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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Al Pratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taro Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishima is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: a. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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150 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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175 cm
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155 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Al Pratt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taro Mishima!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pratt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mishima misses with a kick to the body.
Pratt dodges the punch combination from Mishima.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pratt.
Pratt looks to land a right hand but Mishima moved out of range.
Pratt misses the shot to the body.
Pratt throws a series of punches but Mishima moves out of range.
Pratt misses with a wild combination.
Mishima misses with a low kick.
Pratt cracks Mishima with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mishima gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mishima manages to break the clinch.
Pratt swings for the body but Mishima moves out of range.
Pratt misses with a hook
and Mishima counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pratt misses with a lunging right hand
and Mishima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pratt connects with a single shot there.
Pratt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pratt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mishima bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pratt's head.
Pratt misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Pratt misses.
Pratt jabs Mishima right on the nose. Mishima blinks but takes it well.
Mishima misses with a looping left.
Mishima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mishima back to the cage. Pratt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mishima works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab by Mishima.
Pratt misses with a looping left.
Pratt loads up on a big right hand but Mishima slips the punch.
Mishima throws a hook but Pratt avoids it easily.
Pratt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pratt scores with a sloppy right hand. Mishima should have avoided that one.
Pratt swings for the body but Mishima moves out of range.
Mishima has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pratt throws a series of punches but Mishima avoids them all with ease.
Pratt misses with a lunging right hand
letting Mishima counter with a right hand.
Pratt misses the jab.
Mishima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pratt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mishima. Mishima circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mishima scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pratt in his tracks.
Pratt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mishima.
Mishima scores with a leg kick.
Pratt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mishima looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half 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.
Mishima is pressing down on Pratt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pratt is holding on for now.
Pratt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pratt tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishima is trying to work for a kimura but Pratt is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mishima is looking for a kimura here.
Mishima is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pratt is just riding it out for now. Mishima eventually gives up the hold.
Mishima trying to control from half guard but Pratt is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratt is looking to escape.
Mishima works his way into full mount!
Mishima goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Pratt turns into him and now he's in Mishima's guard.
That's four 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.
Pratt slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pratt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pratt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Pratt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pratt misses with a double jab
and Mishima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pratt loads up on a big right hand but Mishima slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Pratt. Those never looked like landing.
Al Pratt is winning the standup battle so far.
Pratt just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Pratt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mishima gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pratt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Mishima. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mishima.
Pratt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mishima manages to avoid it.
Pratt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Pratt there.
Mishima lands an overhand right.
Pratt throws a looping overhand right but Mishima ducks down to avoid it.
Pratt ducks under a wild hook from Mishima.
Mishima dodges the punch combination from Pratt.
Pratt misses with an uppercut. Mishima saw that one coming.
Pratt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Pratt does no damage.
Mishima slips under a jab.
Mishima darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Mishima.
Mishima shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pratt eats them both and turns towards Mishima to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mishima counters with a low kick, right behind Pratt 's knee.
Pratt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mishima shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pratt but Pratt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pratt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mishimas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mishima connects with a right hand. Pratt shakes it off.
Decent striking displayed by Mishima there.
Pratt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mishima manages to avoid it.
Mishima throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pratt.
Mishima misses with a wild combination.
Mishima wants to clinch up but Pratt keeps it at a distance.
Mishima rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pratt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mishima is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pratt misses with a hook
and Mishima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pratt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pratt throws a series of punches but Mishima moves out of range.
Pratt dodges the punch combination from Mishima.
Al Pratt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pratt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mishima counters with a two punch combo.
Pratt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A cross from Mishima lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pratt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mishima shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mishima trying to control but Pratt is working from the bottom.
Mishima tries to free his leg and advance position but Pratt is retaining full guard.
Pratt looking for a sweep. Not yet Pratt, not yet.
Pratt keeping moving, preventing Mishima from controlling successfully.
Mishima drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pratt looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pratt looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pratt!
Pratt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mishima on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima gets back to half guard.
Mishima blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pratt.
Pratt content to control rather than advance.
Pratt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mishima works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pratt postures up and lands a big shot to Mishima's brow.
Pratt wants to stand but Mishima is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mishima has his feet on Pratt's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Pratt just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taro Mishima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pratt throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Pratt misses.
Mishima avoids a kick to the body.
Al Pratt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pratt lunges at Mishima with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mishima's hand.
Jab, jab by Pratt - just one landing.
A slow jab from Pratt misses its intended target.
Pratt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mishima.
Pratt looks to score with a jab to the body but Mishima is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Pratt.
Sloppy strikes from Pratt. Those never looked like landing.
Pratt throws a jab but it's blocked by Mishima.
Pratt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mishima connects with a leg kick. Pratt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pratt misses with a wild body shot.
Pratt throws a right and a left that Mishima avoids nicely.
Mishima fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pratt checks it well.
Pratt thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Pratt misses the target.
Pratt takes a swing at Mishima's ribcage but misses.
Mishima slips a jab and a cross from Pratt.
Pratt throws the kick towards the body but Mishima avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Pratt misses the target.
A combination from Pratt does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratt throws a body punch but Mishima moves out of range.
Mishima connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pratt momentarily.
Mishima closes the distance and clinches.
Mishima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mishima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mishima misses with a punch on the inside.
Mishima gets through Pratt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pratt is trying to break the clinch but Mishima is controlling him.
Pratt lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Pratt - that landed with a thud.
Mishima breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pratt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pratt enables Mishima to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pratt manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mishima postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pratt is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mishima, into his guard.
Pratt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pratt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratt looking to sit in guard and control but Mishima gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mishima trying to control the position from guard on top but Pratt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mishima is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pratt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pratt has escaped and now he's on top!
Mishima has a closed guard, preventing Pratt from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mishima works his way into side control.
Mishima wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pratt, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pratt is looking to get back to his feet here but Mishima is keeping cool and he's managed to take Pratt's back.
Pratt trying to control the hands but Mishima won't let him.
Mishima working for a choke but Pratt is defending well.
Mishima goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Pratt escapes and is now in half guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Al Pratt.
I think Pratt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Pratt!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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