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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taromaru Momoji (ranked 945 p4p, 1082 weight class) and Caelan Aengus (ranked 95 p4p, 113 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taromaru Momoji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caelan Aengus!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Momoji shoots in and gets a takedown into Aengus's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Aengus manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Momoji has Aengus pressed against the cage.
Momoji misses with some punches.
Momoji tries to work over Aengus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Momoji's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Momoji throws a sloppy head kick and Aengus moves out of range easily.
Momoji closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aengus did well to prevent Momoji getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Momoji prevents Aengus from improving his position.
Momoji lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aengus won't allow Momoji to pass to mount.
Momoji is looking to take a break and control but Aengus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aengus trying to control from the bottom.
Momoji is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Momoji wants to control the pace but Aengus is squirming around nicely.
Aengus trying desperately to get to his feet.
Momoji with good strikes from the mount here!
Momoji throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Aengus wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Momoji.
Aengus holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Momoji tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Momoji scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Poor strikes thrown by Momoji there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Momoji pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Momoji sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Momoji can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aengus is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Momoji landing strikes from the mount.
Aengus wants to hold on but Momoji pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Momoji trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Momoji raining down shots from the mount!
Aengus taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Momoji is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Aengus can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Aengus takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Aengus wants to control but Momoji is having none of it.
Momoji throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Aengus because Momoji loaded up on that one.
Aengus wants to control but Momoji is having none of it.
Momoji trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Momoji working Aengus over with strikes here.
Momoji trying to control but Aengus is having none of it.
Momoji throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aengus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Momoji unloading with bombs!
Aengus tries to lock up and control but Momoji gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Aengus is squirming around, avoiding Momoji's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Momoji connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Momoji dominating with strikes here.
Momoji putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Momoji working the ground and pound effectively.
Momoji wants to control the pace but Aengus is squirming around nicely.
Aengus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taromaru Momoji dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Momoji looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Momoji misses with a hook. Aengus ducked under it nicely.
Aengus connects with a right hand. Momoji shakes it off.
Momoji misses with an uppercut. Aengus saw that one coming.
Aengus looks to land a left hand but Momoji moved out of range nicely.
Momoji feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Aengus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aengus keeping moving, preventing Momoji from controlling successfully.
Momoji sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Momoji trying to control but Aengus is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Momoji missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Momoji trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Aengus manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Momoji manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aengus manages to get himself to full guard.
Momoji trying to control but Aengus is working from the bottom.
Our spies down at at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies inform us that Aengus has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Momoji trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Momoji controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Momoji trying to control the position from guard on top but Aengus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aengus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Momoji trying to control the position from guard on top but Aengus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taromaru Momoji overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Momoji is fighting to break Aengus's control of his arms but Aengus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Aengus keeping moving, preventing Momoji from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Momoji tries to free his leg and advance position but Aengus is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Aengus misses the target.
Aengus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Momoji takes a swing at Aengus's ribcage but misses.
Aengus slips a straight right by Momoji.
Momoji looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Momoji throws a low kick, looking for Aengus's leg but Aengus calmly moves out of range.
Momoji displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aengus throws out the jab.
Momoji drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Aengus taking a bit of punishment here - Momoji scoring with strikes.
Momoji 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.
Aengus regains half guard there - taking advantage of Momoji's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Momoji is nestled in close to Aengus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Momoji tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aengus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aengus is trying to stand back up but Momoji is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aengus is staying active underneath Momoji, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Momoji in particular looking to stall.
Momoji wants to advance to full mount but Aengus doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Momoji trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Momoji throws an elbow that misses. Aengus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Momoji's guard. Nice move by Aengus!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aengus is fighting to break Momoji's control of his arms but Momoji is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taromaru Momoji dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Momoji uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aengus.
Momoji feinted with a counter takedown.
Momoji ducks under a wild hook from Aengus.
A jab from Aengus misses.
Aengus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aengus slips under a jab.
Aengus loads up on a big right hand but Momoji slips the punch.
Aengus throws a lazy right hand but Momoji sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aengus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Momoji.
Taromaru Momoji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Aengus.
Momoji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aengus moves away.
Momoji clobbers Aengus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Momoji throws a hook but Aengus blocks it.
Aengus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taromaru Momoji is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aengus misses with a straight right.
Jab by Aengus.
Aengus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Momoji throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aengus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Momoji thuds his right hand into Aengus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Momoji waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aengus.
A little jabbing left from Aengus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aengus slips a straight right by Momoji.
Aengus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aengus throws a hook but Momoji avoids it easily.
Momoji throws an overhand right that lands on Aengus's shoulder, as Aengus tries to avoid the shot.
Momoji misses with a takedown attempt - Aengus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Momoji takes a swing at Aengus's ribcage but misses.
Momoji misses with a jab to the body
and Aengus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aengus scores with a jab. Momoji acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aengus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caelan Aengus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Momoji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aengus moves away.
Aengus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Momoji uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aengus.
Momoji moves away from the strike by Aengus.
Aengus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Momoji.
Aengus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aengus stuns Momoji with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aengus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Momoji fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aengus manages to avoid it.
Aengus 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Momoji looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Aengus!
You can see the frustration on Aengus's face as Momoji controls the position.
Aengus is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Momoji controlling the position.
Momoji trying to control the action but Aengus is working from the bottom.
Momoji is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aengus can do to turn this around?
Aengus is letting Momoji control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Momoji wants to control but Aengus is keeping him busy.
Aengus gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Momoji looking to control and managing it successfully.
Momoji postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Aengus looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Momoji content just to control the position here.
Momoji can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aengus is looking to escape.
Aengus reaches up and holds on to Momoji to control the position.
Momoji controlling from mount.
Caelan Aengus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taromaru Momoji is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aengus is squirming around, avoiding Momoji's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taromaru Momoji showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Momoji has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taromaru Momoji!
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