada passes to full mount!
Cada wants to control the pace but Anthony is squirming around nicely.
Cada breaks from Anthony's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Anthony knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cada on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cada is working for a guillotine from mount but Anthony frees his head quite easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cada wants to take Anthony's back but he can't do it this time.
Cada landing shots from mount.
Cada working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Anthony looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Cada! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Benji Cada!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reyn Godrigueze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyn Godrigueze has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reyn Godrigueze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Thornton!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godrigueze lands a body shot.
Godrigueze fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thornton sprawls well initially but Godrigueze persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Godrigueze prevents Thornton from standing back up.
Godrigueze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Godrigueze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thornton's head.
Godrigueze is pressing down on Thornton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thornton is holding on for now.
Godrigueze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Godrigueze lands a nice short elbow.
Godrigueze has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Godrigueze has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Godrigueze trying to pass the guard but Thornton defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godrigueze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Godrigueze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Godrigueze lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godrigueze is taking a breather. Thornton says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thornton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Godrigueze winds up and cracks Thornton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Godrigueze lands a nice short elbow.
Godrigueze is nestled in close to Thornton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thornton is rocked!
It looks like Ian Thornton has been cut.
Godrigueze sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Thornton! Oh, Thornton is in big trouble! Godrigueze lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Reyn Godrigueze!
Reyn Godrigueze bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Ian Thornton had this to say: 'Next time, Victory will taste sweet'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aoki Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki has chosen Baka Survivor as his entrance music. The key to victory for Brandon Long has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki misses with an uppercut. Long saw that one coming.
Aoki Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Long counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aoki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Long counters with a straight right hand.
Long fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Long uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aoki.
Long tries to clinch up but Aoki circles away and keeps his distance.
Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Long wants to clinch but Aoki slips to the side
and Aoki counters with a single leg into guard. Long didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Aoki stands up and waves to Long to follow him.
A big right from Aoki misses.
Aoki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aoki throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aoki throws out the jab.
Long gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aoki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Aoki passes Long's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aoki controlling the pace.
Aoki is pressing down on Long's thigh, looking to free his foot. Long is holding on for now.
Aoki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aoki with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Aoki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Long doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aoki.
Long knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aoki on the ground.
Aoki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki seems to be working for a kimura but Long defends the submission attempt.
Aoki slips a nice elbow through Long's hands, connecting with Long's forehead.
Aoki in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Long tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Aoki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aoki Aoki!
A very excited looking Aoki Aoki 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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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Durgin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pounder comes to the cage accompanied by Gorgoroth - Open the Gates. Durgin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Halloween. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jack Durgin enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerry Pounder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Durgin!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durgin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pounder decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Durgin's guard.
Pounder is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Durgin wants to sweep but no luck.
Pounder wants to control from the top but Durgin keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pounder's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durgin keeping moving, preventing Pounder from controlling successfully.
Pounder sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pounder passes Durgin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pounder with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounder passes to full mount!
Durgin wants to hold on but Pounder pushes him away.
Pounder working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pounder is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Durgin is rocked!
Pounder postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Durgin bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Pounder and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerry Pounder!
Gerry Pounder decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Powers acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stephen Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Powers!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Powers misses with a double jab.
Stone is looking for a counter combo.
Stone definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stone lunges at Powers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Powers's hand.
It looks like Johnny Powers has been cut.
Stone jabs at Powers's body.
Powers takes the fight into the clinch.
Stone misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Stone.
Stone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Powers backwards.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Powers shoots for a takedown but Stone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stone tries to keep at a distance but Powers has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good work by Stone as he checks the leg kick.
Stone connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Powers to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Stone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stephen Stone!
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Takayanagi gets tackled into the cage by O'Neil. O'Neil maintains the clinch.
Takayanagi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O'Neil managing to block the knees to the body from Takayanagi.
O'Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takayanagi throws a head punch that misses. #TD2#
Takayanagi pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB2#
Takayanagi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Takayanagi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Takayanagi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and O'Neil defends well.#SUB2#
Takayanagi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T1##SUB2#
Takayanagi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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Takayanagi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Takayanagi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
O'Neil's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T2##SUB2#
Takayanagi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O'Neil can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
O'Neil wants to control from the top but Takayanagi keeps moving. #SUB2#
Takayanagi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Takayanagi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. O'Neil is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Takayanagi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Takayanagi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3##SUB2#
Takayanagi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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Takayanagi is looking for a triangle but O'Neil pushes his legs off easily.
O'Neil not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Takayanagi controlling the position.#T4##SUB2#
O'Neil got a little sloppy there for a moment and Takayanagi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, O'Neil has managed to get both his arms back between Takayanagi's legs - danger averted.
Takayanagi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Takayanagi looking for a triangle here. O'Neil is fighting it but it looks tight! Takayanagi pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, O'Neil is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Meguru Takayanagi!
Meguru Takayanagi is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Meguru Takayanagi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Aidan O'Neil had this to say: 'I probably shouldn't have drank that whole bottle before going in there - but it's Christmas!'.
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