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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chika Haruka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trung Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chika Haruka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trung Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haruka misses with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haruka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nguyen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haruka bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nguyen is pushing Haruka's head away, looking to escape. Haruka manages to hold on to the position though.
Nguyen can't do much from the bottom here.
Haruka tries to advance to mount but Nguyen denies him.
Nguyen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Haruka.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nguyen is looking to regain half guard here but Haruka keeps moving and retains side control.
Haruka working the head with strikes.
Haruka lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nguyen struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haruka grinds an elbow into Nguyen's temple.
The strikes coming from Haruka are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nguyen can't do much from the bottom here.
Haruka happy to just control the position for now.
Nguyen tries to buck Haruka off but Haruka is having none of it.
Nguyen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Haruka connects with a decent elbow.
A lull in the action here as Haruka stalls from top position.
Check out the look on Haruka's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haruka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nguyen keeps working.
Haruka lands a nice forearm strike.
Haruka working the ground and pound but Nguyen is defending the strikes.
Haruka tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nguyen looks gassed!
Haruka looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nguyen is avoiding damage well.
Nguyen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Haruka taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haruka is putting a hurting on Nguyen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Haruka trying to control the position but Nguyen is working away.
Haruka working the ground and pound.
Haruka is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nguyen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Haruka is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nguyen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nguyen taking a bit of punishment here - Haruka scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Nguyen wants to control but Haruka postures up.
Nguyen being controlled for a moment.
Haruka working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chika Haruka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Haruka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nguyen checks it well.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haruka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haruka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nguyen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haruka feints and then cracks Nguyen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nguyen down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haruka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haruka throws a nice looking combination but Nguyen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haruka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haruka misses with a two punch combination.
Haruka looks to land a combination. Nguyen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nguyen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haruka drives through and clinches with Nguyen against the cage.
Haruka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nguyen wants to get back to striking at distance but Haruka won't allow it.
Haruka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haruka throws a series of strikes that have Nguyen backpedaling.
Trung Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nguyen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Haruka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nguyen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nguyen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haruka but Haruka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Haruka.
Nguyen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haruka feints a jab promting Nguyen to slip. Haruka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nguyen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nguyen slips a jab and a cross from Haruka.
Nguyen moves in looking to clinch but Haruka pushes him off.
Haruka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nguyen throws a series of punches but Haruka moves out of range.
Haruka shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Haruka was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Haruka controlling his opponent.
Haruka throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haruka in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Haruka controlling from the full mount.
Nguyen is looking to get to half guard.
Haruka avoids the attempt from Nguyen to control.
Haruka in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haruka looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nguyen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Haruka scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nguyen?
Haruka landing punches.
Nguyen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Haruka with the ground and pound from mount.
Nguyen is trying to stand.
Haruka takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Haruka working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haruka lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nguyen trying desperately to get to his feet.
Haruka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Haruka lands with some strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haruka in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Haruka punishing his opponent with strikes.
Haruka lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chika Haruka dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Haruka throws a series of punches but Nguyen moves out of range.
Haruka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haruka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nguyen can do to turn this around?
Haruka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haruka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haruka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nguyen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nguyen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haruka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nguyen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nguyen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Haruka manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nguyen looking to sit in guard and control but Haruka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nguyen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Haruka off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haruka scores with a one two! Nguyen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Haruka has managed to clinch.
Nguyen pulls guard.
Haruka stands up from Nguyen's guard - Haruka perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nguyen wants to clinch.
Haruka scores with a one two! Nguyen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nguyen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Haruka tries to bum rush Nguyen with a series of wild strikes but Nguyen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nguyen looks to land a combination but Haruka avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haruka looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nguyen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Haruka has passed into side control.
Haruka misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Haruka moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Haruka landing strikes.
Nguyen tries to improve position but can't.
Nguyen manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haruka stalling.
Haruka wants to take a breather but Nguyen is having none of it.
Haruka prevents Nguyen from standing back up.
Haruka is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nguyen is trying to get back to full guard.
Haruka lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Haruka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nguyen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haruka.
Haruka lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chika Haruka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nguyen is looking to improve his position.
Haruka lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Trung Nguyen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haruka controlling the action here.
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 Chika Haruka.
Well Haruka 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chika Haruka!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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