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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Hoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Queiroz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Hoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renan Queiroz!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Queiroz is looking to clinch.
Hoshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoshi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Queiroz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Queiroz closes the distance and pushes Hoshi back into the cage.
Queiroz tries a knee to the head but Hoshi blocks it.
Hoshi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Queiroz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Queiroz prevents Hoshi from breaking the clinch.
Hoshi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Queiroz uses from the top position.
Queiroz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Queiroz gets to his feet - Hoshi follows without any prompting.
Hoshi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Queiroz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Queiroz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hoshi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Queiroz manages to get to full guard.
Hoshi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Queiroz on the ground.
Hoshi wants to get up but he can't break Queiroz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hoshi throws a big right hand that misses.
Queiroz manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Queiroz if he has to take too many more of those.
Hoshi shoots in for a takedown but Queiroz shows good takedown defense.
Queiroz is looking to clinch but Hoshi is avoiding it.
Queiroz tries to clinch but Hoshi moves out of range.
A cross from Hoshi lands.
Queiroz tries to clinch but Hoshi is having none of it.
Queiroz moves in looking to clinch but Hoshi pushes him off.
Hoshi throws a head kick that Queiroz semi-blocks.
Queiroz tries to clinch but Hoshi moves out of range.
Queiroz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoshi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Queiroz tries to avoid it but Hoshi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Queiroz to the ground. Queiroz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryu Hoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Hoshi.
Queiroz tries to clinch but Hoshi moves out of range.
Queiroz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Queiroz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoshi moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queiroz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoshi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Queiroz looks gassed!
Hoshi prevents the takedown attempt.
Hoshi decides to pull guard.
Queiroz won't allow Hoshi to get back to his feet.
Queiroz won't allow Hoshi to sweep him here.
Hoshi wants to stand and escape but Queiroz is having none of it.
Hoshi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Queiroz wanted to stand there but Hoshi had control of the position.
Queiroz won't allow Hoshi to get back to his feet.
Queiroz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoshi shoots for a double leg takedown but Queiroz sprawls well. He's pushed Hoshi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hoshi pushes Queiroz up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queiroz scores with a knee to the head.
Queiroz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoshi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hoshi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hoshi clinches with his opponent.
Hoshi has had enough of the clinch but Queiroz keeps him there for the moment.
Queiroz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Queiroz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hoshi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hoshi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Queiroz darts in trying to clinch
and Hoshi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Hoshi there.
Hoshi wants to clinch up but Queiroz keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi shoots in for a double leg but Queiroz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Queiroz misses with a takedown
and Hoshi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hoshi 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.
Queiroz keeping moving, preventing Hoshi from controlling successfully.
Queiroz doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hoshi trying to control but Queiroz is working from the bottom.
Hoshi tries to free his leg and advance position but Queiroz is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Queiroz wants to stand up but Hoshi is controlling him.
Hoshi throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Queiroz is looking for a triangle but Hoshi pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Hoshi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hoshi has Queiroz up against the cage in a clinch.
Queiroz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hoshi breaks from the clinch.
Queiroz looks to clinch
and Hoshi counters with a two punch combo.
Queiroz forces Hoshi back against the cage and clinches.
Hoshi wants to get back to striking at distance but Queiroz won't allow it.
Stalling in the clinch from Queiroz.
A knee to the head by Queiroz.
Queiroz has Hoshi pressed against the cage, preventing Hoshi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Queiroz takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Renan Queiroz has been cut.
Queiroz leaning against his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Queiroz tries a knee to the head but Hoshi blocks it.
Queiroz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoshi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Queiroz walks away with a smile on his face. Hoshi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hoshi lands with a kick to the temple. Queiroz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Queiroz darts in trying to clinch
and Hoshi counters with a low kick, right behind Queiroz 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queiroz fails with the takedown
and Hoshi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hoshi.
Hoshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Queiroz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Queiroz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hoshi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoshi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Queiroz throws a sloppy head kick
and Hoshi counters with a left and a right that stings Queiroz.
Hoshi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hoshi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Queiroz wants to get back to his feet.
Hoshi is landing with some decent strikes but Queiroz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi lands with some strikes.
Queiroz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hoshi trying to control from half guard but Queiroz is working away.
Queiroz tries to kick Hoshi off but Hoshi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hoshi trying to control the action but Queiroz is working from the bottom.
Queiroz is trying to stand.
Queiroz pushes Hoshi off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queiroz darts in trying to clinch
and Hoshi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoshi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Queiroz wants to clinch
and Hoshi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Queiroz won't be happy with that.
Queiroz sneaks out the side door and pushes Hoshi away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Queiroz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoshi backwards.
Queiroz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoshi.
Hoshi fails to pull guard.
Hoshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoshi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Horrible takedown by Queiroz or perhaps it was just good defense by Hoshi which made him look bad.
Queiroz tries to keep at a distance but Hoshi has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Queiroz fails to land.
Hoshi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoshi.
Queiroz digs a right hand into Hoshi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hoshi's gas tank.
Hoshi manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Hoshi as Queiroz shoots in.
Ryu Hoshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renan Queiroz.
Queiroz wants to clinch
and Hoshi moves into the clinch.
Hoshi wants to get back to striking at distance but Queiroz won't allow it.
Queiroz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Queiroz darts in trying to clinch
and Hoshi counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Queiroz tries to clinch up
and Hoshi counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Hoshi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Renan Queiroz's cut.
That's time! Hoshi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Queiroz looks to clinch
and Hoshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoshi misses with a takedown attempt
and Queiroz counters with a nice body kick.
Hoshi tries to clinch there but Queiroz circles away.
Queiroz moves in looking to clinch but Hoshi pushes him off.
Hoshi keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoshi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Queiroz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hoshi!
Queiroz unloading with bombs!
Hoshi tries to hold on but Queiroz postures up.
The referee warns Hoshi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hoshi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshi wants to hold on but Queiroz pushes him away.
Queiroz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hoshi is bucking up trying to escape but Queiroz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hoshi is trying desperately to improve position.
Queiroz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hoshi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hoshi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hoshi is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Queiroz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Queiroz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hoshi tries to buck Queiroz off but he can't manage it.
Queiroz wants to control the pace but Hoshi is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Hoshi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hoshi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Queiroz wants to control the pace but Hoshi is squirming around nicely.
Queiroz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hoshi tries to lock up and control but Queiroz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hoshi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hoshi is bucking up trying to escape but Queiroz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queiroz looking to secure an arm triangle but Hoshi defends it well.
Queiroz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ryu Hoshi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hoshi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hoshi pushes Queiroz off looking to stand but Queiroz dives back in and keeps control.
Hoshi wants to control but Queiroz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Queiroz gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The fight stays on the outside here - Queiroz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Queiroz tries to clinch there but Hoshi circles away.
Renan Queiroz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi forces Queiroz back against the cage and clinches.
Queiroz looking to slow down the pace here.
Queiroz misses with a knee to the head.
Hoshi has Queiroz pressed against the cage, preventing Queiroz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Queiroz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoshi blocks it with crossed arms.
Queiroz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Queiroz misses with the head strike.
Hoshi jumps guard and drags Queiroz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hoshi lands a decent shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Queiroz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hoshi pushes Queiroz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Queiroz tries to clinch up but Hoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoshi misses with a two punch combination.
Ryu Hoshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryu Hoshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Queiroz throws a head kick that misses
and Hoshi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Renan Queiroz.
Well Hoshi 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Hoshi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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